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Winter - La Junta

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, May 2

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Apr 25May 2Sep 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,626 head

▲ 1,059 vs last sale 567▲ 437 vs year ago 1,189 · +36.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

189 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 218▲ 41 vs year ago 148 · +27.7%

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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 — 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 $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

Price by quality 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

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. 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	222	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	932	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	267.47/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,022	15
Steers	—	Medium 2	400	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	848	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	263.13/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,116	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,114	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	252.19/cwt	251.00–253.00	1,147	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	462	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,238	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	509	264.11/cwt	261.00–266.00	1,344	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	248.15/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,323	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	572	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,510	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	253.01/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,467	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	607	241.89/cwt	241.75–243.00	1,468	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	234.33/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,472	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	678	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,593	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	225.43/cwt	221.00–227.50	1,528	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	204.71/cwt	201.00–205.50	1,503	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	192.56/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,577	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	255	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	762	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	244.40/cwt	243.00–245.00	895	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	420	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	895	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	444	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,181	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	241.10/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,107	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	230.41/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,092	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	241.26/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,255	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,283	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	556	243.23/cwt	241.00–244.00	1,352	185
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	213.52/cwt	206.00–215.75	1,315	135
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	207.91/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,362	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	190.56/cwt	189.00–194.00	1,391	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	809	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,476	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,612	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
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
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	651	1
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%	1,099	87.40/cwt	84.00–89.00	961	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	88.07/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,022	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,162	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,069	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	92.63/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,077	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	103.08/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,350	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,316	94.19/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,240	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,319	103.34/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,363	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	96.29/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,413	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,689	89.33/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,509	5

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 →

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	420	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	444	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	474	227.00–235.00	230.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	400	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	533	245.00–252.50	248.15
6	—	450	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	665	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,162	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,316	91.00–95.00	94.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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.