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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, May 3

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Apr 26May 3Sep 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

871 head

▲ 322 vs last sale 549▼ 429 vs year ago 1,300 · −33.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 125▼ 207 vs year ago 357 · −58.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

321 head

▲ 261 vs last sale 60▲ 163 vs year ago 158 · +103.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: No trend is available due to the lack of receipts from the prior week. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. 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 $237.85/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$237.85

102 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,245

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$193

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

$42.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.05

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	392	262.90	1,030	24
Medium and Large 1	569	235.16	1,338	51
Medium and Large 1-2	554	220.67	1,223	27

One grade step is worth $42.23/cwt here — about −$193 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 sale102 hd

237.85

—

CO average3 barns · 806 hd

237.80

+0.05

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	—	High	1,765	109.63	1,934	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	98.91	1,453	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	93.62	1,117	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	82.24	856	49

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,256	$1,708	44
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,343	$1,478	26
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,189	$1,427	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,381	$1,385	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	994	$1,379	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$1,350	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$1,522	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,221	$1,921	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,269	$1,766	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$1,361	13
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	988	$1,855	6

Every lot

50 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1	371	269.25/cwt	267.00–271.00	999	14
Steers	—	Medium 1	421	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,069	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,109	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	521	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,381	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	251.07/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,346	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	225.75/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,291	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,249	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	218.67/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,365	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,370	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	913	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	202.03/cwt	201.00–204.00	871	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,020	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,086	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	207.40/cwt	206.00–211.00	1,197	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	204.42/cwt	203.00–207.00	1,302	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,261	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	647	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,378	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,374	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,451	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,528	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,215	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,330	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,375	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,389	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,702	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	108.64/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,863	8
Bulls	—	—	2,198	120.74/cwt	117.00–122.50	2,654	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	89.09/cwt	86.00–91.00	889	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	999	91.95/cwt	88.00–95.00	919	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	73.38/cwt	73.00–74.00	739	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	80.67/cwt	76.00–84.00	832	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,067	80.79/cwt	76.00–83.00	862	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	88.57/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,042	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	95.34/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,132	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,215	96.28/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,170	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	103.49/cwt	101.00–105.50	1,273	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	95.56/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,381	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	103.10/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,544	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	994	1,379.04/head	1,310.00–1,425.00	1,379	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,189	1,427.26/head	1,400.00–1,435.00	1,427	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,256	1,708.40/head	1,635.00–1,735.00	1,708	44
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,343	1,478.43/head	1,435.00–1,550.00	1,478	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,381	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	1,361.05/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,361	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,179	1,865.61/head	1,825.00–1,925.00	1,866	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,269	1,765.77/head	1,710.00–1,810.00	1,766	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,300	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	8
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	988	1,855.32/head	1,850.00–1,860.00	1,855	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	1,521.71/head	1,475.00–1,585.00	1,522	21

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 May 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 871Last week 549Year ago 1,300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 125Year ago 357

Replacement CattleReceipts 321Last week 60Year ago 158

Compared with last Wednesday: No trend is available due to the lack of receipts from the prior week. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	994	1,310.00–1,425.00	1,379.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,189	1,400.00–1,435.00	1,427.26
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,200	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	44	—	1,256	1,635.00–1,735.00	1,708.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,381	1,385.00	1,385.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	1,343	1,435.00–1,550.00	1,478.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,175	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,361.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,269	1,710.00–1,810.00	1,765.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,179	1,825.00–1,925.00	1,865.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,300	2,025.00	2,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	988	1,850.00–1,860.00	1,855.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	930	1,475.00–1,585.00	1,521.71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	536	250.00–254.00	251.07
20	—	572	222.00–231.00	225.75
12	—	624	218.00–219.00	218.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	421	254.00	254.00
14	—	371	267.00–271.00	269.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	460	241.00	241.00
14	—	592	211.00	211.00
3	—	692	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	637	203.00–207.00	204.42
7	—	750	193.50	193.50
6	—	723	190.00	190.00
5	—	800	191.00	191.00
3	—	488	209.00	209.00
18	—	577	206.00–211.00	207.40
6	—	419	218.00	218.00
5	—	522	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	637	198.00	198.00
17	—	431	201.00–204.00	202.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	740	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	647	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	560	217.00	217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,187	92.00–99.00	95.34
11	—	1,177	86.00–91.00	88.57
2	—	1,230	101.00–105.50	103.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,215	92.00–97.00	96.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,067	76.00–83.00	80.79
4	—	999	88.00–95.00	91.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,498	101.00–105.00	103.10
5	—	1,445	93.00–99.00	95.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	998	86.00–91.00	89.09
3	—	1,007	73.00–74.00	73.38
11	—	1,031	76.00–84.00	80.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,198	117.00–122.50	120.74
8	—	1,715	105.00–113.00	108.64
1	—	1,685	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	101.00	101.00
2	—	1,330	100.00	100.00

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.