Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2023-01-04

La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Jan 4

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Dec 21Jan 4Jan 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

479 head

▼ 503 vs last sale 982▼ 110 vs year ago 589 · −18.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

118 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 220▼ 132 vs year ago 250 · −52.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with two weeks ago: All weights of calves and feeders too lightly tested for a comparison. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Demand moderate for calves to good for slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $185.93/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$185.93

122 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,150

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$24.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.13

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	615	190.32	1,170	100
Medium 1-2	636	166.00	1,056	22

One grade step is worth $24.32/cwt here — about $114 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 sale122 hd

185.93

—

CO average3 barns · 978 hd

187.06

−1.13

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	1,804	98.61	1,778	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,486	81.97	1,218	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	77.58	955	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	65.08	698	11

Every lot

27 lots · USDA AMS · La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	213.10/cwt	211.00–217.00	995	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,090	7
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	636	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,056	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	184.30/cwt	184.00–184.50	1,176	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	166.72/cwt	166.00–171.00	1,260	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	841	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,430	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	723	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	165.50/cwt	165.00–166.00	811	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	166.22/cwt	162.00–169.00	871	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	165.18/cwt	162.00–169.00	948	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	166.41/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,028	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	804	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,246	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,605	90.26/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,449	2
Bulls	—	—	1,674	94.19/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,577	4
Bulls	—	—	1,870	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,094	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	102.10/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,986	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	66.77/cwt	65.00–68.00	662	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	71.08/cwt	70.00–73.00	736	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	61.51/cwt	61.00–63.00	687	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	75.92/cwt	72.00–79.00	900	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,232	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	973	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	80.17/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,057	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,425	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	941	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	79.37/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,144	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	84.31/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,263	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	67.87/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,047	2

This sale against other markets

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 →

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Jan 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 479Last week 982Year ago 589

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 220Year ago 250

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	167.00	167.00
9	—	804	155.00	155.00
29	—	574	162.00–169.00	165.18
28	—	524	162.00–169.00	166.22
28	—	490	165.00–166.00	165.50
14	—	618	164.00–168.00	166.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	200.00	200.00
5	—	638	184.00–184.50	184.30
35	—	756	166.00–171.00	166.72
7	—	559	195.00	195.00
8	—	841	170.00	170.00
42	—	467	211.00–217.00	213.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	636	166.00	166.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	88.00–92.00	90.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,945	98.00–106.00	102.10
1	—	1,870	112.00	112.00
4	—	1,674	92.00–95.00	94.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,232	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,185	72.00–79.00	75.92
6	—	1,319	80.00–81.00	80.17
1	—	1,425	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,498	82.00–86.00	84.31
2	—	1,543	66.00–70.00	67.87
8	—	1,441	77.00–80.00	79.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	70.00–73.00	71.08
2	—	992	65.00–68.00	66.77
6	—	1,117	61.00–63.00	61.51

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.