Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Today's sale consisted mostly of replacement stock cows and pairs. Feeder steers and heifers in a limited supply mostly steady except for 600 to 650 lb steers 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $224.39/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$224.39

191 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,380

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$189

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

$15.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.93

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	491	228.73	1,124	11thin
Medium and Large 1	638	226.92	1,447	132
Medium 1-2	535	221.00	1,182	21
Medium 1	617	212.93	1,313	27

One grade step is worth $15.80/cwt here — about −$189 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 sale191 hd

224.39

—

CO average3 barns · 446 hd

225.32

−0.93

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	1,880	107.20	2,015	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,443	90.98	1,313	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,267	89.64	1,136	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	80.38	883	40

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,597	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,239	$1,544	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,366	$1,530	11
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,048	$1,288	13
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,087	$891	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,268	$2,014	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,356	$1,859	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,332	$1,704	20
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,021	$2,395	54

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	725	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	215.08/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,129	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	199.89/cwt	196.00–202.00	1,383	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	925	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	644	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,533	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	198.09/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,533	25
Steers	Medium 1	—	722	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,401	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,126	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	535	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,182	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	199.11/cwt	198.00–201.00	1,250	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,227	15
Steers	Medium 1	—	681	196.38/cwt	196.00–197.00	1,337	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,051	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	592	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,533	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	211.04/cwt	209.00–212.00	1,410	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,415	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,361	12
Steers	Medium 1	—	512	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,203	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,489	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	910	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,209	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	8
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1	—	790	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	11
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,438.56/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,439	43
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,087	891.38/head	825.00–925.00	891	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,366	1,530.29/head	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,530	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	1,597.36/head	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,597	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,239	1,543.53/head	1,460.00–1,700.00	1,544	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,048	1,288.38/head	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,288	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,332	1,703.59/head	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,704	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,356	1,858.96/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,859	31
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,619	99.88/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,617	4
Bulls	—	—	2,018	117.41/cwt	115.00–120.00	2,369	3
Bulls	—	—	1,959	107.03/cwt	104.00–110.00	2,097	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,221	88.25/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,078	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,131	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	927	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,041	77.32/cwt	76.00–81.00	805	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	84.77/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,001	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	80.04/cwt	77.00–82.00	878	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	85.49/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,261	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	92.61/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,327	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	71.53/cwt	67.00–74.00	730	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	906	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	86.46/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,043	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	92.95/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,251	23

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 567Last week 767Year ago 499

Slaughter CattleReceipts 218Last week 150Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 265Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	188.00	188.00
25	—	525	209.00–220.00	215.08
17	—	692	196.00–202.00	199.89
13	—	340	272.00	272.00
13	—	628	198.00–201.00	199.11
15	—	590	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	644	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	774	196.00–200.00	198.09
4	—	445	253.00	253.00
19	—	668	209.00–212.00	211.04
11	—	580	244.00	244.00
12	—	602	226.00	226.00
16	—	723	206.00	206.00
10	—	350	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	722	194.00	194.00
8	—	681	196.00–197.00	196.38
12	—	512	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	535	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	455	231.00	231.00
5	—	535	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	592	259.00	259.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,425	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,332	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,703.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,356	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,858.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,150	1,800.00	1,800.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	790	2,225.00	2,225.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	43	—	1,080	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,438.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	—	1,087	825.00–925.00	891.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,366	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,530.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,325	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,597.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,239	1,460.00–1,700.00	1,543.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	13	—	1,048	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,288.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,619	98.00–103.00	99.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,018	115.00–120.00	117.41
8	—	1,959	104.00–110.00	107.03
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,221	87.00–89.00	88.25
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,131	82.00	82.00
8	—	1,041	76.00–81.00	77.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,181	83.00–87.00	84.77
10	—	1,097	77.00–82.00	80.04
4	—	1,021	67.00–74.00	71.53
2	—	1,030	88.00	88.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,475	83.00–87.00	85.49
27	—	1,433	90.00–95.00	92.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,206	83.00–89.00	86.46
23	—	1,346	91.00–96.00	92.95

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