Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steer's under 700 lbs mostly steady, instances 8.00 higher on 600 to 650 lbs, over 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher. All weight's of heifers mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate to good. Few cancellations due to the weather and road conditions.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.27/cwt on 445 head.

Average price

$163.27

445 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$10.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.01

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	165.90	891	332
Medium and Large 1-2	534	155.52	830	113

One grade step is worth $10.38/cwt here — about $61 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 sale445 hd

163.27

—

CO average4 barns · 2,056 hd

162.26

+1.01

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	1,726	98.13	1,693	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,468	73.42	1,078	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,157	69.79	807	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	59.01	552	4thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,010	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	845	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	604	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	906	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	135.14/cwt	135.00–136.00	987	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	158.62/cwt	156.00–161.00	914	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	158.51/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,171	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	991	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	161.39/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,052	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	178.62/cwt	177.00–180.00	972	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	197.19/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,033	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	174.59/cwt	173.00–175.00	828	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	612	190.66/cwt	188.00–193.00	1,167	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,046	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	183.53/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,075	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	207.69/cwt	207.00–209.00	673	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	861	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	177.17/cwt	176.00–180.00	716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,099	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,008	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	586	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	61.34/cwt	61.00–62.00	572	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	66.38/cwt	65.00–68.00	714	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	489	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	72.64/cwt	70.00–76.00	889	18
Bulls	—	—	1,624	95.96/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,558	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	64.52/cwt	64.00–65.00	928	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	75.40/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,112	9
Bulls	—	—	1,730	88.34/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,528	2
Bulls	—	—	1,809	103.21/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,867	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	998	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	704	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,077	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	938	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	671	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,060	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	176.77/cwt	173.00–179.00	599	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	768	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	206.14/cwt	202.00–208.00	862	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	169.25/cwt	165.00–172.00	653	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	839	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	140.80/cwt	140.00–141.00	942	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	177.52/cwt	174.00–183.00	682	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	205.64/cwt	205.00–206.00	781	8

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 Feb 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,146Last week 1,124Year ago 2,094

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 163Year ago 139

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	765	132.00	132.00
5	—	483	175.00	175.00
4	—	604	150.00	150.00
15	—	730	135.00–136.00	135.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	576	156.00–161.00	158.62
81	—	474	173.00–175.00	174.59
7	—	404	176.00–180.00	177.17
5	—	758	145.00	145.00
25	—	672	150.00	150.00
11	—	315	186.00	186.00
12	—	615	152.50	152.50
72	—	384	174.00–183.00	177.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	158.00	158.00
11	—	708	141.00	141.00
11	—	339	173.00–179.00	176.77
14	—	471	163.00	163.00
22	—	386	165.00–172.00	169.25
8	—	559	150.00	150.00
6	—	421	169.00	169.00
36	—	669	140.00–141.00	140.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	704	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	671	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	739	155.00–162.00	158.51
36	—	652	160.00–162.00	161.39
37	—	524	192.00–198.00	197.19
15	—	601	174.00	174.00
16	—	586	180.00–186.00	183.53
6	—	324	207.00–209.00	207.69
39	—	418	202.00–208.00	206.14
8	—	380	205.00–206.00	205.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	173.00	173.00
4	—	455	191.00	191.00
13	—	544	177.00–180.00	178.62
5	—	435	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	612	188.00–193.00	190.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	933	61.00–62.00	61.34
1	—	940	52.00	52.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,076	65.00–68.00	66.38
18	—	1,224	70.00–76.00	72.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	64.00–65.00	64.52
9	—	1,475	73.00–79.00	75.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,624	94.00–98.00	95.96
2	—	1,730	86.00–90.00	88.34
6	—	1,809	100.00–109.00	103.21

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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