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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Apr 12

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Apr 5Apr 12Apr 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

980 head

▼ 509 vs last sale 1,489▲ 211 vs year ago 769 · +27.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

225 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 191▼ 62 vs year ago 287 · −21.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

597 head

▲ 597 vs last sale 0▲ 378 vs year ago 219 · +172.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.91/cwt on 304 head.

Average price

$199.91

304 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,189

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$18.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.68

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	204.37	1,195	231
Medium and Large 1-2	626	185.79	1,164	73

One grade step is worth $18.58/cwt here — about $31 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 sale304 hd

199.91

—

CO average5 barns · 1,628 hd

208.59

−8.68

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	—	Average	1,701	107.46	1,828	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,530	97.07	1,485	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	89.05	1,099	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	83.82	871	29

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,294	$1,694	39
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,601	$1,560	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,436	$1,527	45
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,157	$1,495	42
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,363	$1,444	26
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,361	$1,280	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,202	$1,785	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,501	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,191	$1,374	24

Every lot

58 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	992	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,024	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,193	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,241	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,128	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,287	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,276	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,340	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	205.72/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,397	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,372	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,288	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,438	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	181.59/cwt	181.00–182.00	1,462	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,589	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	787	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	221.38/cwt	216.00–225.00	934	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	211.56/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,022	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	510	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,127	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,139	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,078	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	206.17/cwt	201.00–213.00	1,177	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,152	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,159	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,295	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,306	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,240	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,286	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	178.32/cwt	177.00–181.00	1,361	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,287	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,029	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	957	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	726	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,060	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,451	103.24/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,498	4
Bulls	—	—	1,731	108.75/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,882	11
Bulls	—	—	1,895	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,914	2
Bulls	—	—	1,980	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,435	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	82.77/cwt	81.00–85.00	803	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	89.78/cwt	85.00–93.00	990	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	71.13/cwt	69.50–72.00	785	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	85.16/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,043	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,250	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	94.80/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,188	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,585	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,521	99.28/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,510	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,557	90.66/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,412	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	1,776.17/head	1,700.00–1,810.00	1,776	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,171	1,385.55/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,386	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,183	1,582.74/head	1,525.00–1,610.00	1,583	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,191	1,373.91/head	1,300.00–1,385.00	1,374	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,675	1,910.00/head	1,910.00–1,910.00	1,910	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	1,495.10/head	1,425.00–1,585.00	1,495	42
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,258	1,658.76/head	1,610.00–1,725.00	1,659	28
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,302	1,413.78/head	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,414	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,361	1,279.95/head	1,260.00–1,360.00	1,280	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,363	1,443.75/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,444	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,384	1,785.00/head	1,785.00–1,785.00	1,785	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,517	1,596.11/head	1,525.00–1,610.00	1,596	28
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,601	1,560.00/head	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	6

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 Apr 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 980Last week 1,489Year ago 769

Slaughter CattleReceipts 225Last week 191Year ago 287

Replacement CattleReceipts 597Last week 0Year ago 219

Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, Trade and demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	589	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	726	146.00	146.00
4	—	550	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	380	261.00	261.00
13	—	588	217.00	217.00
6	—	408	251.00	251.00
2	—	515	219.00	219.00
12	—	753	171.00	171.00
2	—	485	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	805	181.00–182.00	181.59
3	—	550	234.00	234.00
17	—	757	190.00	190.00
5	—	913	174.00	174.00
27	—	632	212.00	212.00
12	—	513	242.00	242.00
5	—	700	196.00	196.00
55	—	679	200.00–210.00	205.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	373	211.00	211.00
32	—	623	186.00	186.00
5	—	585	197.00	197.00
12	—	775	166.00	166.00
5	—	547	197.00	197.00
12	—	685	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	483	211.00–212.00	211.56
10	—	638	203.00	203.00
27	—	540	211.00	211.00
62	—	653	200.00	200.00
34	—	422	216.00–225.00	221.38
18	—	703	183.00	183.00
41	—	571	201.00–213.00	206.17
15	—	763	177.00–181.00	178.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	510	221.00	221.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,103	85.00–93.00	89.78
4	—	1,103	69.50–72.00	71.13
14	—	970	81.00–85.00	82.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,225	81.00–89.00	85.16
2	—	1,250	100.00	100.00
5	—	1,253	93.00–96.00	94.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,557	87.00–94.00	90.66
1	—	1,495	106.00	106.00
25	—	1,521	94.00–104.00	99.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,731	106.00–114.00	108.75
2	—	1,895	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,980	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,451	101.00–104.00	103.24

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	15	—	1,170	1,700.00–1,810.00	1,776.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,675	1,910.00	1,910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,183	1,525.00–1,610.00	1,582.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,191	1,300.00–1,385.00	1,373.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,171	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,385.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,384	1,785.00	1,785.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	—	1,258	1,610.00–1,725.00	1,658.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,363	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,443.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,361	1,260.00–1,360.00	1,279.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	—	1,517	1,525.00–1,610.00	1,596.11
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,601	1,560.00	1,560.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,302	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,413.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	42	—	1,157	1,425.00–1,585.00	1,495.10

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.