Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steer's under 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 instances 8.00 lower, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Heifer 's under 600 lbs mostly steady, 600 to 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, over 700 lbs lightly tested. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $186.56/cwt on 415 head.

Average price

$186.56

415 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,011

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$28.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.61

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	187.31	1,010	404
Large 1	645	159.00	1,026	11thin

One grade step is worth $28.31/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale415 hd

186.56

—

CO average5 barns · 2,968 hd

173.94

+12.61

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	1,884	101.19	1,907	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	77.15	1,181	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	71.86	822	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	53.60	504	31

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 1-2	—	385	173.40/cwt	173.00–175.00	668	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	748	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	817	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	141.75/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,048	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	155.45/cwt	155.00–157.00	937	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	177.89/cwt	175.00–180.00	998	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	524	195.76/cwt	195.75–196.00	1,026	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,156	6
Steers	Large 1	—	645	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,026	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	218.23/cwt	218.00–221.00	803	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	154.36/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,122	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	170.70/cwt	163.00–173.50	1,040	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	192.50/cwt	192.00–193.00	922	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	158.40/cwt	155.00–164.00	917	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	428	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	924	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	201.34/cwt	200.00–208.00	868	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	190.26/cwt	187.00–193.00	982	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	163.59/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,083	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	148.35/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,009	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	186.97/cwt	185.00–188.00	694	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	185.32/cwt	185.00–188.00	567	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	161.33/cwt	160.00–164.00	824	24
Bulls	—	—	1,750	95.94/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,679	6
Bulls	—	—	1,985	105.12/cwt	101.00–108.00	2,087	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,168	67.70/cwt	66.00–70.00	791	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	905	57.31/cwt	55.00–60.00	519	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	71.41/cwt	69.00–76.00	836	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	80.81/cwt	80.00–81.00	875	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	62.47/cwt	60.00–65.00	593	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	67.25/cwt	66.00–68.00	756	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	711	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	542	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	76.40/cwt	73.00–78.50	1,183	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	80.93/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,207	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	65.45/cwt	64.00–67.00	926	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	48.84/cwt	45.00–50.00	452	19

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,124Last week 3,157Year ago 1,373

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 213Year ago 69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	385	173.00–175.00	173.40
24	—	425	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	437	184.00	184.00
10	—	454	180.00	180.00
8	—	739	141.00–143.00	141.75
9	—	603	155.00–157.00	155.45
15	—	579	155.00–164.00	158.40
32	—	680	146.00–151.00	148.35
33	—	371	185.00–188.00	186.97
20	—	306	185.00–188.00	185.32
24	—	511	160.00–164.00	161.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	561	175.00–180.00	177.89
6	—	753	153.50	153.50
53	—	368	218.00–221.00	218.23
56	—	727	153.00–156.00	154.36
57	—	609	163.00–173.50	170.70
16	—	479	192.00–193.00	192.50
6	—	326	221.00	221.00
34	—	431	200.00–208.00	201.34
38	—	516	187.00–193.00	190.26
15	—	662	159.00–167.00	163.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	524	195.75–196.00	195.76
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	645	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	216.00	216.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,750	91.00–99.00	95.94
8	—	1,985	101.00–108.00	105.12
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,168	66.00–70.00	67.70
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	905	55.00–60.00	57.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,171	69.00–76.00	71.41
5	—	1,083	80.00–81.00	80.81
5	—	1,124	66.00–68.00	67.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	950	60.00–65.00	62.47
2	—	1,078	66.00	66.00
1	—	985	55.00	55.00
19	—	925	45.00–50.00	48.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,549	73.00–78.50	76.40
15	—	1,492	80.00–81.00	80.93
2	—	1,415	64.00–67.00	65.45

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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