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La Junta

Feeder Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Nov 15

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Nov 8Nov 15Nov 22 →

Receipts

3,933 head

▼ 1,368 vs last sale 5,301▲ 166 vs year ago 3,767 · +4.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers under 450lbs sold sharply lower. Feeder steers between 450lbs to 550lbs sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder steers over 550lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 550lbs sold 7.00 higher. The next feeder calf sale will be next Wednesday November 22, 2023.

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 $251.49/cwt on 1,389 head.

Average price

$251.49

1,389 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,439

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$339

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$55.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.55

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	283.61	1,599	151
Large 1	446	271.52	1,212	27
Medium and Large 1-2	561	263.63	1,480	452
Large 1-2	527	241.16	1,270	20
Medium and Large 2	588	237.55	1,396	701
Large 2	553	227.76	1,260	38

One grade step is worth $55.84/cwt here — about $339 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 sale1,389 hd

251.49

—

CO average4 barns · 4,130 hd

257.04

−5.55

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

83 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	272	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	898	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	871	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	297	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,062	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	307.96/cwt	301.00–318.00	1,010	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	331.47/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,094	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	341.44/cwt	339.00–353.00	1,151	26
Steers	—	Large 1	346	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	938	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	335.11/cwt	332.50–342.00	1,216	9
Steers	—	Large 2	368	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	883	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	316.85/cwt	311.00–326.00	1,236	11
Steers	—	Large 1	408	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,187	6
Steers	—	Large 2	414	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	956	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	300.77/cwt	299.00–308.00	1,287	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	318.69/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,367	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	289.42/cwt	287.00–296.00	1,242	57
Steers	—	Large 1	456	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,300	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	306.92/cwt	306.00–311.00	1,409	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	461	279.35/cwt	274.00–282.00	1,288	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	295.22/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,435	45
Steers	—	Large 1-2	492	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,240	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	281.39/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,474	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	260.09/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,389	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	251.82/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,471	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	238.23/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,406	141
Steers	—	Large 2	595	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,345	30
Steers	—	Large 1	607	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,439	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	245.76/cwt	244.00–246.50	1,507	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	228.46/cwt	217.00–235.50	1,412	228
Steers	—	Large 1-2	631	208.63/cwt	207.00–211.00	1,316	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,492	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	208.08/cwt	196.00–220.00	1,398	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	704	202.05/cwt	201.00–203.00	1,422	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	214.78/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,546	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,581	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,691	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	891	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,613	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	902	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,804	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,710	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	984	183.69/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,808	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Large 2	278	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	670	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	294	304.41/cwt	300.00–307.50	895	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	299	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	852	12
Heifers	—	Large 1	299	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	780	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	302	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	793	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	294.35/cwt	290.00–303.00	927	18
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	328	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	790	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	279.71/cwt	277.00–281.00	926	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	364	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	997	5
Heifers	—	Large 2	369	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	871	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	230	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	990	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,112	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	619	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,058	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	833	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,141	15

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 Nov 15, 2023

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

Receipts 3,933Last week 5,301Year ago 3,767

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	870	193.00	193.00
20	—	981	181.00–187.00	183.41
18	—	459	251.00–260.00	254.05
18	—	315	290.00–303.00	294.35
68	—	736	206.00–211.00	209.74
98	—	430	259.00–270.00	265.42
139	—	537	241.00–250.00	246.09
38	—	294	300.00–307.50	304.41
47	—	370	274.00–288.00	281.15
8	—	779	201.00	201.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

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La Junta

Feeder Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Nov 15

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Nov 8Nov 15Nov 22 →

Receipts

3,933 head

▼ 1,368 vs last sale 5,301▲ 166 vs year ago 3,767 · +4.4%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $251.49/cwt on 1,389 head.

Average price

$251.49

1,389 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,439

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$339

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$55.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.55

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	283.61	1,599	151
Large 1	446	271.52	1,212	27
Medium and Large 1-2	561	263.63	1,480	452
Large 1-2	527	241.16	1,270	20
Medium and Large 2	588	237.55	1,396	701
Large 2	553	227.76	1,260	38

One grade step is worth $55.84/cwt here — about $339 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 sale1,389 hd

