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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Dec 13

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Dec 6Dec 13Dec 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,641 head

▼ 299 vs last sale 2,940▲ 168 vs year ago 2,473 · +6.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

182 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 256▼ 330 vs year ago 512 · −64.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 151 vs last sale 173▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers sold steady with a slightly lower tone noticed. Feeder heifers under 700lbs sold steady and over 700lbs sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher across all weight classes. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday December 20, 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 $245.68/cwt on 1,048 head.

Average price

$245.68

1,048 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$30.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.92

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	258.07	1,473	453
Medium and Large 1-2	557	248.92	1,387	211
Large 1	518	238.43	1,235	60
Large 2	426	233.12	993	16thin
Medium and Large 2	570	227.30	1,295	308

One grade step is worth $30.77/cwt here — about $178 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 sale1,048 hd

245.68

—

CO average4 barns · 4,813 hd

256.60

−10.92

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	1,446	101.48	1,467	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,747	97.00	1,695	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,529	95.94	1,467	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,364	88.98	1,214	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	81.81	858	111

Every lot

84 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	276	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	789	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	292.41/cwt	290.00–299.00	927	15
Steers	—	Large 1	335	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	941	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	908	4
Steers	—	Large 2	336	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	840	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	303.41/cwt	301.00–306.00	1,041	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	277.72/cwt	271.00–286.00	1,050	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,128	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	257.39/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,086	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	297.23/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,260	23
Steers	—	Large 1	429	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,073	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,214	32
Steers	—	Large 2	467	225.44/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,053	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	280.10/cwt	276.00–284.00	1,342	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	249.12/cwt	231.00–255.00	1,201	42
Steers	—	Large 1	484	247.49/cwt	246.00–251.00	1,198	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	269.76/cwt	268.00–273.00	1,325	32
Steers	—	Large 1	510	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,229	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,311	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	544	229.99/cwt	226.00–242.00	1,251	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	548	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,507	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	259.10/cwt	254.00–271.00	1,474	190
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	236.20/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,356	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	216.78/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,279	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,422	5
Steers	—	Large 1	628	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,306	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	216.68/cwt	204.00–225.00	1,365	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	200.36/cwt	191.00–209.00	1,338	42
Steers	—	Large 1	719	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,524	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	200.48/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,453	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	204.08/cwt	201.00–209.50	1,559	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,473	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	197.31/cwt	196.00–199.00	1,624	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	191.87/cwt	191.00–193.00	1,683	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	996	176.78/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,761	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	254.82/cwt	240.00–265.00	841	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	244.86/cwt	231.00–251.00	930	43
Heifers	—	Large 1	380	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	859	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,020	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	265.20/cwt	261.00–268.00	1,093	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	226.21/cwt	211.00–239.00	973	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	249.08/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,096	30
Heifers	—	Large 1	461	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,042	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,100	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	244.14/cwt	242.00–246.00	1,145	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	227.40/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,094	32
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	496	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	992	12
Heifers	—	Large 1	508	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,123	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	231.95/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,208	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	239.92/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,272	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	215.97/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,145	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,288	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	215.19/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,222	204
Heifers	—	Large 1	585	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,199	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	587	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,180	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	194.23/cwt	179.00–200.00	1,212	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	209.91/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,312	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	656	196.49/cwt	191.00–198.00	1,289	28
Heifers	—	Large 1	660	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,379	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,456	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,417	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,218	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	195.77/cwt	191.00–199.00	1,408	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,564	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,482	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	793	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,396	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,531	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	888	174.81/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,552	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,682	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,160	118.54/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,375	2
Bulls	—	—	1,405	103.78/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,458	2
Bulls	—	—	1,577	93.73/cwt	91.00–96.50	1,478	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	743	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	409	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	78.31/cwt	71.00–81.00	764	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	87.74/cwt	84.00–88.50	994	57
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,047	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	86.67/cwt	86.00–86.75	1,151	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	82.64/cwt	81.00–84.50	1,145	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,434	97.33/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,396	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,529	95.94/cwt	92.50–96.50	1,467	18
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,747	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,695	16
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	735	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	742	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	926	109.00/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,009	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,029	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,657	7

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 Dec 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,641Last week 2,940Year ago 2,473

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 256Year ago 512

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 173Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	530	211.00–221.00	215.97
28	—	624	179.00–200.00	194.23
43	—	380	231.00–251.00	244.86
42	—	430	211.00–239.00	226.21
32	—	481	225.00–231.00	227.40
32	—	330	240.00–265.00	254.82
4	—	793	176.00	176.00
5	—	587	201.00	201.00
28	—	656	191.00–198.00	196.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	776	191.00	191.00
10	—	521	230.00–234.00	231.95
11	—	712	171.00	171.00
40	—	625	208.00–212.00	209.91
22	—	698	203.00	203.00
24	—	832	184.00	184.00
30	—	440	241.00–251.00	249.08
76	—	466	236.00	236.00
204	—	568	211.00–216.00	215.19
4	—	385	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	719	191.00–199.00	195.77
32	—	412	261.00–268.00	265.20
28	—	888	172.00–176.00	174.81
20	—	553	233.00	233.00
17	—	469	242.00–246.00	244.14
11	—	763	205.00	205.00
9	—	677	215.00	215.00
4	—	978	172.00	172.00
60	—	530	239.00–240.00	239.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	226.00	226.00
3	—	508	221.00	221.00
9	—	585	205.00	205.00
10	—	380	226.00	226.00
15	—	660	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	496	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	479	276.00–284.00	280.10
29	—	343	301.00–306.00	303.41
23	—	424	290.00–302.00	297.23
16	—	877	191.00–193.00	191.87
62	—	764	201.00–209.50	204.08
37	—	548	275.00	275.00
190	—	569	254.00–271.00	259.10
9	—	823	196.00–199.00	197.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	281.00	281.00
21	—	429	250.00	250.00
11	—	510	241.00	241.00
10	—	719	212.00	212.00
6	—	628	208.00	208.00
10	—	484	246.00–251.00	247.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	378	271.00–286.00	277.72
110	—	630	204.00–225.00	216.68
42	—	668	191.00–209.00	200.36
42	—	482	231.00–255.00	249.12
30	—	422	251.00–270.00	257.39
25	—	590	216.00–221.00	216.78
13	—	725	200.00–201.00	200.48
26	—	544	226.00–242.00	229.99
4	—	335	271.00	271.00
5	—	276	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	491	268.00–273.00	269.76
18	—	996	175.00–177.00	176.78
18	—	381	296.00	296.00
15	—	317	290.00–299.00	292.41
20	—	771	191.00	191.00
32	—	432	281.00	281.00
12	—	514	255.00	255.00
59	—	574	230.00–241.00	236.20
5	—	600	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	336	250.00	250.00
11	—	467	224.00–229.00	225.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,434	92.00–99.00	97.33
9	—	1,328	86.00–86.75	86.67
2	—	1,385	81.00–84.50	82.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,747	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,133	84.00–88.50	87.74
14	—	743	55.00	55.00
26	—	976	71.00–81.00	78.31
14	—	1,151	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,529	92.50–96.50	95.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,577	91.00–96.50	93.73
2	—	1,160	111.00–125.00	118.54
2	—	1,405	101.00–106.00	103.78

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	7	—	1,029	161.00	161.00

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	7	—	926	104.00–114.00	109.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	101.00	101.00

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.