Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Monday, steer calves mostly steady instances 3.00 to 5.00 higher on pre-conditioned and weaned calves. Heifer calves uneven, under 500 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $188.63/cwt on 1,712 head.

Average price

$188.63

1,712 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,113

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$35

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1

$7.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.36

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	473	193.26	913	66
Medium and Large 1	596	188.50	1,124	1,613
Large 1	510	186.00	949	33

One grade step is worth $7.26/cwt here — about −$35 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 sale1,712 hd

188.63

—

CO average6 barns · 3,632 hd

187.27

+1.36

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

38 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock Seasonal Feeder Cattle Sale (Monday) - 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	—	517	166.53/cwt	163.00–170.00	861	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	192.77/cwt	190.00–197.00	713	42
Steers	Large 1	—	510	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	949	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	610	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,159	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	173.69/cwt	170.00–178.00	830	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	164.05/cwt	161.00–169.00	943	218
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	718	151.25/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,086	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	163.61/cwt	158.50–168.50	1,008	264
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	182.16/cwt	181.00–183.00	1,024	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	459	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	854	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	697	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,199	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	535	172.62/cwt	172.00–173.00	924	35
Heifers	Medium 1	—	491	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	825	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	767	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	179.42/cwt	177.50–181.00	775	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	516	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,037	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	176.14/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,092	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	188.91/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,077	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	183.67/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,148	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	637	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,249	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	739	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,341	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	407	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	450	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	981	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	182.65/cwt	181.00–184.00	970	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	223.87/cwt	217.50–227.00	855	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	171.90/cwt	167.00–176.00	1,157	275
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	188.28/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,252	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	177.66/cwt	175.00–178.50	1,274	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	209.66/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,011	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	657	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,186	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	672	156.41/cwt	156.00–157.00	1,051	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	221.57/cwt	219.00–223.00	946	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	194.35/cwt	189.00–199.50	1,024	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	201.77/cwt	199.00–204.00	902	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	800	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	176.83/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,070	93

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 →

Winter Livestock Seasonal Feeder Cattle Sale (Monday) - La Junta, CO

Mon Oct 31, 2022

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

Receipts 3,874Last week 3,181Year ago 4,837

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	517	163.00–170.00	166.53
42	—	370	190.00–197.00	192.77
102	—	478	170.00–178.00	173.69
218	—	575	161.00–169.00	164.05
5	—	333	203.00	203.00
15	—	432	177.50–181.00	179.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	718	150.00–157.00	151.25
264	—	616	158.50–168.50	163.61
67	—	672	156.00–157.00	156.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	459	186.00	186.00
19	—	657	180.50	180.50
93	—	605	175.00–179.00	176.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	697	172.00	172.00
35	—	535	172.00–173.00	172.62
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	491	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	478	160.50	160.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	510	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	610	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	325	220.00	220.00
187	—	570	185.00–192.50	188.91
189	—	625	182.00–185.00	183.67
36	—	382	217.50–227.00	223.87
58	—	717	175.00–178.50	177.66
144	—	482	205.00–211.00	209.66
30	—	427	219.00–223.00	221.57
212	—	527	189.00–199.50	194.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	562	181.00–183.00	182.16
20	—	531	181.00–184.00	182.65
9	—	447	199.00–204.00	201.77
25	—	392	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	516	201.00	201.00
6	—	407	221.00	221.00
10	—	450	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
136	—	620	173.00–178.00	176.14
275	—	673	167.00–176.00	171.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	637	196.00	196.00
39	—	739	181.50	181.50
159	—	665	186.00–190.00	188.28

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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