Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer calve's under 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 500 to 600 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher over 600 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers over 700 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Yearling feeder heifer's scarce. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $190.62/cwt on 302 head.

Average price

$190.62

302 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,123

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.88

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	190.62	1,123	302

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale302 hd

190.62

—

CO average3 barns · 501 hd

188.74

+1.88

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	—	Low	1,640	96.06	1,576	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	80.88	1,253	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	73.57	960	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,081	68.00	735	28

Every lot, as filed

33 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - 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	—	476	177.44/cwt	172.50–181.00	845	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	662	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	184.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	778	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,134	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	191.62/cwt	191.00–192.00	1,075	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	732	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	209.60/cwt	208.00–215.00	899	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,186	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	201.47/cwt	199.00–205.00	979	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	181.86/cwt	178.00–183.00	1,148	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	170.79/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,049	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	228.13/cwt	227.50–230.00	778	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	162.96/cwt	160.00–163.25	1,494	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	652	179.14/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,168	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	191.24/cwt	189.00–192.00	1,004	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	172.97/cwt	170.00–175.00	995	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	191.26/cwt	190.00–197.50	742	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	883	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	363	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	853	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,535	94.67/cwt	90.00–95.50	1,453	22
Bulls	—	—	1,964	102.27/cwt	100.00–105.50	2,009	6
Bulls	—	—	1,702	94.93/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,616	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,548	83.98/cwt	81.50–84.25	1,300	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,632	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,289	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	79.86/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,062	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	65.51/cwt	63.00–67.00	708	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	69.18/cwt	68.00–71.00	748	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	72.97/cwt	70.00–75.00	950	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	83.88/cwt	81.50–86.00	1,366	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	78.70/cwt	76.50–81.00	1,165	14

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 (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Tue Sep 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 664Last week 524Year ago 739

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 78Year ago 77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	476	172.50–181.00	177.44
10	—	331	200.00	200.00
26	—	423	180.00–190.00	184.00
54	—	575	170.00–175.00	172.97
27	—	388	190.00–197.50	191.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	675	168.00	168.00
30	—	614	169.00–172.00	170.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	391	222.50	222.50
13	—	561	191.00–192.00	191.62
28	—	429	208.00–215.00	209.60
22	—	659	180.00	180.00
54	—	486	199.00–205.00	201.47
19	—	341	227.50–230.00	228.13
44	—	917	160.00–163.25	162.96
50	—	525	189.00–192.00	191.24
3	—	730	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	732	172.50	172.50
37	—	631	178.00–183.00	181.86
21	—	652	179.00–180.00	179.14
2	—	760	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,535	90.00–95.50	94.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,964	100.00–105.50	102.27
6	—	1,702	92.00–98.00	94.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,548	81.50–84.25	83.98
10	—	1,632	79.00	79.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	79.00–81.00	79.86
21	—	1,302	70.00–75.00	72.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,081	63.00–67.00	65.51
19	—	1,081	68.00–71.00	69.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,628	81.50–86.00	83.88
14	—	1,480	76.50–81.00	78.70

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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