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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Jan 24

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Jan 17Jan 24Jan 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,363 head

▲ 991 vs last sale 1,372▲ 735 vs year ago 1,628 · +45.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

258 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 234▲ 122 vs year ago 136 · +89.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

166 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 161▲ 166 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 were good. Feeder steers under 650 lbs sold sharply higher, while those over 650 lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 7.00 higher, with instances of 13.00 to 24.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs sold mostly steady to 17.00 higher, with instances for 22.00 to 26.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows sold unevenly steady and average dress slaughter bulls sold 3.75 higher. The scheduled sale will be Wednesday, January 31, 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 $270.47/cwt on 1,127 head.

Average price

$270.47

1,127 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$22.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.45

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	568	275.27	1,563	424
Medium and Large 1	641	271.06	1,737	566
Medium and Large 2	522	253.16	1,323	137

One grade step is worth $22.11/cwt here — about $241 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 sale1,127 hd

270.47

—

CO average4 barns · 4,619 hd

277.92

−7.45

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	—	High	1,742	120.33	2,096	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,630	107.47	1,752	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,337	100.81	1,348	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,084	92.56	1,004	30

Every lot

85 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	917	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	289	313.21/cwt	301.00–321.00	905	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	335.25/cwt	328.00–341.00	1,106	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	364.48/cwt	362.00–373.00	1,214	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	336	309.10/cwt	301.00–313.00	1,039	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	332.65/cwt	329.00–341.00	1,231	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	360.43/cwt	352.00–370.00	1,337	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,063	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	379	315.80/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,197	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	411	305.49/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,256	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	269.05/cwt	264.00–281.00	1,154	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	323.35/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,423	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,549	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	311.06/cwt	309.00–316.00	1,506	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	492	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,289	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	327.00/cwt	321.00–330.00	1,612	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	287.49/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,535	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	536	265.85/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,425	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	304.53/cwt	301.00–311.00	1,644	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	251.90/cwt	247.50–256.00	1,360	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	294.14/cwt	293.00–296.00	1,677	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	242.83/cwt	236.00–247.00	1,418	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	272.42/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,607	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	260.20/cwt	258.00–271.00	1,600	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	628	248.43/cwt	246.00–251.00	1,560	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	223.89/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,415	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	247.77/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,640	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	664	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,454	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	696	236.53/cwt	234.75–242.00	1,646	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	234.02/cwt	231.00–235.50	1,673	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	734	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,240	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	227.41/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,671	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	224.48/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,771	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,669	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	225.44/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,837	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	211.20/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,848	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	891	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,435	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,737	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,002	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,663	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	252	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	668	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	301.40/cwt	301.00–303.00	949	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	317	272.36/cwt	271.00–273.00	863	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	289.90/cwt	281.00–291.00	960	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	280.98/cwt	278.00–283.00	1,042	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	298.68/cwt	298.00–299.00	1,111	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	398	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,019	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	292.82/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,212	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	254.89/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,093	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	272.09/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,208	42
Heifers	—	Large 1	453	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,214	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	246.85/cwt	242.00–254.00	1,155	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	281.37/cwt	279.00–289.00	1,331	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	267.41/cwt	258.00–271.00	1,310	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	257.82/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,310	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	273.42/cwt	267.00–276.00	1,425	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,260	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	234.90/cwt	224.00–241.00	1,334	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	236.94/cwt	234.00–241.00	1,365	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	235.04/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,427	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	226.14/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,411	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	661	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,196	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,543	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	221.50/cwt	213.00–224.00	1,502	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	743	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,657	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	747	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,606	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	193.32/cwt	191.00–198.00	1,504	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,495	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	678	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,410	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,619	109.34/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,770	4
Bulls	—	—	1,760	121.96/cwt	116.00–131.00	2,146	27
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	78.80/cwt	76.00–82.00	775	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	85.50/cwt	83.00–87.00	872	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,083	101.39/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,098	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,194	97.90/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,169	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	97.54/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,229	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,347	103.59/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,395	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,014	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	107.47/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,752	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	171.33/cwt	161.00–177.00	1,408	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	886	185.20/cwt	181.00–194.00	1,641	51
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	156.46/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,400	28
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,032	116.17/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,199	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	168.09/cwt	166.00–175.00	1,773	18
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,076	135.46/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,458	26

