Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with a couple of weeks ago Tues 12/14/2021: Steer's under 550 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher except for 400 to 450 lbs steady, 550 to 700 lbs steady to 3.00 lower decline on 550 to 600 lbs, over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer's under 500 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, 500 to 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower, over 700 lbs steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.11/cwt on 1,267 head.

Average price

$157.11

1,267 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$209

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 1

$5.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.13

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	492	162.65	800	17thin
Medium and Large 1	643	157.03	1,009	1,250

One grade step is worth $5.62/cwt here — about −$209 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 sale1,267 hd

157.11

—

CO average2 barns · 1,270 hd

156.98

+0.13

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	1,737	87.06	1,512	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,434	63.15	905	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	61.22	752	127
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,139	52.89	602	58

Every lot, as filed

50 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - 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	—	441	186.89/cwt	186.00–187.00	824	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	149.51/cwt	146.00–152.50	996	134
Heifers	Large 1	—	492	162.65/cwt	160.00–165.00	800	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	867	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	552	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	822	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	309	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	720	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	586	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,055	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	476	205.46/cwt	203.00–208.00	978	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	196.48/cwt	195.00–199.00	949	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,209	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	190.46/cwt	189.00–199.00	720	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	187.77/cwt	187.00–188.00	965	34
Steers	Large 1	—	694	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,058	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	831	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	222.04/cwt	219.00–226.00	722	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	159.74/cwt	159.00–160.00	903	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	164.60/cwt	164.60–164.60	1,218	87
Steers	Large 1	—	486	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	909	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	172.02/cwt	167.00–176.00	1,001	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	207.39/cwt	205.00–209.00	859	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	647	162.50/cwt	162.00–163.00	1,051	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,278	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	166.46/cwt	160.00–169.50	1,137	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,326	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	154.98/cwt	152.00–158.00	874	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	175.16/cwt	174.00–177.00	825	38
Steers	Large 1	—	618	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	970	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	166.41/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,035	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	140.80/cwt	139.50–145.00	1,136	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	149.42/cwt	146.00–149.75	1,134	500
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	159.25/cwt	158.00–161.00	847	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	363	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,062	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	445	215.13/cwt	215.00–217.00	957	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	151.14/cwt	145.00–155.00	945	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,098	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	302	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	574	12
Bulls	—	—	1,779	82.13/cwt	81.00–83.50	1,461	7
Bulls	—	—	1,695	88.00/cwt	84.00–90.50	1,492	11
Bulls	—	—	1,778	93.09/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,655	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,148	59.57/cwt	55.00–61.00	684	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	59.42/cwt	57.00–61.50	859	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	63.53/cwt	62.00–64.00	904	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	55.33/cwt	50.00–58.50	650	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,450	63.66/cwt	60.00–65.00	923	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,099	64.54/cwt	63.50–68.00	709	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	62.84/cwt	61.00–64.50	813	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	58.76/cwt	55.00–60.75	683	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	44.76/cwt	43.00–49.00	462	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	43.30/cwt	43.00–44.00	414	3

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 →

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Tue Jan 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,015Last week 1,220Year ago 3,744

Slaughter CattleReceipts 272Last week 346Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	441	186.00–187.00	186.89
134	—	666	146.00–152.50	149.51
52	—	378	189.00–199.00	190.46
52	—	564	152.00–158.00	154.98
38	—	471	174.00–177.00	175.16
56	—	807	139.50–145.00	140.80
500	—	759	146.00–149.75	149.42
153	—	532	158.00–161.00	159.25
129	—	625	145.00–155.00	151.14
9	—	732	150.00	150.00
12	—	302	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	492	160.00–165.00	162.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	427	203.00	203.00
12	—	552	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	309	233.00	233.00
55	—	586	180.00	180.00
8	—	476	203.00–208.00	205.46
13	—	600	177.00	177.00
105	—	445	215.00–217.00	215.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	483	195.00–199.00	196.48
15	—	780	155.00	155.00
34	—	514	187.00–188.00	187.77
44	—	381	218.00	218.00
16	—	325	219.00–226.00	222.04
87	—	740	164.60	164.60
54	—	582	167.00–176.00	172.02
33	—	414	205.00–209.00	207.39
107	—	835	153.00	153.00
110	—	683	160.00–169.50	166.46
58	—	850	156.00	156.00
34	—	622	165.00–168.00	166.41
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	694	152.50	152.50
31	—	486	187.00	187.00
10	—	618	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	565	159.00–160.00	159.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	647	162.00–163.00	162.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,779	81.00–83.50	82.13
11	—	1,695	84.00–90.50	88.00
4	—	1,778	92.00–96.00	93.09
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,148	55.00–61.00	59.57
5	—	1,099	63.50–68.00	64.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,446	57.00–61.50	59.42
29	—	1,423	62.00–64.00	63.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,175	50.00–58.50	55.33
10	—	1,033	43.00–49.00	44.76
3	—	957	43.00–44.00	43.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,450	60.00–65.00	63.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,294	61.00–64.50	62.84
42	—	1,163	55.00–60.75	58.76

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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