Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer's under 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer's under 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, over 700 lbs mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Trade active, Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.14/cwt on 787 head.

Average price

$160.14

787 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$902

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

per head · Large 1 over Medium 1

$6.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.82

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	490	163.19	800	52
Medium and Large 1	585	161.02	942	558
Medium 1	517	156.48	809	177

One grade step is worth $6.71/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale787 hd

160.14

—

CO average3 barns · 993 hd

161.96

−1.82

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	1,899	98.68	1,874	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,455	72.70	1,058	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	67.46	823	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	52.83	534	41

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1Unweaned	—	417	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	692	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	490	163.19/cwt	161.00–164.00	800	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	692	8
Heifers	Medium 1	—	476	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	757	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	152.07/cwt	149.00–157.00	966	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	192.22/cwt	192.00–192.50	813	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	224.01/cwt	222.00–226.00	876	6
Heifers	Medium 1	—	560	153.97/cwt	152.00–155.00	862	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	151.41/cwt	150.00–151.50	1,341	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	718	164.24/cwt	163.50–164.50	1,179	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	608	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,140	55
Steers	Medium 1	—	478	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	942	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	990	11
Heifers	Medium 1	—	685	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	973	11
Steers	Medium 1	—	624	169.75/cwt	169.75–169.75	1,059	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	198.97/cwt	195.00–204.50	1,047	89
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	392	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	745	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	989	8
Steers	Medium 1	—	805	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,175	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	159.68/cwt	157.00–163.50	1,076	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	158.26/cwt	158.00–158.50	1,133	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	177.23/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,134	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	654	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,115	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	187.03/cwt	183.00–192.00	1,070	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	504	207.75/cwt	207.75–207.75	1,047	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	418	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	769	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	914	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,024	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	803	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	982	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	646	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	911	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	148.64/cwt	144.00–151.50	861	17
Bulls	—	—	1,745	87.50/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,527	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	62.47/cwt	61.00–67.00	729	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	52.54/cwt	50.00–53.00	482	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	58.04/cwt	57.00–59.00	550	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	990	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	72.58/cwt	70.50–74.00	1,073	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	70.93/cwt	69.00–73.00	878	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,039	52.57/cwt	49.50–55.00	546	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,445	72.91/cwt	71.00–74.25	1,054	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,214	63.55/cwt	61.00–66.00	771	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,244	71.87/cwt	65.00–73.50	894	41
Bulls	—	—	2,005	105.29/cwt	100.00–109.50	2,111	12
Bulls	—	—	1,855	96.09/cwt	92.50–99.00	1,782	22
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	877	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,665	14
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,060	1,071.20/cwt	1,060.00–1,075.00	11,355	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,067	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	905.78/cwt	825.00–960.00	12,183	47
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	829	897.99/cwt	885.00–910.00	7,444	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	995	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	11,542	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	968	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,954	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	8,850	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	161.97/cwt	155.00–166.50	914	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	161.16/cwt	157.00–164.00	835	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,097	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	139.50/cwt	138.50–140.00	1,138	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	172.68/cwt	168.50–178.00	836	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	502	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	881	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,203	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	657	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,031	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	175.93/cwt	174.50–179.00	748	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,166	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,203	8
Heifers	Medium 1	—	403	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	665	23

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 Feb 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,081Last week 1,750Year ago 2,433

Slaughter CattleReceipts 335Last week 146Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 167Last week 0Year ago 114

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	417	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	490	161.00–164.00	163.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	366	189.00	189.00
26	—	635	149.00–157.00	152.07
6	—	726	147.00	147.00
161	—	564	155.00–166.50	161.97
34	—	518	157.00–164.00	161.16
34	—	766	143.25	143.25
12	—	816	138.50–140.00	139.50
80	—	484	168.50–178.00	172.68
35	—	891	135.00	135.00
42	—	425	174.50–179.00	175.93
5	—	900	129.50	129.50
8	—	962	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	476	159.00	159.00
79	—	560	152.00–155.00	153.97
11	—	685	142.00	142.00
23	—	403	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	184.00	184.00
39	—	502	175.50	175.50
44	—	657	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	423	192.00–192.50	192.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	391	222.00–226.00	224.01
63	—	886	150.00–151.50	151.41
11	—	435	227.50	227.50
89	—	526	195.00–204.50	198.97
8	—	458	216.00	216.00
25	—	674	157.00–163.50	159.68
29	—	716	158.00–158.50	158.26
98	—	640	175.00–178.00	177.23
64	—	572	183.00–192.00	187.03
3	—	337	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	718	163.50–164.50	164.24
55	—	608	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	478	197.00	197.00
64	—	624	169.75	169.75
25	—	805	146.00	146.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	392	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	654	170.50	170.50
29	—	504	207.75	207.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	914	112.00	112.00
8	—	502	160.00	160.00
14	—	717	137.00	137.00
17	—	646	141.00	141.00
17	—	579	144.00–151.50	148.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,745	87.00–88.00	87.50
12	—	2,005	100.00–109.50	105.29
22	—	1,855	92.50–99.00	96.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,167	61.00–67.00	62.47
18	—	1,238	69.00–73.00	70.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	917	50.00–53.00	52.54
2	—	948	57.00–59.00	58.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	69.00	69.00
24	—	1,478	70.50–74.00	72.58
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,039	49.50–55.00	52.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,445	71.00–74.25	72.91
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,214	61.00–66.00	63.55
41	—	1,244	65.00–73.50	71.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	877	760.00	760.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,060	1,060.00–1,075.00	1,071.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	47	—	1,345	825.00–960.00	905.78
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	829	885.00–910.00	897.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	995	1,160.00	1,160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	968	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,000	885.00	885.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle