Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steer calves with quality and conditions 3.00 to 5.00 higher, instances 8.00 higher on weights under 500 lbs with exception of 600 to 650 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher with the exception of 500 to 600 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Yearling feeder steers and heifers 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady in a light test. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $199.56/cwt on 351 head.

Average price

$199.56

351 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$140

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

$40.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	436	222.21	968	24
Medium and Large 1	625	198.25	1,240	320
Medium 1	609	182.00	1,108	7thin

One grade step is worth $40.21/cwt here — about −$140 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 sale351 hd

199.56

—

CO average3 barns · 2,689 hd

202.57

−3.00

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	1,768	96.85	1,712	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,487	83.79	1,246	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	77.44	926	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,086	71.61	778	105

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	441	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	948	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	691	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,154	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	193.55/cwt	191.00–196.00	830	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	170.45/cwt	170.00–171.00	989	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	221	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	541	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	171.15/cwt	170.00–171.50	1,135	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	223.12/cwt	223.00–224.00	924	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	613	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,061	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,344	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	177.84/cwt	177.00–178.00	1,168	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	258.29/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,152	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	238.44/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,094	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	203.22/cwt	198.00–207.00	1,199	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,415	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,074	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,059	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	205.02/cwt	201.00–211.00	744	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	641	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	178.01/cwt	177.50–179.50	1,296	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	169.76/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,492	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	58.56/cwt	56.00–63.00	583	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	67.23/cwt	64.00–71.00	666	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	75.19/cwt	73.00–77.00	847	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	75.58/cwt	74.00–76.00	881	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	76.16/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,176	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,359	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	85.38/cwt	82.50–88.00	1,247	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	78.70/cwt	77.00–81.00	957	28
Bulls	—	—	1,645	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,497	1
Bulls	—	—	1,808	99.96/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,807	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,779	96.75/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	656	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,233	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	746	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	193.33/cwt	193.00–194.00	876	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	185.15/cwt	183.00–188.00	968	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,209	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,278	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	191.73/cwt	191.00–192.50	1,212	56
Steers	Medium 1	—	609	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,108	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	881	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	173.89/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,068	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,020	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	564	211.45/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,193	27

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 Feb 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,360Last week 1,628Year ago 1,146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 184Last week 136Year ago 116

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	441	215.00	215.00
8	—	691	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	429	191.00–196.00	193.55
34	—	580	170.00–171.00	170.45
11	—	221	245.00	245.00
30	—	663	170.00–171.50	171.15
23	—	363	201.00–211.00	205.02
15	—	274	234.00	234.00
16	—	339	220.00	220.00
21	—	453	193.00–194.00	193.33
46	—	523	183.00–188.00	185.15
11	—	701	172.50	172.50
11	—	756	169.00	169.00
49	—	614	171.00–175.00	173.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	658	161.00	161.00
43	—	515	171.00	171.00
10	—	607	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	414	223.00–224.00	223.12
7	—	488	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	227	270.00	270.00
26	—	528	201.00	201.00
7	—	314	270.00	270.00
20	—	755	178.00	178.00
33	—	657	177.00–178.00	177.84
20	—	446	255.00–261.00	258.29
18	—	459	236.00–240.00	238.44
13	—	590	198.00–207.00	203.22
7	—	818	173.00	173.00
61	—	728	177.50–179.50	178.01
17	—	879	168.00–172.00	169.76
56	—	632	191.00–192.50	191.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	656	188.00	188.00
27	—	564	211.00–212.00	211.45
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	609	182.00	182.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	995	56.00–63.00	58.56
18	—	990	64.00–71.00	67.23
73	—	1,127	73.00–77.00	75.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,165	74.00–76.00	75.58
28	—	1,216	77.00–81.00	78.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,544	73.00–79.00	76.16
4	—	1,510	90.00	90.00
18	—	1,460	82.50–88.00	85.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	91.00	91.00
2	—	1,808	99.00–101.00	99.96
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,779	96.00–97.00	96.75

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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