Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Monday, steer calves under 600 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 instances 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher Heifer calves under 400 steady, 400 to 500 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $193.73/cwt on 2,578 head.

Average price

$193.73

2,578 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,112

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$60.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.08

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	485	199.00	965	11thin
Medium and Large 1	580	194.38	1,128	2,472
Medium 2	414	184.17	763	78
Small and Medium 2	507	139.00	705	17thin

One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about $260 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 sale2,578 hd

193.73

—

CO average6 barns · 4,529 hd

192.64

+1.08

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

52 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	453	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,051	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	571	163.44/cwt	160.00–169.50	933	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	965	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	228.84/cwt	224.00–234.00	867	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,095	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	601	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,184	20
Steers	Medium 2	—	444	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	804	40
Steers	Medium 2	—	383	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	718	38
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	507	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	705	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	184.65/cwt	181.00–189.00	1,130	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	190.34/cwt	188.50–195.50	1,081	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	533	193.18/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,030	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	175.34/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,234	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	227.26/cwt	221.00–231.00	973	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	180.50/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,115	291
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	431	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,026	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	203.97/cwt	199.00–208.50	1,154	223
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	206.51/cwt	200.50–210.00	1,066	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	715	169.35/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,211	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	172.60/cwt	169.50–175.00	1,155	305
Heifers	Medium 2	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	173.28/cwt	173.00–174.00	1,170	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	172.65/cwt	172.50–173.00	1,019	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	573	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,026	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	368	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	788	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	529	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	957	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	166.25/cwt	166.25–166.25	1,443	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	220.38/cwt	220.00–221.00	591	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	182.39/cwt	180.00–184.50	1,244	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	218.80/cwt	214.50–226.50	1,041	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	161.28/cwt	157.00–166.50	1,010	231
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	658	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,191	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	247.29/cwt	247.00–249.00	791	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	169.60/cwt	167.50–176.00	1,292	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	790	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,244	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	656	161.28/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,058	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	164.49/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,178	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	170.36/cwt	165.00–176.00	886	235
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	700	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,309	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	606	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,157	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	192.57/cwt	190.00–198.00	726	15
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	387	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	507	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	172.85/cwt	171.00–176.00	790	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	569	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,038	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	720	158.38/cwt	158.00–159.00	1,140	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	188.54/cwt	185.00–192.00	805	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	183.95/cwt	181.00–189.00	673	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	183.96/cwt	181.00–188.50	872	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,106	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	426	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	899	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	485	194.98/cwt	194.00–195.50	946	189

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 Nov 7, 2022

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

Receipts 5,740Last week 3,874Year ago 5,601

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	453	232.00	232.00
22	—	700	187.00	187.00
88	—	606	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	485	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	379	224.00–234.00	228.84
68	—	612	181.00–189.00	184.65
109	—	704	173.00–180.00	175.34
106	—	428	221.00–231.00	227.26
223	—	566	199.00–208.50	203.97
212	—	516	200.50–210.00	206.51
18	—	868	166.25	166.25
26	—	268	220.00–221.00	220.38
75	—	682	180.00–184.50	182.39
91	—	476	214.50–226.50	218.80
34	—	320	247.00–249.00	247.29
122	—	762	167.50–176.00	169.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	500	219.00	219.00
20	—	601	197.00	197.00
68	—	431	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	444	181.00	181.00
38	—	383	187.50	187.50
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	507	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
215	—	568	188.50–195.50	190.34
104	—	533	191.00–195.00	193.18
291	—	618	174.00–184.00	180.50
99	—	715	165.00–171.00	169.35
305	—	669	169.50–175.00	172.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
209	—	571	160.00–169.50	163.44
231	—	626	157.00–166.50	161.28
23	—	790	157.50	157.50
55	—	656	157.00–167.00	161.28
13	—	720	158.00–159.00	158.38
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	460	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	675	173.00–174.00	173.28
38	—	590	172.50–173.00	172.65
52	—	716	163.00–166.00	164.49
235	—	520	165.00–176.00	170.36
15	—	330	210.00	210.00
15	—	377	190.00–198.00	192.57
51	—	427	185.00–192.00	188.54
36	—	474	181.00–188.50	183.96
19	—	647	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	573	179.00	179.00
33	—	368	214.00	214.00
10	—	529	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	658	181.00	181.00
16	—	569	182.50	182.50
55	—	426	211.00	211.00
189	—	485	194.00–195.50	194.98
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	387	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	457	171.00–176.00	172.85
24	—	366	181.00–189.00	183.95

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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