Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, no trend is available on feeders due to a lack of receipts from the prior week. 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 $177.84/cwt on 493 head.

Average price

$177.84

493 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

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

$11.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.53

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	178.55	1,044	427
Medium and Large 1-2	508	174.08	884	58
Medium and Large 2	629	167.00	1,050	8thin

One grade step is worth $11.55/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale493 hd

177.84

—

CO average3 barns · 925 hd

169.31

+8.53

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	1,886	104.83	1,977	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,521	85.08	1,294	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	81.85	976	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	71.70	722	16

Every lot, as filed

42 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 and Large 1-2	—	451	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	695	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	597	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	775	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	825	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	209.01/cwt	208.00–210.00	711	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	798	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,125	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	147.20/cwt	146.50–147.50	1,111	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	165.10/cwt	161.00–167.00	857	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	639	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	670	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	176.63/cwt	173.00–177.00	767	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	559	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,068	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	189.62/cwt	186.00–196.00	923	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	515	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,009	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	181.34/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,063	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	173.95/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,078	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,163	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	162.66/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,126	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	167.15/cwt	166.00–168.00	936	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,050	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	166.59/cwt	161.00–169.50	793	31
Heifers	Medium 1	—	602	151.60/cwt	151.00–153.00	913	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	508	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	197.33/cwt	196.00–199.00	821	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	186.82/cwt	186.00–191.00	955	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	145.29/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,225	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	149.76/cwt	145.00–152.50	1,014	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	163.72/cwt	159.00–166.00	953	61
Heifers	Medium 1	—	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	149.51/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,070	27
Bulls	—	—	1,941	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.50	2,087	18
Bulls	—	—	1,990	111.14/cwt	111.00–111.50	2,212	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	99.63/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,778	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	84.37/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,277	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,626	91.35/cwt	90.00–93.50	1,485	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	80.62/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,162	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	75.11/cwt	72.00–76.00	782	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	66.02/cwt	61.00–71.00	627	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	79.28/cwt	76.00–82.00	928	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	84.10/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,023	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,016	1

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 Apr 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,814Last week 769Year ago 2,096

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 287Year ago 150

Compared to a week ago, no trend is available on feeders due to a lack of receipts from the prior week. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	451	154.00	154.00
14	—	378	169.00	169.00
18	—	416	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	314	190.00	190.00
53	—	755	146.50–147.50	147.20
50	—	519	161.00–167.00	165.10
54	—	434	173.00–177.00	176.63
31	—	476	161.00–169.50	166.59
55	—	677	145.00–152.50	149.76
61	—	582	159.00–166.00	163.72
27	—	716	149.00–150.00	149.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	798	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	602	151.00–153.00	151.60
10	—	720	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	508	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	421	184.00	184.00
9	—	451	183.00	183.00
5	—	374	192.00	192.00
36	—	560	166.00–168.00	167.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	340	208.00–210.00	209.01
86	—	487	186.00–196.00	189.62
55	—	586	176.00–186.00	181.34
71	—	620	170.00–180.00	173.95
17	—	709	164.00	164.00
38	—	692	161.00–164.00	162.66
39	—	416	196.00–199.00	197.33
43	—	511	186.00–191.00	186.82
48	—	843	143.00–146.00	145.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	559	191.00	191.00
13	—	515	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	629	167.00	167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,941	105.00–110.50	107.54
3	—	1,990	111.00–111.50	111.14
13	—	1,785	95.00–102.00	99.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,513	83.00–88.00	84.37
8	—	1,626	90.00–93.50	91.35
9	—	1,441	77.00–82.00	80.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,041	72.00–76.00	75.11
6	—	949	61.00–71.00	66.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,171	76.00–82.00	79.28
19	—	1,216	83.00–85.00	84.10
1	—	1,155	88.00	88.00

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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