Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steer calve's 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves under 450 lbs lightly tested, 450 to 500 lbs mostly steady, 500 to 600 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 lower, 600 to 700 lbs steady. Yearling feeder steer's and heifer's steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.06/cwt on 969 head.

Average price

$175.06

969 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$5.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.73

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	616	175.54	1,082	883
Medium and Large 1-2	556	170.07	945	86

One grade step is worth $5.48/cwt here — about $136 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 sale969 hd

175.06

—

CO average4 barns · 2,181 hd

178.79

−3.73

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	1,714	89.74	1,538	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,385	74.43	1,031	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	70.80	884	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,070	61.18	655	43

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	182.13/cwt	180.00–186.00	869	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	530	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	999	19
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	625	147.38/cwt	146.50–148.00	921	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	400	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	716	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	185.54/cwt	185.00–186.00	785	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	173.70/cwt	173.00–175.00	896	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	170.49/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,151	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	171.87/cwt	170.00–175.50	1,246	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,353	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	178.18/cwt	177.00–180.00	955	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	169.08/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,414	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	174.70/cwt	174.00–176.00	1,073	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,409	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	645	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,038	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	171.61/cwt	166.00–175.50	1,086	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	165.83/cwt	162.50–168.50	1,108	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	608	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,113	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	424	204.48/cwt	202.00–206.00	867	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	150.70/cwt	150.00–152.00	705	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,254	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	162.82/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,023	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,188	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	564	158.71/cwt	158.50–160.00	895	79
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,241	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	68.47/cwt	63.00–71.00	857	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	887	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	55.48/cwt	50.00–60.00	573	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	73.23/cwt	73.00–76.00	899	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,113	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	679	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	68.94/cwt	66.00–73.00	954	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,058	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	614	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	62.73/cwt	61.00–66.00	672	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	66.73/cwt	65.00–71.00	717	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	76.49/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,085	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,371	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,090	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,209	67.76/cwt	67.50–68.00	819	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,375	75.16/cwt	74.00–78.50	1,033	15
Bulls	—	—	1,737	91.81/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,595	5
Bulls	—	—	1,666	86.89/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,448	8
Bulls	—	—	1,845	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,359	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	152.43/cwt	151.00–156.00	864	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	153.75/cwt	151.00–155.00	801	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	160.81/cwt	156.00–164.00	748	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	165.81/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,260	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	195.86/cwt	195.00–197.00	832	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	177.35/cwt	171.00–182.00	1,014	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	556	186.90/cwt	186.50–188.00	1,039	76

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 Oct 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,390Last week 1,791Year ago 1,576

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 266Year ago 200

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	477	180.00–186.00	182.13
5	—	319	209.00	209.00
98	—	675	170.00–171.00	170.49
27	—	725	170.00–175.50	171.87
9	—	789	171.50	171.50
4	—	388	208.00	208.00
29	—	536	177.00–180.00	178.18
33	—	836	167.00–171.00	169.08
29	—	614	174.00–176.00	174.70
20	—	1,118	126.00	126.00
14	—	425	195.00–197.00	195.86
150	—	572	171.00–182.00	177.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	530	188.50	188.50
76	—	556	186.50–188.00	186.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	423	185.00–186.00	185.54
44	—	516	173.00–175.00	173.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	645	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
180	—	633	166.00–175.50	171.61
77	—	668	162.50–168.50	165.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	608	183.00	183.00
23	—	424	202.00–206.00	204.48
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	625	146.50–148.00	147.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	400	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	468	150.00–152.00	150.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	176.00	176.00
11	—	877	143.00	143.00
11	—	628	161.00–165.00	162.82
36	—	720	165.00	165.00
7	—	844	161.00	161.00
6	—	443	168.00	168.00
4	—	318	182.00	182.00
98	—	567	151.00–156.00	152.43
66	—	521	151.00–155.00	153.75
53	—	465	156.00–164.00	160.81
33	—	760	165.00–166.00	165.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	564	158.50–160.00	158.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	85.00	85.00
11	—	1,384	66.00–73.00	68.94
2	—	1,418	76.00–77.00	76.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,251	63.00–71.00	68.47
1	—	1,095	81.00	81.00
26	—	1,227	73.00–76.00	73.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,033	50.00–60.00	55.48
12	—	1,071	61.00–66.00	62.73
9	—	1,075	65.00–71.00	66.73
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,113	61.00	61.00
5	—	1,058	58.00	58.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,371	79.50	79.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,209	67.50–68.00	67.76
15	—	1,375	74.00–78.50	75.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,737	90.00–94.00	91.81
8	—	1,666	83.00–88.00	86.89
2	—	1,845	96.00	96.00

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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