Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers under 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 700 too lightly tested last week for a comparison. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.00/cwt on 463 head.

Average price

$163.00

463 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$9.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.22

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	618	163.96	1,013	416
Medium and Large 1-2	626	154.49	967	47

One grade step is worth $9.47/cwt here — about $46 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 sale463 hd

163.00

—

CO average3 barns · 649 hd

158.78

+4.22

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	2,018	98.65	1,990	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,571	80.85	1,270	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	74.22	931	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	68.39	799	34

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	83.93/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,334	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	77.05/cwt	75.00–80.00	942	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,227	72.42/cwt	70.00–74.00	889	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	63.52/cwt	60.00–65.00	675	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	68.62/cwt	66.00–70.00	817	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	72.75/cwt	69.00–75.50	1,063	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,783	88.14/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,572	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	71.80/cwt	70.00–74.00	920	7
Bulls	—	—	1,987	99.04/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,968	10
Bulls	—	—	1,988	93.42/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,857	3
Bulls	—	—	2,215	104.52/cwt	104.00–105.00	2,315	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	1,013.73/cwt	975.00–1,060.00	12,074	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,272.62/cwt	1,225.00–1,300.00	13,363	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	1,146.87/cwt	1,125.00–1,225.00	13,980	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	20,000	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	152.23/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,102	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	176.98/cwt	174.00–181.00	851	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	138.27/cwt	138.00–138.50	1,157	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,047	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	163.80/cwt	160.00–167.00	924	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	197.33/cwt	194.00–203.00	831	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,228	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	569	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	979	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	147.11/cwt	145.50–150.50	1,149	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	165.74/cwt	162.00–169.00	887	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,040	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	167.72/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,033	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,125	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	923	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,228	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,270	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	204.81/cwt	204.00–205.00	793	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	194.36/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,139	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	195.18/cwt	194.00–197.00	993	54
Steers	Large 1	—	491	188.03/cwt	187.50–189.00	923	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	182.77/cwt	182.00–183.00	1,005	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	173.76/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,074	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,309	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	512	201.03/cwt	200.00–201.50	1,029	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	966	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	176.97/cwt	174.00–177.50	1,207	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	155.65/cwt	155.00–156.00	965	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	163.62/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,019	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	753	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	611	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,033	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	679	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,141	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	406	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	808	22

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 May 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,189Last week 499Year ago 831

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 132Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 0Year ago 165

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,590	80.00–86.00	83.93
14	—	1,461	69.00–75.50	72.75
5	—	1,783	88.00–89.00	88.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,223	75.00–80.00	77.05
7	—	1,282	70.00–74.00	71.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,227	70.00–74.00	72.42
9	—	1,063	60.00–65.00	63.52
15	—	1,191	66.00–70.00	68.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,987	96.00–102.00	99.04
3	—	1,988	92.00–95.00	93.42
2	—	2,215	104.00–105.00	104.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,191	975.00–1,060.00	1,013.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,050	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,272.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,219	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,146.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,250	1,600.00	1,600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	724	152.00–154.00	152.23
70	—	481	174.00–181.00	176.98
34	—	837	138.00–138.50	138.27
6	—	650	161.00	161.00
50	—	564	160.00–167.00	163.80
24	—	781	145.50–150.50	147.11
24	—	535	162.00–169.00	165.74
14	—	623	160.00–165.00	163.62
13	—	416	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	155.00	155.00
11	—	689	151.00	151.00
31	—	620	155.00–156.00	155.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	569	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	611	169.00	169.00
25	—	679	168.00	168.00
22	—	406	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	421	194.00–203.00	197.33
22	—	787	156.00	156.00
19	—	721	156.00	156.00
8	—	471	196.00	196.00
6	—	813	151.00	151.00
15	—	870	146.00	146.00
10	—	387	204.00–205.00	204.81
56	—	586	192.00–196.00	194.36
54	—	509	194.00–197.00	195.18
22	—	618	170.00–178.00	173.76
5	—	922	142.00	142.00
83	—	682	174.00–177.50	176.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	616	162.00–169.00	167.72
22	—	550	182.00–183.00	182.77
5	—	525	184.00	184.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	491	187.50–189.00	188.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	512	200.00–201.50	201.03

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

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Replacement Cattle

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