Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steers under 700 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 instances 10.00 to 15.00 higher, feeder steers over 700 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Heifers under 550 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher, 550 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade activity and demand very good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.69/cwt on 882 head.

Average price

$187.69

882 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,239

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$452

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

$26.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.04

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	371	214.11	795	18thin
Medium and Large 1	666	187.14	1,247	864

One grade step is worth $26.98/cwt here — about −$452 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 sale882 hd

187.69

—

CO average4 barns · 1,543 hd

190.72

−3.04

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	—	Average	1,728	107.05	1,850	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,488	93.26	1,388	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	89.23	1,076	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	80.69	817	44

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	243.07/cwt	239.00–248.00	1,130	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	497	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,108	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	650	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,242	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,170	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,036	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	183.69/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,436	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	223.17/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,281	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	172.62/cwt	170.50–176.00	1,428	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	201.53/cwt	199.00–206.00	1,270	32
Steers	Large 1	—	527	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,112	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	219.21/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,006	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	287.15/cwt	282.00–290.00	942	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	301	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	692	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,215	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,360	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	185.19/cwt	183.00–186.00	1,341	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	271.46/cwt	267.00–274.00	1,013	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	175.58/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,306	229
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	772	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	216.15/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,148	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	173.56/cwt	172.50–174.00	1,425	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	175.20/cwt	174.50–176.00	1,347	148
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	85.87/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,269	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	98.28/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,536	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	77.74/cwt	75.00–81.00	763	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	87.45/cwt	86.00–88.00	895	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	82.90/cwt	81.00–83.50	887	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	93.05/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,374	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	84.27/cwt	81.00–86.00	925	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	93.84/cwt	93.00–94.50	1,246	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	89.71/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,086	25
Bulls	—	—	1,820	111.10/cwt	109.00–115.00	2,022	4
Bulls	—	—	1,545	98.95/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	582	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,336	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	194.46/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,134	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	225.33/cwt	225.00–226.00	834	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	622	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,176	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	212.36/cwt	211.00–216.00	998	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	756	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	227.11/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,167	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	180.75/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,150	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	218.56/cwt	217.00–223.00	933	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	483	251.75/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,216	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	180.43/cwt	177.00–182.50	1,229	139

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 Mar 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,107Last week 1,324Year ago 2,291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 282Last week 90Year ago 170

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	465	239.00–248.00	243.07
11	—	423	245.00	245.00
56	—	782	180.00–184.00	183.69
33	—	574	221.00–227.00	223.17
15	—	827	170.50–176.00	172.62
32	—	630	199.00–206.00	201.53
11	—	328	282.00–290.00	287.15
50	—	724	183.00–186.00	185.19
43	—	373	267.00–274.00	271.46
16	—	514	221.00–230.00	227.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	629	186.00	186.00
37	—	459	216.00–221.00	219.21
18	—	301	230.00	230.00
16	—	653	186.00	186.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	527	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	660	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	483	250.00–255.00	251.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	497	223.00	223.00
30	—	582	229.50	229.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	650	191.00	191.00
11	—	622	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
229	—	744	173.00–178.00	175.58
58	—	531	213.00–221.00	216.15
21	—	821	172.50–174.00	173.56
148	—	769	174.50–176.00	175.20
35	—	583	191.00–200.00	194.46
15	—	370	225.00–226.00	225.33
19	—	470	211.00–216.00	212.36
12	—	330	229.00	229.00
95	—	636	180.00–183.00	180.75
23	—	427	217.00–223.00	218.56
4	—	284	241.00	241.00
139	—	681	177.00–182.50	180.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	359	215.00	215.00
4	—	414	211.00	211.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	82.00–89.00	85.87
4	—	1,563	97.00–100.00	98.28
25	—	1,477	90.00–96.00	93.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	982	75.00–81.00	77.74
7	—	1,024	86.00–88.00	87.45
12	—	1,070	81.00–83.50	82.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,098	81.00–86.00	84.27
6	—	1,328	93.00–94.50	93.84
25	—	1,211	88.00–92.00	89.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,820	109.00–115.00	111.10
2	—	1,545	97.00–101.00	98.95

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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