Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer's under 450 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher, 450 to 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 instances 8.00 higher, 600 to 700 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Heifer's under 600 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, 600 to 700 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher, over 700 lbs mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good especially for long weaned calves with quality and condition to go to grass.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.39/cwt on 3,021 head.

Average price

$166.39

3,021 head · 696 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,159

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$185

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 1

$54.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.85

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	443	220.00	975	18thin
Medium 1	588	179.00	1,053	36
Medium and Large 1	699	165.91	1,160	2,967

One grade step is worth $54.09/cwt here — about −$185 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 sale3,021 hd

166.39

—

CO average5 barns · 7,480 hd

173.24

−6.85

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	1,788	94.32	1,686	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	66.28	983	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	60.07	706	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	52.06	554	35

Every lot, as filed

46 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 1Fancy	—	580	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	986	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	454	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	854	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	150.37/cwt	147.50–155.50	1,024	296
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,205	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	928	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	148.55/cwt	146.50–151.00	1,074	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	514	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,033	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	154.55/cwt	151.75–156.60	1,277	429
Steers	Large 1	—	443	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	975	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	159.13/cwt	154.50–165.00	1,149	864
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	234.88/cwt	231.00–237.00	930	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	152.30/cwt	150.50–153.75	1,314	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	156.08/cwt	153.75–157.75	1,202	250
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	150.55/cwt	149.00–152.25	1,376	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	453	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	985	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	190.91/cwt	187.00–196.00	1,004	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	188.64/cwt	185.00–195.00	819	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	153.36/cwt	151.00–158.00	954	329
Steers	Medium 1	—	588	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,053	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	166.01/cwt	163.50–171.00	1,099	461
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	230.60/cwt	227.50–234.00	964	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	170.22/cwt	164.50–175.50	1,059	322
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	149.20/cwt	147.00–151.00	850	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	147.07/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,140	237
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	198.58/cwt	198.00–204.00	983	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	177.32/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,009	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	145.02/cwt	144.00–145.50	1,383	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	167.59/cwt	163.00–174.00	863	212
Heifers	Medium 1	—	520	161.53/cwt	161.00–163.00	840	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	180.78/cwt	176.00–185.00	848	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	160.61/cwt	156.00–165.00	909	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	351	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	849	8
Bulls	—	—	1,695	87.14/cwt	85.00–89.50	1,477	2
Bulls	—	—	1,796	94.69/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,701	8
Bulls	—	—	1,848	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,848	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,234	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	740	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,194	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	704	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,431	64.52/cwt	61.00–66.50	923	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	59.09/cwt	53.00–60.50	669	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,681	74.92/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,259	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	46.32/cwt	46.00–50.00	497	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	56.69/cwt	56.00–59.00	630	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	61.49/cwt	59.00–64.00	742	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,018	52.53/cwt	51.00–56.00	535	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	64.59/cwt	62.00–66.00	944	22

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 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,615Last week 3,015Year ago 7,452

Slaughter CattleReceipts 269Last week 272Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	580	170.00	170.00
21	—	454	188.00	188.00
5	—	410	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
296	—	681	147.50–155.50	150.37
13	—	828	145.50	145.50
201	—	723	146.50–151.00	148.55
76	—	434	185.00–195.00	188.64
329	—	622	151.00–158.00	153.36
237	—	775	145.00–149.00	147.07
212	—	515	163.00–174.00	167.59
81	—	469	176.00–185.00	180.78
217	—	566	156.00–165.00	160.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	625	148.50	148.50
22	—	570	147.00–151.00	149.20
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	520	161.00–163.00	161.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	514	201.00	201.00
15	—	453	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
429	—	826	151.75–156.60	154.55
864	—	722	154.50–165.00	159.13
17	—	396	231.00–237.00	234.88
36	—	863	150.50–153.75	152.30
250	—	770	153.75–157.75	156.08
112	—	914	149.00–152.25	150.55
199	—	526	187.00–196.00	190.91
461	—	662	163.50–171.00	166.01
48	—	418	227.50–234.00	230.60
322	—	622	164.50–175.50	170.22
71	—	495	198.00–204.00	198.58
77	—	569	170.00–188.00	177.32
34	—	954	144.00–145.50	145.02
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	443	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	588	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	351	242.00	242.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	85.00–89.50	87.14
8	—	1,796	91.00–98.00	94.69
2	—	1,848	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,234	60.00	60.00
14	—	1,194	59.00	59.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,431	61.00–66.50	64.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,132	53.00–60.50	59.09
36	—	1,206	59.00–64.00	61.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,681	74.00–75.00	74.92
22	—	1,462	62.00–66.00	64.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,074	46.00–50.00	46.32
11	—	1,111	56.00–59.00	56.69
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,018	51.00–56.00	52.53

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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