Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer calves mostly steady. Heifer calves under 550 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher instances 10.00 higher on heifer calves under 500 lbs. Yearling feeder steers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Yearling feeder heifers steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Trade activity and demand good. Todays sale consisted mostly of calves weaned 45 days or longer in thin flesh condition.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $203.96/cwt on 1,290 head.

Average price

$203.96

1,290 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,237

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$204

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

$46.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.48

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	371	248.00	920	22
Medium and Large 1	612	203.24	1,243	1,235
Medium and Large 1-2	557	201.69	1,124	33

One grade step is worth $46.31/cwt here — about −$204 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 sale1,290 hd

203.96

—

CO average2 barns · 1,852 hd

203.48

+0.48

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	1,740	100.73	1,753	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,409	88.76	1,251	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	84.57	1,028	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	69.99	727	12

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	171.33/cwt	170.50–175.00	1,066	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,079	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	971	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	982	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,208	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	433	203.24/cwt	201.00–210.00	880	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	224.84/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,079	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	176.54/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,358	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	172.36/cwt	171.50–173.00	1,505	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,014	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	208.29/cwt	206.00–211.00	1,185	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	243.70/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,026	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	233.41/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,074	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	218.45/cwt	211.00–221.75	1,132	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	185.60/cwt	180.00–188.25	1,258	243
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	211.43/cwt	210.00–217.00	751	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	189.78/cwt	188.00–193.00	1,004	288
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	181.85/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,062	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	191.05/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,211	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	654	195.60/cwt	192.00–197.50	1,279	58
Steers	Medium 1	—	371	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	920	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	170.19/cwt	169.00–171.00	1,247	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	195.53/cwt	189.00–199.00	921	259
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,391	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	203.84/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,235	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	178.02/cwt	173.00–185.00	1,118	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	747	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,240	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	196.18/cwt	193.00–199.00	836	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	173.25/cwt	173.25–173.25	1,518	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	179.12/cwt	178.00–179.50	1,302	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	268.18/cwt	265.00–272.00	995	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	177.68/cwt	172.50–181.00	1,171	90
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,755	96.53/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,694	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	82.01/cwt	81.00–84.50	960	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	87.91/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,108	14
Bulls	—	—	1,395	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,507	1
Bulls	—	—	1,618	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,553	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	102.05/cwt	97.00–103.50	1,847	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,269	86.69/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,100	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	86.89/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,232	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,272	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	73.35/cwt	72.00–74.00	760	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	66.62/cwt	65.00–69.00	694	6

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,960Last week 1,150Year ago 2,081

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 74Year ago 335

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	622	170.50–175.00	171.33
36	—	574	188.00	188.00
13	—	511	190.00	190.00
16	—	486	202.00	202.00
8	—	700	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	433	201.00–210.00	203.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	355	210.00–217.00	211.43
288	—	529	188.00–193.00	189.78
100	—	584	177.00–187.00	181.85
3	—	321	230.00	230.00
57	—	733	169.00–171.00	170.19
259	—	471	189.00–199.00	195.53
30	—	628	173.00–185.00	178.02
65	—	426	193.00–199.00	196.18
56	—	876	173.25	173.25
90	—	659	172.50–181.00	177.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	747	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	480	220.00–229.00	224.84
71	—	769	175.00–179.00	176.54
99	—	873	171.50–173.00	172.36
151	—	569	206.00–211.00	208.29
39	—	421	240.00–244.00	243.70
238	—	518	211.00–221.75	218.45
243	—	678	180.00–188.25	185.60
13	—	802	173.50	173.50
128	—	606	200.00–206.00	203.84
31	—	727	178.00–179.50	179.12
20	—	371	265.00–272.00	268.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	476	213.00	213.00
17	—	634	190.00–192.00	191.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	460	231.00–235.00	233.41
58	—	654	192.00–197.50	195.60
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	371	248.00	248.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,755	96.00–97.00	96.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	108.00	108.00
2	—	1,618	96.00	96.00
8	—	1,810	97.00–103.50	102.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,171	81.00–84.50	82.01
14	—	1,260	87.00–90.00	87.91
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,269	86.00–87.00	86.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,418	85.00–89.00	86.89
5	—	1,398	91.00	91.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,036	72.00–74.00	73.35
6	—	1,042	65.00–69.00	66.62

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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