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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Oct 3

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

701 head

▼ 789 vs last sale 1,490▼ 838 vs year ago 1,539 · −54.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

124 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 198▼ 109 vs year ago 233 · −46.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 64▲ 19 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 moderate. Feeder stees under 500 lbs sold mostly unevenly steady, and over 500 lbs sold 10.00 to 16.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold sharply lower on a light test, over 600 lbs sold 6.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 11.00 lower; slaughter bulls 14.00 lower. The next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage.

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 $252.73/cwt on 338 head.

Average price

$252.73

338 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$24

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$26.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.70

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	513	269.00	1,380	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	602	253.90	1,528	117
Medium and Large 1	706	253.74	1,792	178
Large 1-2	612	247.00	1,512	4thin
Medium and Large 2	579	242.53	1,404	35

One grade step is worth $26.47/cwt here — about −$24 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 sale338 hd

252.73

—

CO average3 barns · 943 hd

251.04

+1.70

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	1,660	107.71	1,788	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	109.60	1,703	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	97.11	1,267	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	88.69	954	4thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,142	$2,043	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,133	$1,700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,357	$1,685	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,050	$1,010	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,600	2thin

Every lot

76 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	235	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	552	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	260	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	858	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	309.54/cwt	300.00–325.00	984	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,019	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,184	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	298.98/cwt	296.00–301.00	1,250	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	287.99/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,267	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	288.14/cwt	266.00–294.00	1,363	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,259	3
Steers	—	Large 1	513	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,380	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	263.68/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,403	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	259.24/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,400	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	257.83/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,449	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	244.86/cwt	242.50–246.00	1,420	3
Steers	—	Large 1-2	612	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,512	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	245.86/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,522	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,476	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	265.92/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,697	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,760	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	685	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,593	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,819	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	236.44/cwt	236.00–242.50	1,724	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	742	213.93/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,587	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,668	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,876	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	834	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,647	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	220.78/cwt	217.50–224.00	1,949	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,071	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	2,088	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	230.82/cwt	230.50–232.50	2,103	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,103	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	216	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	456	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	245	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	600	19
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	332	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	863	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	273.05/cwt	272.00–276.00	920	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	866	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,022	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	955	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	936	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	263.56/cwt	258.00–272.50	1,089	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,227	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	236.08/cwt	221.00–241.00	1,152	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,094	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	244.68/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,263	32
Heifers	—	Large 1	521	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,256	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,340	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,302	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	620	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,389	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	230.60/cwt	227.50–231.00	1,432	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,515	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	238.76/cwt	237.50–239.00	1,528	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	234.33/cwt	222.50–236.00	1,579	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,590	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	234.88/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,703	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,525	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,821	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	230.25/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,927	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,880	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	850	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,938	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,986	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	984	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,722	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,660	127.35/cwt	127.00–128.00	2,114	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	105.53/cwt	96.00–119.00	1,752	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	88.69/cwt	86.00–91.00	954	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	97.45/cwt	92.00–108.00	1,271	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,135	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,554	109.60/cwt	96.00–116.00	1,703	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,090	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	1,802.12/head	1,675.00–2,000.00	1,802	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,445	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,475	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2

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 →

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Tue Oct 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 701Last week 1,490Year ago 1,539

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 198Year ago 233

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 64Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,304	92.00–108.00	97.45
1	—	1,320	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,076	86.00–91.00	88.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,554	96.00–116.00	109.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	127.00–128.00	127.35
18	—	1,660	96.00–119.00	105.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,010.00	1,010.00

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)	1	—	1,090	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,475	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,445	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,298	1,675.00–2,000.00	1,802.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,092	2,125.00	2,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	2,600.00	2,600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	242.50–246.00	244.86
10	—	910	229.50	229.50
3	—	477	264.00	264.00
2	—	883	217.50–224.00	220.78
41	—	619	241.00–251.00	245.86
18	—	540	255.00–262.00	259.24
15	—	729	236.00–242.50	236.44
25	—	414	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	612	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	218.00	218.00
1	—	635	232.50	232.50
1	—	360	283.00	283.00
12	—	440	265.00–290.00	287.99
10	—	742	212.50–227.50	213.93
4	—	235	235.00	235.00
5	—	834	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	638	260.00–267.00	265.92
60	—	911	230.50–232.50	230.82
26	—	532	260.00–266.00	263.68
18	—	716	254.00	254.00
3	—	318	300.00–325.00	309.54
2	—	1,065	197.50	197.50
19	—	473	266.00–294.00	288.14
5	—	418	296.00–301.00	298.98
9	—	562	251.00–262.00	257.83
1	—	260	330.00	330.00
1	—	790	237.50	237.50
7	—	885	234.00	234.00
14	—	682	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	241.00	241.00
6	—	850	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	674	222.50–236.00	234.33
21	—	413	258.00–272.50	263.56
20	—	837	230.00–232.50	230.25
16	—	630	240.50	240.50
32	—	516	241.00–249.00	244.68
12	—	875	227.00	227.00
34	—	765	238.00	238.00
18	—	725	231.00–236.00	234.88
1	—	575	233.00	233.00
11	—	337	272.00–276.00	273.05
5	—	380	269.00	269.00
3	—	470	261.00	261.00
19	—	245	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	488	221.00–241.00	236.08
7	—	402	237.50	237.50
1	—	585	222.50	222.50
31	—	640	237.50–239.00	238.76
1	—	375	231.00	231.00
2	—	216	211.00	211.00
1	—	710	224.00	224.00
1	—	845	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	621	227.50–231.00	230.60
2	—	735	207.50	207.50
1	—	515	212.50	212.50
1	—	450	200.00	200.00
1	—	405	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	332	260.00	260.00
2	—	620	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	984	175.00	175.00

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.