Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday, steer calves under 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, over 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs mostly steady, over 500 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Yearling feeder heifers too lightly tested last week for a comparison. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 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 $176.64/cwt on 676 head.

Average price

$176.64

676 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 1

$11.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.88

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	667	177.25	1,182	627
Medium and Large 1-2	561	171.00	959	9thin
Large 1	572	170.00	972	24
Small and Medium 1	556	166.00	923	16thin

One grade step is worth $11.25/cwt here — about $259 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 sale676 hd

176.64

—

CO average5 barns · 3,778 hd

187.52

−10.88

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	1,722	92.66	1,596	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	71.80	1,048	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	66.39	800	108
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	58.33	634	102

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	738	175.14/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,293	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,203	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	167.73/cwt	165.50–171.00	1,550	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	154.64/cwt	151.00–155.50	1,025	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	156.28/cwt	156.00–156.50	974	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,406	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	200.91/cwt	196.00–206.00	844	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	174.16/cwt	173.00–175.00	1,350	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	177.62/cwt	177.00–179.00	1,124	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	208.00/cwt	205.00–212.00	753	36
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	556	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	923	16
Steers	Large 1	—	572	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	972	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	170.96/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,147	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	519	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	991	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	180.23/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,058	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,486	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	959	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	173.83/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,434	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	171.78/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,056	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	192.43/cwt	186.00–194.00	929	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	735	166.78/cwt	161.00–167.50	1,226	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	573	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	963	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	167.17/cwt	165.50–169.00	1,194	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	158.46/cwt	156.00–160.00	917	81
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	753	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,084	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	701	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,016	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	929	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	85.49/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,323	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	66.78/cwt	64.00–68.00	890	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	63.41/cwt	61.00–67.00	781	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,115	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	702	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,125	64.47/cwt	64.00–67.00	725	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,235	69.39/cwt	67.00–74.00	857	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,029	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	52.59/cwt	51.00–55.00	535	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	58.78/cwt	56.00–62.00	662	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	65.34/cwt	63.00–69.00	685	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,051	61.70/cwt	61.00–62.00	648	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	70.15/cwt	68.00–73.00	898	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	72.07/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,070	29
Bulls	—	—	1,699	86.98/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,478	10
Bulls	—	—	2,043	100.52/cwt	100.00–101.00	2,054	2
Bulls	—	—	1,688	96.09/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,622	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	153.70/cwt	151.00–156.00	819	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	162.80/cwt	160.00–166.00	773	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	163.38/cwt	160.00–165.00	866	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	175.23/cwt	173.00–176.00	654	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	168.66/cwt	167.00–173.00	1,076	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	161.78/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,116	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	165.97/cwt	165.00–173.00	710	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	159.02/cwt	157.00–163.50	1,285	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	184.77/cwt	181.00–188.00	948	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	163.90/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,267	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,221	27

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,900Last week 3,103Year ago 2,870

Slaughter CattleReceipts 409Last week 315Year ago 400

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	738	175.00–176.00	175.14
12	—	678	177.50	177.50
55	—	924	165.50–171.00	167.73
27	—	420	196.00–206.00	200.91
42	—	775	173.00–175.00	174.16
25	—	633	177.00–179.00	177.62
36	—	362	205.00–212.00	208.00
64	—	587	175.00–183.00	180.23
9	—	882	168.50	168.50
60	—	825	172.00–175.00	173.83
22	—	483	186.00–194.00	192.43
17	—	513	181.00–188.00	184.77
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	556	166.00	166.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	572	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	671	168.00–175.00	170.96
90	—	615	167.00–175.00	171.78
58	—	735	161.00–167.50	166.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	519	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	561	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	663	151.00–155.50	154.64
7	—	623	156.00–156.50	156.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	879	160.00	160.00
55	—	714	165.50–169.00	167.17
81	—	579	156.00–160.00	158.46
84	—	475	160.00–166.00	162.80
37	—	530	160.00–165.00	163.38
69	—	638	167.00–173.00	168.66
18	—	690	160.00–164.00	161.78
79	—	808	157.00–163.50	159.02
31	—	773	163.00–165.00	163.90
5	—	443	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	533	151.00–156.00	153.70
15	—	373	173.00–176.00	175.23
25	—	428	165.00–173.00	165.97
27	—	783	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	753	144.00	144.00
16	—	701	145.00	145.00
10	—	584	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	85.00–86.00	85.49
7	—	1,332	64.00–68.00	66.78
29	—	1,485	70.00–76.00	72.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,231	61.00–67.00	63.41
1	—	1,255	82.00	82.00
8	—	1,280	68.00–73.00	70.15
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	63.00	63.00
16	—	1,051	61.00–62.00	61.70
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,125	64.00–67.00	64.47
36	—	1,235	67.00–74.00	69.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,018	51.00–55.00	52.59
57	—	1,127	56.00–62.00	58.78
6	—	1,048	63.00–69.00	65.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,699	81.00–90.00	86.98
2	—	2,043	100.00–101.00	100.52
12	—	1,688	93.00–99.00	96.09

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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