Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steers under 700 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 instances 10.00 to 12.00 higher on 500 to 600 lbs, over 700 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Heifers uneven, under 700 lbs mostly steady with the exception of 500 to 600 lbs in a light test with quality and condition considered 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $233.42/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$233.42

211 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,276

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$50.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.06

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	236.30	1,284	199
Large 1	602	185.66	1,118	12thin

One grade step is worth $50.64/cwt here — about $166 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 sale211 hd

233.42

—

CO average4 barns · 1,087 hd

215.36

+18.06

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	1,751	102.04	1,787	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,428	88.74	1,267	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	85.46	981	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,056	72.62	767	36

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	406	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,370	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	218.13/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,010	17
Heifers	Large 1	—	685	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,171	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	187.01/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,105	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	180.67/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,292	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	241.42/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,118	7
Steers	Large 1	—	602	185.66/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,118	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	185.05/cwt	184.00–188.00	979	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	190.34/cwt	189.00–191.00	936	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	217.35/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,248	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	190.71/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,249	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	184.26/cwt	182.50–186.00	1,411	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	502	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,275	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,445	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	178.57/cwt	178.00–179.00	1,182	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	290.26/cwt	288.00–294.00	1,030	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,302	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	231.97/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,246	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	237.87/cwt	225.00–245.00	887	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	986	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	589	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,031	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	273.59/cwt	271.00–279.00	1,149	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	184.39/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,335	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	294.80/cwt	293.00–298.00	970	14
Bulls	—	—	1,585	95.42/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,512	3
Bulls	—	—	1,812	104.68/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,897	3
Bulls	—	—	2,065	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,354	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,186	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,044	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,034	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	858	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,075	65.78/cwt	61.00–69.00	707	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	911	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	70.33/cwt	66.00–72.00	760	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	90.08/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,121	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	83.91/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,211	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	93.56/cwt	92.50–96.00	1,322	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	73.35/cwt	71.00–76.00	725	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,050	78.54/cwt	76.00–79.00	825	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	84.75/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,025	16

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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,053Last week 2,107Year ago 883

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 282Year ago 167

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	406	223.00	223.00
16	—	761	180.00	180.00
17	—	463	214.00–222.00	218.13
8	—	591	186.00–188.00	187.01
9	—	715	180.00–181.00	180.67
6	—	850	170.00	170.00
7	—	662	178.00–179.00	178.57
18	—	373	225.00–245.00	237.87
24	—	503	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	685	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	529	184.00–188.00	185.05
15	—	492	189.00–191.00	190.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	589	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	463	241.00–242.00	241.42
6	—	574	216.00–218.00	217.35
14	—	655	189.00–191.00	190.71
35	—	766	182.50–186.00	184.26
8	—	355	288.00–294.00	290.26
3	—	617	211.00	211.00
3	—	827	178.00	178.00
37	—	537	231.00–236.00	231.97
50	—	420	271.00–279.00	273.59
8	—	724	184.00–185.00	184.39
14	—	329	293.00–298.00	294.80
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	602	185.00–187.00	185.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	502	254.00	254.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,585	91.00–98.00	95.42
3	—	1,812	103.00–107.00	104.68
1	—	2,065	114.00	114.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,186	88.00	88.00
17	—	1,034	83.00	83.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,075	61.00–69.00	65.78
13	—	1,050	76.00–79.00	78.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	81.00	81.00
6	—	1,080	66.00–72.00	70.33
5	—	989	71.00–76.00	73.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,244	88.00–93.00	90.08
16	—	1,210	80.00–86.00	84.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,443	81.00–87.00	83.91
4	—	1,413	92.50–96.00	93.56

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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