Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steers 300 to 400 lbs mostly steady, 400 to 500 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, 500 to 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 600 to 700 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 instances 10.00 to 12.00 higher, over 700 lbs mostly steady. Heifers under 500 lbs mostly steady, 500 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.13/cwt on 721 head.

Average price

$196.13

721 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.25

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	648	196.13	1,271	721

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale721 hd

196.13

—

CO average5 barns · 2,173 hd

191.88

+4.25

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	—	Low	1,829	102.72	1,879	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	93.16	1,390	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	89.59	1,088	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	81.55	886	35

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	391	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	876	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	188.62/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,271	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	217.36/cwt	210.00–220.50	1,115	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	199.81/cwt	192.50–203.00	1,157	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	178.87/cwt	175.50–179.50	1,350	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	236.49/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,275	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,622	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,458	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	561	236.32/cwt	233.00–237.50	1,326	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	258.47/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,145	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	198.01/cwt	195.50–200.00	1,348	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	256.67/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,255	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	720	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,361	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	221.21/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,299	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	503	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,222	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	927	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	214.65/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,348	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	214.38/cwt	214.00–215.00	948	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,395	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,169	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	184.23/cwt	184.00–184.50	1,426	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	621	203.49/cwt	199.00–206.00	1,264	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	758	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,395	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	177.15/cwt	176.00–179.00	1,295	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	670	199.06/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,334	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	586	207.21/cwt	207.00–208.00	1,214	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	618	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,366	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	170.55/cwt	169.00–171.00	1,426	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	194.56/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,257	33
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,724	98.43/cwt	94.00–101.50	1,697	6
Bulls	—	—	1,845	98.53/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,818	2
Bulls	—	—	1,883	105.82/cwt	103.50–111.00	1,993	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,316	88.55/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,165	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,240	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,122	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,000	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	780	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,242	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	87.24/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,008	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	77.96/cwt	75.00–81.00	851	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	83.80/cwt	82.00–86.00	908	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	89.98/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,067	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	94.56/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,411	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	87.56/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,305	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	68.14/cwt	64.00–72.00	602	3

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 Mar 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,564Last week 1,397Year ago 4,531

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 86Year ago 112

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	391	224.00	224.00
68	—	674	187.50–190.00	188.62
101	—	513	210.00–220.50	217.36
51	—	579	192.50–203.00	199.81
2	—	495	213.00	213.00
66	—	755	175.50–179.50	178.87
13	—	442	214.00–215.00	214.38
55	—	731	176.00–179.00	177.15
39	—	836	169.00–171.00	170.55
33	—	646	190.00–196.00	194.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	720	189.00	189.00
105	—	621	199.00–206.00	203.49
15	—	758	184.00	184.00
84	—	670	196.00–205.00	199.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	586	207.00–208.00	207.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	539	232.00–239.00	236.49
7	—	914	177.50	177.50
13	—	443	255.00–260.00	258.47
49	—	681	195.50–200.00	198.01
38	—	489	256.00–258.00	256.67
3	—	300	302.50	302.50
114	—	587	218.00–224.00	221.21
6	—	358	259.00	259.00
86	—	628	210.00–216.00	214.65
51	—	740	188.50	188.50
19	—	774	184.00–184.50	184.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	675	216.00	216.00
38	—	561	233.00–237.50	236.32
7	—	503	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	545	214.50	214.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	618	221.00	221.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,724	94.00–101.50	98.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,845	95.00–101.00	98.53
11	—	1,883	103.50–111.00	105.82
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,316	86.00–89.00	88.55
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,240	90.50	90.50
11	—	1,000	78.00	78.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	99.00	99.00
7	—	1,156	85.00–89.00	87.24
10	—	1,186	89.00–93.00	89.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,091	75.00–81.00	77.96
5	—	1,084	82.00–86.00	83.80
3	—	883	64.00–72.00	68.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,492	92.00–96.00	94.56
7	—	1,490	84.00–89.00	87.56

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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