Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: No trend is available due to the lack of receipts from the prior week, but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade activity and buyer demand was moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $232.06/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$232.06

214 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$140

per head · Medium 1 over Small and Medium 2

$49.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.41

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	415	251.00	1,042	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	481	241.51	1,161	59
Medium and Large 1	588	230.79	1,357	134
Small and Medium 2	585	202.00	1,182	16thin

One grade step is worth $49.00/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 sale214 hd

232.06

—

CO average3 barns · 425 hd

224.65

+7.41

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	1,685	108.74	1,832	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,369	95.73	1,311	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	87.24	996	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,045	77.06	806	20

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 1	—	673	190.73/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,284	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	261.49/cwt	261.00–262.00	996	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	218.18/cwt	215.00–221.00	820	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	238.31/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,351	13
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	585	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,182	16
Steers	Medium 1	—	415	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,042	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	241.07/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,249	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,141	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	185.99/cwt	181.00–189.00	1,657	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	188.19/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,481	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	212.39/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,429	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	223.33/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,291	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,383	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,193	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,299	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,097	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	233.58/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,002	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	523	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,187	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,063	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,262	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	281.20/cwt	275.00–284.00	990	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	852	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	205.59/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,160	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	214.74/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,226	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	183.63/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,403	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	709	195.87/cwt	195.00–196.00	1,389	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	203.41/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,284	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	820	4
Bulls	—	—	1,586	98.21/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,558	4
Bulls	—	—	1,640	109.44/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,795	17
Bulls	—	—	1,976	116.29/cwt	115.00–118.00	2,298	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,196	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,088	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	84.83/cwt	83.00–87.00	971	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	66.85/cwt	64.00–71.00	699	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	95.61/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,296	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	91.02/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,090	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	101.16/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,379	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	87.42/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,217	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	843	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	79.08/cwt	75.00–81.00	840	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,026	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	831	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	223.59/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,042	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	218.75/cwt	213.00–225.00	1,389	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,104	20

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 Apr 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,163Last week 980Year ago 1,814

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 225Year ago 147

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	673	190.00–194.00	190.73
6	—	806	183.50	183.50
21	—	429	231.00–239.00	233.58
26	—	571	209.00–218.00	214.74
10	—	764	183.00–185.00	183.63
31	—	631	200.00–209.00	203.41
4	—	313	262.00	262.00
28	—	466	219.00–227.00	223.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	376	215.00–221.00	218.18
4	—	525	209.00	209.00
15	—	564	205.00–206.00	205.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	523	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	709	195.00–196.00	195.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	381	261.00–262.00	261.49
3	—	507	225.00	225.00
3	—	335	274.00	274.00
20	—	578	222.00–228.00	223.33
7	—	485	246.00	246.00
3	—	710	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	452	258.00	258.00
13	—	567	238.00–239.00	238.31
13	—	518	239.00–245.00	241.07
8	—	891	181.00–189.00	185.99
7	—	787	187.50–190.00	188.19
15	—	673	212.00–215.00	212.39
4	—	724	191.00	191.00
13	—	352	275.00–284.00	281.20
35	—	635	213.00–225.00	218.75
20	—	418	264.00	264.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	585	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	852	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	434	245.00	245.00
3	—	717	176.00	176.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,586	95.00–101.00	98.21
17	—	1,640	106.00–113.00	109.44
4	—	1,976	115.00–118.00	116.29
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,196	91.00	91.00
10	—	1,026	81.00	81.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,145	83.00–87.00	84.83
6	—	1,198	88.00–94.00	91.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,045	64.00–71.00	66.85
3	—	980	86.00	86.00
12	—	1,062	75.00–81.00	79.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,356	93.00–97.00	95.61
14	—	1,363	101.00–103.00	101.16
9	—	1,392	87.00–89.00	87.42

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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