Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with a couple of week's ago feeder steer's under 550 lbs steady, 550 to 700 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs mostly steady, 500 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $188.91/cwt on 2,241 head.

Average price

$188.91

2,241 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,160

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$60

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

$31.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.95

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	542	191.33	1,038	182
Medium and Large 1	610	191.10	1,166	1,870
Medium 1	725	165.84	1,203	160
Small and Medium 1	686	160.00	1,098	29

One grade step is worth $31.33/cwt here — about −$60 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 sale2,241 hd

188.91

—

CO average3 barns · 2,389 hd

187.97

+0.95

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	—	Low	1,901	104.12	1,979	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,427	89.00	1,270	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	84.42	965	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	75.51	803	44

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	526	212.84/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,120	290
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	192.72/cwt	188.00–197.00	1,195	259
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	208.27/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,173	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	653	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,202	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	145.90/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,183	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	202.80/cwt	201.00–204.00	961	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	215.51/cwt	211.00–221.00	916	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,128	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	200.75/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,148	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	215.23/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,035	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	145.41/cwt	144.00–145.50	1,246	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	157.53/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,150	46
Steers	Medium 1	—	871	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,185	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,060	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	840	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	175.96/cwt	172.00–177.00	1,184	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	716	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,210	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	524	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,153	37
Steers	Medium 1	—	574	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,165	50
Steers	Medium 1	—	689	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,164	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	220.76/cwt	220.00–225.00	830	20
Steers	Medium 1	—	397	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	834	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	464	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,044	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	553	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,194	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	151.81/cwt	149.00–153.00	964	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	969	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	157.75/cwt	156.00–162.00	819	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	831	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	173.23/cwt	170.00–178.00	660	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	957	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	74.82/cwt	71.00–78.00	765	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	79.49/cwt	78.00–84.00	878	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,257	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,430	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	84.28/cwt	83.00–84.50	951	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,025	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	67.50/cwt	66.00–70.00	710	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	89.19/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,261	16
Bulls	—	—	1,840	100.31/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,846	3
Bulls	—	—	1,962	107.93/cwt	106.00–111.00	2,118	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	144.83/cwt	140.00–146.50	1,102	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	941	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,233	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,159	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	808	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	162.08/cwt	158.00–167.00	937	105
Heifers	Medium 1	—	683	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,004	20
Heifers	Medium 1	—	377	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	633	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	161.76/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,000	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	172.38/cwt	169.00–176.00	822	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	146.18/cwt	142.50–148.00	1,061	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	173.72/cwt	173.00–175.00	737	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	627	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,063	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	171.37/cwt	169.00–175.00	881	159
Heifers	Large 1	—	551	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	843	41
Heifers	Large 1	—	696	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	992	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	155.98/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,039	37
Heifers	Medium 1	—	600	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	903	34
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	686	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,098	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	151.44/cwt	148.00–156.50	1,149	303

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,498Last week 423Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 242Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
290	—	526	206.00–216.00	212.84
259	—	620	188.00–197.00	192.72
182	—	563	204.00–214.00	208.27
62	—	811	144.00–147.00	145.90
104	—	425	211.00–221.00	215.51
166	—	481	210.00–219.00	215.23
48	—	857	144.00–145.50	145.41
46	—	730	156.00–158.00	157.53
66	—	673	172.00–177.00	175.96
20	—	376	220.00–225.00	220.76
303	—	759	148.00–156.50	151.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	653	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	474	201.00–204.00	202.80
17	—	623	181.00	181.00
57	—	572	200.00–201.00	200.75
35	—	704	150.50	150.50
55	—	406	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	871	136.00	136.00
50	—	574	203.00	203.00
23	—	689	169.00	169.00
9	—	397	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	716	169.00	169.00
37	—	524	220.00	220.00
33	—	464	225.00	225.00
96	—	553	216.00	216.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	686	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	635	149.00–153.00	151.81
131	—	687	141.00	141.00
51	—	519	156.00–162.00	157.75
16	—	550	151.00	151.00
36	—	487	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	381	170.00–178.00	173.23
58	—	761	140.00–146.50	144.83
20	—	941	131.00	131.00
10	—	840	138.00	138.00
5	—	304	185.00	185.00
105	—	578	158.00–167.00	162.08
167	—	618	157.00–165.00	161.76
170	—	477	169.00–176.00	172.38
124	—	726	142.50–148.00	146.18
47	—	424	173.00–175.00	173.72
159	—	514	169.00–175.00	171.37
37	—	666	151.00–157.00	155.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	550	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	683	147.00	147.00
12	—	377	168.00	168.00
34	—	600	150.50	150.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	627	169.50	169.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	551	153.00	153.00
32	—	696	142.50	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,022	71.00–78.00	74.82
19	—	1,105	78.00–84.00	79.49
8	—	1,052	66.00–70.00	67.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,430	100.00	100.00
16	—	1,414	88.00–93.00	89.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,128	83.00–84.50	84.28
7	—	1,206	85.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,840	99.00–101.00	100.31
3	—	1,962	106.00–111.00	107.93

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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