Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steers under 400 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher, 400 to 650 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 instances 10.00 to 15.00 higher, 650 to 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves under 450 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, 450 to 650 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher except for 550 to 600 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, 650 to 700 lbs 2.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers 700 to 850 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 instances 10.00 higher, over 850 lbs steady. Yearling feeder heifers 700 to 800 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 750 lbs mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Trade activity and demand good to very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $192.73/cwt on 2,307 head.

Average price

$192.73

2,307 head · 724 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$197

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 1

$23.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.15

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	558	215.73	1,204	18thin
Large 1	527	215.52	1,137	44
Medium and Large 1	729	192.10	1,401	2,245

One grade step is worth $23.63/cwt here — about −$197 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 sale2,307 hd

192.73

—

CO average4 barns · 4,768 hd

194.87

−2.15

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	1,796	101.24	1,818	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,456	84.63	1,232	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,281	82.65	1,059	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,088	73.05	795	106

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	173.87/cwt	171.00–176.00	1,236	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	740	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,306	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	581	226.34/cwt	225.50–227.00	1,315	78
Steers	Large 1	—	507	216.82/cwt	216.00–217.50	1,099	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	214.56/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,324	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	459	253.78/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,165	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,630	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,564	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,720	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	171.78/cwt	168.50–174.85	1,517	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	182.76/cwt	178.50–184.00	1,325	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	217.63/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,221	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	256.68/cwt	256.00–257.50	1,099	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	242.31/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,173	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,007	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,168	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	177.36/cwt	173.50–180.75	1,469	307
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	191.61/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,280	297
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	231.19/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,332	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	710	189.71/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,347	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	350	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	977	8
Steers	Large 1	—	567	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,208	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	181.60/cwt	175.50–183.50	1,389	391
Steers	Medium 1	—	558	215.73/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,204	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	503	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,258	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	713	195.25/cwt	195.25–195.25	1,392	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,120	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	237.99/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,000	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	182.78/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,117	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	772	161.08/cwt	160.50–162.00	1,244	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	862	148.09/cwt	147.50–150.00	1,277	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,029	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	81.92/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,187	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	76.88/cwt	74.00–79.00	882	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	65.44/cwt	64.00–68.00	690	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	84.67/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,123	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,007	67.55/cwt	64.00–68.00	680	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,065	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	756	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	77.49/cwt	74.00–79.50	893	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	71.18/cwt	69.00–74.00	782	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	992	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	87.33/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,277	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,047	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	796	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,240	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,004	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,310	83.03/cwt	80.00–83.50	1,088	7
Bulls	—	—	1,906	96.52/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,840	4
Bulls	—	—	1,950	106.69/cwt	102.00–110.00	2,080	8
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,461	96.28/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,407	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	204.07/cwt	202.00–208.00	955	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	175.84/cwt	170.00–178.75	1,189	353
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	194.44/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,029	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	758	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,349	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	503	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,021	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	694	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,117	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	161.73/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,493	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	192.68/cwt	187.00–196.00	1,085	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	162.43/cwt	160.00–164.50	1,416	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	165.76/cwt	164.00–166.50	1,382	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	206.83/cwt	200.00–209.00	881	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	213.66/cwt	210.00–219.00	780	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	527	239.48/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,262	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	650	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,307	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	436	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	859	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	169.92/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,300	330
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	185.03/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,138	192

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 Feb 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,118Last week 2,960Year ago 1,666

Slaughter CattleReceipts 268Last week 147Year ago 110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	711	171.00–176.00	173.87
77	—	468	202.00–208.00	204.07
353	—	676	170.00–178.75	175.84
170	—	529	190.00–198.00	194.44
51	—	923	161.00–162.00	161.73
164	—	563	187.00–196.00	192.68
102	—	872	160.00–164.50	162.43
47	—	834	164.00–166.50	165.76
41	—	426	200.00–209.00	206.83
24	—	365	210.00–219.00	213.66
330	—	765	169.00–175.00	169.92
192	—	615	180.00–190.00	185.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	758	178.00	178.00
10	—	503	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	436	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	740	176.50	176.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	581	225.50–227.00	226.34
15	—	459	251.00–257.00	253.78
64	—	765	185.00	185.00
31	—	527	238.00–241.00	239.48
10	—	650	201.00	201.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	507	216.00–217.50	216.82
15	—	567	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
197	—	617	209.00–216.00	214.56
34	—	970	168.00	168.00
50	—	912	171.50	171.50
48	—	1,075	160.00	160.00
194	—	883	168.50–174.85	171.78
177	—	725	178.50–184.00	182.76
64	—	561	213.00–221.00	217.63
30	—	428	256.00–257.50	256.68
22	—	484	238.00–246.00	242.31
9	—	386	261.00	261.00
13	—	517	226.00	226.00
307	—	828	173.50–180.75	177.36
297	—	668	187.00–195.00	191.61
391	—	765	175.50–183.50	181.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	576	230.00–236.00	231.19
16	—	503	250.00	250.00
50	—	713	195.25	195.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	710	189.00–190.00	189.71
8	—	350	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	558	215.00–216.00	215.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	737	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	420	235.00–239.00	237.99
23	—	611	180.00–184.00	182.78
20	—	772	160.50–162.00	161.08
13	—	862	147.50–150.00	148.09
12	—	533	193.00	193.00
49	—	694	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,449	80.00–84.00	81.92
9	—	1,462	85.00–90.00	87.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,147	74.00–79.00	76.88
46	—	1,326	80.00–88.00	84.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,054	64.00–68.00	65.44
41	—	1,153	74.00–79.50	77.49
13	—	1,099	69.00–74.00	71.18
1	—	1,240	80.00	80.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,007	64.00–68.00	67.55
1	—	1,065	71.00	71.00
16	—	1,047	76.00	76.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,240	81.00	81.00
7	—	1,310	80.00–83.50	83.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,906	96.00–97.00	96.52
8	—	1,950	102.00–110.00	106.69
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,461	94.00–98.00	96.28

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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