Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steer's and heifer's lightly tested. Slaughter cow's 1.00 to 3.00 higher full advance on breaker's. Slaughter bulls steady. Today's sale consisted mostly of slaughter cow's and cow/calf pairs. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.33/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$162.33

103 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.05

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	162.33	893	103

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale103 hd

162.33

—

CO average3 barns · 206 hd

157.28

+5.05

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	1,845	96.46	1,780	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,491	79.09	1,179	75
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	73.46	925	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	66.08	651	81

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	168	291.72/cwt	275.00–310.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	202	454.26/cwt	425.00–460.00	918	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	130	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	985	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	749	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	167.04/cwt	163.00–168.00	872	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,166	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	985	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	561	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,043	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	159.74/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,086	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	992	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	758	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	856	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	171	310.37/cwt	225.00–350.00	531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,058	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	11,020	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	18,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,238	1,433.61/cwt	1,425.00–1,450.00	17,748	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,214	1,315.29/cwt	1,300.00–1,325.00	15,968	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,688	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	720	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	9,432	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,261	1,187.92/cwt	1,125.00–1,275.00	14,980	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,490	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,261	1,619.71/cwt	1,610.00–1,635.00	20,425	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,307.89/cwt	1,260.00–1,325.00	15,041	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,550	17
Bulls	—	—	2,520	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	2,911	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	97.47/cwt	95.00–102.50	1,793	10
Bulls	—	—	1,720	90.63/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,559	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	754	64.17/cwt	62.00–66.00	484	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	60.39/cwt	55.50–61.50	689	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,147	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	75.09/cwt	74.00–77.00	944	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,502	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	68.20/cwt	66.75–72.00	758	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	70.54/cwt	68.00–73.25	887	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	76.42/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,089	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	82.41/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,300	31

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 486Last week 681Year ago 665

Slaughter CattleReceipts 268Last week 294Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 140Last week 336Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	168	275.00–310.00	291.72
8	—	202	425.00–460.00	454.26
3	—	130	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	652	151.00	151.00
18	—	451	166.00	166.00
59	—	522	163.00–168.00	167.04
6	—	323	560.00	560.00
6	—	171	225.00–350.00	310.37
11	—	722	146.50	146.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	775	150.50	150.50
13	—	563	175.00	175.00
21	—	680	158.00–161.00	159.74
31	—	539	184.00	184.00
7	—	379	200.00	200.00
14	—	473	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	561	186.00	186.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	950	1,160.00	1,160.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,250	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,238	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,433.61
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,214	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,315.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,261	1,610.00–1,635.00	1,619.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,150	1,260.00–1,325.00	1,307.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,100	1,050.00	1,050.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	14	—	720	1,310.00	1,310.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,261	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,187.92
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,380	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,520	115.50	115.50
10	—	1,840	95.00–102.50	97.47
5	—	1,720	88.00–92.00	90.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	754	62.00–66.00	64.17
7	—	1,141	55.50–61.50	60.39
45	—	1,111	66.75–72.00	68.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	80.50	80.50
44	—	1,257	74.00–77.00	75.09
27	—	1,258	68.00–73.25	70.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	91.00	91.00
43	—	1,425	73.00–78.00	76.42
31	—	1,578	80.00–84.00	82.41

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