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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Nov 15

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Nov 8Nov 15Nov 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,137 head

▲ 281 vs last sale 856▲ 1,137 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

582 head

▼ 134 vs last sale 716▲ 582 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts for Mon and Tues sale 7937.

Compared with last Tuesday, Steer and heifer calves mostly steady on the kind offered. Feeder steers and heifers too lightly tested last week for a comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Trade and demand moderate.

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 $169.73/cwt on 388 head.

Average price

$169.73

388 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,236

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$367

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

$0.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.36

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	170.38	960	97
Medium and Large 1	783	169.52	1,328	291

One grade step is worth $0.86/cwt here — about −$367 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 sale388 hd

169.73

—

CO average5 barns · 5,359 hd

190.09

−20.36

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	1,868	91.17	1,703	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,492	70.51	1,052	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,267	67.14	851	229
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	61.35	681	103

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	173.82/cwt	170.00–177.50	899	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	171.54/cwt	170.00–173.00	973	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	611	165.00/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,008	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	171.03/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,142	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	708	162.59/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,151	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	169.51/cwt	169.00–171.00	1,241	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,329	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	792	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,275	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,447	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	173.65/cwt	172.50–174.50	1,512	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,534	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	163.25/cwt	160.00–167.00	851	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	156.69/cwt	155.00–158.00	884	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	634	152.83/cwt	152.50–153.00	969	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	159.67/cwt	157.00–163.50	1,099	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,181	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	163.03/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,508	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	156.89/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,520	39
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,844	87.85/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,620	9
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,858	92.71/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,723	11
Bulls	—	—	2,035	97.60/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,986	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	56.69/cwt	54.00–59.00	611	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,086	66.82/cwt	66.00–67.00	726	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,127	60.77/cwt	59.00–63.00	685	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	62.58/cwt	61.00–65.00	720	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,198	66.28/cwt	63.00–67.25	794	58
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	66.10/cwt	61.00–67.50	832	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,280	66.25/cwt	66.00–67.00	848	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,293	67.74/cwt	66.50–69.50	876	124
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	68.00/cwt	67.00–69.50	921	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	66.90/cwt	63.00–69.00	987	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	71.95/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,063	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,828	82.50/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,508	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 →

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Tue Nov 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,137Last week 856Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 582Last week 716Year ago 0

Total receipts for Mon and Tues sale 7937.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	925	160.00–164.00	163.03
36	—	688	157.00–163.50	159.67
14	—	731	161.50	161.50
39	—	969	154.00–158.00	156.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	564	155.00–158.00	156.69
26	—	521	160.00–167.00	163.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	634	152.50–153.00	152.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	834	173.50	173.50
49	—	668	170.00–172.50	171.03
51	—	732	169.00–171.00	169.51
10	—	980	156.50	156.50
14	—	777	171.00	171.00
88	—	871	172.50–174.50	173.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	611	162.00–166.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	792	161.00	161.00
36	—	708	160.00–163.00	162.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	517	170.00–177.50	173.82
38	—	567	170.00–173.00	171.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,858	90.00–99.00	92.71
9	—	1,844	84.00–91.00	87.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,035	95.00–100.00	97.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,198	63.00–67.25	66.28
124	—	1,293	66.50–69.50	67.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,086	66.00–67.00	66.82
40	—	1,127	59.00–63.00	60.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,077	54.00–59.00	56.69
4	—	1,280	66.00–67.00	66.25
6	—	1,150	61.00–65.00	62.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,475	63.00–69.00	66.90
26	—	1,477	70.00–77.00	71.95
2	—	1,828	82.00–83.00	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,355	67.00–69.50	68.00
34	—	1,258	61.00–67.50	66.10

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.