Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steers under 600 lbs mostly steady, 600 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady. Heifers uneven under 550 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, 550 to 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady instances 5.00 higher on 650 to 700 lbs. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls in a light test mostly steady. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $202.37/cwt on 562 head.

Average price

$202.37

562 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,201

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$24.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.80

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	204.65	1,207	489
Medium and Large 1-2	543	196.00	1,064	18thin
Medium 1	631	191.00	1,205	20
Small and Medium 1	645	180.25	1,163	35

One grade step is worth $24.40/cwt here — about $45 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 sale562 hd

202.37

—

CO average3 barns · 1,399 hd

198.57

+3.80

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	1,977	103.30	2,042	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	80.54	1,214	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	78.22	1,017	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	65.54	670	29

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	317	196.24/cwt	195.00–198.00	622	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	205.84/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,149	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,174	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	183.99/cwt	181.00–190.00	957	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	187.34/cwt	186.00–191.00	684	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	182.28/cwt	181.00–184.00	778	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	776	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,064	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,206	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	201.01/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,270	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	453	253.77/cwt	253.00–254.00	1,150	22
Steers	Medium 1	—	631	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,205	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	213.04/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,112	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	893	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	169.99/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,136	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,290	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	175.00/cwt	173.50–177.25	1,278	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,391	24
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	645	180.25/cwt	180.25–180.25	1,163	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	247.82/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,088	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	197.68/cwt	197.00–198.00	860	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	170.47/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,054	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,311	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	586	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	996	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	189.38/cwt	186.00–192.00	909	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	179.01/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,013	51
Bulls	—	—	2,011	106.67/cwt	105.00–109.00	2,145	3
Bulls	—	—	1,943	99.94/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,942	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	979	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	646	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,342	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,087	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	75.19/cwt	74.00–78.50	950	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	69.77/cwt	67.00–71.00	802	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	81.29/cwt	79.00–84.50	1,230	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	941	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	59.84/cwt	56.00–61.00	559	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	69.88/cwt	68.00–71.00	776	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	66.23/cwt	64.00–68.00	685	12

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,628Last week 2,288Year ago 1,124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 187Year ago 163

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	317	195.00–198.00	196.24
3	—	703	167.00	167.00
48	—	520	181.00–190.00	183.99
98	—	668	166.00–173.00	169.99
11	—	806	160.00	160.00
30	—	435	197.00–198.00	197.68
35	—	618	170.00–171.00	170.47
49	—	480	186.00–192.00	189.38
51	—	566	176.00–180.00	179.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	365	186.00–191.00	187.34
64	—	427	181.00–184.00	182.28
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	586	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	558	205.00–206.00	205.84
13	—	336	231.00	231.00
6	—	668	180.50	180.50
90	—	632	200.00–207.00	201.01
78	—	522	208.00–218.00	213.04
11	—	357	250.00	250.00
72	—	730	173.50–177.25	175.00
24	—	804	173.00	173.00
28	—	439	246.00–250.00	247.82
18	—	758	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	543	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	453	253.00–254.00	253.77
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	631	191.00	191.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	645	180.25	180.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,011	105.00–109.00	106.67
3	—	1,943	98.00–101.00	99.94
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	979	66.00	66.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,342	81.00	81.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,264	74.00–78.50	75.19
4	—	1,149	67.00–71.00	69.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,513	79.00–84.50	81.29
1	—	1,405	67.00	67.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	934	56.00–61.00	59.84
7	—	1,110	68.00–71.00	69.88
12	—	1,035	64.00–68.00	66.23

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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