Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday, Steer calves uneven, under 450 lbs steady instances 5.00 higher on weaned calves, over 450 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower except for 500 to 600 lbs mostly steady. Heifer calves steady to 1.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers mostly steady. Yearling feeder heifers too lightly tested last week for a comparison. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $184.45/cwt on 1,079 head.

Average price

$184.45

1,079 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$25.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.57

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	185.89	1,104	963
Medium and Large 1-2	541	176.69	955	87
Medium 1	616	160.00	986	29

One grade step is worth $25.89/cwt here — about $118 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 sale1,079 hd

184.45

—

CO average6 barns · 5,078 hd

193.03

−8.57

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	1,756	96.59	1,696	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,497	74.04	1,108	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	66.90	815	167
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	60.16	628	133

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	481	193.10/cwt	190.00–198.00	929	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	368	235.00/cwt	230.00–239.00	865	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	636	154.01/cwt	150.00–156.00	980	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	431	164.29/cwt	161.00–169.00	708	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	677	151.56/cwt	150.00–153.50	1,026	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	169.40/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,150	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	174.83/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,316	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	190.63/cwt	189.50–192.00	1,012	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	221.76/cwt	220.00–223.00	832	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	934	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,092	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,454	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	169.35/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,402	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,425	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	756	163.06/cwt	161.00–163.50	1,233	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	175.89/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,092	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,263	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	992	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	216.15/cwt	212.00–222.00	923	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	188.31/cwt	187.00–190.50	1,103	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	426	201.61/cwt	199.00–205.00	859	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	30
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	616	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	986	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	300	219.20/cwt	219.00–220.00	658	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	725	166.47/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,207	201
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	554	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	886	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	453	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	793	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	888	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	772	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,096	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	875	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	64.05/cwt	61.00–66.00	796	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	63.11/cwt	59.00–65.00	649	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	68.73/cwt	67.00–75.00	851	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,020	63.19/cwt	58.00–65.00	645	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,153	65.67/cwt	65.00–66.00	757	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,153	65.49/cwt	63.00–66.00	755	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	65.11/cwt	64.00–67.00	716	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	53.47/cwt	46.00–58.00	542	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	68.04/cwt	64.00–69.50	945	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,829	80.38/cwt	80.00–80.50	1,470	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	76.06/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,137	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,226	67.89/cwt	66.00–75.00	832	22
Bulls	—	—	1,990	96.99/cwt	93.00–99.50	1,930	8
Bulls	—	—	1,450	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,291	2
Bulls	—	—	1,871	101.09/cwt	100.00–102.50	1,891	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,635	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,488	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,665	96.33/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,604	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	155.61/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,265	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	153.33/cwt	150.00–159.00	859	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	162.90/cwt	162.00–164.00	526	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	152.80/cwt	150.00–155.50	1,199	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	573	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	171.73/cwt	170.00–175.00	725	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	166.63/cwt	160.00–170.00	785	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	152.67/cwt	152.00–153.00	1,324	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,154	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	190.23/cwt	189.00–191.00	647	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,068	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	684	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	155.81/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,049	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	504	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,008	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	422	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	992	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	161.20/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,025	58

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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,864Last week 2,239Year ago 4,339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 392Last week 389Year ago 580

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	481	190.00–198.00	193.10
118	—	679	166.00–172.00	169.40
34	—	753	170.00–176.00	174.83
7	—	288	237.00	237.00
127	—	531	189.50–192.00	190.63
21	—	375	220.00–223.00	221.76
10	—	909	160.00	160.00
24	—	828	168.00–170.00	169.35
6	—	856	166.50	166.50
12	—	730	173.00	173.00
52	—	427	212.00–222.00	216.15
86	—	586	187.00–190.50	188.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	368	230.00–239.00	235.00
5	—	504	200.00	200.00
25	—	422	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	505	185.00	185.00
27	—	678	161.00	161.00
15	—	551	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	756	161.00–163.50	163.06
14	—	621	175.00–177.00	175.89
96	—	426	199.00–205.00	201.61
25	—	300	219.00–220.00	219.20
201	—	725	165.00–169.00	166.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	430	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	616	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	636	150.00–156.00	154.01
68	—	431	161.00–169.00	164.29
98	—	677	150.00–153.50	151.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	290	191.00	191.00
28	—	813	153.00–159.00	155.61
68	—	560	150.00–159.00	153.33
64	—	422	170.00–175.00	171.73
127	—	471	160.00–170.00	166.63
31	—	867	152.00–153.00	152.67
30	—	719	160.50	160.50
26	—	340	189.00–191.00	190.23
14	—	655	163.00	163.00
11	—	391	175.00	175.00
58	—	636	161.00–162.00	161.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	550	161.00	161.00
20	—	453	175.00	175.00
23	—	515	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	323	162.00–164.00	162.90
43	—	785	150.00–155.50	152.80
13	—	356	161.00	161.00
50	—	673	151.00–158.00	155.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	772	142.00	142.00
13	—	587	149.00	149.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,243	61.00–66.00	64.05
72	—	1,238	67.00–75.00	68.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,029	59.00–65.00	63.11
19	—	1,100	64.00–67.00	65.11
48	—	1,014	46.00–58.00	53.47
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,020	58.00–65.00	63.19
12	—	1,153	65.00–66.00	65.67
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,153	63.00–66.00	65.49
22	—	1,226	66.00–75.00	67.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,389	64.00–69.50	68.04
4	—	1,829	80.00–80.50	80.38
23	—	1,495	75.00–78.00	76.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,990	93.00–99.50	96.99
2	—	1,450	89.00	89.00
5	—	1,871	100.00–102.50	101.09
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	91.00	91.00
19	—	1,665	92.00–99.00	96.33

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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