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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Jan 31

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Jan 24Jan 31Feb 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,445 head

▼ 918 vs last sale 2,363▲ 85 vs year ago 1,360 · +6.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

355 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 258▲ 171 vs year ago 184 · +92.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

295 head

▲ 129 vs last sale 166▲ 295 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 under 500lbs sold 3.00 to 11.00 lower while steers over 500lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 5.00 to 16.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers over 500lbs sold mostly 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows of average dressing sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale is next Wednesday February 7, 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 $259.83/cwt on 667 head.

Average price

$259.83

667 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$63

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$52.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.61

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	492	289.38	1,425	21
Medium and Large 1-2	588	274.32	1,613	127
Medium and Large 1	660	264.70	1,747	334
Large 1-2	589	243.26	1,432	19thin
Medium and Large 2	627	237.10	1,487	166

One grade step is worth $52.28/cwt here — about −$63 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 sale667 hd

259.83

—

CO average3 barns · 2,763 hd

275.44

−15.61

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	1,676	115.90	1,942	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	104.58	1,681	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,349	97.01	1,308	70
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,960	96.00	1,882	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,131	91.31	1,032	206

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,226	$1,275	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,245	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,174	$1,050	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	752	$784	5

Every lot

93 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	298	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,061	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	354.20/cwt	345.00–357.00	1,133	16
Steers	—	Large 1	341	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,061	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	335.25/cwt	333.00–340.00	1,210	10
Steers	—	Large 1Fancy	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	357.38/cwt	353.00–364.00	1,329	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,139	2
Steers	—	Large 1Fancy	410	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,292	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	305.57/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,271	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	275.44/cwt	271.00–282.00	1,146	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	318.27/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,388	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,448	16
Steers	—	Large 1-2	472	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,279	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,517	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	491	250.05/cwt	221.00–292.00	1,228	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	501	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,152	4
Steers	—	Large 1	518	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,518	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	289.35/cwt	283.00–292.00	1,522	45
Steers	—	Large 1-2	543	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,412	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	247.72/cwt	236.00–256.00	1,405	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	295.57/cwt	289.00–302.00	1,708	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,642	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,748	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	246.96/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,544	31
Steers	—	Large 1	641	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,570	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	272.31/cwt	271.00–273.00	1,784	50
Steers	—	Large 1-2	663	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,465	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	230.80/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,546	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	243.97/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,637	21
Steers	—	Large 1	693	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,663	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	240.22/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,732	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,661	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	232.17/cwt	223.50–241.00	1,769	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	764	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,826	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	216.13/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,764	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	852	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,840	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,680	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	187.62/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,820	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	984	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,742	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,951	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	308.11/cwt	300.00–324.00	983	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	282.90/cwt	282.00–284.00	976	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	353	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,112	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	230.33/cwt	212.00–249.00	880	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	266.40/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,111	26
Heifers	—	Large 1Fancy	418	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,166	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	285.79/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,212	17
Heifers	—	Large 1	428	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,079	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	253.58/cwt	225.00–264.00	1,212	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	286.04/cwt	279.00–290.00	1,373	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	269.26/cwt	268.00–271.00	1,295	7
Heifers	—	Large 1Fancy	499	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,397	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,349	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	249.70/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,336	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	554	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,457	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	247.43/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,443	24
Heifers	—	Large 1Fancy	585	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,457	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	236.95/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,386	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	603	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,459	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	235.63/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,574	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	219.92/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,469	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	219.09/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,584	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,657	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	813	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,772	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,706	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,734	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	488	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,274	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,498	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,453	105.54/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,533	4
Bulls	—	—	1,587	97.21/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,543	3
Bulls	—	—	1,740	121.32/cwt	111.00–129.00	2,111	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	72.50/cwt	52.00–81.00	758	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	86.94/cwt	84.00–89.00	932	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,085	101.29/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,099	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	93.75/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,087	143
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	96.71/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,299	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	84.36/cwt	83.50–88.00	1,152	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,367	103.63/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,417	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,607	105.26/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,692	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,474	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,960	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,882	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	622	499.15/head	485.00–525.00	499	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	920	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,226	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	710	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	788	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	746	170.00/cwt	151.00–190.00	1,268	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	928	167.52/cwt	151.00–196.00	1,555	240
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	962	143.76/cwt	133.00–147.00	1,383	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,031	114.31/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,179	9

