Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer and heifer calves too lightly tested for a comparison. Yearling feeder steer's and heifer's mostly steady, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.68/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$154.68

163 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$442

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$11.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.17

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	711	159.78	1,135	84
Medium and Large 1-2	567	153.79	872	16thin
Medium 2	468	148.12	694	63

One grade step is worth $11.65/cwt here — about $442 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 sale163 hd

154.68

—

CO average6 barns · 2,406 hd

162.85

−8.17

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	1,919	89.45	1,717	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	69.47	1,038	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	63.01	804	139
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,142	56.96	651	45

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	—	410	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	695	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	160.60/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,107	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	159.77/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,219	24
Heifers	Medium 2	—	358	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	541	13
Heifers	Medium 2	—	485	148.13/cwt	145.00–150.00	718	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,356	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	168.07/cwt	167.50–170.50	1,049	21
Heifers	Medium 2	—	508	146.68/cwt	146.00–148.00	745	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	939	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,512	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	168.72/cwt	167.00–173.50	1,196	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	170.56/cwt	168.00–172.00	981	19
Steers	Medium 2	—	426	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	711	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,361	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	862	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	661	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,124	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	208.22/cwt	205.00–209.00	716	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	164.32/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,168	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	153.79/cwt	152.00–157.50	872	16
Bulls	—	—	2,101	98.04/cwt	97.00–99.00	2,060	2
Bulls	—	—	1,801	84.95/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,530	7
Bulls	—	—	2,012	92.31/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,857	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,263	63.35/cwt	60.00–67.00	800	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,299	67.21/cwt	67.00–69.00	873	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	69.34/cwt	69.00–70.50	925	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	58.24/cwt	55.00–61.50	647	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	51.65/cwt	48.00–55.00	605	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	70.73/cwt	68.00–76.00	1,080	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	79.45/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,271	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	68.44/cwt	68.00–71.00	797	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	62.70/cwt	60.00–66.00	789	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	56.58/cwt	51.00–59.00	740	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	65.79/cwt	64.00–67.00	934	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 Oct 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 602Last week 1,599Year ago 758

Slaughter CattleReceipts 414Last week 362Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	410	169.50	169.50
21	—	689	160.00–162.50	160.60
24	—	763	158.00–161.00	159.77
11	—	965	141.00	141.00
16	—	711	164.00–165.00	164.32
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	358	151.00	151.00
24	—	485	145.00–150.00	148.13
26	—	508	146.00–148.00	146.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	567	152.00–157.50	153.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	793	171.00	171.00
21	—	624	167.50–170.50	168.07
11	—	939	161.00	161.00
38	—	709	167.00–173.50	168.72
7	—	442	190.00	190.00
19	—	575	168.00–172.00	170.56
10	—	344	205.00–209.00	208.22
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	426	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	537	160.50	160.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	661	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,101	97.00–99.00	98.04
7	—	1,801	80.00–89.00	84.95
5	—	2,012	91.00–95.00	92.31
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,263	60.00–67.00	63.35
9	—	1,299	67.00–69.00	67.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,334	69.00–70.50	69.34
50	—	1,258	60.00–66.00	62.70
18	—	1,307	51.00–59.00	56.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,111	55.00–61.50	58.24
18	—	1,171	48.00–55.00	51.65
6	—	1,164	68.00–71.00	68.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,527	68.00–76.00	70.73
2	—	1,600	79.00–80.00	79.45
14	—	1,419	64.00–67.00	65.79

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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