Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday, Steers under 700 lbs mostly steady. Heifers under 550 lbs steady to 1.00 lower, 550 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Yearling feeder steers steady. Yearling feeder heifers scarce. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 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 $198.86/cwt on 626 head.

Average price

$198.86

626 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$251

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$39.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.19

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	321	221.00	709	10thin
Medium and Large 1	548	199.88	1,095	559
Medium and Large 1-2	475	191.00	907	22
Large 1	530	181.22	960	35

One grade step is worth $39.78/cwt here — about −$251 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 sale626 hd

198.86

—

CO average3 barns · 4,103 hd

191.67

+7.19

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	—	High	1,837	93.49	1,718	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	71.64	1,018	81
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	66.12	800	118
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	60.30	653	130

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	756	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,179	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	163.36/cwt	160.00–165.50	1,008	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	480	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	878	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	171.67/cwt	171.00–172.00	800	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,446	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,142	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	224.85/cwt	223.00–230.00	938	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	175.94/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,210	31
Steers	Medium 1	—	321	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	709	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	168.64/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,315	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	543	198.48/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,078	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	237.97/cwt	231.00–240.00	804	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	411	212.67/cwt	209.00–217.00	874	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	206.16/cwt	200.00–211.00	979	56
Steers	Large 1	—	530	181.22/cwt	180.00–183.00	960	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	907	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	184.43/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,138	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	171.85/cwt	170.50–175.50	1,242	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	233.91/cwt	228.00–235.00	856	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	203.40/cwt	200.00–206.00	789	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	196.48/cwt	194.50–199.00	1,104	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	164.63/cwt	161.00–168.00	952	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	676	181.91/cwt	181.00–182.50	1,230	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	508	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,082	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	73.57/cwt	73.50–74.00	983	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,050	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	688	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,010	55.19/cwt	48.00–58.00	557	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,222	69.77/cwt	67.00–71.00	853	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	63.13/cwt	60.00–64.50	711	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	68.14/cwt	65.00–71.00	864	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	65.84/cwt	65.00–68.00	770	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,153	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	74.43/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,075	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	68.01/cwt	66.00–68.50	946	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	65.09/cwt	62.00–66.00	792	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	53.90/cwt	52.00–59.00	556	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,169	64.38/cwt	62.00–66.00	753	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,150	62.69/cwt	61.50–63.50	721	23
Bulls	—	—	2,163	101.97/cwt	101.00–103.00	2,206	3
Bulls	—	—	1,951	94.33/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,840	4
Bulls	—	—	1,861	90.75/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,689	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,710	92.00/cwt	86.00–94.50	1,573	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	206.24/cwt	205.00–209.00	687	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	160.33/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,055	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	815	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	164.73/cwt	162.00–167.00	761	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	206.29/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,095	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	173.59/cwt	172.00–175.50	892	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	483	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,038	15

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 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,473Last week 5,334Year ago 2,256

Slaughter CattleReceipts 512Last week 571Year ago 280

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	756	156.00	156.00
84	—	617	160.00–165.50	163.36
21	—	466	171.00–172.00	171.67
20	—	933	155.00	155.00
15	—	723	158.00	158.00
85	—	388	200.00–206.00	203.40
97	—	578	161.00–168.00	164.63
29	—	333	205.00–209.00	206.24
27	—	658	160.00–161.00	160.33
21	—	419	194.50	194.50
41	—	514	172.00–175.50	173.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	480	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	462	162.00–167.00	164.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	417	223.00–230.00	224.85
31	—	688	171.00–178.00	175.94
25	—	780	168.00–170.00	168.64
25	—	338	231.00–240.00	237.97
56	—	475	200.00–211.00	206.16
97	—	617	180.00–189.00	184.43
26	—	723	170.50–175.50	171.85
33	—	366	228.00–235.00	233.91
39	—	562	194.50–199.00	196.48
59	—	531	201.00–211.00	206.29
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	321	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	543	197.00–199.00	198.48
29	—	411	209.00–217.00	212.67
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	530	180.00–183.00	181.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	475	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	676	181.00–182.50	181.91
10	—	508	213.00	213.00
15	—	483	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,336	73.50–74.00	73.57
31	—	1,268	65.00–71.00	68.14
11	—	1,217	62.00–66.00	65.09
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,050	65.50	65.50
37	—	1,010	48.00–58.00	55.19
23	—	1,150	61.50–63.50	62.69
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,222	67.00–71.00	69.77
66	—	1,169	62.00–66.00	64.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,127	60.00–64.50	63.13
12	—	1,170	65.00–68.00	65.84
14	—	1,031	52.00–59.00	53.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	79.50	79.50
44	—	1,444	70.00–78.00	74.43
36	—	1,391	66.00–68.50	68.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,163	101.00–103.00	101.97
4	—	1,951	92.00–97.00	94.33
4	—	1,861	90.00–91.00	90.75
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,710	86.00–94.50	92.00

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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