Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers lightly tested. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.73/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$152.73

190 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$91

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$15.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.26

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	159.00	893	99
Medium and Large 1-2	583	150.67	879	15thin
Medium and Large 2	577	147.50	851	25
Large 1	685	143.73	984	51

One grade step is worth $15.27/cwt here — about −$91 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 sale190 hd

152.73

—

CO average4 barns · 886 hd

159.99

−7.26

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	—	High	1,913	95.60	1,828	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	75.54	1,167	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	69.77	865	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,086	61.63	669	28

Every lot, as filed

36 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 1-2	—	563	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	985	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	641	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	958	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,059	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	171.77/cwt	171.00–173.00	1,039	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	158.42/cwt	156.50–165.00	922	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	915	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	851	25
Heifers	Large 1	—	710	141.47/cwt	140.50–142.00	1,004	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	159.93/cwt	159.00–161.00	846	38
Heifers	Large 1	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,064	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	148.63/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,092	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	184.54/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,133	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	1,349.41/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	19,027	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,084	1,671.69/cwt	1,600.00–1,725.00	18,121	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,625.00/cwt	1,625.00–1,625.00	17,469	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	16,675	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,166	1,113.37/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	12,982	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	18,750	7
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,024	1,757.43/cwt	1,600.00–1,800.00	17,996	46
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,289	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	18,046	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,104.44/cwt	1,100.00–1,110.00	14,192	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,389	1,403.62/cwt	1,385.00–1,425.00	19,496	8
Bulls	—	—	2,233	102.76/cwt	102.50–103.00	2,295	2
Bulls	—	—	1,904	92.14/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,754	10
Bulls	—	—	1,862	97.45/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,815	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	67.95/cwt	65.00–71.00	830	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	72.86/cwt	72.00–76.00	927	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	78.91/cwt	77.00–81.50	1,235	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,945	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,634	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	71.93/cwt	67.50–75.50	1,046	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	65.14/cwt	64.00–66.00	715	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	59.10/cwt	56.00–60.00	629	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	68.61/cwt	68.00–70.00	813	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 May 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 729Last week 1,189Year ago 461

Slaughter CattleReceipts 288Last week 148Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 190Last week 33Year ago 690

Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers lightly tested. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	175.00	175.00
14	—	658	161.00	161.00
21	—	605	171.00–173.00	171.77
28	—	735	148.00–150.00	148.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	550	193.50	193.50
3	—	485	196.00	196.00
32	—	614	182.00–185.00	184.54
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	641	149.50	149.50
26	—	710	140.50–142.00	141.47
9	—	690	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	582	156.50–165.00	158.42
38	—	529	159.00–161.00	159.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	606	151.00	151.00
5	—	538	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	577	147.50	147.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,410	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,349.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,084	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,671.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,075	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,150	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	—	1,166	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,113.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,250	1,500.00	1,500.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	46	—	1,024	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,757.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,289	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,389	1,385.00–1,425.00	1,403.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,285	1,100.00–1,110.00	1,104.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,233	102.50–103.00	102.76
10	—	1,904	89.00–94.00	92.14
11	—	1,862	95.00–101.00	97.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,221	65.00–71.00	67.95
26	—	1,272	72.00–76.00	72.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,565	77.00–81.50	78.91
6	—	1,945	84.00	84.00
30	—	1,454	67.50–75.50	71.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,098	64.00–66.00	65.14
18	—	1,065	56.00–60.00	59.10
3	—	1,185	68.00–70.00	68.61

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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Winter - La Junta

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle