Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steer calves under 500 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 instances 10.00 to 15.00 higher, 500 to 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 600 to 700 lbs mostly steady. over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 600 to 700 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 higher, over 700 lbs mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $192.35/cwt on 945 head.

Average price

$192.35

945 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,304

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.79

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	678	192.35	1,304	945

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale945 hd

192.35

—

CO average4 barns · 4,747 hd

193.15

−0.79

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	1,678	97.87	1,642	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	82.35	1,209	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,310	81.35	1,066	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,102	70.73	779	104

Every lot, as filed

47 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 1Unweaned	—	507	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	918	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	172.89/cwt	171.00–173.00	1,279	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	266.16/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,107	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	185.67/cwt	184.50–186.00	1,183	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,535	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	202.28/cwt	202.00–203.00	860	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	294.40/cwt	294.00–295.00	960	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	217.64/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,171	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	176.95/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,274	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	255.46/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,216	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	280.67/cwt	278.00–282.00	1,036	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	191.36/cwt	187.00–195.00	982	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	197.03/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,155	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	177.84/cwt	175.50–184.00	1,208	231
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	176.64/cwt	175.00–178.75	1,358	248
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	554	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,191	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	178.73/cwt	178.50–179.00	1,437	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	174.84/cwt	170.50–177.50	1,086	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	172.91/cwt	169.00–176.00	1,181	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	570	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,094	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	629	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,164	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	448	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	945	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,062	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	58.85/cwt	56.00–62.00	565	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	67.27/cwt	66.00–70.00	720	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	84.19/cwt	82.50–88.00	1,243	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	76.29/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,100	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	76.27/cwt	74.00–80.00	967	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	82.00/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,120	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,221	75.08/cwt	73.00–76.00	917	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,159	75.63/cwt	73.50–77.50	877	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,060	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	753	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,293	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,073	15
Bulls	—	—	2,140	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,375	1
Bulls	—	—	1,957	103.64/cwt	100.00–106.00	2,028	3
Bulls	—	—	1,780	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,638	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,522	95.14/cwt	91.00–97.50	1,448	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,334	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,362	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,124	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	221.86/cwt	218.00–225.00	734	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	181.71/cwt	178.00–186.00	1,025	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	434	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,180	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	454	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,230	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	192.51/cwt	191.00–197.00	951	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	481	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	967	29

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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,542Last week 1,360Year ago 1,499

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 184Year ago 207

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	507	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	740	171.00–173.00	172.89
24	—	425	202.00–203.00	202.28
33	—	513	187.00–195.00	191.36
77	—	621	170.50–177.50	174.84
187	—	683	169.00–176.00	172.91
79	—	806	165.50	165.50
27	—	859	158.50	158.50
9	—	331	218.00–225.00	221.86
84	—	564	178.00–186.00	181.71
3	—	373	219.00	219.00
16	—	494	191.00–197.00	192.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	570	192.00	192.00
14	—	629	185.00	185.00
12	—	448	211.00	211.00
29	—	481	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	535	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	416	260.00–267.00	266.16
40	—	637	184.50–186.00	185.67
32	—	908	169.00	169.00
12	—	326	294.00–295.00	294.40
21	—	538	216.00–223.00	217.64
49	—	720	175.00–183.00	176.95
27	—	476	250.00–260.00	255.46
26	—	369	278.00–282.00	280.67
76	—	586	195.00–201.00	197.03
231	—	679	175.50–184.00	177.84
248	—	769	175.00–178.75	176.64
106	—	804	178.50–179.00	178.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	554	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	272.00	272.00
4	—	454	271.00	271.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	556	191.00	191.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	960	56.00–62.00	58.85
21	—	1,071	66.00–70.00	67.27
4	—	1,221	73.00–76.00	75.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,476	82.50–88.00	84.19
7	—	1,442	73.00–79.00	76.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,268	74.00–80.00	76.27
9	—	1,366	80.00–83.00	82.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,159	73.50–77.50	75.63
10	—	1,060	71.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,293	83.00	83.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,140	111.00	111.00
3	—	1,957	100.00–106.00	103.64
1	—	1,780	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,522	91.00–97.50	95.14

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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