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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, May 4

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,300 head

▲ 519 vs last sale 781▲ 511 vs year ago 789 · +64.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

357 head

▲ 205 vs last sale 152▲ 207 vs year ago 150 · +138.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

158 head

▲ 158 vs last sale 0▼ 334 vs year ago 492 · −67.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers in a light test mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 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 $161.16/cwt on 272 head.

Average price

$161.16

272 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$4.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.58

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	613	161.57	990	244
Medium and Large 1-2	517	157.52	815	28

One grade step is worth $4.05/cwt here — about $175 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 sale272 hd

161.16

—

CO average4 barns · 1,195 hd

161.74

−0.58

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	1,851	97.50	1,805	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,461	81.02	1,184	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	78.34	1,002	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	68.53	689	58

Every lot

43 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	409	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	802	6
Steers	—	Medium 1	423	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	808	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	189.09/cwt	185.00–191.00	885	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	181.55/cwt	181.00–182.00	953	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	184.16/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,026	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	995	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,086	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,160	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,197	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,234	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	407	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	777	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	158.97/cwt	157.00–162.00	755	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	497	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	860	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	810	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	160.48/cwt	159.00–165.00	836	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	159.62/cwt	157.00–162.00	921	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	606	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,036	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	157.26/cwt	156.50–161.00	988	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	995	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	156.54/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,055	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,086	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	19
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,755	92.63/cwt	92.50–93.00	1,626	4
Bulls	—	—	1,860	96.65/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,798	12
Bulls	—	—	1,993	112.35/cwt	111.50–113.50	2,239	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	689	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	64.31/cwt	62.00–66.00	637	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	73.75/cwt	72.00–77.00	743	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	69.72/cwt	65.00–72.00	745	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	79.18/cwt	78.00–83.00	999	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	75.28/cwt	74.50–77.00	1,008	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,427	78.81/cwt	74.50–80.50	1,125	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,459	82.97/cwt	81.50–85.00	1,211	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	89.06/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,492	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,009	1,637.48/cwt	1,625.00–1,650.00	16,522	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,159	1,455.92/cwt	1,425.00–1,485.00	16,874	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	1,373.10/cwt	1,310.00–1,425.00	16,683	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,179	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	13,382	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,194	1,348.12/cwt	1,210.00–1,400.00	16,097	49
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,274	1,127.07/cwt	1,110.00–1,175.00	14,359	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,018	1,216.80/cwt	1,135.00–1,275.00	12,387	35
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	835	1,641.36/cwt	1,635.00–1,650.00	13,705	12
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	14,250	4

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 May 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,300Last week 781Year ago 789

Slaughter CattleReceipts 357Last week 152Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 158Last week 0Year ago 492

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers in a light test mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	665	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	646	154.00	154.00
15	—	475	157.00–162.00	158.97
8	—	516	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	606	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	577	157.00–162.00	159.62
12	—	497	173.00	173.00
29	—	628	156.50–161.00	157.26
5	—	719	151.00	151.00
91	—	674	155.00–159.00	156.54
32	—	521	159.00–165.00	160.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	407	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	468	185.00–191.00	189.09
3	—	725	160.00	160.00
17	—	557	180.00–188.00	184.16
3	—	767	156.00	156.00
5	—	812	152.00	152.00
6	—	409	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	423	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	173.00	173.00
11	—	525	181.00–182.00	181.55
29	—	575	173.00	173.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,215	1,310.00–1,425.00	1,373.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	35	—	1,009	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,637.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,159	1,425.00–1,485.00	1,455.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,274	1,110.00–1,175.00	1,127.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	49	—	1,194	1,210.00–1,400.00	1,348.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,179	1,135.00	1,135.00

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)	35	—	1,018	1,135.00–1,275.00	1,216.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	835	1,635.00–1,650.00	1,641.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,860	96.00–100.00	96.65
4	—	1,755	92.50–93.00	92.63
2	—	1,993	111.50–113.50	112.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,262	78.00–83.00	79.18
6	—	1,339	74.50–77.00	75.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,069	65.00–72.00	69.72
19	—	1,007	72.00–77.00	73.75
1	—	850	81.00	81.00
29	—	991	62.00–66.00	64.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,427	74.50–80.50	78.81
8	—	1,459	81.50–85.00	82.97
3	—	1,675	88.00–90.00	89.06

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.