Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Steer calves under 500 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 instances 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 100 higher. Yearling feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. Slaughter cows steady to 100 higher. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $194.46/cwt on 1,614 head.

Average price

$194.46

1,614 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$13.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.91

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	194.76	1,123	1,572
Medium and Large 1-2	486	186.00	904	17thin
Large 1	476	181.00	862	25

One grade step is worth $13.76/cwt here — about $261 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 sale1,614 hd

194.46

—

CO average5 barns · 5,909 hd

193.55

+0.91

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	75.53	1,150	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	65.81	809	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	55.77	590	126

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1Fancy	—	500	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	925	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	394	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	804	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	485	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	897	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	420	193.58/cwt	193.00–195.00	813	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	169.16/cwt	165.50–171.00	1,030	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,190	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	588	175.98/cwt	172.00–181.00	1,035	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	185.12/cwt	180.00–188.50	1,151	379
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,315	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,066	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	320	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	707	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	422	218.71/cwt	214.00–224.00	923	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	714	166.40/cwt	164.00–167.50	1,188	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	205.29/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,065	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,071	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	173.85/cwt	171.50–176.00	1,243	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	214.54/cwt	210.00–218.00	985	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	173.67/cwt	170.00–178.50	1,165	114
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	476	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	862	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	661	182.59/cwt	181.00–183.50	1,207	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	191.85/cwt	188.00–199.00	1,107	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	241.12/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,005	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	235.12/cwt	234.00–237.00	738	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	256.41/cwt	252.00–261.00	987	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	904	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	175.94/cwt	171.00–179.00	920	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	483	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	836	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	173.42/cwt	168.00–179.00	1,006	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	517	168.05/cwt	165.00–170.00	869	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	157.87/cwt	153.00–160.50	971	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	607	192.97/cwt	191.00–194.00	1,171	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	179.38/cwt	177.50–181.00	791	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	161.49/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,150	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	165.99/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,097	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	191.16/cwt	191.00–192.00	707	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	175.82/cwt	172.00–180.00	830	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	429	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	849	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,263	68.09/cwt	66.50–71.00	860	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,171	63.81/cwt	63.00–66.00	747	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,126	63.58/cwt	62.00–64.00	716	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	986	47.73/cwt	45.50–57.00	471	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	983	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	64.06/cwt	63.00–68.00	799	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	75.53/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,150	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	686	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	63.19/cwt	61.00–64.00	750	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	53.44/cwt	51.00–61.00	538	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	67.37/cwt	66.00–69.50	860	5

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 Dec 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,334Last week 2,740Year ago 3,076

Slaughter CattleReceipts 571Last week 284Year ago 590

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	500	185.00	185.00
26	—	394	204.00	204.00
27	—	485	185.00	185.00
46	—	420	193.00–195.00	193.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	609	165.50–171.00	169.16
12	—	763	156.00	156.00
101	—	523	171.00–179.00	175.94
149	—	580	168.00–179.00	173.42
46	—	441	177.50–181.00	179.38
56	—	712	160.00–166.00	161.49
69	—	661	161.00–168.00	165.99
70	—	370	191.00–192.00	191.16
134	—	472	172.00–180.00	175.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	483	173.00	173.00
51	—	517	165.00–170.00	168.05
156	—	615	153.00–160.50	157.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	429	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	588	172.00–181.00	175.98
10	—	320	221.00	221.00
59	—	422	214.00–224.00	218.71
96	—	714	164.00–167.50	166.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
379	—	622	180.00–188.50	185.12
10	—	771	170.50	170.50
149	—	519	201.00–210.00	205.29
74	—	715	171.50–176.00	173.85
98	—	459	210.00–218.00	214.54
114	—	671	170.00–178.50	173.67
178	—	577	188.00–199.00	191.85
66	—	417	238.00–247.00	241.12
16	—	314	234.00–237.00	235.12
50	—	385	252.00–261.00	256.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	480	222.00	222.00
27	—	425	252.00	252.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	476	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	661	181.00–183.50	182.59
56	—	607	191.00–194.00	192.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	486	186.00	186.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,263	66.50–71.00	68.09
40	—	1,171	63.00–66.00	63.81
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,126	62.00–64.00	63.58
55	—	986	45.50–57.00	47.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,302	75.50	75.50
44	—	1,248	63.00–68.00	64.06
5	—	1,276	66.00–69.50	67.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,523	71.00–78.00	75.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	66.00	66.00
8	—	1,187	61.00–64.00	63.19
11	—	1,006	51.00–61.00	53.44

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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