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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Nov 16

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Nov 9Nov 16Nov 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,767 head

▼ 97 vs last sale 3,864▼ 437 vs year ago 4,204 · −10.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

633 head

▲ 241 vs last sale 392▲ 166 vs year ago 467 · +35.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday, Steer and heifer calves uneven, steer calves under 550 lbs steady to 2.00 higher except for 450 to 500 lb weaned calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 550 to 600 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower, over 600 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher instances 5.00 to 8.00 higher on 650 to 700 lb weaned calves. Heifer calves under 550 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over 550 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers steady to 1.00 higher. Yearling feeder heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $184.08/cwt on 1,301 head.

Average price

$184.08

1,301 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$3.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.12

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	602	184.39	1,111	1,153
Medium and Large 1-2	506	182.04	920	96
Medium 1	572	181.00	1,035	52

One grade step is worth $3.39/cwt here — about $75 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 sale1,301 hd

184.08

—

CO average5 barns · 4,922 hd

187.21

−3.12

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	1,731	95.24	1,649	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,512	73.05	1,105	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	67.67	824	269
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	57.30	586	172

Every lot

61 lots · USDA AMS · La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	677	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	357	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	846	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	849	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	403	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	790	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	411	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	949	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	218.26/cwt	216.00–220.00	901	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	203.30/cwt	200.00–210.00	933	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	461	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,014	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	900	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	173.57/cwt	170.00–176.00	901	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	194.05/cwt	190.00–199.50	1,034	154
Steers	—	Medium 1	572	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,035	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	185.00/cwt	183.00–187.00	1,069	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	584	175.78/cwt	175.50–176.50	1,027	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	184.49/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,127	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	176.68/cwt	174.00–177.50	1,088	287
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	185.41/cwt	184.00–186.00	1,227	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	663	171.98/cwt	168.50–176.00	1,140	157
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,155	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,262	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,249	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	753	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,367	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	176.02/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,348	52
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	615	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	677	7
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	428	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	642	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	169.97/cwt	161.00–173.00	738	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	438	162.87/cwt	161.00–168.00	713	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	452	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	796	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	162.31/cwt	161.00–165.00	748	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	155.82/cwt	155.00–156.00	742	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	170.79/cwt	169.00–173.00	868	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	532	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	851	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	163.12/cwt	159.00–165.50	931	224
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	153.20/cwt	150.00–158.00	951	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	166.16/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,043	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	666	154.81/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,031	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	166.54/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,114	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,166	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,271	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	801	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,282	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,410	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,438	3
Bulls	—	—	1,452	94.12/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,367	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,545	87.74/cwt	86.00–91.50	1,356	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,759	95.68/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,683	9
Bulls	—	—	2,029	90.52/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,837	3
Bulls	—	—	2,198	102.99/cwt	102.00–105.00	2,264	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	943	55.65/cwt	51.00–58.00	525	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	53.81/cwt	49.50–59.00	540	86
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,072	62.80/cwt	62.00–63.00	673	42
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	61.44/cwt	61.00–63.00	680	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	62.90/cwt	61.00–63.00	723	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	770	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,179	63.17/cwt	63.00–64.00	745	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,212	68.87/cwt	66.00–77.00	835	137
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	69.22/cwt	66.00–71.00	878	68
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,148	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	68.50/cwt	66.00–70.00	973	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,489	73.39/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,093	53
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	71.98/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,136	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,825	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,478	2

This sale against other markets

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 →

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Nov 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,767Last week 3,864Year ago 4,204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 633Last week 392Year ago 467

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	461	161.00–165.00	162.31
224	—	571	159.00–165.50	163.12
50	—	434	161.00–173.00	169.97
30	—	711	164.00	164.00
42	—	775	164.00	164.00
6	—	801	160.00	160.00
7	—	376	180.00	180.00
55	—	508	169.00–173.00	170.79
48	—	669	163.00–169.00	166.54
40	—	628	161.00–169.00	166.16
7	—	336	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	666	154.00–156.00	154.81
28	—	476	155.00–156.00	155.82
75	—	621	150.00–158.00	153.20
11	—	532	160.00	160.00
30	—	438	161.00–168.00	162.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	452	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	428	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	413	216.00–220.00	218.26
17	—	662	184.00–186.00	185.41
15	—	386	220.00	220.00
154	—	533	190.00–199.50	194.05
40	—	721	175.00	175.00
102	—	578	183.00–187.00	185.00
52	—	766	175.00–177.00	176.02
69	—	459	200.00–210.00	203.30
30	—	611	184.00–185.00	184.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	237.00	237.00
22	—	461	220.00	220.00
10	—	411	231.00	231.00
58	—	753	181.50	181.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	713	162.00	162.00
18	—	337	201.00	201.00
16	—	403	196.00	196.00
13	—	471	191.00	191.00
26	—	519	170.00–176.00	173.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
157	—	663	168.50–176.00	171.98
30	—	750	166.50	166.50
287	—	616	174.00–177.50	176.68
65	—	584	175.50–176.50	175.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	572	181.00	181.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,489	72.00–75.00	73.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,179	63.00–64.00	63.17
137	—	1,212	66.00–77.00	68.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,072	62.00–63.00	62.80
29	—	943	51.00–58.00	55.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,149	61.00–63.00	62.90
68	—	1,269	66.00–71.00	69.22
1	—	1,320	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,158	66.50	66.50
4	—	1,106	61.00–63.00	61.44
86	—	1,004	49.50–59.00	53.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,420	66.00–70.00	68.50
2	—	1,825	81.00	81.00
15	—	1,578	70.00–78.00	71.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,029	89.00–91.00	90.52
3	—	1,452	93.00–97.00	94.12
3	—	2,198	102.00–105.00	102.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	102.00	102.00
4	—	1,545	86.00–91.50	87.74
9	—	1,759	93.00–99.00	95.68

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.