Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2023-02-22

La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Feb 22

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Feb 15Feb 22Mar 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,324 head

▲ 494 vs last sale 830▲ 891 vs year ago 433 · +205.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 109▲ 4 vs year ago 86 · +4.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steers under 700 lbs mostly steady in a light test, over 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate to good.

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 $201.41/cwt on 345 head.

Average price

$201.41

345 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,267

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.77

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	629	201.41	1,267	345

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale345 hd

201.41

—

CO average4 barns · 1,389 hd

207.18

−5.77

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	1,743	107.84	1,879	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	90.26	1,343	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,123	82.80	930	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	936	72.91	682	19

Every lot

37 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	251.93/cwt	250.00–255.00	804	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	244.34/cwt	243.00–245.00	928	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	236.40/cwt	236.00–237.00	965	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	218.90/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,062	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	208.90/cwt	204.00–211.00	1,082	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	200.39/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,144	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	606	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,230	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	187.85/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,163	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	184.49/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,242	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	185.16/cwt	181.00–185.50	1,370	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,419	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	174.56/cwt	173.25–178.00	1,536	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	194.83/cwt	191.00–198.00	721	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	194.33/cwt	193.00–196.00	818	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	198.61/cwt	197.00–199.00	860	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	938	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	198.18/cwt	194.00–199.00	1,013	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	566	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,087	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	178.54/cwt	176.00–182.00	1,030	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	176.60/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,090	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	175.82/cwt	171.00–177.00	1,189	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,246	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,284	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	836	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,430	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	919	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,434	26
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,597	97.23/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,553	3
Bulls	—	—	1,726	109.06/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,882	8
Bulls	—	—	2,028	118.87/cwt	117.00–121.00	2,411	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	829	66.05/cwt	63.00–68.00	548	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	72.35/cwt	70.00–75.00	666	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,042	78.00/cwt	76.00–80.00	813	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	78.13/cwt	77.00–80.00	828	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	82.71/cwt	82.00–83.00	879	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	86.11/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,023	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,099	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,328	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	88.52/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,357	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 Feb 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,324Last week 830Year ago 433

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 109Year ago 86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	836	171.00	171.00
8	—	566	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	421	193.00–196.00	194.33
32	—	370	191.00–198.00	194.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	476	197.00	197.00
15	—	764	168.00	168.00
18	—	511	194.00–199.00	198.18
21	—	617	175.00–179.00	176.60
14	—	720	173.00	173.00
52	—	577	176.00–182.00	178.54
26	—	919	156.00	156.00
15	—	433	197.00–199.00	198.61
66	—	676	171.00–177.00	175.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	408	236.00–237.00	236.40
11	—	619	184.00–190.00	187.85
26	—	673	184.00–185.00	184.49
23	—	380	243.00–245.00	244.34
29	—	518	204.00–211.00	208.90
53	—	740	181.00–185.50	185.16
17	—	485	215.00–220.00	218.90
60	—	880	173.25–178.00	174.56
26	—	319	250.00–255.00	251.93
28	—	571	197.00–202.00	200.39
32	—	771	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	606	203.00	203.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,597	95.00–100.00	97.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,726	106.00–111.00	109.06
2	—	2,028	117.00–121.00	118.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,042	76.00–80.00	78.00
2	—	1,208	91.00	91.00
11	—	1,188	86.00–87.00	86.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	82.00–83.00	82.71
6	—	829	63.00–68.00	66.05
7	—	920	70.00–75.00	72.35
3	—	1,060	77.00–80.00	78.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	88.00–89.00	88.52
2	—	1,443	92.00	92.00

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.