Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder cattle and calves too lightly tested last week for a comparison this week. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower decline on breaker's and boner's. Slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $187.53/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$187.53

167 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,078

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$15.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.44

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	605	188.49	1,139	119
Medium and Large 1-2	516	187.23	966	41
Medium 2	421	173.00	728	7thin

One grade step is worth $15.49/cwt here — about $411 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 sale167 hd

187.53

—

CO average3 barns · 364 hd

185.09

+2.44

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	1,846	104.06	1,921	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	86.71	1,282	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	82.62	1,003	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	75.87	787	52

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1Unweaned	—	695	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,133	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	189.62/cwt	186.00–195.00	920	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,103	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	187.84/cwt	184.00–189.00	825	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	845	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	206.46/cwt	206.00–208.00	962	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	207.95/cwt	206.00–209.00	871	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	421	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	728	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	956	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	404	213.75/cwt	213.00–216.00	864	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,418	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	224.59/cwt	224.00–225.00	739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	185.12/cwt	184.00–187.00	1,007	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	192.07/cwt	191.00–193.00	985	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	834	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	169.49/cwt	168.00–174.00	951	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,240	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	219.56/cwt	219.00–220.00	819	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,132	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,025	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,150	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,317	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,427	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,300	5
Bulls	—	—	1,825	98.33/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,795	5
Bulls	—	—	2,175	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	2,490	1
Bulls	—	—	1,818	106.33/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,933	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,190	82.75/cwt	81.00–84.00	985	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,104	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	894	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	83.69/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,041	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	76.04/cwt	71.00–79.00	779	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,371	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	78.49/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,129	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	64.60/cwt	61.00–70.00	641	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	81.80/cwt	81.00–83.00	870	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	75.92/cwt	73.00–79.00	890	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	87.33/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,295	18

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 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 566Last week 708Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 218Last week 175Year ago 0

Feeder cattle and calves too lightly tested last week for a comparison this week. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower decline on breaker's and boner's. Slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	695	163.00	163.00
6	—	629	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	707	156.00	156.00
13	—	439	184.00–189.00	187.84
22	—	467	181.00	181.00
6	—	364	195.00	195.00
4	—	319	202.00	202.00
9	—	546	175.00	175.00
16	—	561	168.00–174.00	169.49
5	—	693	166.00	166.00
14	—	855	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	482	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	485	186.00–195.00	189.62
16	—	544	184.00–187.00	185.12
3	—	590	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	466	206.00–208.00	206.46
6	—	419	206.00–209.00	207.95
16	—	886	160.00	160.00
5	—	329	224.00–225.00	224.59
22	—	513	191.00–193.00	192.07
9	—	717	173.00	173.00
11	—	373	219.00–220.00	219.56
13	—	915	156.00	156.00
5	—	769	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	404	213.00–216.00	213.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	612	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,825	96.00–102.00	98.33
1	—	2,175	114.50	114.50
8	—	1,818	103.00–109.00	106.33
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,190	81.00–84.00	82.75
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,104	81.00	81.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,244	81.00–87.00	83.69
6	—	1,172	73.00–79.00	75.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,024	71.00–79.00	76.04
12	—	992	61.00–70.00	64.60
18	—	1,063	81.00–83.00	81.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	92.00	92.00
2	—	1,438	76.00–81.00	78.49
18	—	1,483	86.00–88.00	87.33

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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