Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and heifers too lightly tested this week for a comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.12/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$171.12

135 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$957

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$368

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

$17.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.28

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	391	182.00	712	49
Medium and Large 1	655	164.92	1,080	86

One grade step is worth $17.08/cwt here — about −$368 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 sale135 hd

171.12

—

CO average2 barns · 1,048 hd

177.40

−6.28

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	1,948	96.94	1,888	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	65.94	963	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	62.41	769	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	51.25	534	13

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	159.05/cwt	153.00–161.00	1,058	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	155.60/cwt	155.00–157.00	647	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	546	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,016	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,188	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,118	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	581	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	147.16/cwt	143.00–150.00	781	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	140.74/cwt	140.00–141.00	880	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	145.57/cwt	144.00–147.00	838	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	984	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	171.86/cwt	167.00–177.00	986	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	707	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	634	26
Bulls	—	—	1,800	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,494	1
Bulls	—	—	1,941	94.92/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,842	9
Bulls	—	—	1,982	102.28/cwt	99.00–107.00	2,027	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,268	64.60/cwt	61.00–66.00	819	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,449	67.08/cwt	63.00–68.00	972	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	72.94/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,120	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	55.65/cwt	53.00–57.00	755	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	55.62/cwt	51.00–58.00	631	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	48.99/cwt	46.00–50.00	454	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	40.47/cwt	40.00–41.00	384	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	63.15/cwt	61.00–67.00	773	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	55.89/cwt	51.00–58.00	692	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	64.47/cwt	60.00–68.00	954	12

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 Jan 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 589Last week 872Year ago 1,211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 350Year ago 57

Feeder steers and heifers too lightly tested this week for a comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	665	153.00–161.00	159.05
13	—	757	157.00	157.00
16	—	703	159.00	159.00
10	—	574	167.00–177.00	171.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	546	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	665	148.00	148.00
6	—	388	187.00	187.00
12	—	411	172.00	172.00
26	—	330	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	416	155.00–157.00	155.60
17	—	361	161.00	161.00
15	—	531	143.00–150.00	147.16
15	—	625	140.00–141.00	140.74
21	—	576	144.00–147.00	145.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	660	140.00	140.00
6	—	453	168.00	168.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	83.00	83.00
9	—	1,941	90.00–98.00	94.92
6	—	1,982	99.00–107.00	102.28
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,268	61.00–66.00	64.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,449	63.00–68.00	67.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,535	71.00–75.00	72.94
10	—	1,356	53.00–57.00	55.65
12	—	1,480	60.00–68.00	64.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,135	51.00–58.00	55.62
4	—	927	46.00–50.00	48.99
2	—	950	40.00–41.00	40.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,224	61.00–67.00	63.15
8	—	1,239	51.00–58.00	55.89

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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