Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer's under 450 lbs steady, 450 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Heifer's under 400 lbs mostly steady in a light test, 400 to 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 500 to 600 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 instances 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Trade and demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.38/cwt on 813 head.

Average price

$165.38

813 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$105

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

$16.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.60

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	458	171.28	784	79
Medium and Large 1	622	165.06	1,027	711
Medium 1	573	155.00	888	23

One grade step is worth $16.28/cwt here — about −$105 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 sale813 hd

165.38

—

CO average4 barns · 1,781 hd

162.78

+2.60

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	1,739	95.50	1,661	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,572	81.25	1,277	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	77.81	963	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,091	66.02	720	32

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	161.08/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,219	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	179.04/cwt	175.00–182.00	856	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	161.55/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,078	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	507	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	913	13
Steers	Large 1	—	521	184.25/cwt	184.25–184.25	960	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	177.68/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,087	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	191.37/cwt	188.50–193.50	1,022	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	845	44
Heifers	Medium 1	—	573	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	888	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	154.46/cwt	150.50–156.00	1,257	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	506	212.23/cwt	211.00–213.00	1,074	21
Steers	Medium 1	—	615	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,033	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	202.88/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,037	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	219.65/cwt	215.00–225.00	934	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	185.42/cwt	180.00–188.50	788	38
Steers	Large 1	—	586	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,078	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	188.58/cwt	187.00–190.50	1,084	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	605	192.69/cwt	192.00–193.00	1,166	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,290	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	167.39/cwt	163.00–172.00	1,138	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	163.71/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,174	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	208.85/cwt	206.00–213.00	990	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	553	197.55/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,092	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,154	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	152.79/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,108	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	175.95/cwt	175.00–178.00	639	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	456	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	850	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	414	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	809	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	983	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	79.00/cwt	72.00–81.00	980	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	82.70/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,279	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	76.91/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,265	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	63.93/cwt	60.00–66.00	692	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,048	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	60.27/cwt	52.00–72.00	650	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	73.22/cwt	72.00–75.00	880	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	74.86/cwt	71.00–78.00	819	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,160	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,271	80.66/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,025	10
Bulls	—	—	1,521	89.43/cwt	86.50–95.50	1,360	11
Bulls	—	—	2,295	114.35/cwt	114.35–114.35	2,624	1
Bulls	—	—	1,969	101.49/cwt	98.00–105.50	1,998	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,069	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,957	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	1,457.86/cwt	1,410.00–1,485.01	19,215	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,252	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	20,658	38
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,338	1,303.91/cwt	1,250.00–1,350.00	17,446	103
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,292	1,014.63/cwt	900.00–1,060.00	13,109	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,254	1,243.97/cwt	1,210.00–1,260.00	15,599	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,288	976.92/cwt	925.00–1,025.00	12,583	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,117	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,048	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	166.82/cwt	164.00–169.50	948	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	165.91/cwt	161.00–168.50	1,020	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	171.57/cwt	171.00–174.00	916	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	870	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	301	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	147.40/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,194	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,343	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	824	7

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,045Last week 1,666Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 110Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 400Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	757	160.00–162.00	161.08
83	—	612	177.00–180.00	177.68
60	—	814	150.50–156.00	154.46
7	—	511	200.00–205.00	202.88
20	—	425	215.00–225.00	219.65
69	—	575	187.00–190.50	188.58
19	—	854	151.00	151.00
117	—	680	163.00–172.00	167.39
90	—	717	162.50–165.00	163.71
32	—	474	206.00–213.00	208.85
13	—	926	145.00	145.00
7	—	363	227.00	227.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	521	184.25	184.25
20	—	586	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	534	188.50–193.50	191.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	506	211.00–213.00	212.23
26	—	605	192.00–193.00	192.69
11	—	553	197.00–199.00	197.55
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	615	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	478	175.00–182.00	179.04
139	—	667	160.00–164.00	161.55
38	—	425	180.00–188.50	185.42
21	—	754	153.00	153.00
79	—	725	150.00–154.00	152.79
70	—	568	164.00–169.50	166.82
134	—	615	161.00–168.50	165.91
61	—	534	171.00–174.00	171.57
78	—	810	144.00–149.00	147.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	507	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	497	170.00	170.00
19	—	363	175.00–178.00	175.95
11	—	534	163.00	163.00
5	—	301	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	573	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	456	186.50	186.50
16	—	414	195.50	195.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	503	195.50	195.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,240	72.00–81.00	79.00
15	—	1,202	72.00–75.00	73.22
1	—	1,365	85.00	85.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,547	82.00–83.00	82.70
3	—	1,645	75.00–79.00	76.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,082	60.00–66.00	63.93
1	—	1,310	80.00	80.00
10	—	1,078	52.00–72.00	60.27
8	—	1,094	71.00–78.00	74.86
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,271	77.00–82.00	80.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,521	86.50–95.50	89.43
1	—	2,295	114.35	114.35
8	—	1,969	98.00–105.50	101.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,069	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,318	1,410.00–1,485.01	1,457.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	—	1,252	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	103	—	1,338	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,303.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	40	—	1,292	900.00–1,060.00	1,014.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,254	1,210.00–1,260.00	1,243.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,288	925.00–1,025.00	976.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	34	—	1,117	810.00	810.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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