Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday steer calves with quality and condition steady, full and fleshy calves 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifer calves under 450 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, 450 to 600 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 lower, 600 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Yearling feeder steer's in a light test steady to 2.00 higher. Yearling feeder heifer's in a light test mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bull's mostly steady. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.77/cwt on 619 head.

Average price

$183.77

619 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,052

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$343

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

$23.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.89

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	185.01	1,031	587
Medium and Large 1-2	853	161.04	1,373	32

One grade step is worth $23.97/cwt here — about −$343 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 sale619 hd

183.77

—

CO average3 barns · 2,568 hd

176.88

+6.89

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	1,796	100.90	1,812	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,516	82.26	1,247	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	78.12	981	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,056	65.36	690	44

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1-2	—	394	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	161.81/cwt	161.00–162.00	816	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	590	165.07/cwt	163.00–168.00	974	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	175.19/cwt	175.00–177.00	739	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	565	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	170.38/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,147	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,420	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	193.58/cwt	191.00–198.00	840	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,426	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	168.40/cwt	167.50–169.00	1,310	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,205	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	172.69/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,095	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	185.71/cwt	181.00–188.00	867	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	639	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,428	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	181.49/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,042	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,288	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,447	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	603	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,107	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	327	226.15/cwt	224.00–227.00	740	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	476	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	909	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	540	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,050	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	423	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	859	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	61.53/cwt	53.00–66.00	628	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,442	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	79.73/cwt	78.00–83.50	1,193	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	86.31/cwt	81.00–88.50	1,333	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,051	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	77.78/cwt	75.00–80.00	860	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	70.96/cwt	68.00–75.00	803	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	81.80/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,023	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	75.81/cwt	71.00–79.00	964	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,190	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	964	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,249	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	937	7
Bulls	—	—	1,565	96.43/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,509	8
Bulls	—	—	1,893	102.78/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,946	19
Heifers	Medium 1	—	497	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	780	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,293	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,261	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	162.68/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,178	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	717	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,250	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	602	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	933	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,030	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	684	161.57/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,105	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	155.39/cwt	154.00–157.00	895	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	163.10/cwt	161.00–164.50	768	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	184.76/cwt	184.00–186.00	985	59

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,791Last week 1,057Year ago 1,335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 266Last week 209Year ago 170

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	394	172.00	172.00
5	—	314	180.00	180.00
15	—	424	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	504	161.00–162.00	161.81
8	—	306	190.00	190.00
62	—	422	175.00–177.00	175.19
18	—	889	145.50	145.50
10	—	803	157.00	157.00
7	—	724	161.00–164.00	162.68
10	—	784	159.50	159.50
122	—	576	154.00–157.00	155.39
88	—	471	161.00–164.50	163.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	590	163.00–168.00	165.07
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	497	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	602	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	640	161.00	161.00
7	—	684	161.00–162.00	161.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	673	166.00–173.00	170.38
66	—	634	168.00–176.00	172.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	866	164.00	164.00
11	—	434	191.00–198.00	193.58
11	—	709	170.00	170.00
75	—	467	181.00–188.00	185.71
8	—	313	204.00	204.00
23	—	845	169.00	169.00
70	—	574	179.00–185.00	181.49
4	—	753	171.00	171.00
59	—	533	184.00–186.00	184.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	920	155.00	155.00
18	—	778	167.50–169.00	168.40
8	—	971	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	603	183.50	183.50
21	—	327	224.00–227.00	226.15
47	—	476	191.00	191.00
65	—	540	194.50	194.50
24	—	423	203.00	203.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,021	53.00–66.00	61.53
4	—	1,106	75.00–80.00	77.78
11	—	1,131	68.00–75.00	70.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	89.00	89.00
25	—	1,496	78.00–83.50	79.73
14	—	1,544	81.00–88.50	86.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	87.00	87.00
21	—	1,250	80.00–85.00	81.80
38	—	1,271	71.00–79.00	75.81
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,190	81.00	81.00
7	—	1,249	75.00	75.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,565	93.00–99.00	96.43
19	—	1,893	100.00–106.00	102.78

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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