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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Feb 7

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Jan 31Feb 7Feb 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,250 head

▼ 195 vs last sale 1,445▼ 1,292 vs year ago 2,542 · −50.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

201 head

▼ 154 vs last sale 355▼ 39 vs year ago 240 · −16.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

166 head

▼ 129 vs last sale 295▲ 166 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 600lbs sold 4.00 higher to sharply higher. Steers between 600 to 700lbs sold 8.00 to 15.00 lower. Steers over 700lbs sold 1.00 to 18.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 12.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Slaughter cows of average dressing sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher across all weight classes while slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday February 14, 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 $266.72/cwt on 514 head.

Average price

$266.72

514 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$16

per head · Large 1 over Large 1-2

$42.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.73

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	519	293.21	1,522	53
Medium and Large 1-2	627	265.99	1,668	41
Medium and Large 1	689	263.65	1,815	401
Medium and Large 2	633	260.11	1,646	17thin
Large 1-2	613	251.00	1,539	2thin

One grade step is worth $42.21/cwt here — about −$16 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 sale514 hd

266.72

—

CO average4 barns · 3,290 hd

281.45

−14.73

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	1,524	115.32	1,757	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,403	102.42	1,437	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,534	101.46	1,556	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	95.56	1,029	121

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	372.64/cwt	372.00–374.00	1,237	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	352	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,271	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,220	2
Steers	—	Large 1	432	318.23/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,375	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	463	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,616	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	337.65/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,617	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,514	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	494	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,591	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	513	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,667	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,653	9
Steers	—	Large 1	546	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,567	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	557	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,749	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	310.66/cwt	310.00–311.00	1,737	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,613	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	612	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,793	5
Steers	—	Large 1-2	613	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,539	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	260.11/cwt	259.00–263.00	1,646	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	280.56/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,796	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	653	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,744	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	257.78/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,694	41
Steers	—	Large 1	670	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,628	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	249.06/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,704	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	711	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,770	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	241.15/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,748	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	768	240.90/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,850	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,884	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,707	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,784	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,887	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	253	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	787	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	986	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	334.00/cwt	333.00–335.00	1,146	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	357	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,132	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,226	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,227	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	313.49/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,339	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	434	321.71/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,396	35
Heifers	—	Large 1Fancy	436	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,304	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	441	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,305	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	456	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,427	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,240	2
Heifers	—	Large 1Thin Fleshed	500	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,415	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	269.51/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,396	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	519	287.98/cwt	286.00–289.00	1,495	26
Heifers	—	Large 1	525	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,386	12
Heifers	—	Large 2	528	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,177	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	256.13/cwt	251.00–259.00	1,360	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,573	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	268.41/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,500	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	593	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,465	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	604	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,311	5
Heifers	—	Large 1Fancy	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	240.50/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,515	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	228.76/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,469	30
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	674	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,355	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	192.65/cwt	191.00–196.00	1,306	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	220.61/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,527	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	711	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,372	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	222.09/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,626	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	214.32/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,590	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	752	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,654	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	773	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,747	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	802	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,845	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	203.48/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,689	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,467	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	443	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,342	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	235.66/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,461	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,526	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,497	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,323	89.72/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,187	2
Bulls	—	—	1,376	107.65/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,481	4
Bulls	—	—	1,582	120.13/cwt	111.00–131.00	1,900	17
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	89.69/cwt	86.00–91.00	865	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	760	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	95.06/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,018	54
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,186	102.24/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,213	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	85.76/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,186	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,405	104.40/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,467	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,349	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,534	101.46/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,556	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	770	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,686	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	898	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,733	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	912	167.61/cwt	156.00–176.00	1,529	87
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,017	115.88/cwt	109.00–121.00	1,178	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,019	137.83/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,404	60

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 Feb 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,250Last week 1,445Year ago 2,542

Slaughter CattleReceipts 201Last week 355Year ago 240

Replacement CattleReceipts 166Last week 295Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	210.00	210.00
5	—	574	281.00	281.00
25	—	684	240.00–251.00	249.06
7	—	479	316.00	316.00
2	—	380	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	546	287.00	287.00
6	—	670	243.00	243.00
19	—	432	317.00–322.00	318.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	807	233.50	233.50
5	—	352	361.00	361.00
41	—	657	255.00–258.00	257.78
4	—	915	195.00	195.00
82	—	640	280.00–288.00	280.56
12	—	479	336.00–340.00	337.65
32	—	725	236.00–246.00	241.15
8	—	963	196.00	196.00
12	—	559	310.00–311.00	310.66
9	—	523	316.00	316.00
6	—	332	372.00–374.00	372.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	612	293.00	293.00
8	—	653	267.00	267.00
6	—	557	314.00	314.00
8	—	711	249.00	249.00
2	—	463	349.00	349.00
101	—	768	240.00–241.00	240.90
6	—	513	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	494	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	633	259.00–263.00	260.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	830	201.00–205.00	203.48
22	—	343	333.00–335.00	334.00
23	—	732	220.00–225.00	222.09
12	—	427	300.00–321.00	313.49
2	—	393	312.00	312.00
24	—	559	268.00–270.00	268.41
12	—	518	266.00–272.00	269.51
7	—	752	220.00	220.00
22	—	630	238.00–248.00	240.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	226.00	226.00
26	—	519	286.00–289.00	287.98
35	—	434	320.00–329.00	321.71
10	—	357	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	678	191.00–196.00	192.65
4	—	711	193.00	193.00
5	—	604	217.00	217.00
2	—	468	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	240.00	240.00
17	—	436	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	593	247.00	247.00
8	—	441	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	550	286.00	286.00
48	—	456	313.00	313.00
7	—	802	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	290.00	290.00
2	—	308	320.00	320.00
25	—	742	214.00–216.00	214.32
30	—	642	226.00–231.00	228.76
4	—	253	311.00	311.00
2	—	863	170.00	170.00
10	—	531	251.00–259.00	256.13
23	—	692	220.00–221.00	220.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	525	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	730	205.00	205.00
9	—	443	303.00	303.00
12	—	620	234.00–236.00	235.66
8	—	655	233.00	233.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,534	94.00–110.00	101.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,383	85.00–86.00	85.76
1	—	1,405	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	71.00	71.00
54	—	1,071	92.00–99.00	95.06
31	—	964	86.00–91.00	89.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,405	100.00–111.00	104.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,186	100.00–107.00	102.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,376	104.00–110.00	107.65
2	—	1,323	86.00–96.00	89.72
17	—	1,582	111.00–131.00	120.13

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	219.00	219.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	87	—	912	156.00–176.00	167.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	193.00	193.00

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	15	—	1,017	109.00–121.00	115.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	60	—	1,019	130.00–149.00	137.83

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.