Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steers under 450 lbs mostly steady, 450 to 650 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 instances 10.00 to 15.00 higher, 650 to 700 lbs steady to 1.00 higher, over 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifers under 700 lbs steady to 1.00 higher except for 400 to 500 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 700 lbs lightly tested. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.78/cwt on 438 head.

Average price

$199.78

438 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$75

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

$1.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.36

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	518	201.45	1,044	71
Medium and Large 1	561	199.46	1,120	367

One grade step is worth $1.99/cwt here — about −$75 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 sale438 hd

199.78

—

CO average3 barns · 2,492 hd

203.14

−3.36

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	1,935	107.83	2,086	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,668	95.66	1,595	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	86.16	985	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	74.33	758	52

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 1Fancy	—	523	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,104	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	221.58/cwt	216.00–227.00	1,068	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	937	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	952	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,200	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	191.30/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,295	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	219.66/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,349	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	205.18/cwt	201.00–207.00	1,266	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	288.52/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,047	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	766.00/head	766.00–766.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,227	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	264.92/cwt	261.00–268.00	1,245	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,179	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	294.60/cwt	294.00–297.00	884	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	184.44/cwt	181.00–189.00	1,328	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	173.30/cwt	171.00–177.00	1,395	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	237	761.34/head	750.00–785.00	761	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	264.01/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,114	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	248.36/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,274	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	74.19/cwt	73.00–77.00	759	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	89.25/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,075	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	83.42/cwt	82.00–84.50	926	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	83.02/cwt	81.00–84.00	925	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	70.75/cwt	69.00–72.00	691	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,465	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	96.06/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,602	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	94.00/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,056	2
Bulls	—	—	1,926	108.60/cwt	105.00–113.00	2,092	20
Bulls	—	—	1,855	96.54/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,791	2
Bulls	—	—	2,265	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	805	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	181.13/cwt	178.00–186.00	1,130	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	231.84/cwt	231.00–232.00	990	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	176.86/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,181	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	196.41/cwt	191.00–198.00	1,019	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	186.03/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,053	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	240.50/cwt	240.00–241.00	820	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	237.86/cwt	232.00–243.00	1,353	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	273.54/cwt	271.00–277.00	1,135	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	467	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,266	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	659	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,390	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	636	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,224	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	250.17/cwt	249.00–252.00	781	7

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,864Last week 1,053Year ago 1,027

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 163Year ago 322

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	523	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	482	216.00–227.00	221.58
4	—	358	242.00	242.00
10	—	295	273.00	273.00
34	—	624	178.00–186.00	181.13
12	—	427	231.00–232.00	231.84
57	—	668	171.00–178.00	176.86
52	—	519	191.00–198.00	196.41
38	—	566	180.00–187.00	186.03
7	—	312	249.00–252.00	250.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	428	219.00	219.00
11	—	509	187.00	187.00
24	—	702	171.00	171.00
12	—	341	240.00–241.00	240.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	636	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	677	190.00–192.00	191.30
30	—	614	219.00–224.00	219.66
2	—	773	181.00	181.00
10	—	363	285.00–291.00	288.52
3	—	265	766.00	766.00
9	—	470	261.00–268.00	264.92
10	—	300	294.00–297.00	294.60
57	—	720	181.00–189.00	184.44
21	—	805	171.00–177.00	173.30
6	—	237	750.00–785.00	761.34
5	—	890	168.00	168.00
34	—	513	246.00–249.00	248.36
57	—	569	232.00–243.00	237.86
31	—	415	271.00–277.00	273.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	617	201.00–207.00	205.18
16	—	515	235.00	235.00
17	—	489	251.00	251.00
6	—	556	212.00	212.00
18	—	422	262.00–265.00	264.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	467	271.00	271.00
7	—	659	211.00	211.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,023	73.00–77.00	74.19
9	—	1,114	81.00–84.00	83.02
21	—	977	69.00–72.00	70.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,205	86.00–91.00	89.25
17	—	1,110	82.00–84.50	83.42
2	—	1,123	93.00–95.00	94.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	88.00	88.00
19	—	1,668	93.00–98.00	96.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,926	105.00–113.00	108.60
2	—	1,855	91.00–101.00	96.54
1	—	2,265	115.00	115.00

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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