Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 450lbs sold 10.00 higher while steers over 450lbs sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 11.00 higher across all weight classes. Preconditioned calves on a vaccination program and weaned 30 days or more had strong undertones across all weight classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady on a light test. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday January 16, 2024.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $234.13/cwt on 1,976 head.

Average price

$234.13

1,976 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,363

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$78

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$28.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.39

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	237.41	1,425	1,174
Medium and Large 1-2	551	233.35	1,285	601
Medium and Large 2	505	220.89	1,115	142
Large 1	720	208.90	1,503	59

One grade step is worth $28.51/cwt here — about −$78 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 sale1,976 hd

234.13

—

CO average5 barns · 4,418 hd

244.53

−10.39

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	1,799	110.58	1,989	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,700	94.00	1,598	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,369	89.48	1,225	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	87.00	1,375	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	83.21	922	112

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,362	$1,323	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,082	$1,183	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,151	$1,050	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$1,635	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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	—	615	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,464	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	442	288.07/cwt	281.00–289.00	1,273	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	202.36/cwt	201.00–206.00	1,390	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	228.11/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,090	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	316.13/cwt	313.00–318.00	1,467	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	251.09/cwt	226.00–262.00	1,348	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	766	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,398	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	275.40/cwt	261.00–298.00	1,297	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	354	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,389	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	266.07/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,519	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	208.15/cwt	201.00–212.00	1,807	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,102	3
Steers	Large 1	—	687	219.35/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,507	9
Steers	Large 1	—	595	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,428	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	247.43/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,660	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	257.08/cwt	241.00–264.00	1,620	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	372.38/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,385	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	350.70/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,007	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	199.45/cwt	198.50–201.00	1,825	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	329.11/cwt	320.00–331.00	1,425	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	290.72/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,488	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	227.22/cwt	219.50–228.25	1,741	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	347.90/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,225	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	231.67/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,494	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	216.19/cwt	214.50–218.50	1,576	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	209.89/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,713	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	225.01/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,622	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	228.31/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,541	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	304.76/cwt	301.00–311.00	1,442	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	314.68/cwt	312.50–319.00	1,322	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,262	3
Steers	Large 1	—	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	253.22/cwt	252.50–256.00	1,461	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	727	230.90/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,679	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	658	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,740	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	623	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,688	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	521	283.99/cwt	283.00–286.00	1,480	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,453	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	338	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,203	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	271.02/cwt	266.00–279.00	1,466	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	871	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,886	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	420	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,436	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	837	223.32/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,869	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	206.48/cwt	202.00–211.00	1,582	253
Heifers	Large 1	—	742	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,521	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	224.23/cwt	223.50–232.50	1,179	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,220	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,375	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	85.26/cwt	83.00–89.00	976	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	89.43/cwt	87.00–90.50	1,212	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	82.33/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,077	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,414	91.11/cwt	91.00–92.50	1,288	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,700	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,598	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	70.87/cwt	54.00–79.00	688	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	93.26/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,124	36
Bulls	—	—	1,485	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,470	1
Bulls	—	—	1,879	108.46/cwt	106.00–109.50	2,038	5
Bulls	—	—	1,755	121.67/cwt	119.00–126.00	2,135	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	879	169.38/cwt	160.00–182.50	1,489	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	148.55/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,456	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,063	135.46/cwt	135.00–137.50	1,440	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,087	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,034	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	715	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,052	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,635.00/head	1,635.00–1,635.00	1,635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	216.83/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,396	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	268.67/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,158	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	222.50/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,515	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	198.17/cwt	194.00–199.00	1,575	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	204.60/cwt	203.00–207.00	1,477	58
Heifers	Large 1	—	845	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	242.00/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,232	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	237.60/cwt	234.00–241.00	1,390	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	285.38/cwt	281.00–287.00	1,084	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	244.90/cwt	237.00–252.50	1,198	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	903	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	213.79/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,432	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	269.55/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,030	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	254.44/cwt	251.00–257.50	1,120	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	225.09/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,396	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	262.50/cwt	250.00–269.00	814	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	236.06/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,237	95
Heifers	Large 1	—	633	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,424	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	862	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,315	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	221.52/cwt	215.00–244.00	948	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	254.08/cwt	251.00–256.00	968	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	223.87/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,305	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	265.84/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,226	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	659	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,542	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	737	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,555	7

