Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold steady to 28.50 higher, while those over 550 lbs sold mostly steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs sold 4.00 to 19.50 higher and heifers over 700 lbs sold 5.50 to 18.50 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 7.75 higher. Trade activity and demand were good. The next available report will be Tuesday, February 13, 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $284.50/cwt on 1,055 head.

Average price

$284.50

1,055 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$10.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.31

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	635	286.14	1,816	769
Medium and Large 1-2	588	280.67	1,651	252
Medium and Large 2	567	275.81	1,565	34

One grade step is worth $10.33/cwt here — about $251 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 sale1,055 hd

284.50

—

CO average3 barns · 2,400 hd

276.19

+8.31

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	1,706	113.89	1,943	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,395	101.73	1,420	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	93.16	1,021	51

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)	1,267	$1,900	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,053	$1,505	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,194	$1,456	44
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,073	$1,218	19
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	951	$908	9
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	806	$1,700	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$2,081	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,390	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1	—	766	218.22/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,672	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	232.64/cwt	231.50–236.00	1,570	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	248.92/cwt	238.00–256.00	1,543	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	280.26/cwt	277.00–282.50	1,200	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	231.62/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,649	113
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,542	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	302.00/cwt	301.00–302.50	1,733	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	297.08/cwt	285.00–311.00	1,429	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	214.16/cwt	206.50–215.50	1,769	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	290.39/cwt	281.00–296.00	1,536	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	297.58/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,586	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	317.82/cwt	317.50–319.00	1,462	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	594	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,598	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	426	358.29/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,526	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	273.58/cwt	265.00–276.00	1,734	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	220.32/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,897	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	280.28/cwt	273.00–287.00	1,592	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	248.30/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,708	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	237.01/cwt	222.00–239.50	1,906	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	224.59/cwt	220.50–225.00	2,039	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	371.06/cwt	368.00–372.50	1,414	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	285.33/cwt	282.00–289.00	1,786	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	338.91/cwt	328.00–340.00	1,606	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,688	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	314.42/cwt	309.00–320.00	1,704	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	233.95/cwt	231.00–236.50	1,811	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	249.62/cwt	243.00–254.00	1,795	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,791	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	374.44/cwt	362.50–376.00	1,584	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	271.04/cwt	266.00–272.50	1,431	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	716	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,271	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,789	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,535	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,484	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	89.85/cwt	84.00–93.00	978	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	934	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	92.25/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,233	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,408	104.47/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,471	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,202	101.18/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,216	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	71.03/cwt	56.00–79.00	651	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	96.02/cwt	95.00–99.50	1,048	23
Bulls	—	—	1,220	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,183	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	108.32/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,820	11
Bulls	—	—	1,771	120.40/cwt	113.00–124.00	2,132	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	944	137.18/cwt	122.50–147.00	1,295	26
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	156.92/cwt	152.50–170.00	1,477	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	1,563.01/head	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,563	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	944	1,035.03/head	1,010.00–1,075.00	1,035	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	1,434.11/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,434	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,520	1,576.15/head	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,576	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	1,799.40/head	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,799	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,272	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	876	193.68/cwt	193.00–197.50	1,697	39
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	951	907.96/head	885.00–1,025.00	908	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	1,301.18/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,301	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	2,081.45/head	1,800.00–2,225.00	2,081	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	318.59/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,004	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	263.28/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,501	59
Heifers	Large 1	—	731	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,630	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	440	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,329	7
Heifers	Large 1Fancy	—	529	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	1,568	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	385	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,405	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	337.92/cwt	331.00–345.00	1,304	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	249.64/cwt	239.00–253.00	1,483	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	251.65/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,369	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	224.53/cwt	222.50–228.00	1,641	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	318.84/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,365	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	309.20/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,493	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	337.88/cwt	331.00–340.00	1,504	13

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 Feb 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,157Last week 3,857Year ago 5,118

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 220Year ago 268

Replacement CattleReceipts 169Last week 118Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	766	215.00–222.50	218.22
53	—	675	231.50–236.00	232.64
88	—	620	238.00–256.00	248.92
113	—	712	223.00–233.00	231.62
63	—	481	285.00–311.00	297.08
128	—	826	206.50–215.50	214.16
64	—	529	281.00–296.00	290.39
9	—	852	210.00	210.00
59	—	570	257.00–270.00	263.28
31	—	386	331.00–345.00	337.92
17	—	428	317.00–320.00	318.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	428	277.00–282.50	280.26
32	—	528	266.00–272.50	271.04
9	—	315	317.50–322.50	318.59
4	—	645	234.00	234.00
104	—	594	239.00–253.00	249.64
21	—	731	222.50–228.00	224.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	716	177.50	177.50
23	—	544	235.00–257.50	251.65
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	731	223.00	223.00
7	—	440	302.00	302.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	529	296.50	296.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	539	286.00	286.00
5	—	627	242.50	242.50
7	—	594	269.00	269.00
3	—	680	244.00	244.00
5	—	483	308.00–310.00	309.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	574	301.00–302.50	302.00
6	—	861	218.00–225.00	220.32
90	—	804	222.00–239.50	237.01
44	—	908	220.50–225.00	224.59
13	—	381	368.00–372.50	371.06
81	—	626	282.00–289.00	285.33
90	—	474	328.00–340.00	338.91
152	—	542	309.00–320.00	314.42
68	—	774	231.00–236.50	233.95
51	—	719	243.00–254.00	249.62
84	—	689	260.00	260.00
2	—	268	367.50	367.50
27	—	423	362.50–376.00	374.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	352.50	352.50
50	—	533	290.00–301.00	297.58
25	—	460	317.50–319.00	317.82
59	—	634	265.00–276.00	273.58
37	—	568	273.00–287.00	280.28
55	—	688	241.00–250.00	248.30
9	—	785	215.00	215.00
2	—	270	352.50	352.50
13	—	445	331.00–340.00	337.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	426	357.00–360.00	358.29
10	—	385	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	745	206.00	206.00
15	—	590	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	453	327.50	327.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,088	84.00–93.00	89.85
4	—	916	56.00–79.00	71.03
23	—	1,091	95.00–99.50	96.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	71.00	71.00
4	—	1,337	86.00–95.00	92.25
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,408	103.00–108.00	104.47
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,202	100.00–105.00	101.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	97.00	97.00
11	—	1,680	107.00–110.00	108.32
12	—	1,771	113.00–124.00	120.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	—	944	122.50–147.00	137.18
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	941	152.50–170.00	156.92
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	39	—	876	193.00–197.50	193.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	—	1,255	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,563.01
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,520	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,576.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,230	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,799.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,272	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	944	1,010.00–1,075.00	1,035.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	875	1,210.00	1,210.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	—	951	885.00–1,025.00	907.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,162	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,434.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,260	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,106	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,301.18
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	806	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,155	1,800.00–2,225.00	2,081.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	1,750.00	1,750.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle