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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Apr 13

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

769 head

▼ 264 vs last sale 1,033▲ 301 vs year ago 468 · +64.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

287 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 310▲ 62 vs year ago 225 · +27.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

219 head

▲ 219 vs last sale 0▼ 324 vs year ago 543 · −59.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steer's and heifer's lightly tested this week. Today's sale consisted mostly of slaughter cows and replacement stock cow's and cow calf pairs. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.29/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$168.29

62 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$11

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

$10.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.98

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	169.47	757	55
Medium and Large 1-2	483	159.00	768	7thin

One grade step is worth $10.47/cwt here — about −$11 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 sale62 hd

168.29

—

CO average2 barns · 224 hd

152.31

+15.98

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	1,861	99.43	1,850	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	83.20	1,162	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	80.57	911	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	72.93	761	39

Every lot

39 lots · USDA AMS · La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	720	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	758	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	865	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	191.87/cwt	190.00–193.00	838	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	940	5
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	548	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	910	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,006	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	976	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	646	172.36/cwt	168.00–174.00	1,113	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	159.27/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,064	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	512	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	168.91/cwt	165.00–170.00	740	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	165.64/cwt	165.00–167.00	775	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	768	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	843	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	166.00/cwt	164.00–168.00	920	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	830	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	875	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,523	92.38/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,407	3
Bulls	—	—	2,030	102.96/cwt	101.00–106.00	2,090	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	66.80/cwt	66.00–71.00	659	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	75.56/cwt	72.00–77.50	803	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,105	82.96/cwt	82.10–84.00	917	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	78.89/cwt	78.00–80.00	881	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	77.43/cwt	75.00–81.00	877	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	83.38/cwt	82.50–84.00	1,036	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,313	80.06/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,051	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	85.00/cwt	83.00–86.50	1,223	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,464	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,156	1,150.84/cwt	1,025.00–1,200.00	13,304	43
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,257	1,447.14/cwt	1,375.00–1,535.00	18,191	43
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,273	1,239.37/cwt	1,150.00–1,310.00	15,777	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	872	1,062.50/cwt	1,050.00–1,085.00	9,265	6
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	947	1,070.92/cwt	1,035.00–1,125.00	10,142	8
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	1,347.01/cwt	1,275.00–1,400.00	13,537	23
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1Fancy	1,075	1,950.00/cwt	1,950.00–1,950.00	20,963	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1	1,161	1,578.65/cwt	1,475.00–1,650.00	18,328	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1	1,215	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	15,917	5

This sale against other markets

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 →

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Apr 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 769Last week 1,033Year ago 468

Slaughter CattleReceipts 287Last week 310Year ago 225

Replacement CattleReceipts 219Last week 0Year ago 543

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	180.00	180.00
4	—	530	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	554	164.00–168.00	166.00
12	—	468	165.00–167.00	165.64
19	—	438	165.00–170.00	168.91
4	—	385	175.00	175.00
8	—	514	164.00	164.00
6	—	275	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	483	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	178.00	178.00
2	—	420	206.00	206.00
7	—	668	157.00–161.00	159.27
11	—	646	168.00–174.00	172.36
7	—	343	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	200.00	200.00
4	—	571	171.00	171.00
5	—	534	176.00	176.00
8	—	437	190.00–193.00	191.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	548	166.00	166.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	43	—	1,257	1,375.00–1,535.00	1,447.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	43	—	1,156	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,150.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,273	1,150.00–1,310.00	1,239.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	872	1,050.00–1,085.00	1,062.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	947	1,035.00–1,125.00	1,070.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,005	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,347.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,075	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,215	1,310.00	1,310.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,161	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,578.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	90.00–96.00	92.38
6	—	2,030	101.00–106.00	102.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,105	82.10–84.00	82.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,243	82.50–84.00	83.38
18	—	1,132	75.00–81.00	77.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,439	83.00–86.50	85.00
1	—	1,645	89.00	89.00
11	—	1,313	78.00–81.00	80.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,117	78.00–80.00	78.89
19	—	1,063	72.00–77.50	75.56
14	—	987	66.00–71.00	66.80

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.