Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steers under 550 lbs in a light test mostly steady, 550 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, yearling feeder steers over 700 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Heifers under 550 lbs mostly steady in a light test, 550 to 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher, yearling feeder heifers mostly steady. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls lightly tested. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $196.44/cwt on 513 head.

Average price

$196.44

513 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,263

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$145

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

$4.54/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	563	200.62	1,129	41
Medium and Large 1	650	196.07	1,274	472

One grade step is worth $4.54/cwt here — about −$145 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 sale513 hd

196.44

—

CO average3 barns · 1,288 hd

199.80

−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	—	Low	1,859	100.00	1,859	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	80.84	1,213	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	77.04	983	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	64.40	666	32

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
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,046	$1,487	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,007	$1,197	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,066	$1,175	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,146	$1,696	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	706	176.58/cwt	176.50–177.00	1,247	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	652	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,265	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,167	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	171.53/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,082	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	168.93/cwt	167.00–173.00	1,140	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	180.95/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,028	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	261.95/cwt	260.00–265.00	961	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	167.67/cwt	166.00–168.00	1,408	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	500	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,120	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,004	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	183.03/cwt	177.50–189.00	1,234	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	243.13/cwt	242.00–246.00	1,045	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	215.63/cwt	215.00–218.50	1,136	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	192.81/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,128	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	172.25/cwt	170.00–174.50	1,335	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,007	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	186.35/cwt	185.00–189.00	762	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,209	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	183.56/cwt	181.00–188.00	943	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	163.25/cwt	163.25–163.25	1,306	73
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	194.60/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,201	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	633	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,307	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	457	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	882	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	186.81/cwt	184.00–189.00	880	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	182.64/cwt	181.00–185.00	672	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	211.76/cwt	207.00–218.00	1,199	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,065	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,146	1,695.96/head	1,650.00–1,760.00	1,696	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,007	1,196.58/head	1,100.00–1,235.00	1,197	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,046	1,486.95/head	1,435.00–1,550.00	1,487	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,066	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	5
Bulls	—	—	1,788	93.98/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,680	2
Bulls	—	—	1,738	99.31/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,726	4
Bulls	—	—	2,170	107.41/cwt	105.00–110.00	2,331	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,000	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	655	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	80.80/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,069	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	65.52/cwt	63.00–70.00	809	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	77.33/cwt	75.00–79.00	970	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	67.29/cwt	67.00–68.00	720	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	80.84/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,213	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	64.77/cwt	63.00–67.00	684	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	59.00/cwt	56.00–62.00	624	5

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,150Last week 4,361Year ago 1,750

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 378Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	706	176.50–177.00	176.58
10	—	367	260.00–265.00	261.95
79	—	840	166.00–168.00	167.67
74	—	674	177.50–189.00	183.03
11	—	430	242.00–246.00	243.13
46	—	527	215.00–218.50	215.63
24	—	775	170.00–174.50	172.25
53	—	617	191.00–201.00	194.60
45	—	566	207.00–218.00	211.76
4	—	457	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	652	194.00	194.00
6	—	500	224.00	224.00
6	—	400	251.00	251.00
80	—	633	206.50	206.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	621	188.00	188.00
14	—	585	192.00–196.00	192.81
10	—	432	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	631	169.00–172.00	171.53
43	—	675	167.00–173.00	168.93
99	—	568	177.00–187.00	180.95
12	—	409	185.00–189.00	186.35
49	—	711	170.00	170.00
49	—	514	181.00–188.00	183.56
2	—	322	201.00	201.00
73	—	800	163.25	163.25
11	—	471	184.00–189.00	186.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	457	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	368	181.00–185.00	182.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	500	190.00	190.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,146	1,650.00–1,760.00	1,695.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,007	1,100.00–1,235.00	1,196.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,046	1,435.00–1,550.00	1,486.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,066	1,175.00	1,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,788	93.00–95.00	93.98
4	—	1,738	97.00–102.00	99.31
2	—	2,170	105.00–110.00	107.41
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,000	65.50	65.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,323	80.00–82.00	80.80
4	—	1,235	63.00–70.00	65.52
16	—	1,254	75.00–79.00	77.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,070	67.00–68.00	67.29
11	—	1,056	63.00–67.00	64.77
5	—	1,057	56.00–62.00	59.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,500	78.00–82.00	80.84

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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Steers · 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

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

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