Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady in a light run. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.85/cwt on 269 head.

Average price

$194.85

269 head · 693 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,349

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$109

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

$1.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.59

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	640	196.41	1,258	44
Medium and Large 1	703	194.55	1,367	225

One grade step is worth $1.87/cwt here — about −$109 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 sale269 hd

194.85

—

CO average4 barns · 1,374 hd

209.44

−14.59

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	1,802	105.69	1,904	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,457	93.39	1,361	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	88.80	1,100	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,108	77.64	861	25

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	199.59/cwt	199.00–201.00	1,154	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,247	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	210.71/cwt	208.00–211.00	1,469	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,274	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	982	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	877	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,479	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,315	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,067	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,325	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	704	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,457	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	196.07/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,378	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	986	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,461	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	189.12/cwt	187.00–190.50	1,373	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,301	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,340	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,151	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	237.47/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,038	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	194.21/cwt	192.00–194.50	1,589	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	972	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,458	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	80.60/cwt	79.00–82.00	911	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	86.64/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,073	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	90.54/cwt	90.50–91.00	1,243	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	94.39/cwt	92.00–97.50	1,404	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	85.46/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,043	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	92.41/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,185	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	67.37/cwt	66.00–68.00	703	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,288	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,118	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,096	77.83/cwt	77.00–83.00	853	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,125	85.40/cwt	83.00–87.00	961	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,250	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,163	7
Bulls	—	—	1,666	98.56/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,642	4
Bulls	—	—	1,957	109.06/cwt	106.00–113.50	2,134	11
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,416	98.75/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,283	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	191.02/cwt	188.00–196.50	1,299	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,330	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	211.33/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,129	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	183.75/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,498	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	181.54/cwt	181.00–182.00	1,434	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	215.56/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,328	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	421	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,210	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	877	7

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 767Last week 597Year ago 756

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 240Year ago 164

Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady in a light run. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	385	260.00	260.00
8	—	579	220.00	220.00
12	—	707	184.00	184.00
11	—	680	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	487	256.00	256.00
31	—	697	208.00–211.00	210.71
8	—	543	244.00	244.00
13	—	703	195.00–197.00	196.07
5	—	423	272.00	272.00
3	—	863	180.50	180.50
25	—	818	192.00–194.50	194.21
19	—	616	214.00–217.00	215.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	704	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	578	199.00–201.00	199.59
7	—	986	178.00	178.00
71	—	779	187.50	187.50
20	—	726	187.00–190.50	189.12
14	—	437	235.00–240.00	237.47
7	—	648	198.00	198.00
35	—	680	188.00–196.50	191.02
11	—	534	210.00–215.00	211.33
33	—	815	182.00–185.00	183.75
7	—	371	236.50	236.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	461	213.00	213.00
7	—	371	236.50	236.50
13	—	737	180.50	180.50
15	—	790	181.00–182.00	181.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	860	172.00	172.00
7	—	671	196.00	196.00
6	—	483	221.00	221.00
4	—	972	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,130	79.00–82.00	80.60
2	—	1,238	85.00–88.00	86.64
4	—	1,043	66.00–68.00	67.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,373	90.50–91.00	90.54
40	—	1,487	92.00–97.50	94.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,221	82.00–89.00	85.46
12	—	1,282	90.00–94.00	92.41
1	—	1,335	96.50	96.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,096	77.00–83.00	77.83
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	83.00–87.00	85.40
7	—	1,250	93.00	93.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	118.00	118.00
4	—	1,666	92.00–103.00	98.56
11	—	1,957	106.00–113.50	109.06
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,416	96.00–102.00	98.75

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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