Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steer's under 500 lbs steady except for 500 to 550 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, 600 to 700 lbs steady to 1.00 higher, over 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Heifer's under 400 lbs scarce, 400 to 500 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, 500 to 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.28/cwt on 671 head.

Average price

$180.28

671 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$140

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

$25.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.58

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	513	187.62	963	66
Medium and Large 1	625	180.78	1,130	563
Medium 1	681	162.00	1,103	42

One grade step is worth $25.62/cwt here — about −$140 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 sale671 hd

180.28

—

CO average3 barns · 1,405 hd

178.71

+1.58

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	1,895	96.61	1,831	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	80.24	1,139	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	78.88	921	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	68.61	702	44

Every lot, as filed

39 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 1	—	626	161.27/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,010	36
Heifers	Medium 1	—	723	153.48/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,110	16
Heifers	Medium 1	—	429	185.30/cwt	181.00–188.00	795	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	167.76/cwt	163.00–169.50	1,112	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	185.34/cwt	182.00–188.50	1,145	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	758	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	681	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,103	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	191.67/cwt	189.00–196.00	1,083	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	210.67/cwt	209.00–213.00	771	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	182.39/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,047	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,287	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	161.54/cwt	160.50–163.00	1,182	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,109	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	200.60/cwt	200.00–201.00	828	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	202.86/cwt	200.00–206.00	951	53
Heifers	Medium 1	—	576	162.58/cwt	159.00–165.00	936	50
Heifers	Medium 1	—	678	155.47/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,054	17
Heifers	Medium 1Thin Fleshed	—	436	189.30/cwt	189.00–190.00	825	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	903	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	429	224.73/cwt	223.00–228.00	964	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	750	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	471	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	744	14
Heifers	Medium 1	—	526	166.49/cwt	164.00–169.00	876	58
Heifers	Medium 1	—	478	169.31/cwt	165.00–173.00	809	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	160.92/cwt	159.50–163.00	1,228	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	200.36/cwt	195.00–203.00	1,048	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	675	170.47/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,151	48
Bulls	—	—	1,884	102.58/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,933	6
Bulls	—	—	1,911	87.66/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,675	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,112	79.44/cwt	78.00–81.00	883	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,017	73.42/cwt	70.00–78.00	747	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	79.81/cwt	78.00–83.00	939	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	74.43/cwt	72.00–76.00	883	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	73.45/cwt	71.00–76.00	837	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,014	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	52.99/cwt	51.00–56.00	449	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	81.23/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,122	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,174	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	62.77/cwt	61.00–67.00	569	11

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,484Last week 1,499Year ago 375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 207Year ago 150

Compared with last Wednesday: Steer's under 500 lbs steady except for 500 to 550 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, 600 to 700 lbs steady to 1.00 higher, over 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	626	156.00–163.00	161.27
16	—	723	152.00–155.00	153.48
37	—	429	181.00–188.00	185.30
50	—	576	159.00–165.00	162.58
17	—	678	155.00–156.00	155.47
58	—	526	164.00–169.00	166.49
27	—	478	165.00–173.00	169.31
Heifers — Medium 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	436	189.00–190.00	189.30
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	471	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	663	163.00–169.50	167.76
60	—	618	182.00–188.50	185.34
4	—	346	219.00	219.00
45	—	565	189.00–196.00	191.67
24	—	366	209.00–213.00	210.67
37	—	807	159.50	159.50
72	—	732	160.50–163.00	161.54
53	—	469	200.00–206.00	202.86
12	—	426	212.00	212.00
81	—	763	159.50–163.00	160.92
53	—	523	195.00–203.00	200.36
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	681	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	574	180.00–184.00	182.39
12	—	689	161.00	161.00
31	—	413	200.00–201.00	200.60
2	—	373	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	429	223.00–228.00	224.73
48	—	675	170.00–173.00	170.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,884	97.00–108.00	102.58
4	—	1,911	86.00–92.00	87.66
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,112	78.00–81.00	79.44
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,017	70.00–78.00	73.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,176	78.00–83.00	79.81
6	—	1,186	72.00–76.00	74.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,139	71.00–76.00	73.45
1	—	1,260	80.50	80.50
5	—	848	51.00–56.00	52.99
11	—	906	61.00–67.00	62.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,381	80.00–84.00	81.23
4	—	1,505	78.00	78.00

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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