Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with two weeks ago: All weights of calves and feeders too lightly tested for a comparison. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Demand moderate for calves to good for slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $185.93/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$185.93

122 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,150

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$24.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.13

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	615	190.32	1,170	100
Medium 1-2	636	166.00	1,056	22

One grade step is worth $24.32/cwt here — about $114 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 sale122 hd

185.93

—

CO average3 barns · 978 hd

187.06

−1.13

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	—	Low	1,804	98.61	1,778	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,486	81.97	1,218	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	77.58	955	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	65.08	698	11

Every lot, as filed

27 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,246	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	165.18/cwt	162.00–169.00	948	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	184.30/cwt	184.00–184.50	1,176	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	166.72/cwt	166.00–171.00	1,260	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,090	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	166.22/cwt	162.00–169.00	871	28
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	636	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,056	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,430	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	213.10/cwt	211.00–217.00	995	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	165.50/cwt	165.00–166.00	811	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	166.41/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,028	14
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,605	90.26/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,449	2
Bulls	—	—	1,945	102.10/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,986	6
Bulls	—	—	1,870	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,094	1
Bulls	—	—	1,674	94.19/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,577	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,232	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	973	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	75.92/cwt	72.00–79.00	900	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	84.31/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,263	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	71.08/cwt	70.00–73.00	736	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	80.17/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,057	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	67.87/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,047	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	79.37/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,144	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	66.77/cwt	65.00–68.00	662	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	941	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	61.51/cwt	61.00–63.00	687	6

How this sale compares

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 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 479Last week 982Year ago 589

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 220Year ago 250

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	167.00	167.00
9	—	804	155.00	155.00
29	—	574	162.00–169.00	165.18
28	—	524	162.00–169.00	166.22
28	—	490	165.00–166.00	165.50
14	—	618	164.00–168.00	166.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	200.00	200.00
5	—	638	184.00–184.50	184.30
35	—	756	166.00–171.00	166.72
7	—	559	195.00	195.00
8	—	841	170.00	170.00
42	—	467	211.00–217.00	213.10
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	636	166.00	166.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	88.00–92.00	90.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,945	98.00–106.00	102.10
1	—	1,870	112.00	112.00
4	—	1,674	92.00–95.00	94.19
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,232	79.00	79.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,185	72.00–79.00	75.92
6	—	1,319	80.00–81.00	80.17
1	—	1,425	66.00	66.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,498	82.00–86.00	84.31
2	—	1,543	66.00–70.00	67.87
8	—	1,441	77.00–80.00	79.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	70.00–73.00	71.08
2	—	992	65.00–68.00	66.77
6	—	1,117	61.00–63.00	61.51

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.

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