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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Jan 10

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Dec 20Jan 10Jan 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,016 head

▼ 330 vs last sale 1,346▼ 2,359 vs year ago 3,375 · −69.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

313 head

▼ 137 vs last sale 450▼ 137 vs year ago 450 · −30.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

259 head

▼ 108 vs last sale 367▲ 259 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold steady with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. All feeder calves sold noticeably better with a double vaccination program. Slaughter cows and bulls sold moderate across all weight classes. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday January 17, 2024.

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 $288.23/cwt on 431 head.

Average price

$288.23

431 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$33.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.51

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	297.31	1,533	234
Medium and Large 2	447	287.32	1,285	51
Medium and Large 1-2	512	280.82	1,438	86
Large 1	544	264.20	1,437	60

One grade step is worth $33.11/cwt here — about $96 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 sale431 hd

288.23

—

CO average6 barns · 6,694 hd

271.72

+16.51

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	1,720	103.94	1,788	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,637	92.80	1,519	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,395	90.88	1,268	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,095	83.76	917	173

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,107	$1,144	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,091	5

Every lot

88 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	878	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	960	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	322	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,166	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	350.11/cwt	347.00–351.00	1,194	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	346	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,118	6
Steers	—	Large 1	358	304.88/cwt	301.00–312.50	1,091	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,233	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	356.13/cwt	353.00–367.00	1,346	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,206	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	403	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,390	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	310.63/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,314	24
Steers	—	Large 1	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	336.71/cwt	331.00–339.00	1,482	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	449	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,239	6
Steers	—	Large 1	463	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,315	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	305.83/cwt	303.00–310.00	1,419	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	465	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,507	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	313.64/cwt	313.00–316.00	1,465	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	494	277.75/cwt	267.00–287.00	1,372	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	504	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,391	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	287.10/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,504	38
Steers	—	Large 1	533	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,418	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	542	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,415	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,550	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,523	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	598	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,453	4
Steers	—	Large 1	603	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,544	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,605	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	227.55/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,459	8
Steers	—	Large 1Value Added	651	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,595	6
Steers	—	Large 1	669	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,579	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,523	16
Steers	—	Large 1	729	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,516	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	749	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,633	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,486	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,591	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	773	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,670	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	804	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,616	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	852	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,670	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	271	268.16/cwt	266.00–271.00	727	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	942	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	907	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	288.47/cwt	281.00–291.00	1,062	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	932	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	258.68/cwt	252.00–261.00	1,099	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	267.30/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,149	41
Heifers	—	Large 1	434	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,089	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	263.11/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,216	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	252.42/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,174	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	223.62/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,082	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,258	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	531	236.33/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,255	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,278	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	566	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,290	13
Heifers	—	Large 1Value Added	570	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,345	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	223.80/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,287	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	597	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,260	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	223.68/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,396	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	217.01/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,361	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,427	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	703	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,413	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,612	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,346	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,609	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	919	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,645	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,094	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	576	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,284	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,541	93.90/cwt	86.00–98.00	1,447	6
Bulls	—	—	1,700	105.81/cwt	102.00–109.50	1,799	10
Bulls	—	—	1,975	112.24/cwt	111.00–113.00	2,217	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	73.98/cwt	61.00–82.00	759	52
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	92.77/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,034	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	87.07/cwt	83.00–90.00	980	102
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,382	85.76/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,185	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	81.45/cwt	76.00–91.00	1,136	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,397	93.42/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,305	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,144	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	87.50/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,326	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,646	93.44/cwt	91.00–94.50	1,538	43
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	145.57/cwt	136.00–157.00	1,050	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	899	171.00/cwt	160.00–181.00	1,537	109
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,011	144.88/cwt	130.00–159.00	1,465	66
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,083	115.88/cwt	102.00–129.00	1,255	57
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	867	1,298.70/head	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,299	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	875	778.34/head	685.00–850.00	778	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,081	1,099.02/head	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,099	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1

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 Jan 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,016Last week 1,346Year ago 3,375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 313Last week 450Year ago 450

Replacement CattleReceipts 259Last week 367Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	440	331.00–339.00	336.71
9	—	749	218.00	218.00
7	—	804	201.00	201.00
20	—	637	252.00	252.00
2	—	765	208.00	208.00
9	—	852	196.00	196.00
28	—	467	313.00–316.00	313.64
28	—	378	353.00–367.00	356.13
31	—	341	347.00–351.00	350.11
23	—	587	264.00	264.00
38	—	524	280.00–291.00	287.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	449	276.00	276.00
4	—	598	243.00	243.00
8	—	542	261.00	261.00
4	—	318	302.00	302.00
2	—	270	325.00	325.00
16	—	384	314.00	314.00
11	—	494	267.00–287.00	277.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	603	256.00	256.00
7	—	533	266.00	266.00
3	—	430	300.00	300.00
14	—	463	284.00	284.00
7	—	729	208.00	208.00
9	—	358	301.00–312.50	304.88
7	—	669	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	674	226.00	226.00
17	—	464	303.00–310.00	305.83
2	—	758	196.00	196.00
24	—	423	308.00–315.00	310.63
6	—	588	259.00	259.00
3	—	504	276.00	276.00
8	—	641	223.00–229.00	227.55
4	—	366	337.00	337.00
6	—	346	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	362.00	362.00
6	—	773	216.00	216.00
6	—	403	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	465	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	651	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	531	235.00–238.00	236.33
17	—	434	251.00	251.00
8	—	630	220.00	220.00
6	—	703	201.00	201.00
13	—	566	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	627	216.00–218.00	217.01
24	—	465	251.00–255.00	252.42
11	—	546	234.00	234.00
8	—	425	252.00–261.00	258.68
4	—	334	282.00	282.00
7	—	575	221.00–226.00	223.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	765	176.00	176.00
3	—	395	236.00	236.00
3	—	345	263.00	263.00
9	—	484	210.00–230.00	223.62
15	—	597	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	368	281.00–291.00	288.47
16	—	462	262.00–265.00	263.11
4	—	524	240.00	240.00
31	—	624	221.00–227.00	223.68
9	—	703	203.00	203.00
5	—	271	266.00–271.00	268.16
5	—	919	179.00	179.00
2	—	865	186.00	186.00
13	—	764	211.00	211.00
41	—	430	265.00–271.00	267.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	191.00	191.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,395	76.00–91.00	81.45
34	—	1,397	91.00–97.00	93.42
4	—	1,382	85.00–86.00	85.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,115	91.00–96.00	92.77
52	—	1,026	61.00–82.00	73.98
102	—	1,126	83.00–90.00	87.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	76.00	76.00
43	—	1,646	91.00–94.50	93.44
2	—	1,515	86.00–89.00	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,700	102.00–109.50	105.81
6	—	1,541	86.00–98.00	93.90
5	—	1,975	111.00–113.00	112.24

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	57	—	1,083	102.00–129.00	115.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	17	—	721	136.00–157.00	145.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	66	—	1,011	130.00–159.00	144.88

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	109	—	899	160.00–181.00	171.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	867	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,298.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,081	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,099.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	685.00–850.00	778.34

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.