251.49

—

CO average4 barns · 4,130 hd

257.04

−5.55

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

83 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	272	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	898	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	871	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	297	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,062	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	307.96/cwt	301.00–318.00	1,010	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	331.47/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,094	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	341.44/cwt	339.00–353.00	1,151	26
Steers	—	Large 1	346	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	938	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	335.11/cwt	332.50–342.00	1,216	9
Steers	—	Large 2	368	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	883	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	316.85/cwt	311.00–326.00	1,236	11
Steers	—	Large 1	408	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,187	6
Steers	—	Large 2	414	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	956	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	300.77/cwt	299.00–308.00	1,287	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	318.69/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,367	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	289.42/cwt	287.00–296.00	1,242	57
Steers	—	Large 1	456	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,300	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	306.92/cwt	306.00–311.00	1,409	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	461	279.35/cwt	274.00–282.00	1,288	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	295.22/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,435	45
Steers	—	Large 1-2	492	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,240	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	281.39/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,474	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	260.09/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,389	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	251.82/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,471	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	238.23/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,406	141
Steers	—	Large 2	595	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,345	30
Steers	—	Large 1	607	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,439	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	245.76/cwt	244.00–246.50	1,507	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	228.46/cwt	217.00–235.50	1,412	228
Steers	—	Large 1-2	631	208.63/cwt	207.00–211.00	1,316	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,492	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	208.08/cwt	196.00–220.00	1,398	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	704	202.05/cwt	201.00–203.00	1,422	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	214.78/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,546	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,581	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,691	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	891	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,613	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	902	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,804	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,710	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	984	183.69/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,808	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Large 2	278	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	670	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	294	304.41/cwt	300.00–307.50	895	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	299	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	852	12
Heifers	—	Large 1	299	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	780	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	302	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	793	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	294.35/cwt	290.00–303.00	927	18
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	328	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	790	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	279.71/cwt	277.00–281.00	926	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	364	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	997	5
Heifers	—	Large 2	369	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	871	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	230	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	990	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,112	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	619	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,058	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	833	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,141	15

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 Nov 15, 2023

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

Receipts 3,933Last week 5,301Year ago 3,767

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	870	193.00	193.00
20	—	981	181.00–187.00	183.41
18	—	459	251.00–260.00	254.05
18	—	315	290.00–303.00	294.35
68	—	736	206.00–211.00	209.74
98	—	430	259.00–270.00	265.42
139	—	537	241.00–250.00	246.09
38	—	294	300.00–307.50	304.41
47	—	370	274.00–288.00	281.15
8	—	779	201.00	201.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

19	—	933	176.00	176.00
6	—	331	277.00–281.00	279.71
23	—	786	186.00	186.00
12	—	299	285.00	285.00
15	—	867	181.00	181.00
62	—	624	221.00	221.00
4	—	594	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	383	258.00–266.00	263.95
9	—	302	262.50	262.50
125	—	674	186.00–201.00	195.41
26	—	734	185.00–193.00	190.01
54	—	477	220.00–235.00	227.86
95	—	524	209.00–230.00	218.42
3	—	892	171.00	171.00
54	—	423	246.00–254.00	248.89
96	—	579	201.00–214.00	209.98
16	—	829	161.00–162.00	161.51
70	—	626	196.00–217.00	208.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	236.00	236.00
11	—	299	261.00	261.00
5	—	364	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	328	241.00	241.00
10	—	667	191.00	191.00
10	—	401	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	517	201.00–210.00	204.32
5	—	601	197.00	197.00
2	—	278	241.00	241.00
5	—	429	233.00	233.00
5	—	369	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	459	306.00–311.00	306.92
3	—	297	357.50	357.50
26	—	337	339.00–353.00	341.44
18	—	429	315.00–321.00	318.69
6	—	867	195.00	195.00
12	—	902	200.00	200.00
25	—	984	181.00–191.00	183.69
9	—	363	332.50–342.00	335.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	390	311.00–326.00	316.85
5	—	272	330.00	330.00
52	—	428	299.00–308.00	300.77
2	—	945	181.00	181.00
65	—	524	275.00–286.00	281.39
31	—	330	330.00–332.50	331.47
4	—	753	210.00	210.00
64	—	584	251.00–255.00	251.82
45	—	486	290.00–301.00	295.22
86	—	720	211.00–217.00	214.78
67	—	613	244.00–246.50	245.76
15	—	663	225.00	225.00
5	—	891	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	346	271.00	271.00
6	—	408	291.00	291.00
6	—	607	237.00	237.00
7	—	456	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	631	207.00–211.00	208.63
15	—	492	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	672	196.00–220.00	208.08
7	—	273	319.00	319.00
141	—	590	230.00–244.00	238.23
15	—	461	274.00–282.00	279.35
32	—	328	301.00–318.00	307.96
57	—	429	287.00–296.00	289.42
77	—	704	201.00–203.00	202.05
49	—	534	256.00–266.00	260.09
228	—	618	217.00–235.50	228.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	595	226.00	226.00
5	—	414	231.00	231.00
3	—	368	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
3	—	230	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	553	201.00	201.00
2	—	435	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	833	137.00	137.00
4	—	619	171.00	171.00