Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesdays higher market. Steers under 700 lbs mostly steady except for 400 to 500 lbs and 600 to 650 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers over 700 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers under 700 lbs mostly steady except for 550 to 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 700 lbs mostly steady. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.15/cwt on 1,480 head.

Average price

$182.15

1,480 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,151

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$44

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$14.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.25

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	632	182.52	1,153	1,424
Medium and Large 1-2	628	173.76	1,091	44
Medium 1	710	168.50	1,196	12thin

One grade step is worth $14.02/cwt here — about −$44 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 sale1,480 hd

182.15

—

CO average4 barns · 2,771 hd

180.90

+1.25

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	1,847	103.37	1,909	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,483	83.02	1,231	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	80.37	1,022	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,144	71.88	822	37

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 Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,036	$1,900	11

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	629	205.95/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,295	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	466	249.22/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,161	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	650	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,307	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	160.84/cwt	160.50–164.00	1,319	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	175.71/cwt	175.50–176.00	1,446	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	173.76/cwt	172.50–176.00	1,091	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,553	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	188.27/cwt	184.85–195.00	1,271	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	176.07/cwt	175.00–178.75	1,361	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	222.92/cwt	217.00–228.00	1,177	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	190.45/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,158	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	214.14/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,238	52
Steers	Medium 1	—	437	243.12/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,062	30
Steers	Medium 1	—	606	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,151	27
Steers	Medium 1	—	680	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,190	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	181.90/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,313	224
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,063	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	173.94/cwt	172.75–175.00	1,482	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	516	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,037	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	750	176.25/cwt	176.25–176.25	1,322	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	721	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,301	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	650	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,183	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	823	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	297	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	661	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	71.02/cwt	68.00–74.00	797	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	61.58/cwt	60.00–63.00	637	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	79.84/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,087	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	85.00/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,325	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	77.00/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,016	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,232	76.65/cwt	74.00–79.00	944	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,179	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	81.09/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,014	16
Bulls	—	—	2,190	117.59/cwt	114.00–122.00	2,575	3
Bulls	—	—	1,948	107.54/cwt	104.00–112.00	2,095	6
Bulls	—	—	1,864	99.23/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,850	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,599	97.26/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,555	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1Registered	—	1,036	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	183.96/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,139	259
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,377	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	175.19/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,261	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	203.99/cwt	200.00–206.00	983	123
Heifers	Medium 1	—	710	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,196	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	172.28/cwt	170.50–178.00	1,168	240
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	206.85/cwt	204.50–210.00	877	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	166.00/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,308	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	186.61/cwt	181.50–190.50	1,075	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	237.14/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,134	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	193.80/cwt	189.50–199.00	1,012	104

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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,144Last week 5,118Year ago 2,045

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 268Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 0Year ago 400

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
225	—	629	200.00–211.00	205.95
33	—	823	175.50–176.00	175.71
9	—	908	171.00	171.00
196	—	675	184.85–195.00	188.27
93	—	773	175.00–178.75	176.07
85	—	528	217.00–228.00	222.92
52	—	578	211.00–220.00	214.14
224	—	722	177.00–185.00	181.90
7	—	409	260.00	260.00
19	—	852	172.75–175.00	173.94
56	—	478	233.00–241.00	237.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	466	249.00–250.00	249.22
5	—	650	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	608	190.00–191.00	190.45
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	437	241.00–245.00	243.12
27	—	606	190.00	190.00
26	—	680	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	820	160.50–164.00	160.84
21	—	392	210.00	210.00
5	—	297	222.50	222.50
259	—	619	180.00–188.00	183.96
7	—	850	162.00	162.00
135	—	720	170.00–178.00	175.19
123	—	482	200.00–206.00	203.99
240	—	678	170.50–178.00	172.28
69	—	424	204.50–210.00	206.85
5	—	324	219.00	219.00
160	—	788	163.00–168.00	166.00
159	—	576	181.50–190.50	186.61
104	—	522	189.50–199.00	193.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	628	172.50–176.00	173.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	516	201.00	201.00
26	—	750	176.25	176.25
21	—	721	180.50	180.50
15	—	650	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	710	168.50	168.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,122	68.00–74.00	71.02
2	—	1,035	60.00–63.00	61.58
9	—	1,232	74.00–79.00	76.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,361	78.00–82.00	79.84
45	—	1,559	83.00–88.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,319	76.00–78.00	77.00
1	—	1,325	89.00	89.00
16	—	1,250	80.00–85.00	81.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,190	114.00–122.00	117.59
6	—	1,948	104.00–112.00	107.54
6	—	1,864	97.00–102.00	99.23
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,599	94.00–100.00	97.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,036	1,900.00	1,900.00

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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

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

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