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,363Last week 1,372Year ago 1,628

Slaughter CattleReceipts 258Last week 234Year ago 136

Replacement CattleReceipts 166Last week 161Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	379	315.00–322.00	315.80
15	—	536	264.00–270.00	265.85
10	—	411	300.00–307.00	305.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	632	222.00–227.00	223.89
2	—	377	282.00	282.00
14	—	492	262.00	262.00
7	—	734	169.00	169.00
14	—	429	264.00–281.00	269.05
5	—	664	219.00	219.00
28	—	584	236.00–247.00	242.83
4	—	891	161.00	161.00
14	—	336	301.00–313.00	309.10
13	—	289	301.00–321.00	313.21
18	—	540	247.50–256.00	251.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	330	328.00–341.00	335.25
2	—	810	206.00	206.00
53	—	534	280.00–292.00	287.49
113	—	696	234.75–242.00	236.53
22	—	615	258.00–271.00	260.20
25	—	735	220.00–229.00	227.41
24	—	440	317.50–325.00	323.35
36	—	590	270.00–275.00	272.42
25	—	370	329.00–341.00	332.65
6	—	278	330.00	330.00
3	—	1,002	166.00	166.00
2	—	998	174.00	174.00
53	—	484	309.00–316.00	311.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	333	362.00–373.00	364.48
36	—	493	321.00–330.00	327.00
79	—	715	231.00–235.50	234.02
39	—	875	201.00–215.00	211.20
95	—	789	221.00–231.00	224.48
37	—	445	348.00	348.00
17	—	371	352.00–370.00	360.43
3	—	605	290.00	290.00
84	—	570	293.00–296.00	294.14
29	—	815	225.00–226.00	225.44
54	—	662	245.00–253.00	247.77
80	—	540	301.00–311.00	304.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	628	246.00–251.00	248.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	674	229.00	229.00
61	—	521	267.00–276.00	273.42
60	—	414	289.00–300.00	292.82
33	—	473	279.00–289.00	281.37
32	—	607	234.00–236.00	235.04
13	—	372	298.00–299.00	298.68
21	—	315	301.00–303.00	301.40
8	—	743	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	317	271.00–273.00	272.36
22	—	568	224.00–241.00	234.90
3	—	795	188.00	188.00
8	—	429	251.00–261.00	254.89
19	—	468	242.00–254.00	246.85
2	—	523	241.00	241.00
9	—	252	265.00	265.00
3	—	398	256.00	256.00
6	—	661	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	331	281.00–291.00	289.90
35	—	624	226.00–227.00	226.14
5	—	747	215.00	215.00
50	—	576	234.00–241.00	236.94
25	—	778	191.00–198.00	193.32
19	—	678	213.00–224.00	221.50
43	—	508	255.00–259.00	257.82
41	—	490	258.00–271.00	267.41
17	—	371	278.00–283.00	280.98
42	—	444	270.00–278.00	272.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	453	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	678	208.00	208.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,630	106.00–109.00	107.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,260	96.00–99.00	97.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,083	101.00–104.00	101.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	984	76.00–82.00	78.80
9	—	1,194	96.00–99.00	97.90
9	—	1,020	83.00–87.00	85.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,347	100.00–106.00	103.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,760	116.00–131.00	121.96
4	—	1,619	101.00–114.00	109.34

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	10	—	1,032	110.00–127.00	116.17
(<2 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,076	134.00–138.00	135.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	—	895	152.00–159.00	156.46
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	822	161.00–177.00	171.33

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	18	—	1,055	166.00–175.00	168.09
(<2 yrs)	Open	51	—	886	181.00–194.00	185.20

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.