Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: All weights steer's and heifer's in a light test mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.51/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$178.51

172 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$27

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

$7.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.16

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	562	183.29	1,029	63
Medium and Large 1	601	175.75	1,056	109

One grade step is worth $7.53/cwt here — about −$27 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 sale172 hd

178.51

—

CO average3 barns · 2,723 hd

181.67

−3.16

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	1,854	101.00	1,872	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	85.45	1,252	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	82.33	956	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	73.32	756	20

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	367	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	826	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,129	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,107	16
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	390	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	839	11
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	343	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	734	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	886	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	151.61/cwt	149.00–157.00	948	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	990	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	301	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	531	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,005	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	972	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	981	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	194.56/cwt	194.00–195.00	1,093	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,183	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	890	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	177.17/cwt	174.00–180.00	829	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	710	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	151.41/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,031	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,064	5
Bulls	—	—	2,048	105.45/cwt	101.00–108.00	2,160	16
Bulls	—	—	1,659	96.54/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,602	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	83.81/cwt	82.00–86.00	968	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	79.53/cwt	78.00–81.00	932	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	85.98/cwt	84.00–88.50	1,273	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	82.89/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,159	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	77.71/cwt	76.00–81.00	841	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	72.26/cwt	70.00–76.00	755	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	528	3

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 Mar 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 883Last week 2,291Year ago 992

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 170Year ago 141

Compared with last Wednesday: All weights steer's and heifer's in a light test mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Trade and demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	367	225.00	225.00
12	—	610	185.00	185.00
7	—	562	194.00–195.00	194.56
8	—	813	145.50	145.50
54	—	681	148.00–156.00	151.41
5	—	502	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	774	143.00	143.00
15	—	500	201.00	201.00
5	—	474	205.00	205.00
8	—	629	156.00	156.00
19	—	426	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	390	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	343	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	547	162.00	162.00
55	—	625	149.00–157.00	151.61
9	—	683	145.00	145.00
17	—	468	174.00–180.00	177.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	301	176.50	176.50
11	—	428	166.00	166.00
2	—	378	171.00	171.00
6	—	469	164.00	164.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	2,048	101.00–108.00	105.45
16	—	1,659	91.00–99.00	96.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,155	82.00–86.00	83.81
10	—	1,172	78.00–81.00	79.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,480	84.00–88.50	85.98
9	—	1,398	82.00–83.00	82.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,082	76.00–81.00	77.71
8	—	1,045	70.00–76.00	72.26
3	—	838	63.00	63.00

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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