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

Tue Jan 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,196Last week 1,400Year ago 6,847

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 266Year ago 426

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 55Year 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
22	—	615	238.00	238.00
68	—	442	281.00–289.00	288.07
40	—	659	234.00	234.00
7	—	737	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	687	201.00–206.00	202.36
5	—	478	220.00–233.00	228.11
2	—	633	190.00	190.00
46	—	526	223.50–232.50	224.23
6	—	310	250.00–269.00	262.50
5	—	862	152.50	152.50
52	—	428	215.00–244.00	221.52
8	—	381	251.00–256.00	254.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
253	—	766	202.00–211.00	206.48
123	—	431	265.00–275.00	268.67
160	—	681	220.00–224.00	222.50
58	—	722	203.00–207.00	204.60
36	—	509	240.00–245.00	242.00
62	—	585	234.00–241.00	237.60
118	—	380	281.00–287.00	285.38
5	—	813	195.00	195.00
10	—	303	298.00	298.00
175	—	620	220.00–228.00	225.09
37	—	461	262.00–268.00	265.84
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	742	205.00	205.00
2	—	845	180.00	180.00
14	—	633	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	644	215.00–219.00	216.83
30	—	795	194.00–199.00	198.17
3	—	895	176.00	176.00
160	—	489	237.00–252.50	244.90
58	—	670	210.00–216.00	213.79
39	—	382	267.00–272.00	269.55
37	—	440	251.00–257.50	254.44
95	—	524	231.00–239.00	236.06
145	—	583	219.00–229.00	223.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	464	313.00–318.00	316.13
125	—	571	260.00–279.00	266.07
55	—	868	201.00–212.00	208.15
3	—	325	339.00	339.00
153	—	671	239.00–255.00	247.43
111	—	630	241.00–264.00	257.08
19	—	372	362.50–375.00	372.38
20	—	287	350.00–355.00	350.70
19	—	915	198.50–201.00	199.45
43	—	433	320.00–331.00	329.11
17	—	512	290.00–292.50	290.72
208	—	766	219.50–228.25	227.22
86	—	816	205.00–212.00	209.89
59	—	721	221.00–229.00	225.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	537	226.00–262.00	251.09
5	—	766	182.50	182.50
2	—	303	282.50	282.50
87	—	471	261.00–298.00	275.40
3	—	435	290.00	290.00
7	—	745	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	354	392.50	392.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	687	216.00–221.00	219.35
8	—	595	240.00	240.00
3	—	520	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	352	340.00–352.00	347.90
9	—	645	231.00–232.00	231.67
34	—	729	214.50–218.50	216.19
49	—	675	226.00–232.00	228.31
27	—	473	301.00–311.00	304.76
9	—	420	312.50–319.00	314.68
24	—	577	252.50–256.00	253.22
54	—	541	266.00–279.00	271.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	727	230.00–231.00	230.90
77	—	658	264.50	264.50
9	—	623	271.00	271.00
8	—	338	356.00	356.00
102	—	871	216.50	216.50
118	—	420	342.00	342.00
95	—	837	221.00–224.00	223.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	283.00–286.00	283.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	422	289.00	289.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	87.00	87.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,145	83.00–89.00	85.26
36	—	971	54.00–79.00	70.87
36	—	1,205	90.00–95.00	93.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,355	87.00–90.50	89.43
3	—	1,308	77.00–85.00	82.33
14	—	1,414	91.00–92.50	91.11
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	94.00	94.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	99.00	99.00
5	—	1,879	106.00–109.50	108.46
2	—	1,755	119.00–126.00	121.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	879	160.00–182.50	169.38
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	980	140.00–155.00	148.55
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,063	135.00–137.50	135.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,087	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,034	835.00	835.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,340	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,052	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,373	1,210.00	1,210.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,155	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,635.00	1,635.00

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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