Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steer's and heifer's lightly tested. Slaughter cow's steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bull's steady. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.67/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$153.67

68 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$970

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$56

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

$5.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.62

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	584	158.36	925	14thin
Medium and Large 1	643	152.46	981	54

One grade step is worth $5.90/cwt here — about −$56 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 sale68 hd

153.67

—

CO average3 barns · 179 hd

158.29

−4.62

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	1,838	97.95	1,800	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	79.60	1,126	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	73.23	885	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	64.58	651	56

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	385	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	158.36/cwt	158.00–159.00	925	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	163.66/cwt	162.00–166.00	848	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	178.91/cwt	176.00–181.00	871	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,029	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,068	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	95	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,036	943.84/cwt	875.00–960.00	9,778	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	950.99/cwt	910.00–985.00	10,489	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	1,180.49/cwt	1,110.00–1,260.00	12,844	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	838	1,257.22/cwt	1,225.00–1,275.00	10,536	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,281	1,320.19/cwt	1,260.00–1,360.00	16,912	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,142	1,160.90/cwt	1,110.00–1,225.00	13,257	25
Bulls	—	—	2,120	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	2,205	1
Bulls	—	—	1,483	92.74/cwt	91.00–94.50	1,375	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	75.11/cwt	75.00–76.00	933	14
Bulls	—	—	1,899	98.57/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,872	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	932	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	69.33/cwt	68.00–71.00	758	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	66.10/cwt	63.00–68.00	646	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	71.92/cwt	66.00–74.00	857	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	81.07/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,173	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	77.33/cwt	74.00–78.50	1,054	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	55.14/cwt	51.00–61.00	561	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,057	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	160.12/cwt	159.00–163.00	932	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	195	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	128	233.53/cwt	160.00–310.00	299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	166.21/cwt	163.00–171.00	811	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	164.65/cwt	162.00–168.00	698	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	467.25/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	151.09/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,006	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	125	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	172	369.56/cwt	300.00–475.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	622	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	728	5

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 673Last week 848Year ago 478

Slaughter CattleReceipts 213Last week 242Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 246Year ago 492

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steer's and heifer's lightly tested. Slaughter cow's steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bull's steady. Demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	186.00	186.00
14	—	487	176.00–181.00	178.91
13	—	618	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	488	163.00–171.00	166.21
13	—	424	162.00–168.00	164.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	584	158.00–159.00	158.36
1	—	175	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	518	162.00–166.00	163.66
4	—	730	141.00	141.00
9	—	763	140.00	140.00
1	—	95	210.00	210.00
7	—	582	159.00–163.00	160.12
1	—	195	360.00	360.00
2	—	128	160.00–310.00	233.53
2	—	223	460.00–475.00	467.25
22	—	666	150.00–152.00	151.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	125	335.00	335.00
3	—	172	300.00–475.00	369.56
1	—	230	510.00	510.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	117.00	117.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,036	875.00–960.00	943.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,103	910.00–985.00	950.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	1,142	1,110.00–1,225.00	1,160.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,088	1,110.00–1,260.00	1,180.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	838	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,257.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,281	1,260.00–1,360.00	1,320.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,120	104.00	104.00
2	—	1,483	91.00–94.50	92.74
7	—	1,899	96.00–101.00	98.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,242	75.00–76.00	75.11
1	—	1,150	81.00	81.00
26	—	1,192	66.00–74.00	71.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,093	68.00–71.00	69.33
34	—	977	63.00–68.00	66.10
11	—	1,018	51.00–61.00	55.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,447	80.00–84.00	81.07
11	—	1,363	74.00–78.50	77.33

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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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