Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Today's sale consisted mostly of feeder cattle off grass. Yearling feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher. Yearling feeder heifer's mostly steady from two week's ago. Steer and heifer calves in a light test 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Trade and demand moderate for calves, good for yearling's.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.48/cwt on 1,414 head.

Average price

$165.48

1,414 head · 852 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,411

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$215

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

$5.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.01

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	706	170.81	1,205	69
Medium and Large 1	860	165.20	1,421	1,345

One grade step is worth $5.60/cwt here — about −$215 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 sale1,414 hd

165.48

—

CO average3 barns · 1,694 hd

168.49

−3.01

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	1,839	92.63	1,703	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	79.93	1,214	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,298	70.43	914	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,176	65.05	765	53

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,152	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	165.85/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,290	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	928	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	173.30/cwt	167.00–176.00	1,258	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	156.12/cwt	155.10–157.75	1,514	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,107	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,550	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	839	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,014	156.43/cwt	152.75–157.75	1,586	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	162.60/cwt	161.10–167.00	1,446	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	178.87/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,045	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	657	175.41/cwt	175.00–177.50	1,152	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	161.55/cwt	160.25–166.25	1,509	271
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	168.14/cwt	165.00–171.50	1,401	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,204	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,057	150.04/cwt	149.25–151.75	1,586	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	677	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,117	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	176.03/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,070	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	170.96/cwt	170.00–171.50	1,130	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	138.95/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,359	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,381	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	167.55/cwt	165.00–170.25	1,211	211
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	877	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,308	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	969	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	65.65/cwt	64.00–67.00	760	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,239	69.89/cwt	68.00–71.00	866	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	77.99/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,017	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,893	95.15/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,801	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	85.69/cwt	83.50–88.00	1,375	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	60.79/cwt	56.00–64.50	681	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	76.53/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,116	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	71.20/cwt	66.00–76.00	913	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,217	63.75/cwt	63.75–63.75	776	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,321	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	845	22
Bulls	—	—	1,748	93.36/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,632	12
Bulls	—	—	2,050	100.88/cwt	99.00–103.00	2,068	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	2,060	84.22/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	174.23/cwt	170.00–177.50	819	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	155.97/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,334	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,243	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	164.71/cwt	164.00–166.00	1,291	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	976	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,508	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	801	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,386	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	165.09/cwt	164.00–171.00	943	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	161.72/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,334	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	181.16/cwt	180.50–184.00	681	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	946	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,310	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	190.21/cwt	185.00–196.00	962	47

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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,265Last week 664Year ago 1,853

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 150Year ago 101

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	633	182.00	182.00
105	—	726	167.00–176.00	173.30
94	—	970	155.10–157.75	156.12
20	—	1,107	140.00	140.00
6	—	394	213.00	213.00
222	—	1,014	152.75–157.75	156.43
133	—	889	161.10–167.00	162.60
60	—	584	176.00–181.00	178.87
3	—	436	200.00	200.00
271	—	934	160.25–166.25	161.55
225	—	833	165.00–171.50	168.14
19	—	684	176.00	176.00
25	—	1,057	149.25–151.75	150.04
47	—	506	185.00–196.00	190.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	778	165.00–169.00	165.85
8	—	491	189.00	189.00
6	—	447	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	657	175.00–177.50	175.41
38	—	608	170.00–177.00	176.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	677	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	976	154.50	154.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	801	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	661	170.00–171.50	170.96
28	—	978	135.00–142.00	138.95
5	—	1,008	137.00	137.00
211	—	723	165.00–170.25	167.55
12	—	510	172.00	172.00
27	—	470	170.00–177.50	174.23
24	—	855	151.00–157.00	155.97
14	—	784	164.00–166.00	164.71
60	—	571	164.00–171.00	165.09
21	—	825	160.00–162.00	161.72
16	—	376	180.50–184.00	181.16
9	—	946	138.50	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	896	146.00	146.00
10	—	787	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	85.00	85.00
14	—	1,304	77.00–80.00	77.99
27	—	1,283	66.00–76.00	71.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,158	64.00–67.00	65.65
14	—	1,239	68.00–71.00	69.89
16	—	1,121	56.00–64.50	60.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,893	93.00–97.00	95.15
13	—	1,605	83.50–88.00	85.69
31	—	1,458	75.00–79.00	76.53
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,217	63.75	63.75
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,321	64.00	64.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,748	90.00–96.00	93.36
2	—	2,050	99.00–103.00	100.88
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,060	82.00–87.00	84.22

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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