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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Feb 14

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Feb 7Feb 14Feb 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,294 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 1,250▲ 464 vs year ago 830 · +55.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

116 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 201▲ 7 vs year ago 109 · +6.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

119 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 166▲ 119 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 400lbs sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher while steers over 400lbs sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 4.00 to 12.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers over 550lbs sold unevenly steady on a light test. Slaughter cows of average dressing sold 1.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday February 21, 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 $299.02/cwt on 642 head.

Average price

$299.02

642 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$74.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.59

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	324.96	1,634	212
Large 1	588	306.64	1,802	210
Large 1-2	605	278.04	1,682	28
Medium and Large 1-2	636	269.22	1,712	151
Medium and Large 2	615	249.98	1,538	41

One grade step is worth $74.98/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 sale642 hd

299.02

—

CO average4 barns · 2,574 hd

301.62

−2.59

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	1,550	114.82	1,779	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,706	111.00	1,894	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,628	108.38	1,764	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,378	105.26	1,451	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,096	97.49	1,069	73

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	853	$1,100	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,350	1thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	247	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,013	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,243	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	338	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,344	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	354	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,356	5
Steers	—	Large 1	360	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,192	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,416	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,343	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	362.07/cwt	360.00–364.00	1,553	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	468	345.59/cwt	343.00–350.00	1,617	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	326.18/cwt	323.00–333.00	1,559	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	326.70/cwt	323.00–331.50	1,689	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	302.85/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,596	38
Steers	—	Large 1	532	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,516	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	272.63/cwt	262.00–279.00	1,467	16
Steers	—	Large 1Fancy	561	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	1,820	151
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	254.60/cwt	251.00–256.00	1,466	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	283.66/cwt	276.00–288.00	1,642	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	294.15/cwt	292.00–301.00	1,718	63
Steers	—	Large 1-2	591	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,684	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	273.78/cwt	269.00–278.00	1,717	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,535	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	248.20/cwt	246.00–251.00	1,648	9
Steers	—	Large 1-2	670	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,648	5
Steers	—	Large 1	674	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,732	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	231.49/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,581	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	239.36/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,702	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,685	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,662	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,808	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,690	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	877	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,850	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,741	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	342.36/cwt	340.00–345.00	941	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,069	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,183	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	336	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,252	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	352	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,250	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	331.04/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,251	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	273.86/cwt	271.00–276.00	1,123	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,351	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	290.10/cwt	286.00–294.00	1,245	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	459	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,226	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,338	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	290.49/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,418	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,458	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	523	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,527	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	246.61/cwt	243.00–257.00	1,292	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,455	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	250.68/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,424	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	577	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,558	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	242.44/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,416	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	264.48/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,574	79
Heifers	—	Large 1Fancy	601	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,503	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	238.39/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,523	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	223.48/cwt	218.00–229.00	1,464	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	698	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,466	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,550	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	436	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,291	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	488	264.67/cwt	249.00–276.00	1,292	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	548	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,403	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,673	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,260	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,273	1
Bulls	—	—	1,393	107.94/cwt	106.00–109.50	1,504	2
Bulls	—	—	1,636	118.76/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,943	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	887	75.37/cwt	74.00–81.00	669	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	88.78/cwt	85.00–91.00	906	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	95.28/cwt	92.00–98.00	984	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,155	102.67/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,186	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,336	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,384	108.17/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,497	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,628	108.38/cwt	106.00–110.50	1,764	10
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,706	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,894	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	820	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,648	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	889	173.52/cwt	161.00–196.00	1,543	54
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	977	125.43/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,225	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	145.87/cwt	131.00–159.00	1,481	42
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	853	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,294Last week 1,250Year ago 830

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 201Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 119Last week 166Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	375.00	375.00
24	—	421	321.00	321.00
79	—	595	260.00–267.00	264.48
17	—	519	281.00	281.00
20	—	488	290.00–292.00	290.49
4	—	325	364.00	364.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	655	218.00–229.00	223.48
4	—	711	218.00	218.00
11	—	476	281.00	281.00
6	—	531	274.00	274.00
4	—	429	286.00–294.00	290.10
12	—	568	250.00–252.00	250.68
9	—	378	330.00–335.00	331.04
4	—	275	340.00–345.00	342.36
23	—	639	231.00–241.00	238.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	336	372.50	372.50
7	—	352	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	698	210.00	210.00
8	—	524	243.00–257.00	246.61
11	—	459	267.00	267.00
7	—	410	271.00–276.00	273.86
4	—	584	237.00–248.00	242.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	601	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	523	292.00	292.00
5	—	577	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	584	292.00–301.00	294.15
24	—	478	323.00–333.00	326.18
19	—	711	238.00–240.00	239.36
35	—	517	323.00–331.50	326.70
8	—	429	360.00–364.00	362.07
17	—	325	382.50	382.50
6	—	380	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	354	383.00	383.00
19	—	468	343.00–350.00	345.59
10	—	338	397.50	397.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	683	231.00–232.00	231.49
5	—	645	238.00	238.00
3	—	845	200.00	200.00
16	—	538	262.00–279.00	272.63
7	—	576	251.00–256.00	254.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
151	—	561	324.50	324.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	579	276.00–288.00	283.66
9	—	664	246.00–251.00	248.20
5	—	395	340.00	340.00
15	—	877	211.00	211.00
11	—	766	217.00	217.00
2	—	1,030	169.00	169.00
38	—	527	297.00–310.00	302.85
35	—	627	269.00–278.00	273.78
4	—	739	228.00	228.00
4	—	818	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	670	246.00	246.00
23	—	591	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	674	257.00	257.00
3	—	532	285.00	285.00
2	—	360	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	247	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	488	249.00–276.00	264.67
4	—	436	296.00	296.00
3	—	548	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	694	241.00	241.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,033	92.00–98.00	95.28
11	—	1,020	85.00–91.00	88.78
5	—	887	74.00–81.00	75.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,628	106.00–110.50	108.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,706	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,384	106.00–110.00	108.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,155	100.00–106.00	102.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	106.00–109.50	107.94
1	—	1,260	101.00	101.00
7	—	1,636	112.00–126.00	118.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	42	—	1,015	131.00–159.00	145.87

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	—	820	201.00	201.00

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	54	—	889	161.00–196.00	173.52

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	—	977	120.00–126.00	125.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	853	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,400.00	1,400.00

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.