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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Oct 4

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Sep 27Oct 4Oct 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,773 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1,773▼ 617 vs year ago 2,390 · −25.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

257 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 257▲ 7 vs year ago 250 · +2.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 29▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate. Feeder steers under 650 lbs sold 8.00 to 11.00 higher with instances of sharply higher, and over 650 lbs sold sharply lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, 450-750 lbs sold 9.00 to 18.00 lower, and over 750 lbs sold sharply lower. Average dressing slaughter cows sold mostly 4.00 higher on a light test. The next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage.

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 $269.25/cwt on 740 head.

Average price

$269.25

740 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$352

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

$22.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.47

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	278.02	1,592	442
Medium and Large 1-2	570	256.68	1,463	194
Medium and Large 2	485	255.41	1,240	104

One grade step is worth $22.61/cwt here — about $352 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 sale740 hd

269.25

—

CO average4 barns · 1,996 hd

265.77

+3.47

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	—	Average	1,570	115.02	1,806	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,478	109.51	1,619	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	108.12	1,288	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	88.52	1,186	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	80.28	778	162

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,488	$1,750	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,487	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,333	$1,460	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	805	$1,225	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	940	$1,317	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	809	$1,022	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,788	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	872	$1,525	4thin

Every lot

90 lots · USDA AMS · La Junta Livestock Commision - 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	289	331.82/cwt	319.00–335.00	959	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	956	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,065	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	313.83/cwt	305.00–323.00	1,136	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	993	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	301.01/cwt	292.00–303.00	1,144	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	309.82/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,314	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,241	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	266.79/cwt	254.00–279.00	1,153	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	295.92/cwt	291.00–298.50	1,373	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	271.02/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,258	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	255.96/cwt	241.00–261.00	1,216	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	246.53/cwt	242.00–253.00	1,287	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	263.20/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,382	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	255.29/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,476	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	281.34/cwt	270.00–283.50	1,637	219
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	226.03/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,367	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	250.36/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,535	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,489	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	241.32/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,590	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	662	223.63/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,480	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	233.28/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,577	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	241.94/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,723	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	222.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,622	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	729	205.96/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,501	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	225.54/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,741	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	236.77/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,840	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	210.39/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,708	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	868	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,571	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,924	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,709	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,093	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,017	212.49/cwt	212.00–214.00	2,161	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	236	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	240	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	775	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	282.02/cwt	281.00–283.00	761	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	274	316.12/cwt	307.50–320.00	866	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	307	276.98/cwt	261.00–287.50	850	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	253.54/cwt	250.00–257.50	811	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	359	275.39/cwt	274.00–290.00	989	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	244.53/cwt	240.00–260.00	897	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	257.49/cwt	252.00–258.00	991	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	260.56/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,071	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	251.19/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,047	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	241.49/cwt	231.00–246.00	1,034	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	234.65/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,063	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	461	224.53/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,035	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	247.58/cwt	246.00–251.00	1,174	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	241.66/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,225	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,265	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	537	228.53/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,227	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,380	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	232.27/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,336	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	221.60/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,296	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	604	233.20/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,409	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	206.04/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,277	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	223.89/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,395	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	682	204.58/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,395	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,541	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	719	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,438	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,555	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,555	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,544	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	772	186.68/cwt	186.00–189.00	1,441	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	793	205.04/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,626	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	193.48/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,581	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,598	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	880	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,549	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	959	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,736	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,042	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,886	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,552	111.97/cwt	95.00–122.00	1,738	12
Bulls	—	—	1,598	119.60/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,911	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	868	69.54/cwt	61.00–81.00	604	55
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	705	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	80.98/cwt	71.00–85.00	816	67
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	94.36/cwt	91.00–96.00	989	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	108.12/cwt	98.00–124.00	1,288	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	88.52/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,186	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,478	109.51/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,619	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	695	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,787.95/head	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,788	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,424.02/head	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,424	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,333	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,488	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	879.56/head	860.00–925.00	880	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	1,316.63/head	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,317	3

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 →

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Oct 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,773Last week 1,773Year ago 2,390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 257Last week 257Year ago 250

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 29Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	362	305.00–323.00	313.83
219	—	582	270.00–283.50	281.34
3	—	978	214.00	214.00
48	—	424	302.00–312.00	309.82
1	—	895	215.00	215.00
4	—	712	238.00–246.00	241.94
4	—	1,017	212.00–214.00	212.49
19	—	812	207.00–220.00	210.39
42	—	777	230.00–240.00	236.77
9	—	659	240.00–246.00	241.32
20	—	289	319.00–335.00	331.82
23	—	464	291.00–298.50	295.92
24	—	613	247.00–252.00	250.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	729	220.00–225.00	222.52
1	—	895	191.00	191.00
5	—	348	306.00	306.00
32	—	525	256.00–270.00	263.20
34	—	676	231.00–236.00	233.28
2	—	425	292.00	292.00
15	—	618	241.00	241.00
25	—	380	292.00–303.00	301.01
13	—	772	220.00–226.00	225.54
51	—	578	250.00–260.00	255.29
10	—	464	270.00–272.00	271.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	221.00–225.00	223.63
15	—	325	294.00	294.00
6	—	729	205.00–211.00	205.96
39	—	475	241.00–261.00	255.96
1	—	365	272.00	272.00
11	—	522	242.00–253.00	246.53
2	—	868	181.00	181.00
7	—	605	225.00–232.00	226.03
20	—	432	254.00–279.00	266.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	281.00–283.00	282.02
4	—	768	201.00	201.00
18	—	623	221.00–226.00	223.89
18	—	575	231.00–235.00	232.27
17	—	453	234.00–236.00	234.65
15	—	385	252.00–258.00	257.49
11	—	536	236.00	236.00
2	—	720	216.00	216.00
3	—	307	261.00–287.50	276.98
38	—	417	245.00–257.00	251.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	367	240.00–260.00	244.53
9	—	772	186.00–189.00	186.68
11	—	461	221.00–230.00	224.53
3	—	620	201.00–211.00	206.04
14	—	585	216.00–223.00	221.60
10	—	719	200.00	200.00
3	—	320	250.00–257.50	253.54
1	—	880	176.00	176.00
19	—	428	231.00–246.00	241.49
5	—	682	200.00–211.00	204.58
49	—	537	221.00–231.00	228.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
21	—	236	735.00	735.00
3	—	274	307.50–320.00	316.12
1	—	240	323.00	323.00
2	—	568	243.00	243.00
3	—	1,042	181.00	181.00
26	—	793	205.00–206.00	205.04
47	—	411	260.00–268.00	260.56
28	—	474	246.00–251.00	247.58
29	—	507	237.00–242.00	241.66
2	—	685	225.00	225.00
13	—	859	186.00	186.00
7	—	817	190.00–196.00	193.48
2	—	720	216.00	216.00
10	—	604	230.00–234.00	233.20
12	—	359	274.00–290.00	275.39
8	—	959	181.00	181.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	695	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,048	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,210	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,787.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,025	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,424.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,333	1,460.00	1,460.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,488	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,675.00	1,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	775	860.00–925.00	879.56
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	940	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,316.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,552	95.00–122.00	111.97
8	—	1,598	116.00–128.00	119.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,191	98.00–124.00	108.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	86.00–91.00	88.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,008	71.00–85.00	80.98
39	—	1,048	91.00–96.00	94.36
55	—	868	61.00–81.00	69.54
1	—	940	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	108.00–111.00	109.51

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.