Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available this week as the last covered auction was May 24, 2022. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $175.12/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$175.12

158 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$10.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.54

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	615	177.48	1,091	119
Small and Medium 2	300	168.21	505	25
Medium and Large 1-2	584	167.43	977	14thin

One grade step is worth $10.05/cwt here — about $114 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 sale158 hd

175.12

—

CO average3 barns · 1,232 hd

166.58

+8.54

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	1,702	106.11	1,806	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,367	86.94	1,189	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	84.57	1,042	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	78.24	871	53

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,256	$1,375	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,084	$1,335	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,222	$1,232	24

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1-2	—	328	207.87/cwt	207.50–210.00	682	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	177.05/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,094	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	171.91/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,248	15
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	261	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	452	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	130	310.00/head	310.00–310.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	294	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	620	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	179	402.13/head	375.00–425.00	402	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	95	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	162.01/cwt	159.00–163.50	1,387	21
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	319	165.95/cwt	165.00–170.00	529	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	335.11/head	310.00–350.00	335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	188	332.40/head	310.00–360.00	332	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,230	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	851	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	80.13/cwt	77.00–82.50	930	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	76.95/cwt	76.00–79.50	931	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	182.50/cwt	181.50–183.50	1,205	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	183.32/cwt	181.00–187.00	1,054	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	203.77/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,058	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	208.84/cwt	205.00–210.00	925	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	447	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	957	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	167.23/cwt	163.00–168.50	1,299	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	958	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	212.70/cwt	211.00–216.00	572	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	802	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,053	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,290	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	175.85/cwt	172.00–180.00	907	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,085	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	172.28/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,153	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,222	1,231.91/head	1,185.00–1,250.00	1,232	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	1,360.46/head	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,360	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	5
Bulls	—	—	1,642	107.15/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,759	8
Bulls	—	—	1,943	101.94/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,981	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,168	86.24/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,007	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,125	80.17/cwt	80.00–82.00	902	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	86.18/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,096	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,049	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	87.21/cwt	86.50–91.00	1,192	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,344	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,016	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	73.44/cwt	71.00–76.00	748	15

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 Sep 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 708Last week 673Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 213Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 52Year ago 0

No trend available this week as the last covered auction was May 24, 2022. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	328	207.50–210.00	207.87
6	—	618	175.00–179.00	177.05
15	—	269	211.00–216.00	212.70
6	—	588	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	726	171.00–178.00	171.91
22	—	660	181.50–183.50	182.50
21	—	575	181.00–187.00	183.32
13	—	519	203.00–205.00	203.77
13	—	443	205.00–210.00	208.84
10	—	777	163.00–168.50	167.23
8	—	465	206.00	206.00
2	—	393	239.00	239.00
19	—	335	239.50	239.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	447	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	261	173.00	173.00
17	—	319	165.00–170.00	165.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	—	130	310.00	310.00
7	—	294	211.00	211.00
1	—	360	209.00	209.00
21	—	856	159.00–163.50	162.01
3	—	218	310.00–350.00	335.11
8	—	188	310.00–360.00	332.40
5	—	764	161.00	161.00
15	—	411	207.00	207.00
4	—	801	161.00	161.00
30	—	516	172.00–180.00	175.85
36	—	669	169.00–175.00	172.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	551	166.00	166.00
5	—	547	168.00	168.00
5	—	646	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
5	—	179	375.00–425.00	402.13
1	—	95	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,161	77.00–82.50	80.13
15	—	1,018	71.00–76.00	73.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,210	76.00–79.50	76.95
14	—	1,272	83.00–89.00	86.18
1	—	1,165	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,168	82.00–88.00	86.24
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,125	80.00–82.00	80.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,367	86.50–91.00	87.21
1	—	1,415	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,320	77.00	77.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,642	104.00–111.00	107.15
2	—	1,943	101.00–103.00	101.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	—	1,222	1,185.00–1,250.00	1,231.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,103	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,360.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,038	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,256	1,375.00	1,375.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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