Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer calves 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifer calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 700 lbs mostly steady. Trade and Demand very good for long weaned calves with quality and condition. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.32/cwt on 2,399 head.

Average price

$177.32

2,399 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$0.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.60

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	528	177.41	937	106
Medium and Large 1	625	177.32	1,109	2,275
Large 1	534	176.50	943	18thin

One grade step is worth $0.91/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale2,399 hd

177.32

—

CO average5 barns · 5,803 hd

184.92

−7.60

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	—	High	1,718	94.77	1,628	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,435	73.12	1,050	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	68.00	809	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	63.14	649	97

Every lot, as filed

54 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - 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	—	573	209.55/cwt	206.00–213.00	1,201	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	759	181.94/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,381	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	661	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,322	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	417	254.20/cwt	253.50–257.00	1,060	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	526	231.94/cwt	230.50–236.00	1,220	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	175.36/cwt	173.00–179.50	1,371	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	222.68/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,169	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	169.29/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,407	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	243.31/cwt	241.00–248.00	998	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	191.28/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,276	334
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	182.79/cwt	178.50–184.50	1,301	309
Steers	Large 1	—	715	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,237	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	167.33/cwt	165.50–170.00	1,442	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	877	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	176.73/cwt	173.00–178.50	1,027	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	230.48/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,074	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	253.18/cwt	249.50–254.00	995	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	577	217.13/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,253	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	463	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	991	21
Steers	Medium 1	—	620	188.67/cwt	188.00–189.50	1,170	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	181.82/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,229	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	837	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	799	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	171.44/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,145	313
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	643	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	416	201.25/cwt	200.00–202.00	837	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,102	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	63.20/cwt	61.00–65.00	667	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	66.29/cwt	66.00–68.00	762	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	67.66/cwt	67.00–68.00	901	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	65.62/cwt	63.00–67.00	730	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	69.00/cwt	67.00–74.00	856	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,082	63.41/cwt	63.00–64.00	686	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	73.69/cwt	72.50–76.00	1,066	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	58.56/cwt	57.00–61.00	511	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,067	67.93/cwt	67.00–68.00	725	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,209	68.91/cwt	67.00–69.50	833	41
Bulls	—	—	2,000	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	2,090	1
Bulls	—	—	1,903	99.19/cwt	98.00–102.50	1,888	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,599	89.40/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,430	9
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,725	97.77/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,687	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	179.55/cwt	174.00–185.00	1,027	368
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	166.97/cwt	165.00–170.50	1,190	367
Heifers	Medium 1	—	541	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	963	46
Heifers	Medium 1	—	567	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	975	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	166.63/cwt	165.50–170.00	1,266	345
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	187.18/cwt	185.00–190.00	966	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	495	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	980	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	188.30/cwt	185.00–192.00	894	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	188.68/cwt	187.00–192.00	798	42
Heifers	Large 1	—	534	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	943	18
Heifers	Medium 1	—	483	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	872	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	173.88/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,092	480
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	201.78/cwt	195.00–208.50	1,241	240

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 →

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Tue Jan 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,847Last week 1,113Year ago 6,615

Slaughter CattleReceipts 426Last week 198Year ago 269

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	573	206.00–213.00	209.55
186	—	782	173.00–179.50	175.36
124	—	525	217.00–227.00	222.68
36	—	831	168.00–172.00	169.29
27	—	410	241.00–248.00	243.31
334	—	667	187.00–197.00	191.28
309	—	712	178.50–184.50	182.79
22	—	862	165.50–170.00	167.33
16	—	320	274.00	274.00
68	—	466	229.00–237.00	230.48
67	—	393	249.50–254.00	253.18
240	—	615	195.00–208.50	201.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	759	180.00–184.00	181.94
30	—	661	200.00	200.00
24	—	417	253.50–257.00	254.20
22	—	526	230.50–236.00	231.94
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	715	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	581	173.00–178.50	176.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	577	216.00–219.00	217.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	463	214.00	214.00
136	—	676	180.00–184.00	181.82
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	620	188.00–189.50	188.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	382	219.00	219.00
25	—	322	248.00	248.00
313	—	668	168.00–175.00	171.44
23	—	250	257.00	257.00
368	—	572	174.00–185.00	179.55
367	—	713	165.00–170.50	166.97
345	—	760	165.50–170.00	166.63
109	—	516	185.00–190.00	187.18
62	—	475	185.00–192.00	188.30
42	—	423	187.00–192.00	188.68
480	—	628	170.00–179.00	173.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	416	200.00–202.00	201.25
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	541	178.00	178.00
25	—	567	172.00	172.00
35	—	483	180.50	180.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	495	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	534	176.50	176.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	672	164.00	164.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,056	61.00–65.00	63.20
11	—	1,149	66.00–68.00	66.29
25	—	872	57.00–61.00	58.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	67.00–68.00	67.66
29	—	1,446	72.50–76.00	73.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,113	63.00–67.00	65.62
22	—	1,241	67.00–74.00	69.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,082	63.00–64.00	63.41
15	—	1,067	67.00–68.00	67.93
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,209	67.00–69.50	68.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,000	104.50	104.50
4	—	1,903	98.00–102.50	99.19
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,599	86.00–91.00	89.40
7	—	1,725	95.00–102.00	97.77

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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