Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steer's under 400 lbs steady, 400 to 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, 500 to 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, 600 to 700 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 lower, over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower decline on 700 to 800 lbs. Heifer's under 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, over 700 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 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 $177.88/cwt on 1,081 head.

Average price

$177.88

1,081 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,031

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$14.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.32

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	181.97	1,038	777
Medium 1	520	170.50	887	25
Medium and Large 1-2	610	167.13	1,020	279

One grade step is worth $14.84/cwt here — about $18 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 sale1,081 hd

177.88

—

CO average4 barns · 6,082 hd

173.55

+4.32

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	1,732	93.66	1,622	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,487	69.49	1,033	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	63.72	800	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,127	51.37	579	44

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1	—	470	174.77/cwt	169.00–177.00	821	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,177	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	174.07/cwt	171.00–177.00	907	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	182.47/cwt	179.00–187.00	971	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	180.71/cwt	174.00–186.00	1,046	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,215	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,180	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	228.19/cwt	226.00–231.00	710	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	528	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,014	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	160.17/cwt	160.00–160.50	1,015	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	232.39/cwt	230.00–234.00	864	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	931	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	154.00/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,087	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	157.58/cwt	155.50–161.00	1,068	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	196.82/cwt	195.00–202.00	846	37
Steers	Medium 1	—	520	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	887	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	191.62/cwt	191.00–192.00	897	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	152.17/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,163	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	628	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	992	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	213.83/cwt	213.00–218.00	710	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	151.42/cwt	151.00–151.50	1,080	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	201.69/cwt	199.00–206.00	954	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	181.47/cwt	179.00–182.00	677	22
Heifers	Medium 1	—	471	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	749	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,179	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	869	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	814	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	131.33/cwt	130.00–136.00	834	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	750	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	807	39.82/cwt	36.00–43.00	321	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	53.82/cwt	51.00–59.00	553	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,029	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	63.53/cwt	60.00–66.00	770	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,488	69.73/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,038	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	64.52/cwt	64.00–65.00	957	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	50.23/cwt	46.00–50.50	638	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	732	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,305	64.26/cwt	61.00–69.00	839	22
Bulls	—	—	1,448	84.00/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,216	2
Bulls	—	—	1,908	102.25/cwt	101.00–103.50	1,951	3
Bulls	—	—	1,737	92.94/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,614	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	184.48/cwt	183.00–186.00	605	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	154.49/cwt	152.00–156.00	802	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,091	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	159.40/cwt	154.00–162.00	899	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	147.74/cwt	144.50–149.00	994	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	166.89/cwt	163.00–170.00	864	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	722	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	151.13/cwt	144.00–156.00	948	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	167.79/cwt	163.00–171.00	1,054	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	212.24/cwt	211.00–215.00	927	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	145.58/cwt	145.50–146.00	1,051	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	377	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	905	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	619	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,114	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	596	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	840	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 Jan 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,157Last week 2,551Year ago 3,283

Slaughter CattleReceipts 213Last week 310Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	470	169.00–177.00	174.77
22	—	373	179.00–182.00	181.47
5	—	830	142.00	142.00
44	—	328	183.00–186.00	184.48
23	—	756	144.25	144.25
108	—	564	154.00–162.00	159.40
110	—	673	144.50–149.00	147.74
81	—	518	163.00–170.00	166.89
188	—	627	144.00–156.00	151.13
44	—	722	145.50–146.00	145.58
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	471	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	616	141.00	141.00
9	—	452	161.00	161.00
28	—	519	152.00–156.00	154.49
15	—	422	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	596	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	869	135.50	135.50
16	—	521	171.00–177.00	174.07
9	—	964	126.00	126.00
5	—	784	150.50	150.50
45	—	634	160.00–160.50	160.17
9	—	578	161.00	161.00
37	—	430	195.00–202.00	196.82
16	—	468	191.00–192.00	191.62
25	—	332	213.00–218.00	213.83
72	—	713	151.00–151.50	151.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	532	179.00–187.00	182.47
214	—	579	174.00–186.00	180.71
11	—	311	226.00–231.00	228.19
35	—	372	230.00–234.00	232.39
48	—	706	152.00–155.00	154.00
128	—	678	155.50–161.00	157.58
31	—	764	151.00–153.00	152.17
90	—	473	199.00–206.00	201.69
23	—	628	163.00–171.00	167.79
16	—	437	211.00–215.00	212.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	528	192.00	192.00
12	—	377	240.00	240.00
6	—	619	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	520	170.50	170.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	628	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	577	141.00	141.00
22	—	635	130.00–136.00	131.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	57.00	57.00
27	—	1,212	60.00–66.00	63.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	807	36.00–43.00	39.82
20	—	1,027	51.00–59.00	53.82
20	—	1,270	46.00–50.50	50.23
1	—	1,220	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,483	64.00–65.00	64.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,488	65.00–71.00	69.73
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,305	61.00–69.00	64.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	82.00–86.00	84.00
3	—	1,908	101.00–103.50	102.25
9	—	1,737	91.00–96.00	92.94

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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