Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday, steer calves under 600 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, 600 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 700 lbs mostly steady. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers mostly steady. Yearling feeder heifers scarce. Slaughter cows and bulls 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 $186.46/cwt on 614 head.

Average price

$186.46

614 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,061

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$215

per head · Large 1 over Medium 1

$35.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.51

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	369	203.00	749	19thin
Medium and Large 1	576	188.19	1,083	529
Medium 1	575	167.83	964	66

One grade step is worth $35.17/cwt here — about −$215 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 sale614 hd

186.46

—

CO average6 barns · 3,540 hd

188.97

−2.51

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	1,692	96.78	1,638	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	73.17	1,061	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	68.29	798	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	59.97	619	84

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	615	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,015	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	171.53/cwt	169.00–174.00	727	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	215.91/cwt	214.00–219.00	924	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	194.06/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,019	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,051	9
Steers	Large 1	—	369	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	749	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	502	202.26/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,015	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	184.96/cwt	180.50–189.00	1,067	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	994	21
Steers	Medium 1	—	519	176.55/cwt	176.00–177.50	916	29
Heifers	Small and Medium 1Unweaned	—	625	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	931	17
Steers	Medium 1	—	618	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	995	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	774	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	728	164.28/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,196	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	173.29/cwt	169.00–175.50	1,135	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	178.41/cwt	174.00–179.00	1,111	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	182.79/cwt	180.50–184.00	1,119	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,238	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	602	8
Heifers	Medium 1	—	584	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	864	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	813	5
Bulls	Medium 1	—	616	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	838	10
Bulls	Medium 1	—	884	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	981	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	930	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	506	156.43/cwt	154.00–158.00	792	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	152.60/cwt	151.00–155.00	951	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	477	212.67/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,014	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	417	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	938	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	400	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	624	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	164.38/cwt	160.00–167.00	865	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	174.70/cwt	174.00–175.00	550	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	177.14/cwt	175.00–181.00	664	17
Heifers	Large 1	—	414	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	662	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	160.91/cwt	159.00–162.00	940	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	553	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	946	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	163.75/cwt	161.00–167.00	776	26
Bulls	—	—	1,697	96.19/cwt	92.00–99.50	1,632	20
Bulls	—	—	1,658	100.75/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,670	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,146	68.59/cwt	66.00–71.00	786	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	65.75/cwt	62.00–69.00	682	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	52.64/cwt	46.00–55.00	488	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	955	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	77.96/cwt	77.50–78.00	1,149	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	67.85/cwt	67.00–69.00	999	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	71.29/cwt	69.00–76.50	1,015	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	59.28/cwt	56.00–63.00	610	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,060	60.20/cwt	58.00–61.00	638	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,151	65.50/cwt	63.00–67.50	754	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	69.00/cwt	67.00–72.50	825	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	63.80/cwt	61.00–66.00	731	8

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 Nov 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,239Last week 2,900Year ago 3,000

Slaughter CattleReceipts 389Last week 409Year ago 592

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	615	165.00	165.00
31	—	424	169.00–174.00	171.53
9	—	653	161.00	161.00
69	—	526	160.00–167.00	164.38
17	—	375	175.00–181.00	177.14
75	—	584	159.00–162.00	160.91
26	—	474	161.00–167.00	163.75
Heifers — Small and Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	625	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	354	170.00	170.00
18	—	315	174.00–175.00	174.70
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	584	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	173.00	173.00
22	—	553	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	506	154.00–158.00	156.43
18	—	414	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	623	151.00–155.00	152.60
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	400	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	353	222.00	222.00
23	—	428	214.00–219.00	215.91
105	—	525	190.00–197.00	194.06
94	—	577	180.50–189.00	184.96
21	—	485	205.00	205.00
8	—	347	223.00	223.00
57	—	612	180.50–184.00	182.79
36	—	724	171.00	171.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	369	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	502	200.00–206.00	202.26
38	—	477	212.00–215.00	212.67
3	—	417	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	519	176.00–177.50	176.55
37	—	618	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	728	161.00–167.00	164.28
83	—	655	169.00–175.50	173.29
37	—	623	174.00–179.00	178.41
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	616	136.00	136.00
7	—	884	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	721	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,697	92.00–99.50	96.19
3	—	1,658	100.00–102.00	100.75
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,146	66.00–71.00	68.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,037	62.00–69.00	65.75
28	—	928	46.00–55.00	52.64
14	—	1,029	56.00–63.00	59.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,256	76.00	76.00
19	—	1,196	67.00–72.50	69.00
8	—	1,145	61.00–66.00	63.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,474	77.50–78.00	77.96
7	—	1,472	67.00–69.00	67.85
21	—	1,424	69.00–76.50	71.29
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,060	58.00–61.00	60.20
23	—	1,151	63.00–67.50	65.50

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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