Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: All weight's of feeder steer's and heifer's in a light test mostly steady with the exception of 600 to 700 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and 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 $191.80/cwt on 288 head.

Average price

$191.80

288 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$27.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.86

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	194.88	1,110	256
Medium and Large 1-2	617	167.22	1,031	32

One grade step is worth $27.66/cwt here — about $79 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 sale288 hd

191.80

—

CO average3 barns · 1,756 hd

187.95

+3.86

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	—	High	1,882	103.47	1,947	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	85.42	1,282	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	76.91	833	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,049	75.06	787	75

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	635	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,086	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	490	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	760	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	153.10/cwt	151.00–156.00	801	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	539	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	835	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	155.72/cwt	153.00–160.00	964	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,211	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,168	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	168.78/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,133	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	221.05/cwt	218.00–226.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	215.02/cwt	212.00–218.00	931	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,038	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,051	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	205.61/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,079	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	517	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,137	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	473	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,069	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	219.57/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,063	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	781	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,241	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	194.32/cwt	193.00–198.00	1,127	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	164.59/cwt	162.00–170.00	836	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	157.94/cwt	154.00–161.00	881	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	932	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	177.82/cwt	176.00–180.00	649	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	149.47/cwt	148.00–150.50	1,154	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	146.68/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,043	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,067	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	180.17/cwt	178.00–181.00	1,122	14
Bulls	—	—	2,218	111.06/cwt	110.00–112.00	2,463	2
Bulls	—	—	1,615	95.06/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,535	3
Bulls	—	—	1,887	103.91/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,961	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	84.21/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,036	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	87.37/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,058	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	79.23/cwt	76.00–81.00	833	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	75.61/cwt	72.00–76.00	832	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	73.61/cwt	72.50–78.00	763	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	921	68.76/cwt	66.00–71.00	633	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	85.89/cwt	84.50–88.00	1,290	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	80.46/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,193	2

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,027Last week 883Year ago 747

Slaughter CattleReceipts 322Last week 167Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	635	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	490	155.00	155.00
27	—	539	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	397	186.00	186.00
84	—	619	153.00–160.00	155.72
21	—	508	162.00–170.00	164.59
27	—	558	154.00–161.00	157.94
4	—	411	184.00	184.00
36	—	772	148.00–150.50	149.47
18	—	711	146.00–148.00	146.68
8	—	693	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	523	151.00–156.00	153.10
9	—	365	176.00–180.00	177.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	835	145.00	145.00
16	—	776	150.50	150.50
36	—	671	164.00–171.00	168.78
5	—	381	218.00–226.00	221.05
32	—	433	212.00–218.00	215.02
37	—	525	202.00–210.00	205.61
28	—	484	218.00–222.00	219.57
7	—	344	227.00	227.00
7	—	962	129.00	129.00
53	—	580	193.00–198.00	194.32
14	—	623	178.00–181.00	180.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	655	158.50	158.50
4	—	633	166.00	166.00
6	—	466	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	517	220.00	220.00
5	—	473	226.00	226.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,218	110.00–112.00	111.06
3	—	1,615	92.00–97.00	95.06
23	—	1,887	101.00–106.00	103.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,230	82.00–87.00	84.21
6	—	1,211	83.00–90.00	87.37
33	—	1,037	72.50–78.00	73.61
23	—	921	66.00–71.00	68.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,052	76.00–81.00	79.23
32	—	1,100	72.00–76.00	75.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,502	84.50–88.00	85.89
2	—	1,483	80.00–81.00	80.46

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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