Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Monday calf sale.

Compared with last Monday, Steer calves steady to 2.00 lower except for 600 to 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, 500 to 600 lbs mostly steady, over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower full decline on 650 to 700 lbs. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $190.67/cwt on 2,596 head.

Average price

$190.67

2,596 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$235

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

$26.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.48

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	431	196.48	846	31
Medium and Large 1	582	192.23	1,120	2,305
Medium 1	528	183.73	969	112
Large 1	635	170.38	1,082	148

One grade step is worth $26.10/cwt here — about −$235 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 sale2,596 hd

190.67

—

CO average5 barns · 5,173 hd

191.15

−0.48

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

46 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	—	436	185.99/cwt	182.00–190.00	811	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	174.60/cwt	174.00–180.00	943	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	186.67/cwt	185.00–191.00	709	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	170.35/cwt	167.00–173.00	1,063	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,193	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	175.24/cwt	174.00–177.00	1,004	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	717	166.99/cwt	165.00–169.50	1,197	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	533	193.96/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,034	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	774	168.25/cwt	167.50–168.50	1,302	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	420	208.45/cwt	206.00–212.50	875	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	212.54/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,016	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	178.17/cwt	175.50–182.00	1,112	256
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	404	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	966	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	200.69/cwt	197.00–205.25	1,150	251
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	171.14/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,157	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	187.79/cwt	183.00–194.00	1,070	254
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	633	172.25/cwt	172.00–173.00	1,090	62
Steers	Medium 1	—	536	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	981	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	229.85/cwt	229.00–232.00	885	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	871	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	467	231.02/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,079	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	410	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	824	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	234.41/cwt	230.00–240.00	774	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	224.47/cwt	220.00–232.50	961	44
Steers	Large 1	—	590	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,027	50
Steers	Medium 1	—	474	190.70/cwt	190.00–191.00	904	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,506	11
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	700	162.14/cwt	162.00–163.00	1,135	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,429	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	175.60/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,240	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	172.45/cwt	169.00–176.00	897	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	424	180.75/cwt	175.00–186.00	766	127
Steers	Medium 1	—	562	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,006	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	180.94/cwt	178.00–187.50	1,229	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	567	165.59/cwt	161.00–171.00	939	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	468	222.68/cwt	220.50–226.00	1,042	40
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	502	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	823	42
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	673	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,050	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	207.64/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,071	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	189.72/cwt	187.50–193.50	1,165	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	189.07/cwt	188.00–190.00	649	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	157.21/cwt	152.00–160.25	1,055	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	611	160.90/cwt	156.00–165.00	983	160
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	622	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	964	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	753	157.59/cwt	157.50–158.00	1,187	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	476	176.63/cwt	172.00–182.50	841	179

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 14, 2022

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

Receipts 6,218Last week 5,740Year ago 5,668

Special Monday calf sale.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	436	182.00–190.00	185.99
93	—	540	174.00–180.00	174.60
14	—	380	185.00–191.00	186.67
41	—	624	167.00–173.00	170.35
20	—	732	163.00	163.00
64	—	573	174.00–177.00	175.24
37	—	343	188.00–190.00	189.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
176	—	520	169.00–176.00	172.45
127	—	424	175.00–186.00	180.75
229	—	567	161.00–171.00	165.59
159	—	671	152.00–160.25	157.21
160	—	611	156.00–165.00	160.90
28	—	753	157.50–158.00	157.59
179	—	476	172.00–182.50	176.63
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	502	164.00	164.00
34	—	622	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	673	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	717	165.00–169.50	166.99
217	—	533	190.00–198.00	193.96
36	—	774	167.50–168.50	168.25
60	—	420	206.00–212.50	208.45
184	—	478	209.00–218.00	212.54
256	—	624	175.50–182.00	178.17
200	—	676	167.00–175.00	171.14
254	—	570	183.00–194.00	187.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	404	239.00	239.00
39	—	467	230.00–232.50	231.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
251	—	573	197.00–205.25	200.69
35	—	385	229.00–232.00	229.85
41	—	330	230.00–240.00	234.41
44	—	428	220.00–232.50	224.47
11	—	913	165.00	165.00
24	—	819	174.50	174.50
61	—	706	171.00–178.00	175.60
111	—	679	178.00–187.50	180.94
115	—	516	206.00–210.00	207.64
172	—	614	187.50–193.50	189.72
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	633	172.00–173.00	172.25
36	—	700	162.00–163.00	162.14
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	536	183.00	183.00
35	—	474	190.00–191.00	190.70
47	—	562	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	456	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	410	201.00	201.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	590	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	468	220.50–226.00	222.68

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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