Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday steer and heifer calves under 500 lbs too lightly tested for a comparison. over 500 lbs in a light test mostly steady. Feeder steer's and heifer's over 700 lbs in a light test mostly steady. Slaughter cow's and bull's mostly steady. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.11/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$166.11

265 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,019

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$1.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.41

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	642	166.46	1,068	202
Medium and Large 1-2	524	165.00	865	63

One grade step is worth $1.46/cwt here — about $204 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 sale265 hd

166.11

—

CO average4 barns · 678 hd

170.52

−4.41

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	1,735	99.20	1,721	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,403	82.18	1,153	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,164	79.02	920	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	68.98	673	73

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,351	$1,363	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$1,300	4thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	808	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,317	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,202	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	893	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,074	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	902	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	191.48/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,005	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	169.02/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,239	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,181	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	616	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,035	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,184	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	197.81/cwt	196.00–199.00	807	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	163.49/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,334	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	171.51/cwt	171.00–172.00	971	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	183.17/cwt	181.00–187.00	952	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	165.57/cwt	165.00–166.00	871	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	163.78/cwt	163.00–167.00	1,011	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	748	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	214.41/cwt	212.00–216.00	714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,132	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	72.15/cwt	69.00–75.00	745	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	77.46/cwt	77.00–79.00	838	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	78.63/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,110	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	63.85/cwt	61.00–66.00	572	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	84.85/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,185	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	74.97/cwt	71.00–79.00	864	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	82.34/cwt	80.00–86.00	984	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,111	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	900	4
Bulls	—	—	1,837	103.97/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,910	7
Bulls	—	—	1,663	95.86/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,594	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,351	1,362.95/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,363	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,415	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,240	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	645	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	812	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	171.55/cwt	166.00–173.00	993	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	168.14/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,042	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	847	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	189.19/cwt	188.00–191.00	908	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,283	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,347	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	208.58/cwt	205.00–210.00	809	7

How this sale compares

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 Sep 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,057Last week 566Year ago 761

Slaughter CattleReceipts 209Last week 218Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	808	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	186.00	186.00
4	—	733	164.00	164.00
26	—	519	172.00	172.00
14	—	425	176.00	176.00
10	—	670	169.00	169.00
6	—	800	155.00	155.00
62	—	579	166.00–173.00	171.55
13	—	620	166.00–170.00	168.14
5	—	481	176.00	176.00
2	—	350	184.00	184.00
8	—	792	162.00	162.00
21	—	962	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	667	161.00	161.00
18	—	557	162.00	162.00
14	—	526	165.00–166.00	165.57
10	—	375	172.00	172.00
12	—	489	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	617	163.00–167.00	163.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	525	191.00–195.00	191.48
5	—	635	186.00	186.00
5	—	665	178.00	178.00
3	—	557	192.00	192.00
10	—	408	196.00–199.00	197.81
12	—	816	161.00–167.00	163.49
5	—	333	212.00–216.00	214.41
7	—	388	205.00–210.00	208.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	733	168.00–170.00	169.02
12	—	566	171.00–172.00	171.51
24	—	520	181.00–187.00	183.17
35	—	480	188.00–191.00	189.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	616	168.00	168.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,032	69.00–75.00	72.15
8	—	1,082	77.00–79.00	77.46
33	—	896	61.00–66.00	63.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,412	76.00–82.00	78.63
12	—	1,396	84.00–88.00	84.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,152	71.00–79.00	74.97
11	—	1,195	80.00–86.00	82.34
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,111	81.00	81.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,837	101.00–108.00	103.97
10	—	1,663	91.00–99.00	95.86

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,351	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,362.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,415	1,300.00	1,300.00

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.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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