Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday feeder steer's under 650 lbs lightly tested, 650 to 700 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 lower, over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifer's under 700 lbs lightly tested, 700 to 750 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, over 750 lbs steady. Slaughter cow's steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.03/cwt on 394 head.

Average price

$159.03

394 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,123

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$189

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

$19.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.45

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	606	168.54	1,021	204
Medium and Large 1	814	148.82	1,211	190

One grade step is worth $19.72/cwt here — about −$189 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 sale394 hd

159.03

—

CO average3 barns · 1,002 hd

174.49

−15.45

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	1,754	95.56	1,676	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	83.55	1,279	81
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	80.62	986	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,095	70.88	776	15

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	160	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	110	262.09/cwt	225.00–325.00	288	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	160	263.28/cwt	250.00–275.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	122	215.55/cwt	210.00–225.00	263	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	143.43/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,092	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,210	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	159.09/cwt	158.50–161.00	1,061	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	828	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	984	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,037	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	146.66/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,189	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	180.48/cwt	178.00–184.00	942	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,110	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	916	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	171.13/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,063	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,104	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,137	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	164.87/cwt	164.50–166.00	1,195	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	143.62/cwt	142.50–144.00	1,061	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	163.71/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,017	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,300	45
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,338	2,145.70/cwt	2,075.00–2,225.00	28,709	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,533.41/cwt	1,450.00–1,650.00	19,628	49
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,200	2,500.00/cwt	2,500.00–2,500.00	30,000	9
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	985	2,050.00/cwt	2,050.00–2,050.00	20,193	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,502	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	21,404	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,960	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	1,465.25/cwt	1,400.00–1,550.00	19,708	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,236	1,782.20/cwt	1,725.00–1,950.00	22,028	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,192	1,746.99/cwt	1,675.00–1,800.00	20,824	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,146	1,337.20/cwt	1,275.00–1,450.00	15,324	24
Bulls	—	—	1,754	95.56/cwt	93.50–98.00	1,676	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,212	79.73/cwt	78.00–82.50	966	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,304	81.87/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,068	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,874	88.25/cwt	88.25–88.25	1,654	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	83.55/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,300	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	81.51/cwt	79.00–82.50	1,164	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	63.03/cwt	61.00–68.00	688	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	73.42/cwt	71.00–76.00	767	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	82.55/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,014	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	79.89/cwt	78.00–81.50	979	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	78.03/cwt	77.00–80.00	950	3

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 Apr 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,432Last week 3,939Year ago 1,209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 206Last week 149Year ago 260

Replacement CattleReceipts 122Last week 20Year ago 412

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	160	325.00	325.00
5	—	110	225.00–325.00	262.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	160	250.00–275.00	263.28
3	—	122	210.00–225.00	215.55
47	—	761	141.00–144.00	143.43
31	—	816	136.00	136.00
43	—	739	142.50–144.00	143.62
28	—	621	160.00–166.00	163.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	541	154.00	154.00
7	—	615	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	861	140.50	140.50
103	—	811	145.00–151.00	146.66
19	—	621	170.00–172.00	171.13
5	—	669	170.00	170.00
8	—	725	164.50–166.00	164.87
45	—	922	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	667	158.50–161.00	159.09
22	—	416	199.00	199.00
22	—	562	175.00	175.00
4	—	395	207.50	207.50
15	—	644	161.00	161.00
28	—	522	178.00–184.00	180.48
9	—	751	147.00	147.00
4	—	701	156.00	156.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,338	2,075.00–2,225.00	2,145.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	49	—	1,280	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,533.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,236	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,782.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,192	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,746.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,146	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,337.20
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,200	2,500.00	2,500.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	985	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,502	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,360	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	—	1,345	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,465.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,754	93.50–98.00	95.56
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,212	78.00–82.50	79.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,304	81.00–82.00	81.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,874	88.25	88.25
32	—	1,556	82.00–87.00	83.55
19	—	1,428	79.00–82.50	81.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,092	61.00–68.00	63.03
7	—	1,045	71.00–76.00	73.42
3	—	1,218	77.00–80.00	78.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,228	82.00–84.00	82.55
21	—	1,225	78.00–81.50	79.89

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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Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle