Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer's under 750 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 instances 15.00 higher, over 750 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer's under 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher except for 500 to 600 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, over 700 lbs 2.00 lower. Trade and demand good to very good Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.90/cwt on 2,031 head.

Average price

$161.90

2,031 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,032

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$39

per head · Large 1 over Medium 1

$17.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.21

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	580	163.14	947	66
Medium and Large 1	644	162.96	1,049	1,703
Medium and Large 1-2	578	160.19	927	140
Medium and Large 2	564	157.00	885	29
Medium 1	677	145.61	986	93

One grade step is worth $17.53/cwt here — about −$39 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 sale2,031 hd

161.90

—

CO average5 barns · 4,347 hd

159.68

+2.21

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	2,022	103.46	2,092	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,475	85.83	1,266	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,380	85.39	1,179	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	69.08	707	17

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	862	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,125	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	184.52/cwt	181.00–188.00	1,122	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	139.10/cwt	139.10–139.10	1,266	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	153.48/cwt	150.50–159.00	1,182	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	201.60/cwt	197.50–207.00	1,258	303
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	713	178.98/cwt	176.50–181.00	1,276	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	413	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	818	13
Steers	Medium 1	—	542	193.93/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,051	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	454	235.07/cwt	234.00–237.00	1,067	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	535	217.66/cwt	217.00–219.00	1,164	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	225.09/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,051	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	208.43/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,059	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	178.70/cwt	177.50–186.00	1,212	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	569	216.85/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,234	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	660	189.30/cwt	188.00–191.00	1,249	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	618	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,298	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	208.33/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,215	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,001	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,306	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	431	238.59/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,028	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	140.60/cwt	140.00–141.50	1,227	43
Steers	Medium 1	—	683	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,086	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,058	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	150.32/cwt	150.00–151.50	955	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	855	29
Heifers	Medium 1	—	677	145.61/cwt	144.50–149.50	986	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	154.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,029	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	527	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,033	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	64.18/cwt	63.00–68.00	641	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	77.85/cwt	75.00–79.00	845	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	80.34/cwt	80.00–81.00	834	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,226	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	61.10/cwt	60.00–62.00	622	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	86.19/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,274	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	980	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	85.52/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,184	35
Bulls	—	—	1,918	101.85/cwt	101.00–103.50	1,953	5
Bulls	—	—	1,828	97.00/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,773	2
Bulls	—	—	2,478	113.94/cwt	112.00–116.00	2,823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	885	29
Heifers	Large 1	—	467	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	817	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	660	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,082	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	175.61/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,004	312
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	188.70/cwt	185.00–193.00	821	53
Heifers	Large 1	—	584	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	975	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	142.95/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,102	546
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	221.59/cwt	216.00–222.50	986	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	132.24/cwt	132.10–134.00	1,287	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	161.47/cwt	159.00–163.00	930	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	190.27/cwt	185.00–191.50	989	233
Heifers	Large 1	—	673	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	996	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	158.25/cwt	155.00–165.00	994	137
Steers	Large 1	—	533	200.46/cwt	198.00–202.00	1,068	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	147.21/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,204	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	142.43/cwt	139.00–146.50	1,025	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	186.16/cwt	183.00–190.50	884	84

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 Mar 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,531Last week 1,202Year ago 7,154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 138Year ago 84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	862	130.50	130.50
104	—	668	150.00–160.00	154.00
312	—	572	171.00–180.00	175.61
53	—	435	185.00–193.00	188.70
546	—	771	135.00–144.00	142.95
233	—	520	185.00–191.50	190.27
137	—	628	155.00–165.00	158.25
93	—	720	139.00–146.50	142.43
84	—	475	183.00–190.50	186.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	413	198.00	198.00
32	—	660	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	615	172.00	172.00
25	—	527	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	635	150.00–151.50	150.32
29	—	494	173.00	173.00
65	—	576	159.00–163.00	161.47
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	677	144.50–149.50	145.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	564	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	467	175.00	175.00
27	—	584	167.00	167.00
21	—	673	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	608	181.00–188.00	184.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	910	139.10	139.10
64	—	770	150.50–159.00	153.48
303	—	624	197.50–207.00	201.60
29	—	467	223.00–228.00	225.09
49	—	508	203.00–210.00	208.43
133	—	678	177.50–186.00	178.70
167	—	583	205.00–212.00	208.33
54	—	1,001	130.50	130.50
3	—	383	234.00	234.00
43	—	873	140.00–141.50	140.60
42	—	445	216.00–222.50	221.59
54	—	973	132.10–134.00	132.24
71	—	818	144.00–149.00	147.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	713	176.50–181.00	178.98
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	542	190.00–195.00	193.93
23	—	683	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	454	234.00–237.00	235.07
73	—	535	217.00–219.00	217.66
101	—	569	215.00–217.50	216.85
82	—	660	188.00–191.00	189.30
78	—	618	210.00	210.00
23	—	431	236.00–240.00	238.59
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	533	198.00–202.00	200.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	999	63.00–68.00	64.18
3	—	1,085	75.00–79.00	77.85
3	—	1,038	80.00–81.00	80.34
2	—	1,018	60.00–62.00	61.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	84.00	84.00
10	—	1,478	85.00–88.00	86.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	81.00	81.00
35	—	1,385	82.00–87.00	85.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,918	101.00–103.50	101.85
2	—	1,828	96.00–98.00	97.00
2	—	2,478	112.00–116.00	113.94

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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