Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steer's and heifer's lightly tested. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.79/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$152.79

95 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$9.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.45

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	159.01	922	33
Medium and Large 1-2	532	149.48	796	62

One grade step is worth $9.54/cwt here — about $126 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 sale95 hd

152.79

—

CO average3 barns · 184 hd

153.24

−0.45

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	1,785	95.93	1,713	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	72.93	1,096	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	69.73	845	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	65.22	662	30

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1Unweaned	—	178	353.42/cwt	300.00–385.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	209	466.74/cwt	460.00–485.00	975	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	83	147.00/cwt	110.00–160.00	122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	118	235.90/cwt	160.00–275.00	278	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	750	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,056	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	178.40/cwt	176.00–181.00	769	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	173.06/cwt	169.00–177.00	827	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,104	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	852	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	78	83.83/cwt	60.00–110.00	65	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	978	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,175	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	197.38/cwt	196.00–200.00	715	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	918	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	159.03/cwt	156.00–162.00	862	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	143.01/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,050	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	152.15/cwt	151.00–156.00	638	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	117	205.00/cwt	85.00–260.00	240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	180	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	693	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,297	1,386.34/cwt	1,360.00–1,410.00	17,981	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,376	1,470.98/cwt	1,360.00–1,510.00	20,241	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	13,661	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	967.41/cwt	925.00–1,010.00	11,125	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,362	1,021.44/cwt	1,010.00–1,025.00	13,912	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,214	1,086.76/cwt	1,025.00–1,135.00	13,193	69
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	12,996	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	949.11/cwt	910.00–1,000.00	9,633	8
Bulls	—	—	1,620	91.38/cwt	88.00–94.50	1,480	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	70.68/cwt	69.00–72.00	716	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	64.38/cwt	62.00–67.00	654	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	72.65/cwt	68.00–76.00	887	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	66.54/cwt	62.00–70.00	799	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	74.97/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,128	23
Bulls	—	—	1,882	98.58/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,855	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	67.72/cwt	66.00–71.00	1,014	9

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 May 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 848Last week 485Year ago 566

Slaughter CattleReceipts 242Last week 293Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 246Last week 30Year ago 350

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steer's and heifer's lightly tested. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	178	300.00–385.00	353.42
4	—	209	460.00–485.00	466.74
3	—	83	110.00–160.00	147.00
9	—	118	160.00–275.00	235.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	172.00	172.00
9	—	452	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	182.00	182.00
11	—	437	195.00	195.00
20	—	753	156.00	156.00
6	—	507	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	431	176.00–181.00	178.40
20	—	478	169.00–177.00	173.06
2	—	603	171.00	171.00
8	—	731	151.00	151.00
6	—	362	196.00–200.00	197.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	151.00	151.00
4	—	456	156.00	156.00
21	—	734	141.00–145.00	143.01
29	—	419	151.00–156.00	152.15
2	—	248	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	78	60.00–110.00	83.83
17	—	615	159.00	159.00
16	—	542	156.00–162.00	159.03
3	—	117	85.00–260.00	205.00
9	—	180	385.00	385.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,297	1,360.00–1,410.00	1,386.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	35	—	1,376	1,360.00–1,510.00	1,470.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,129	1,210.00	1,210.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,150	925.00–1,010.00	967.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,362	1,010.00–1,025.00	1,021.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	69	—	1,214	1,025.00–1,135.00	1,086.76
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,226	1,060.00	1,060.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,015	910.00–1,000.00	949.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,620	88.00–94.50	91.38
12	—	1,882	95.00–101.00	98.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,013	69.00–72.00	70.68
26	—	1,016	62.00–67.00	64.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,221	68.00–76.00	72.65
21	—	1,201	62.00–70.00	66.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,505	74.00–76.00	74.97
9	—	1,497	66.00–71.00	67.72

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle