Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer and heifer calve's 5.00 to 8.00 instances 10.00 lower. Yearling feeder steers and heifer's in a light test mostly steady. Slaughter cow's 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bull's 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.33/cwt on 622 head.

Average price

$174.33

622 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$34.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.84

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	175.09	1,010	591
Medium and Large 1-2	531	168.60	894	21
Medium 2	500	141.00	705	10thin

One grade step is worth $34.09/cwt here — about $305 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 sale622 hd

174.33

—

CO average4 barns · 1,827 hd

185.17

−10.84

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	—	High	1,833	87.83	1,610	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	78.13	1,170	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	69.45	865	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,173	60.64	711	48

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	723	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,204	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	168.79/cwt	168.50–170.00	1,053	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	165.61/cwt	165.00–165.75	1,141	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	161.22/cwt	160.00–163.00	843	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,314	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	196.42/cwt	192.00–200.00	735	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	168.80/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,247	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	178.88/cwt	176.00–182.50	923	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	411	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	785	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,082	15
Steers	Medium 2	—	500	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	705	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	170.20/cwt	169.00–173.00	997	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	177.40/cwt	177.00–178.00	1,148	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	171.42/cwt	170.00–174.00	919	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,434	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	679	165.89/cwt	161.00–168.75	1,126	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	166.98/cwt	162.00–169.50	1,047	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	744	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,228	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	168.65/cwt	168.00–169.00	1,314	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	180.23/cwt	177.50–183.00	840	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	182.63/cwt	180.00–189.00	773	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	633	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	987	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	154.72/cwt	153.00–157.00	829	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	584	168.77/cwt	166.00–170.00	986	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	617	174.75/cwt	174.75–174.75	1,078	84
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	876	11
Bulls	Medium 2	—	507	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	710	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	173.76/cwt	171.50–174.50	1,168	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	161.09/cwt	159.00–164.00	754	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	167.21/cwt	165.00–170.00	704	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	174.45/cwt	171.00–179.00	642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,215	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	152.86/cwt	152.00–153.00	709	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	165.78/cwt	165.00–168.00	640	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	153.89/cwt	152.50–156.00	874	35
Bulls	—	—	2,090	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,986	1
Bulls	—	—	1,822	86.40/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,574	15
Bulls	—	—	1,815	90.70/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,646	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	80.25/cwt	77.50–82.50	1,216	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	56.73/cwt	51.00–59.00	618	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	65.07/cwt	62.00–69.00	783	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	73.54/cwt	72.00–76.00	957	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	81.64/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,023	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	72.19/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,046	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	67.53/cwt	65.00–70.00	742	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	62.08/cwt	60.00–64.00	756	31

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 Oct 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,539Last week 2,265Year ago 1,595

Slaughter CattleReceipts 233Last week 183Year ago 175

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	723	166.50	166.50
26	—	624	168.50–170.00	168.79
27	—	689	165.00–165.75	165.61
29	—	523	160.00–163.00	161.22
39	—	876	150.00	150.00
7	—	266	385.00	385.00
54	—	468	159.00–164.00	161.09
13	—	421	165.00–170.00	167.21
7	—	368	171.00–179.00	174.45
19	—	900	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	660	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	536	153.00–157.00	154.72
21	—	464	152.00–153.00	152.86
22	—	386	165.00–168.00	165.78
35	—	568	152.50–156.00	153.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	584	166.00–170.00	168.77
84	—	617	174.75	174.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	374	192.00–200.00	196.42
15	—	739	168.00–170.00	168.80
85	—	516	176.00–182.50	178.88
47	—	586	169.00–173.00	170.20
15	—	647	177.00–178.00	177.40
11	—	834	172.00	172.00
14	—	779	168.00–169.00	168.65
77	—	466	177.50–183.00	180.23
65	—	423	180.00–189.00	182.63
82	—	672	171.50–174.50	173.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	411	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	500	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	536	170.00–174.00	171.42
5	—	416	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	679	161.00–168.75	165.89
68	—	627	162.00–169.50	166.98
9	—	744	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	633	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	600	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	507	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,090	95.00	95.00
15	—	1,822	84.00–89.00	86.40
5	—	1,815	90.00–92.00	90.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,515	77.50–82.50	80.25
5	—	1,449	71.00–74.00	72.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,090	51.00–59.00	56.73
2	—	1,099	65.00–70.00	67.53
31	—	1,218	60.00–64.00	62.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,204	62.00–69.00	65.07
20	—	1,302	72.00–76.00	73.54
3	—	1,253	80.00–83.00	81.64

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Winter - La Junta