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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Dec 14

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Dec 7Dec 14Dec 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,473 head

▼ 2,861 vs last sale 5,334▲ 217 vs year ago 2,256 · +9.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

512 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 571▲ 232 vs year ago 280 · +82.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday, Steers under 700 lbs mostly steady. Heifers under 550 lbs steady to 1.00 lower, 550 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Yearling feeder steers steady. Yearling feeder heifers scarce. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 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 $198.86/cwt on 626 head.

Average price

$198.86

626 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$251

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$39.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.19

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	321	221.00	709	10thin
Medium and Large 1	548	199.88	1,095	559
Medium and Large 1-2	475	191.00	907	22
Large 1	530	181.22	960	35

One grade step is worth $39.78/cwt here — about −$251 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 sale626 hd

198.86

—

CO average3 barns · 4,103 hd

191.67

+7.19

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	1,837	93.49	1,718	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	71.64	1,018	81
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	66.12	800	118
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	60.30	653	130

Every lot

49 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1	321	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	709	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	237.97/cwt	231.00–240.00	804	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	233.91/cwt	228.00–235.00	856	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	411	212.67/cwt	209.00–217.00	874	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	224.85/cwt	223.00–230.00	938	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	206.16/cwt	200.00–211.00	979	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	907	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	483	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,038	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	508	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,082	10
Steers	—	Large 1	530	181.22/cwt	180.00–183.00	960	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	206.29/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,095	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	543	198.48/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,078	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	196.48/cwt	194.50–199.00	1,104	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	184.43/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,138	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	676	181.91/cwt	181.00–182.50	1,230	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	175.94/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,210	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	171.85/cwt	170.50–175.50	1,242	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	168.64/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,315	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	206.24/cwt	205.00–209.00	687	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	203.40/cwt	200.00–206.00	789	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	815	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	164.73/cwt	162.00–167.00	761	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	171.67/cwt	171.00–172.00	800	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	480	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	878	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	173.59/cwt	172.00–175.50	892	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	164.63/cwt	161.00–168.00	952	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	163.36/cwt	160.00–165.50	1,008	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	160.33/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,055	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,142	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,179	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	933	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,446	20
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,710	92.00/cwt	86.00–94.50	1,573	12
Bulls	—	—	1,861	90.75/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,689	4
Bulls	—	—	1,951	94.33/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,840	4
Bulls	—	—	2,163	101.97/cwt	101.00–103.00	2,206	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,010	55.19/cwt	48.00–58.00	557	37
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	53.90/cwt	52.00–59.00	556	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,050	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	688	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	63.13/cwt	60.00–64.50	711	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,150	62.69/cwt	61.50–63.50	721	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,169	64.38/cwt	62.00–66.00	753	66
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	65.84/cwt	65.00–68.00	770	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	65.09/cwt	62.00–66.00	792	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,222	69.77/cwt	67.00–71.00	853	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	68.14/cwt	65.00–71.00	864	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	73.57/cwt	73.50–74.00	983	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,391	68.01/cwt	66.00–68.50	946	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,444	74.43/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,075	44
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,153	1

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 Dec 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,473Last week 5,334Year ago 2,256

Slaughter CattleReceipts 512Last week 571Year ago 280

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	756	156.00	156.00
84	—	617	160.00–165.50	163.36
21	—	466	171.00–172.00	171.67
20	—	933	155.00	155.00
15	—	723	158.00	158.00
85	—	388	200.00–206.00	203.40
97	—	578	161.00–168.00	164.63
29	—	333	205.00–209.00	206.24
27	—	658	160.00–161.00	160.33
21	—	419	194.50	194.50
41	—	514	172.00–175.50	173.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	480	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	462	162.00–167.00	164.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	417	223.00–230.00	224.85
31	—	688	171.00–178.00	175.94
25	—	780	168.00–170.00	168.64
25	—	338	231.00–240.00	237.97
56	—	475	200.00–211.00	206.16
97	—	617	180.00–189.00	184.43
26	—	723	170.50–175.50	171.85
33	—	366	228.00–235.00	233.91
39	—	562	194.50–199.00	196.48
59	—	531	201.00–211.00	206.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	321	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	543	197.00–199.00	198.48
29	—	411	209.00–217.00	212.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	530	180.00–183.00	181.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	475	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	676	181.00–182.50	181.91
10	—	508	213.00	213.00
15	—	483	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,336	73.50–74.00	73.57
31	—	1,268	65.00–71.00	68.14
11	—	1,217	62.00–66.00	65.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,050	65.50	65.50
37	—	1,010	48.00–58.00	55.19
23	—	1,150	61.50–63.50	62.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,222	67.00–71.00	69.77
66	—	1,169	62.00–66.00	64.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,127	60.00–64.50	63.13
12	—	1,170	65.00–68.00	65.84
14	—	1,031	52.00–59.00	53.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	79.50	79.50
44	—	1,444	70.00–78.00	74.43
36	—	1,391	66.00–68.50	68.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,163	101.00–103.00	101.97
4	—	1,951	92.00–97.00	94.33
4	—	1,861	90.00–91.00	90.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,710	86.00–94.50	92.00

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.