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 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,445Last week 2,363Year ago 1,360

Slaughter CattleReceipts 355Last week 258Year ago 184

Replacement CattleReceipts 295Last week 166Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	762	223.50–241.00	232.17
4	—	298	356.00	356.00
2	—	480	316.00	316.00
15	—	816	209.00–218.00	216.13
38	—	721	235.00–245.00	240.22
10	—	372	353.00–364.00	357.38
39	—	578	289.00–302.00	295.57
20	—	852	216.00	216.00
50	—	655	271.00–273.00	272.31
16	—	320	345.00–357.00	354.20
11	—	605	289.00	289.00
23	—	436	317.00–320.00	318.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	416	302.00–312.00	305.57
16	—	467	310.00	310.00
9	—	970	185.00–191.00	187.62
2	—	745	223.00	223.00
5	—	597	275.00	275.00
5	—	1,168	167.00	167.00
21	—	671	242.00–248.00	243.97
2	—	908	185.00	185.00
45	—	526	283.00–292.00	289.35
10	—	361	333.00–340.00	335.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	984	177.00	177.00
49	—	670	230.00–238.00	230.80
31	—	625	240.00–255.00	246.96
4	—	501	230.00	230.00
31	—	567	236.00–256.00	247.72
28	—	491	221.00–292.00	250.05
2	—	390	292.00	292.00
5	—	416	271.00–282.00	275.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	293.00	293.00
2	—	693	240.00	240.00
5	—	641	245.00	245.00
5	—	341	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	315.00	315.00
2	—	370	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	764	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	271.00	271.00
7	—	543	260.00	260.00
9	—	663	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	345	282.00–284.00	282.90
17	—	424	278.00–288.00	285.79
11	—	585	234.00–238.00	236.95
37	—	535	246.00–252.00	249.70
7	—	481	268.00–271.00	269.26
31	—	668	216.00–225.00	219.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	242.00	242.00
3	—	867	200.00	200.00
20	—	723	214.00–220.00	219.09
21	—	668	232.00–236.00	235.63
2	—	523	258.00	258.00
14	—	353	315.00	315.00
4	—	753	220.00	220.00
10	—	828	206.00	206.00
18	—	319	300.00–324.00	308.11
28	—	480	279.00–290.00	286.04
24	—	583	245.00–252.00	247.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	554	263.00	263.00
6	—	813	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	499	280.00	280.00
4	—	418	279.00	279.00
16	—	585	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	478	225.00–264.00	253.58
4	—	382	212.00–249.00	230.33
26	—	417	251.00–270.00	266.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	700	214.00	214.00
2	—	488	261.00	261.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	1,159	90.00–98.00	93.75
24	—	1,046	52.00–81.00	72.50
20	—	1,072	84.00–89.00	86.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	91.00	91.00
20	—	1,607	98.00–110.00	105.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,367	101.00–107.00	103.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,085	101.00–106.00	101.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,365	83.50–88.00	84.36
53	—	1,343	91.00–98.00	96.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,960	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,453	101.00–108.00	105.54
3	—	1,587	96.00–100.00	97.21
18	—	1,740	111.00–129.00	121.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,203	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	622	485.00–525.00	499.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,226	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	111.00	111.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,031	111.00–121.00	114.31

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	240	—	928	151.00–196.00	167.52
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	746	151.00–190.00	170.00

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	10	—	962	133.00–147.00	143.76

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.