Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's sale consisted mostly of bred cows and cow calf pairs. Feeder steers and heifers with quality and condition mostly steady in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $233.53/cwt on 180 head.

Average price

$233.53

180 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,335

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$15.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.09

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	239.87	1,414	108
Medium and Large 1-2	545	224.01	1,220	72

One grade step is worth $15.86/cwt here — about $194 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 sale180 hd

233.53

—

CO average3 barns · 856 hd

225.44

+8.09

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	1,674	104.69	1,753	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	96.21	1,389	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	92.27	1,132	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	81.58	884	80

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)	1,365	$1,669	77
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,485	$1,534	23
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,406	$1,400	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$1,400	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$1,362	23
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,232	$1,196	56
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,154	$1,092	54
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,189	$2,630	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,241	$2,302	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,324	$1,487	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,434	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,199	$1,225	34
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,125	15

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 1Fancy	—	715	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,373	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,019	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,324	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,076	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	511	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,068	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,081	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	213.61/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,260	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,293	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,106	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,403	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,221	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,042	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	224.19/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,181	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,173	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,429	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,189	2,629.95/head	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,630	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	1,434.08/head	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,434	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,406	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,485	1,534.12/head	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,534	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,298	1,362.32/head	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,362	23
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,154	1,092.39/head	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,092	54
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,336	1,476.50/head	1,460.00–1,550.00	1,477	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,199	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,420	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	1,669.19/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,669	77
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,232	1,196.39/head	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,196	56
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,241	2,302.13/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,302	34
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,527	102.15/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,560	16
Bulls	—	—	1,945	116.30/cwt	115.00–119.00	2,262	3
Bulls	—	—	1,928	106.48/cwt	104.00–112.00	2,053	5
Bulls	—	—	1,768	103.68/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,833	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,102	88.42/cwt	86.00–91.00	974	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,197	84.73/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,014	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,247	97.33/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,214	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	80.84/cwt	80.00–84.00	842	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	75.70/cwt	73.00–79.00	740	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	89.52/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,063	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	96.90/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,398	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	94.78/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,369	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	86.35/cwt	86.00–86.50	971	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	96.10/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,260	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,058	76.19/cwt	70.00–78.00	806	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,066	88.39/cwt	87.00–91.00	942	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 Apr 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 597Last week 3,387Year ago 1,432

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 99Year ago 206

Replacement CattleReceipts 856Last week 0Year ago 122

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	715	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	457	223.00	223.00
7	—	746	177.50	177.50
100	—	527	224.00–225.00	224.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	505	213.00	213.00
10	—	489	213.00	213.00
5	—	564	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	511	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	455	237.50	237.50
23	—	590	211.00–217.00	213.61
14	—	634	204.00	204.00
4	—	447	247.50	247.50
15	—	513	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	568	247.00	247.00
22	—	674	212.00	212.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,250	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,189	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,629.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,103	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,434.08
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,336	1,460.00–1,550.00	1,476.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,199	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,241	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,302.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,406	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	—	1,485	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,534.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,298	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,362.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	54	—	1,154	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,092.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,420	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	77	—	1,365	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,669.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	56	—	1,232	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,196.39
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	900	2,125.00	2,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,527	99.00–105.00	102.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,945	115.00–119.00	116.30
5	—	1,928	104.00–112.00	106.48
3	—	1,768	103.00–104.00	103.68
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,102	86.00–91.00	88.42
17	—	1,197	82.00–88.00	84.73
16	—	1,058	70.00–78.00	76.19
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	96.00–100.00	97.33
3	—	1,066	87.00–91.00	88.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,041	80.00–84.00	80.84
14	—	978	73.00–79.00	75.70
6	—	1,125	86.00–86.50	86.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,187	86.00–94.00	89.52
17	—	1,311	94.00–98.00	96.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,443	95.00–101.00	96.90
11	—	1,444	93.00–96.00	94.78

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle