Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steers under 500 lbs in a light test steady to 2.00 lower, 500 to 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers 400 to 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 500 to 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers 700 to 850 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 850 lbs steady. Yearling feeder heifers mostly steady. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $198.08/cwt on 456 head.

Average price

$198.08

456 head · 691 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$163

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 1

$8.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.45

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	591	205.72	1,216	28
Medium and Large 1	698	197.58	1,379	428

One grade step is worth $8.14/cwt here — about −$163 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 sale456 hd

198.08

—

CO average3 barns · 1,034 hd

208.53

−10.45

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	1,782	104.10	1,855	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,328	87.47	1,161	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	83.75	1,018	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	76.33	796	13

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,136	$1,378	15

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	503	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	996	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	696	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,204	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	200.46/cwt	198.00–203.00	1,036	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,359	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	214.49/cwt	210.00–215.00	884	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	182.41/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,027	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	897	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,579	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	186.28/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,326	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	887	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,129	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	552	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,228	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	218.93/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,160	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	189.75/cwt	186.00–191.50	1,283	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	937	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,555	12
Steers	Medium 1	—	591	205.72/cwt	204.00–206.00	1,216	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,215	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,079	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	182.04/cwt	177.00–182.50	1,487	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	174.57/cwt	174.50–175.00	1,192	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	174.42/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,261	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	174.15/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,310	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	163.38/cwt	163.00–164.00	1,330	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	247.35/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,093	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	184.06/cwt	183.00–185.50	1,430	60
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,117	1,324.98/head	1,285.00–1,350.00	1,325	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	5
Bulls	—	—	2,020	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	2,374	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	99.48/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,612	8
Bulls	—	—	1,870	106.06/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,983	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,213	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,080	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	91.34/cwt	90.00–92.50	1,250	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	93.61/cwt	92.00–96.50	1,372	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,118	79.26/cwt	79.00–79.50	886	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	80.43/cwt	79.00–81.00	930	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	77.83/cwt	77.00–80.00	721	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	71.92/cwt	70.50–75.00	782	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,063	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	85.58/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,096	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,277	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,079	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,302	86.38/cwt	85.50–89.00	1,125	34

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 854Last week 3,144Year ago 1,538

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 182Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 23Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	503	198.00	198.00
9	—	696	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	517	198.00–203.00	200.46
14	—	860	158.00	158.00
20	—	412	210.00–215.00	214.49
20	—	563	180.00–183.00	182.41
23	—	610	185.00	185.00
2	—	480	209.00	209.00
27	—	683	174.50–175.00	174.57
21	—	723	174.00–175.00	174.42
13	—	752	174.00–175.00	174.15
8	—	814	163.00–164.00	163.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	897	176.00	176.00
36	—	712	185.00–187.00	186.28
10	—	359	247.00	247.00
39	—	530	218.00–219.00	218.93
55	—	676	186.00–191.50	189.75
12	—	937	166.00	166.00
16	—	576	211.00	211.00
10	—	469	230.00	230.00
73	—	817	177.00–182.50	182.04
49	—	442	245.00–248.00	247.35
60	—	777	183.00–185.50	184.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	552	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	591	204.00–206.00	205.72

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,117	1,285.00–1,350.00	1,324.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,175	1,485.00	1,485.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,020	117.50	117.50
8	—	1,620	97.00–101.00	99.48
12	—	1,870	103.00–110.00	106.06
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,213	89.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	90.00–92.50	91.34
17	—	1,156	79.00–81.00	80.43
11	—	1,281	83.00–88.00	85.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,466	92.00–96.50	93.61
2	—	1,277	84.50	84.50
34	—	1,302	85.50–89.00	86.38
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	79.00–79.50	79.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	927	77.00–80.00	77.83
5	—	1,088	70.50–75.00	71.92
1	—	1,250	85.00	85.00

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

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