Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 550lbs sold mostly 7.00 higher. Feeder steers over 550lbs sold 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher while feeder heifers over 600lbs sold 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows of average dressing sold 2.00 lower across all weight classes and slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 1.00 lower. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be January 9, 2024.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $241.57/cwt on 619 head.

Average price

$241.57

619 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,300

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$62

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$33.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.45

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	247.29	1,344	358
Medium and Large 2	469	243.87	1,144	155
Large 1	536	230.69	1,236	32
Medium and Large 1-2	658	213.80	1,406	74

One grade step is worth $33.48/cwt here — about −$62 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale619 hd

241.57

—

CO average4 barns · 2,221 hd

232.12

+9.45

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,647	104.27	1,718	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,550	88.58	1,373	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,368	88.41	1,209	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	84.23	961	129

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,327	$1,275	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,098	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,047	$2,079	19
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,600	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	725	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	506	259.12/cwt	256.00–259.50	1,311	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,417	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	202.67/cwt	202.00–204.00	1,439	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	234.78/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,376	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	258.17/cwt	247.00–267.00	927	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,067	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	215.37/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,454	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,282	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	272.73/cwt	272.00–279.00	1,459	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	297.64/cwt	297.00–303.00	1,509	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	234.11/cwt	232.50–238.00	1,419	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	306.62/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,493	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,417	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	208.51/cwt	202.00–215.00	1,322	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	233.43/cwt	230.00–236.50	1,555	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	252.20/cwt	252.00–252.50	1,496	146
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,442	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,507	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,361	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,286	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,786	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	247.65/cwt	244.00–248.50	1,330	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,376	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,198	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	623	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,283	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,159	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,408	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	86.58/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,027	83
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,221	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	91.30/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,430	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	87.97/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,347	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	92.34/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,290	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	91.43/cwt	90.00–94.00	994	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	88.56/cwt	85.00–90.25	1,211	78
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	80.62/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,082	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	77.36/cwt	61.00–82.00	818	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	1
Bulls	—	—	1,442	97.16/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,401	9
Bulls	—	—	1,880	117.70/cwt	111.00–128.00	2,213	3
Bulls	—	—	1,719	105.75/cwt	101.00–109.50	1,818	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,047	2,078.86/head	2,075.00–2,100.00	2,079	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,327	1,275.15/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,275	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	141.08/cwt	132.50–142.50	1,668	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,317	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	945	159.05/cwt	150.00–162.50	1,503	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	770	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	555	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,293	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,155	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	503	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,182	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	231.79/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,231	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,544	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	258.12/cwt	242.00–261.00	1,084	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	941	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,335	4

How this sale compares

Colorado weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Colorado auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Colorado feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,400Last week 4,244Year ago 1,277

Slaughter CattleReceipts 266Last week 458Year ago 209

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 177Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
177	—	506	256.00–259.50	259.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	656	216.00	216.00
9	—	710	202.00–204.00	202.67
98	—	586	233.00–241.00	234.78
51	—	537	244.00–248.50	247.65
6	—	453	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	359	247.00–267.00	258.17
21	—	456	234.00	234.00
26	—	634	202.00–215.00	208.51
4	—	748	184.00	184.00
4	—	523	229.00	229.00
93	—	420	242.00–261.00	258.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	597	228.00	228.00
6	—	483	240.00	240.00
9	—	649	217.00	217.00
12	—	531	230.00–236.00	231.79
24	—	870	177.50	177.50
5	—	342	275.00	275.00
4	—	651	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	206.00	206.00
11	—	555	233.00	233.00
17	—	503	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	675	200.00–221.00	215.37
4	—	733	205.00	205.00
13	—	415	309.00	309.00
44	—	482	294.00	294.00
3	—	355	314.00	314.00
7	—	627	230.00	230.00
2	—	540	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	535	272.00–279.00	272.73
7	—	606	232.50–238.00	234.11
11	—	487	300.00–309.00	306.62
156	—	666	230.00–236.50	233.43
146	—	593	252.00–252.50	252.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	323.00	323.00
31	—	507	297.00–303.00	297.64
9	—	558	270.00	270.00
9	—	402	320.00	320.00
34	—	902	198.00	198.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,186	83.00–89.00	86.58
7	—	1,087	90.00–94.00	91.43
38	—	1,057	61.00–82.00	77.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	78.00	78.00
5	—	1,566	91.00–92.00	91.30
5	—	1,531	86.00–90.00	87.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,397	91.00–94.00	92.34
78	—	1,367	85.00–90.25	88.56
5	—	1,342	77.00–84.00	80.62
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	100.00	100.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,442	90.00–100.00	97.16
3	—	1,880	111.00–128.00	117.70
16	—	1,719	101.00–109.50	105.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,047	2,075.00–2,100.00	2,078.86
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,327	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,275.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,385.00	1,385.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	810.00	810.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,182	132.50–142.50	141.08
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	122.50	122.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	945	150.00–162.50	159.05
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	1,150.00	1,150.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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