Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-12-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Steers in a light test under 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. over 700 lbs scarce. Heifers in a light test weaned with quality and condition under 500 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, 500 to 700 lbs steady to 3.00 higher advance on 550 to 600 lbs, over 700 lbs scarce. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.94/cwt on 206 head.

Average price

$165.94

206 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$132

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

$21.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.12

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	348	187.00	651	6thin
Medium and Large 1	473	165.31	782	200

One grade step is worth $21.69/cwt here — about −$132 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 sale206 hd

165.94

—

CO average4 barns · 775 hd

155.82

+10.12

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	—	Average	1,779	91.03	1,620	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	64.80	980	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,163	58.02	675	139
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	51.72	518	87

Every lot, as filed

38 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	310	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	629	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	156.11/cwt	153.00–159.00	760	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	289	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	581	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	890	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	390	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	815	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,049	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	195.71/cwt	191.00–201.00	836	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	164.43/cwt	156.00–169.00	1,011	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,073	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	142.29/cwt	140.00–144.00	982	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	566	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,002	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	189.62/cwt	189.00–190.00	876	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	966	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	970	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	248	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	556	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	154.99/cwt	154.00–156.00	838	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	157.19/cwt	152.00–162.00	670	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	147.23/cwt	145.00–149.00	910	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	153.96/cwt	150.00–158.00	871	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	788	10
Bulls	—	—	1,711	92.74/cwt	91.50–94.50	1,587	7
Bulls	—	—	1,915	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,934	1
Bulls	—	—	1,893	83.72/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,585	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,531	68.19/cwt	65.00–71.50	1,044	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,024	52.48/cwt	52.00–54.00	537	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,061	53.88/cwt	51.00–55.00	572	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,858	75.88/cwt	74.00–77.50	1,410	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	54.99/cwt	51.00–59.00	760	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	41.44/cwt	41.00–43.00	414	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	54.07/cwt	51.00–59.00	543	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	55.75/cwt	54.00–59.00	664	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,209	63.59/cwt	61.00–68.50	769	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	62.15/cwt	61.00–64.00	767	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	65.62/cwt	60.00–70.50	976	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	45.47/cwt	42.00–48.00	446	15

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 →

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Dec 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 872Last week 2,256Year ago 1,037

Slaughter CattleReceipts 350Last week 280Year ago 134

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	310	203.00	203.00
21	—	289	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	353	192.00	192.00
12	—	487	153.00–159.00	156.11
18	—	690	140.00–144.00	142.29
20	—	541	154.00–156.00	154.99
50	—	426	152.00–162.00	157.19
14	—	618	145.00–149.00	147.23
36	—	566	150.00–158.00	153.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	348	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	168.00	168.00
25	—	615	156.00–169.00	164.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	390	209.00	209.00
6	—	678	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	617	170.00	170.00
23	—	427	191.00–201.00	195.71
3	—	509	173.00	173.00
20	—	679	158.00	158.00
8	—	462	189.00–190.00	189.62
28	—	568	170.00	170.00
10	—	248	224.00	224.00
10	—	355	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	566	177.00	177.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,711	91.50–94.50	92.74
1	—	1,915	101.00	101.00
3	—	1,893	83.00–85.00	83.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,531	65.00–71.50	68.19
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,024	52.00–54.00	52.48
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,061	51.00–55.00	53.88
26	—	1,209	61.00–68.50	63.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,858	74.00–77.50	75.88
7	—	1,382	51.00–59.00	54.99
10	—	1,487	60.00–70.50	65.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	998	41.00–43.00	41.44
59	—	1,005	51.00–59.00	54.07
15	—	981	42.00–48.00	45.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,191	54.00–59.00	55.75
30	—	1,234	61.00–64.00	62.15

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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