Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: No trend is available this week due to the lack of receipts from the prior week, but a much higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade activity and demand was very good for calves with quality and condition.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $232.94/cwt on 643 head.

Average price

$232.94

643 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,295

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$419

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$20.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.08

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	233.60	1,314	604
Medium and Large 1-2	474	230.41	1,092	22
Medium 2	420	213.00	895	17thin

One grade step is worth $20.60/cwt here — about $419 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 sale643 hd

232.94

—

CO average3 barns · 1,145 hd

218.86

+14.08

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	1,866	109.08	2,035	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	96.44	1,419	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	93.15	1,156	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,112	88.45	984	19

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	520	241.26/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,255	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	263.13/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,116	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	400	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	848	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	678	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,593	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	572	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,510	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	509	264.11/cwt	261.00–266.00	1,344	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,283	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	204.71/cwt	201.00–205.50	1,503	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	462	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,238	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	222	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	267.47/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,022	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	234.33/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,472	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	252.19/cwt	251.00–253.00	1,147	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	607	241.89/cwt	241.75–243.00	1,468	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	225.43/cwt	221.00–227.50	1,528	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	248.15/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,323	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	253.01/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,467	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,114	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	556	243.23/cwt	241.00–244.00	1,352	185
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	895	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	444	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,181	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	96.29/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,413	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	87.40/cwt	84.00–89.00	961	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	93.37/cwt	92.00–95.00	937	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	69.81/cwt	67.00–73.00	707	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	92.63/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,077	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,689	89.33/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,509	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	88.07/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,022	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	651	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	103.34/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,363	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	103.08/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,350	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,162	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,069	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,316	94.19/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,240	27
Bulls	—	—	1,662	99.61/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,656	5
Bulls	—	—	1,891	110.13/cwt	108.00–116.00	2,083	5
Bulls	—	—	2,163	123.11/cwt	118.50–125.00	2,663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	192.56/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,577	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	213.52/cwt	206.00–215.75	1,315	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	190.56/cwt	189.00–194.00	1,391	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	230.41/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,092	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	244.40/cwt	243.00–245.00	895	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	932	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	241.10/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,107	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	762	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	207.91/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,362	22

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 May 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,626Last week 567Year ago 1,189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 218Year ago 148

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	520	236.00–243.00	241.26
22	—	553	232.00	232.00
7	—	911	177.00	177.00
5	—	809	182.50	182.50
135	—	616	206.00–215.75	213.52
35	—	730	189.00–194.00	190.56
7	—	366	243.00–245.00	244.40
29	—	459	240.00–244.00	241.10
8	—	255	299.00	299.00
22	—	655	207.00–209.00	207.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	556	241.00–244.00	243.23
50	—	485	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	420	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	444	266.00	266.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	474	227.00–235.00	230.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	260.00–265.00	263.13
33	—	734	201.00–205.50	204.71
5	—	222	800.00	800.00
15	—	382	260.00–272.00	267.47
11	—	628	233.00–238.00	234.33
10	—	455	251.00–253.00	252.19
40	—	678	221.00–227.50	225.43
37	—	580	250.00–259.00	253.01
25	—	819	190.00–195.00	192.56
8	—	315	296.00	296.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	400	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	678	235.00	235.00
23	—	572	264.00	264.00
31	—	509	261.00–266.00	264.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	462	268.00	268.00
101	—	607	241.75–243.00	241.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	533	245.00–252.50	248.15
6	—	450	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	665	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	450	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,467	92.00–99.00	96.29
5	—	1,689	87.00–92.00	89.33
6	—	1,319	103.00–105.00	103.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,099	84.00–89.00	87.40
15	—	1,163	91.00–93.00	92.63
2	—	1,310	100.00–106.00	103.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	92.00–95.00	93.37
2	—	1,013	67.00–73.00	69.81
3	—	1,160	85.00–91.00	88.07
1	—	835	78.00	78.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,162	92.00	92.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,316	91.00–95.00	94.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,662	94.00–103.00	99.61
5	—	1,891	108.00–116.00	110.13
3	—	2,163	118.50–125.00	123.11

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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