Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday, Steer and heifer calves and feeders too lightly tested for a comparison, although a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.94/cwt on 368 head.

Average price

$182.94

368 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$970

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$32

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$25.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.31

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	186.49	1,009	256
Medium and Large 1-2	458	179.66	823	83
Large 1	646	161.00	1,040	29

One grade step is worth $25.49/cwt here — about −$32 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 sale368 hd

182.94

—

CO average3 barns · 666 hd

180.63

+2.31

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	1,617	90.53	1,464	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	68.99	1,024	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	63.61	812	122
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	56.37	609	171

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1Unweaned	—	444	163.36/cwt	161.00–165.00	725	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	833	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	515	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	511	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	884	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	432	181.52/cwt	180.00–186.00	784	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	186.95/cwt	186.00–190.00	847	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,060	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	641	157.44/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,009	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	472	158.24/cwt	156.00–159.00	747	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	707	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,195	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	780	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,303	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	642	173.00/cwt	171.00–174.00	1,111	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	398	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	800	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	221.88/cwt	221.00–226.00	797	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	190.65/cwt	187.00–191.00	974	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	514	178.13/cwt	176.00–181.00	916	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	331	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	688	4
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	669	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,077	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	173.75/cwt	171.00–178.00	989	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	162.75/cwt	161.00–166.00	863	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	558	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	926	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,042	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	157.51/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,303	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,100	15
Bulls	Medium 1Unweaned	—	576	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	904	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	818	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,227	4
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	609	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	980	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	486	178.20/cwt	175.00–180.00	866	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	889	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	714	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	959	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	160.52/cwt	157.00–165.00	608	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	208.55/cwt	208.50–209.00	843	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	158.98/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,479	22
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,539	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,431	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,591	89.33/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,421	6
Bulls	—	—	1,675	94.56/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,584	2
Bulls	—	—	1,713	87.52/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,499	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,140	58.38/cwt	57.00–63.00	666	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	66.31/cwt	66.00–68.50	809	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	73.78/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,141	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	64.20/cwt	59.50–67.00	912	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	52.46/cwt	46.00–57.00	547	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	584	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	60.99/cwt	59.00–64.00	775	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	61.12/cwt	61.00–62.00	701	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,057	54.85/cwt	53.50–57.00	580	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,292	64.71/cwt	59.50–66.50	836	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,266	63.23/cwt	63.00–63.50	800	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,063	67.18/cwt	66.00–69.00	714	13

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,543Last week 3,767Year ago 1,125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 586Last week 633Year ago 372

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	444	161.00–165.00	163.36
22	—	641	156.00–164.00	157.44
32	—	530	161.00–166.00	162.75
11	—	558	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	487	171.00	171.00
16	—	639	163.00	163.00
20	—	827	156.00–158.00	157.51
15	—	683	161.00	161.00
6	—	529	168.00	168.00
9	—	415	172.00	172.00
9	—	561	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	310	166.00	166.00
35	—	379	157.00–165.00	160.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	472	156.00–159.00	158.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	818	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	511	173.00	173.00
46	—	432	180.00–186.00	181.52
31	—	486	175.00–180.00	178.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	453	186.00–190.00	186.95
28	—	359	221.00–226.00	221.88
34	—	511	187.00–191.00	190.65
21	—	404	208.50–209.00	208.55
22	—	930	156.00–162.00	158.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	555	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	707	169.00	169.00
4	—	780	167.00	167.00
27	—	642	171.00–174.00	173.00
14	—	398	201.00	201.00
43	—	514	176.00–181.00	178.13
4	—	331	208.00	208.00
29	—	569	171.00–178.00	173.75
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	669	161.00	161.00
11	—	609	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	576	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,539	93.00	93.00
6	—	1,591	81.00–91.00	89.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	93.00–96.00	94.56
6	—	1,713	82.00–91.00	87.52
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,140	57.00–63.00	58.38
32	—	1,057	53.50–57.00	54.85
13	—	1,063	66.00–69.00	67.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,220	66.00–68.50	66.31
28	—	1,270	59.00–64.00	60.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,547	72.00–77.00	73.78
34	—	1,421	59.50–67.00	64.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,043	46.00–57.00	52.46
1	—	885	66.00	66.00
16	—	1,147	61.00–62.00	61.12
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,292	59.50–66.50	64.71
28	—	1,266	63.00–63.50	63.23

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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