Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday, no trend available on feeder's due to the lack of receipt's from the prior week, but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.81/cwt on 262 head.

Average price

$166.81

262 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,078

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.47

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	646	166.81	1,078	262

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 sale262 hd

166.81

—

CO average6 barns · 2,905 hd

168.28

−1.47

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	—	Average	1,820	93.38	1,699	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	70.11	1,025	88
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	65.50	816	167
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	58.15	647	66

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	—	463	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	787	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	679	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	999	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,419	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	757	166.87/cwt	166.75–167.00	1,263	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	710	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,350	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	175.39/cwt	169.50–177.25	1,424	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	939	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,343	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	204.44/cwt	202.50–209.00	795	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,097	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	192.64/cwt	190.00–194.00	932	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,357	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,294	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	176.46/cwt	176.00–178.00	602	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	224.68/cwt	222.00–226.00	708	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	168.96/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,539	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	189.65/cwt	189.50–191.00	1,001	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,363	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	164.27/cwt	164.00–164.50	1,173	22
Bulls	—	—	1,830	95.75/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,752	15
Bulls	—	—	2,140	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,140	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	88.94/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,555	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,229	64.73/cwt	61.00–66.50	796	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,307	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	876	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,063	57.81/cwt	53.00–60.00	615	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	58.52/cwt	58.00–60.00	648	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	63.51/cwt	63.00–64.00	783	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	71.40/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,042	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	65.72/cwt	60.00–67.00	965	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	53.57/cwt	50.50–57.00	591	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,252	67.97/cwt	66.75–72.00	851	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	68.42/cwt	65.00–71.00	922	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	62.62/cwt	60.00–66.00	789	22

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 994Last week 602Year ago 1,017

Slaughter CattleReceipts 537Last week 414Year ago 230

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	463	170.00	170.00
31	—	386	176.00	176.00
10	—	999	142.00	142.00
12	—	415	171.00	171.00
12	—	939	143.00	143.00
21	—	341	176.00–178.00	176.46
4	—	885	154.00	154.00
22	—	714	164.00–164.50	164.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	757	166.75–167.00	166.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	765	176.50	176.50
41	—	812	169.50–177.25	175.39
47	—	389	202.50–209.00	204.44
14	—	638	172.00	172.00
35	—	484	190.00–194.00	192.64
9	—	1,028	132.00	132.00
12	—	315	222.00–226.00	224.68
27	—	911	165.00–170.00	168.96
20	—	528	189.50–191.00	189.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	759	170.50	170.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,830	93.00–99.00	95.75
2	—	2,140	100.00	100.00
11	—	1,748	83.00–91.00	88.94
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,229	61.00–66.50	64.73
44	—	1,252	66.75–72.00	67.97
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,307	67.00	67.00
32	—	1,063	53.00–60.00	57.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,108	58.00–60.00	58.52
2	—	1,233	63.00–64.00	63.51
16	—	1,104	50.50–57.00	53.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,460	68.00–75.00	71.40
20	—	1,469	60.00–67.00	65.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,347	65.00–71.00	68.42
22	—	1,260	60.00–66.00	62.62

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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