Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer's under 550 lbs lightly tested, over 550 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer's under 450 lbs lightly tested, 450 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, over 700 lbs mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.93/cwt on 794 head.

Average price

$152.93

794 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$992

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.59

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	648	152.93	992	794

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale794 hd

152.93

—

CO average4 barns · 3,098 hd

154.53

−1.59

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	1,907	99.63	1,900	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	73.21	1,072	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,108	67.30	746	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	904	54.78	495	12

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	879	122.94/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,081	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	146.92/cwt	146.00–148.50	971	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	200.72/cwt	198.00–204.00	925	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	734	152.10/cwt	152.10–152.10	1,116	216
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	153.64/cwt	150.00–158.00	896	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	183.50/cwt	181.00–184.00	1,066	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	154.58/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,102	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	910	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	194.18/cwt	191.00–199.00	998	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,256	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	150.63/cwt	146.50–152.75	1,225	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	959	4
Steers	Large 1	—	591	169.76/cwt	169.50–173.50	1,003	87
Steers	Large 1-2	—	602	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	987	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	141.63/cwt	140.50–144.00	1,103	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	770	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	408	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	902	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,087	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	150.85/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,151	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	162.19/cwt	154.50–165.00	1,079	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	151.11/cwt	147.50–154.50	950	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	175.87/cwt	173.00–179.00	798	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	873	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	203.85/cwt	200.00–209.00	858	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	146.01/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,059	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	677	3
Bulls	—	—	1,847	94.46/cwt	91.00–98.50	1,745	5
Bulls	—	—	1,966	104.81/cwt	100.00–108.00	2,061	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	63.12/cwt	62.00–64.00	680	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	54.21/cwt	54.00–56.00	486	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	598	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	67.30/cwt	66.00–69.00	746	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	71.45/cwt	71.00–72.00	815	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	72.98/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,047	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,214	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	67.34/cwt	65.00–69.00	938	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 →

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Tue Jan 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,750Last week 5,165Year ago 1,959

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 262Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	185.00	185.00
6	—	879	120.00–126.00	122.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	661	146.00–148.50	146.92
196	—	583	150.00–158.00	153.64
24	—	779	140.50–144.00	141.63
28	—	430	179.00	179.00
114	—	629	147.50–154.50	151.11
21	—	454	173.00–179.00	175.87
30	—	539	162.00	162.00
90	—	725	142.00–147.00	146.01
3	—	368	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
216	—	734	152.10	152.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	461	198.00–204.00	200.72
63	—	581	181.00–184.00	183.50
77	—	713	152.00–155.00	154.58
28	—	514	191.00–199.00	194.18
4	—	860	146.00	146.00
119	—	813	146.50–152.75	150.63
10	—	614	177.00	177.00
62	—	763	149.00–152.00	150.85
120	—	665	154.50–165.00	162.19
9	—	421	200.00–209.00	203.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	489	186.00	186.00
4	—	524	183.00	183.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	591	169.50–173.50	169.76
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	602	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	408	221.00	221.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,847	91.00–98.50	94.46
5	—	1,966	100.00–108.00	104.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	62.00–64.00	63.12
24	—	1,108	66.00–69.00	67.30
2	—	1,140	71.00–72.00	71.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	897	54.00–56.00	54.21
1	—	980	61.00	61.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,434	71.00–74.00	72.98
9	—	1,576	77.00	77.00
5	—	1,393	65.00–69.00	67.34

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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