Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs steady to 5.00 higher full advance on 600 to 700 lbs, over 700 lbs steady to 5.00 higher advance over 800 lbs. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs scarce, 400 to 700 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 higher, over 700 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher advance on lean cows. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.69/cwt on 1,186 head.

Average price

$206.69

1,186 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$1.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.25

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	615	206.89	1,273	1,063
Medium and Large 1-2	549	204.99	1,126	123

One grade step is worth $1.90/cwt here — about $148 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 sale1,186 hd

206.69

—

CO average3 barns · 2,716 hd

198.44

+8.25

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	1,881	108.62	2,043	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	98.16	1,375	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	96.86	1,203	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	82.78	893	14

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1Thin Fleshed	—	552	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,253	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	479	240.62/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,153	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	188.35/cwt	188.00–189.00	1,318	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	201.65/cwt	201.00–204.00	1,484	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	272.83/cwt	268.00–277.00	1,277	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	202.85/cwt	201.50–207.00	1,294	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,056	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	638	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,321	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,654	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	184.14/cwt	181.00–188.00	1,429	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	275.91/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,128	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	242.92/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,278	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	254.47/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,349	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	264.27/cwt	262.50–269.00	1,070	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,744	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	201.27/cwt	201.00–202.00	1,369	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,585	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,531	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,611	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	216.17/cwt	213.00–217.00	1,355	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	507	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,359	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	993	5
Steers	Large 1	—	635	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,321	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	643	223.14/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,435	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	201.43/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,521	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	288.58/cwt	286.00–292.00	1,131	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	662	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,423	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	715	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,366	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	530	229.96/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,219	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	353	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	605	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,289	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	200.24/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,109	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	752	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,414	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	88.58/cwt	87.00–90.00	983	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	81.63/cwt	80.00–83.00	906	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,791	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	98.62/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,358	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	93.65/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,397	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	91.78/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,077	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	71.91/cwt	67.00–76.00	690	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	91.62/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,088	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	100.53/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,200	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	97.91/cwt	97.00–99.50	1,258	11
Bulls	—	—	1,873	103.13/cwt	101.50–104.00	1,932	4
Bulls	—	—	1,852	108.09/cwt	105.00–114.50	2,002	10
Bulls	—	—	2,043	122.25/cwt	121.00–123.50	2,498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	217.78/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,028	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	230.21/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,093	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	689	195.19/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,345	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	181.62/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,302	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	221.92/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,152	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	178.17/cwt	177.50–179.00	1,358	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	212.79/cwt	206.00–216.50	1,247	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	194.69/cwt	193.00–198.00	1,197	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,112	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	677	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,361	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	261.43/cwt	259.00–267.00	967	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	185.44/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,263	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	242.51/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,045	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	203.49/cwt	200.50–209.00	1,264	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	263.24/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,269	25
Steers	Medium 1	—	624	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,310	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	241.82/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,383	83
Steers	Medium 1	—	519	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,251	21

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 Apr 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,387Last week 1,230Year ago 3,939

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 129Year ago 149

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	552	227.00	227.00
40	—	479	240.00–241.00	240.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	715	191.00	191.00
14	—	530	228.00–232.00	229.96
3	—	353	270.00	270.00
26	—	605	213.00	213.00
26	—	752	188.00	188.00
94	—	689	195.00–197.00	195.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	554	200.00–201.00	200.24
33	—	472	214.00–220.00	217.78
45	—	615	193.00–198.00	194.69
20	—	522	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	475	225.00–235.00	230.21
4	—	855	167.00	167.00
4	—	802	171.50	171.50
85	—	717	178.00–185.00	181.62
70	—	519	216.00–226.00	221.92
45	—	762	177.50–179.00	178.17
152	—	586	206.00–216.50	212.79
23	—	370	259.00–267.00	261.43
92	—	681	181.00–190.00	185.44
18	—	431	238.00–246.00	242.51
148	—	621	200.50–209.00	203.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	720	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	677	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	700	188.00–189.00	188.35
24	—	638	201.50–207.00	202.85
5	—	380	278.00	278.00
45	—	776	181.00–188.00	184.14
67	—	526	241.00–245.00	242.92
21	—	405	262.50–269.00	264.27
25	—	482	260.00–264.00	263.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	736	201.00–204.00	201.65
37	—	468	268.00–277.00	272.83
27	—	976	169.50	169.50
18	—	409	274.00–278.00	275.91
89	—	530	250.00–259.00	254.47
10	—	1,070	163.00	163.00
15	—	680	201.00–202.00	201.27
46	—	850	186.50	186.50
8	—	806	190.00	190.00
36	—	900	179.00	179.00
29	—	627	213.00–217.00	216.17
5	—	330	301.00	301.00
21	—	755	200.00–202.00	201.43
16	—	392	286.00–292.00	288.58
83	—	572	234.00–246.00	241.82
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	638	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	507	268.00	268.00
42	—	643	221.00–226.00	223.14
14	—	662	215.00	215.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	635	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	624	210.00	210.00
21	—	519	241.00	241.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	87.00–90.00	88.58
2	—	1,110	80.00–83.00	81.63
5	—	1,174	91.00–93.00	91.78
5	—	959	67.00–76.00	71.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	106.00	106.00
32	—	1,377	98.00–104.00	98.62
5	—	1,492	92.00–95.00	93.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,187	90.00–93.00	91.62
4	—	1,194	100.00–102.00	100.53
11	—	1,285	97.00–99.50	97.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,873	101.50–104.00	103.13
10	—	1,852	105.00–114.50	108.09
2	—	2,043	121.00–123.50	122.25

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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