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Winter Livestock Seasonal Feeder Cattle Sale (Monday) · Mon, Oct 16

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Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Mon, Oct 16

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1902

← Nov 14Oct 16Oct 23 →

Receipts

2,249 head

▼ 3,969 vs last sale 6,218▼ 375 vs year ago 2,624 · −14.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Trade activity and demand good. Feeder steers across all weight classes sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher, and over 650 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower on light test. This is the first of five feeder cattle special Monday sales. The next available report will be Tuesday, October 17, 2023.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $281.61/cwt on 1,162 head.

Average price

$281.61

1,162 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$51.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.21

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	297.34	1,606	669
Medium and Large 1-2	631	261.62	1,650	406
Medium and Large 2	590	254.48	1,502	81
Medium 1	600	246.00	1,476	6thin

One grade step is worth $51.34/cwt here — about $130 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 sale1,162 hd

281.61

—

CO average4 barns · 3,732 hd

270.40

+11.21

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

Every lot

56 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock Seasonal Feeder Cattle Sale (Monday) - La Junta, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	321.59/cwt	317.50–330.00	820	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	345.10/cwt	339.00–351.00	1,132	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,092	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	373	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,128	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	328.80/cwt	326.00–332.50	1,233	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	407	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,433	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	301.89/cwt	301.00–305.00	1,304	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	325.36/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,409	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	291.72/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,371	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	311.54/cwt	306.00–317.00	1,514	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	299.39/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,539	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	280.45/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,472	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	545	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,880	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	254.97/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,481	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	287.34/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,672	170
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	268.54/cwt	267.00–274.00	1,566	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	596	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,550	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	600	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,548	11
Steers	—	Medium 1	600	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,476	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	604	282.72/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,708	146
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	252.97/cwt	244.00–257.00	1,563	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	266.52/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,655	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	257.74/cwt	257.00–259.00	1,729	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	251.58/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,713	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	239.38/cwt	233.00–247.00	1,757	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	752	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,857	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	237.50/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,791	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,899	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,020	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	337	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	876	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	283.11/cwt	278.00–284.00	963	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	396	273.82/cwt	268.00–281.00	1,084	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	248.75/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,045	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	267.81/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,130	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	283.79/cwt	276.00–289.00	1,209	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	276.48/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,264	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,176	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	266.32/cwt	261.00–268.00	1,292	126
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	254.03/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,011	2

This sale against other markets

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 Seasonal Feeder Cattle Sale (Monday) - La Junta, CO

Mon Oct 16, 2023

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

Receipts 2,249Last week 6,218Year ago 2,624

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	407	352.00	352.00
10	—	545	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	514	290.00–307.00	299.39
42	—	433	320.00–332.50	325.36
18	—	328	339.00–351.00	345.10
109	—	486	306.00–317.00	311.54
7	—	752	247.00	247.00
33	—	375	326.00–332.50	328.80
170	—	582	282.50–295.00

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Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Mon, Oct 16

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1902

← Nov 14Oct 16Oct 23 →

Receipts

2,249 head

▼ 3,969 vs last sale 6,218▼ 375 vs year ago 2,624 · −14.3%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $281.61/cwt on 1,162 head.

Average price

$281.61

1,162 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$51.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.21

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	297.34	1,606	669
Medium and Large 1-2	631	261.62	1,650	406
Medium and Large 2	590	254.48	1,502	81
Medium 1	600	246.00	1,476	6thin

One grade step is worth $51.34/cwt here — about $130 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 sale1,162 hd

281.61

—

CO average4 barns · 3,732 hd

270.40

+11.21

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

Every lot

56 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock Seasonal Feeder Cattle Sale (Monday) - La Junta, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	321.59/cwt	317.50–330.00	820	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	345.10/cwt	339.00–351.00	1,132	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,092	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	373	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,128	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	328.80/cwt	326.00–332.50	1,233	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	407	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,433	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	301.89/cwt	301.00–305.00	1,304	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	325.36/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,409	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	291.72/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,371	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	311.54/cwt	306.00–317.00	1,514	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	299.39/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,539	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	280.45/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,472	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	545	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,880	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	254.97/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,481	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	287.34/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,672	170
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	268.54/cwt	267.00–274.00	1,566	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	596	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,550	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	600	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,548	11
Steers	—	Medium 1	600	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,476	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	604	282.72/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,708	146
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	252.97/cwt	244.00–257.00	1,563	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	266.52/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,655	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	257.74/cwt	257.00–259.00	1,729	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	251.58/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,713	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	239.38/cwt	233.00–247.00	1,757	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	752	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,857	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	237.50/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,791	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,899	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,020	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	337	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	876	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	283.11/cwt	278.00–284.00	963	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	396	273.82/cwt	268.00–281.00	1,084	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	248.75/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,045	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	267.81/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,130	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	283.79/cwt	276.00–289.00	1,209	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	276.48/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,264	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,176	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	266.32/cwt	261.00–268.00	1,292	126
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	254.03/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,011	2

This sale against other markets

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 Seasonal Feeder Cattle Sale (Monday) - La Junta, CO

Mon Oct 16, 2023

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

Receipts 2,249Last week 6,218Year ago 2,624

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	407	352.00	352.00
10	—	545	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	514	290.00–307.00	299.39
42	—	433	320.00–332.50	325.36
18	—	328	339.00–351.00	345.10
109	—	486	306.00–317.00	311.54
7	—	752	247.00	247.00
33	—	375	326.00–332.50	328.80
170	—	582	282.50–295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	470	285.00–299.00	291.72
74	—	525	276.00–285.00	280.45
40	—	583	267.00–274.00	268.54
24	—	808	235.00	235.00
51	—	681	250.00–254.00	251.58
6	—	255	317.50–330.00	321.59
4	—	331	330.00	330.00
4	—	890	227.00	227.00
63	—	621	260.00–271.00	266.52
36	—	754	236.00–241.00	237.50
71	—	734	233.00–247.00	239.38
13	—	432	301.00–305.00	301.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	600	258.00	258.00
8	—	596	260.00	260.00
3	—	373	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	618	244.00–257.00	252.97
61	—	581	254.00–255.00	254.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	600	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	708	230.00	230.00
44	—	604	240.00–252.00	246.43
61	—	426	276.00–289.00	283.79
168	—	567	251.00–265.00	254.52
59	—	661	233.00–241.00	236.91
85	—	526	260.00–274.00	264.07
20	—	457	272.50–280.00	276.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	337	260.00	260.00
4	—	478	246.00	246.00
15	—	420	246.00–252.00	248.75
18	—	533	244.00–248.00	246.20
22	—	570	236.00–243.00	241.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	744	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	660	232.00	232.00
10	—	525	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	761	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	340	278.00–284.00	283.11
45	—	422	265.00–272.00	267.81
22	—	577	240.00–245.00	242.92
75	—	515	251.00–259.00	254.03
126	—	485	261.00–268.00	266.32
25	—	396	268.00–281.00	273.82
59	—	631	233.00–238.00	235.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	596	238.00	238.00
12	—	515	240.00–249.00	246.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	757	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	262.50	262.50