Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steers calves under 650 lbs steady except for 500 to 550 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 instances 10.00 higher, 650 to 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs steady, 500 to 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $199.00/cwt on 630 head.

Average price

$199.00

630 head · 687 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,367

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$284

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

$32.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.30

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	470	231.00	1,086	7thin
Medium and Large 1	689	198.64	1,370	623

One grade step is worth $32.36/cwt here — about −$284 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 sale630 hd

199.00

—

CO average3 barns · 1,181 hd

201.30

−2.30

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	1,945	103.04	2,005	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	88.91	1,040	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,542	88.37	1,363	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,105	78.08	863	22

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,705	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$1,600	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,224	$1,350	12
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	995	$1,600	5

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	702	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,236	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	302	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	734	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	208.28/cwt	208.00–209.00	887	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	185.88/cwt	184.00–187.00	1,171	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	230.25/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,207	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	188.91/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,215	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	243.36/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,122	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	176.30/cwt	172.00–177.50	1,525	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	193.25/cwt	193.25–193.25	1,362	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	216.55/cwt	210.00–219.50	1,265	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	629	209.56/cwt	209.50–210.00	1,318	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	561	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,144	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,085	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	185.19/cwt	184.50–186.25	1,413	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,571	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	188.17/cwt	185.00–189.75	1,387	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,086	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	188.21/cwt	183.00–194.00	1,261	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,217	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	373	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	865	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	586	195.60/cwt	194.50–196.50	1,146	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	709	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,209	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,077	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,146	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,037	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	87.50/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,374	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	85.51/cwt	85.00–86.00	919	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	79.80/cwt	78.00–82.00	930	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	63.93/cwt	61.00–68.00	687	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	76.29/cwt	76.00–77.00	739	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	93.14/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,340	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,217	1
Bulls	—	—	2,080	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,371	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	850	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	88.36/cwt	86.00–90.50	1,116	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	96.34/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,247	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,121	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	998	7
Bulls	—	—	1,904	99.64/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,897	10
Bulls	—	—	2,015	108.81/cwt	106.00–111.00	2,193	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,224	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,705.35/head	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	188.48/cwt	185.00–193.00	1,076	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	180.83/cwt	178.00–183.50	1,217	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	160.39/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,309	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	803	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	207.92/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,123	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,336	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	603	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,230	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	553	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,272	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	218.44/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,016	45

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,397Last week 854Year ago 1,202

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 120Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	702	176.00	176.00
14	—	426	208.00–209.00	208.28
8	—	630	184.00–187.00	185.88
97	—	571	185.00–193.00	188.48
88	—	673	178.00–183.50	180.83
23	—	816	158.00–164.00	160.39
8	—	370	217.00	217.00
36	—	540	206.00–209.00	207.92
28	—	768	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	302	243.00	243.00
24	—	373	232.00	232.00
11	—	586	194.50–196.50	195.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	561	204.00	204.00
45	—	465	215.00–220.00	218.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	327	300.00	300.00
16	—	524	229.00–233.00	230.25
11	—	643	187.00–190.00	188.91
31	—	461	242.00–249.00	243.36
54	—	865	172.00–177.50	176.30
39	—	584	210.00–219.50	216.55
7	—	374	290.00	290.00
167	—	763	184.50–186.25	185.19
12	—	938	167.50	167.50
71	—	737	185.00–189.75	188.17
58	—	670	183.00–194.00	188.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	705	193.25	193.25
92	—	629	209.50–210.00	209.56
21	—	505	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	470	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	204.00	204.00
4	—	553	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	709	170.50	170.50
3	—	435	247.50	247.50
14	—	600	191.00	191.00
5	—	516	201.00	201.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,570	86.00–91.00	87.50
6	—	1,439	92.00–95.00	93.14
1	—	1,540	79.00	79.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	85.00–86.00	85.51
13	—	1,166	78.00–82.00	79.80
2	—	1,075	61.00–68.00	63.93
5	—	969	76.00–77.00	76.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,036	82.00	82.00
4	—	1,263	86.00–90.50	88.36
3	—	1,294	95.00–97.00	96.34
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,121	89.00	89.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,080	114.00	114.00
10	—	1,904	96.00–101.00	99.64
4	—	2,015	106.00–111.00	108.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	995	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,360	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,224	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,185	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,705.35

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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Slaughter Cattle

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