Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers in a limited supply mostly steady on the kind offered. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.40/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$196.40

72 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,252

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$55

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

$17.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.13

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	609	203.40	1,239	40
Medium 2	495	203.00	1,005	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	698	185.46	1,294	28

One grade step is worth $17.94/cwt here — about −$55 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 sale72 hd

196.40

—

CO average3 barns · 189 hd

202.53

−6.13

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	1,508	107.65	1,623	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,480	100.35	1,485	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	89.75	1,028	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	81.16	859	22

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$1,575	24

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,193	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,326	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,442	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,122	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,385	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,505	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,135	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	437	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,053	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	514	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,033	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	494	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,156	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	495	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,005	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,252	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	215.58/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,041	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,285	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,250	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,239	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	24
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,530	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,545	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,355	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,450	2
Bulls	—	—	1,523	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,645	1
Bulls	—	—	1,548	103.51/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,602	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	2,093	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	102.58/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,500	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	92.91/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,083	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,517	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	80.01/cwt	76.00–81.00	883	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	68.00/cwt	65.00–71.00	667	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	85.65/cwt	84.00–87.50	911	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	87.61/cwt	83.00–89.00	992	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	97.84/cwt	96.00–99.50	1,427	3

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 549Last week 1,163Year ago 781

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 155Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers in a limited supply mostly steady on the kind offered. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	585	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	208.00	208.00
4	—	653	203.00	203.00
14	—	775	186.00	186.00
19	—	483	211.00–219.00	215.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	558	201.00	201.00
15	—	796	174.00	174.00
3	—	673	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	495	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	392	266.00	266.00
12	—	865	174.00	174.00
3	—	660	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	269.00	269.00
6	—	559	224.00	224.00
7	—	532	235.00	235.00
7	—	765	190.00	190.00
3	—	642	223.00	223.00
6	—	471	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	241.00	241.00
7	—	514	201.00	201.00
8	—	494	234.00	234.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,200	1,575.00	1,575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	101.00	101.00
2	—	1,355	107.00	107.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,523	108.00	108.00
2	—	1,548	103.00–104.00	103.51
1	—	1,695	123.50	123.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,462	101.00–104.00	102.58
1	—	1,685	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,458	96.00–99.50	97.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,166	91.00–95.00	92.91
34	—	1,132	83.00–89.00	87.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,104	76.00–81.00	80.01
4	—	981	65.00–71.00	68.00
13	—	1,064	84.00–87.50	85.65

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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