Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer calve's under 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 instances 8.00 to 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calve's under 400 lbs steady, 400 to 600 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, 600 to 650 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, 650 to 700 lbs steady. Yearling feeder steer's mostly steady. Yearling feeder heifer's scarce. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 lower decline on breaker's and boner's. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.60/cwt on 668 head.

Average price

$172.60

668 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,058

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$0

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

$10.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.15

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	517	175.85	909	7thin
Medium and Large 1	618	173.03	1,069	622
Medium and Large 1-2	551	165.20	910	39

One grade step is worth $10.65/cwt here — about −$0 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 sale668 hd

172.60

—

CO average5 barns · 3,284 hd

175.76

−3.15

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	1,895	90.27	1,711	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	71.73	1,070	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,298	64.83	841	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,177	57.04	672	105

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	827	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	661	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,091	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	170.72/cwt	168.00–175.00	734	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	155.75/cwt	155.00–157.00	762	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,296	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	607	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,008	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	166.02/cwt	161.00–169.50	1,053	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	632	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,100	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	661	164.60/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,088	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	195.20/cwt	194.00–197.00	892	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	163.00/cwt	161.00–165.50	921	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	170.81/cwt	170.50–171.00	878	11
Steers	Large 1	—	517	175.85/cwt	175.00–177.00	909	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	609	159.12/cwt	158.00–161.00	969	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	170.05/cwt	168.00–175.00	971	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	720	164.86/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,187	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	407	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	851	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	691	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,178	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	540	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,023	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	163.61/cwt	160.00–168.50	805	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	183.90/cwt	180.00–184.50	980	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	170.09/cwt	167.50–170.50	1,405	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	679	161.98/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,100	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	732	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,164	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	620	153.69/cwt	152.00–155.00	953	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	403	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	721	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,032	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	924	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	171.62/cwt	170.50–173.00	671	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	159.79/cwt	155.00–164.50	912	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	159.24/cwt	156.00–165.00	844	108
Bulls	—	—	2,005	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,905	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	86.97/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,618	7
Bulls	—	—	1,912	92.56/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,770	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,283	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	789	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,163	55.29/cwt	54.50–56.00	643	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	54.45/cwt	51.00–57.00	644	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	65.95/cwt	60.00–68.00	867	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	70.83/cwt	70.00–72.00	817	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,268	61.53/cwt	57.00–64.00	780	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	72.90/cwt	70.00–75.50	1,093	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	68.07/cwt	64.00–69.50	1,001	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	59.62/cwt	57.00–64.50	684	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	71.11/cwt	70.00–72.00	945	10

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 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,599Last week 1,539Year ago 1,967

Slaughter CattleReceipts 362Last week 233Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	457	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	661	165.00	165.00
6	—	607	166.00	166.00
8	—	403	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	430	168.00–175.00	170.72
7	—	820	158.00	158.00
26	—	492	160.00–168.50	163.61
11	—	391	170.50–173.00	171.62
129	—	571	155.00–164.50	159.79
108	—	530	156.00–165.00	159.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	489	155.00–157.00	155.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	609	158.00–161.00	159.12
77	—	679	160.00–163.00	161.98
9	—	732	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	620	152.00–155.00	153.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
160	—	634	161.00–169.50	166.02
50	—	661	163.00–166.00	164.60
89	—	720	162.50–165.00	164.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	632	174.00	174.00
11	—	407	209.00	209.00
17	—	691	170.50	170.50
24	—	540	189.50	189.50
37	—	555	186.00	186.00
17	—	455	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	457	194.00–197.00	195.20
110	—	571	168.00–175.00	170.05
37	—	533	180.00–184.50	183.90
30	—	826	167.50–170.50	170.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	565	161.00–165.50	163.00
11	—	514	170.50–171.00	170.81
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	517	175.00–177.00	175.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,005	95.00	95.00
7	—	1,860	85.00–89.00	86.97
8	—	1,912	91.00–93.00	92.56
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,283	61.50	61.50
22	—	1,163	54.50–56.00	55.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,182	51.00–57.00	54.45
2	—	1,153	70.00–72.00	70.83
29	—	1,147	57.00–64.50	59.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,315	60.00–68.00	65.95
10	—	1,329	70.00–72.00	71.11
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,268	57.00–64.00	61.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,499	70.00–75.50	72.90
16	—	1,471	64.00–69.50	68.07

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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