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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, May 11

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← May 4May 11May 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

485 head

▼ 815 vs last sale 1,300▼ 73 vs year ago 558 · −13.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

293 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 357▲ 217 vs year ago 76 · +285.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 128 vs last sale 158▼ 220 vs year ago 250 · −88.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steer's and heifer's lightly tested. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.92/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$161.92

56 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$0.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.17

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	658	162.00	1,067	21
Medium and Large 1-2	616	161.87	997	35

One grade step is worth $0.13/cwt here — about $70 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 sale56 hd

161.92

—

CO average3 barns · 185 hd

169.08

−7.17

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	1,944	94.77	1,842	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,553	75.41	1,171	108
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,286	67.62	869	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	61.98	654	34

Every lot

24 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	827	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	168.35/cwt	167.00–169.00	968	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,055	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,054	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,061	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,316	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	621	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	732	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	850	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	604	152.86/cwt	151.00–154.00	923	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,058	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,122	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,156	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	932	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,845	90.01/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,661	4
Bulls	—	—	1,983	96.67/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,917	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	58.09/cwt	51.00–61.00	608	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	71.02/cwt	68.00–75.00	746	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	64.31/cwt	63.00–67.00	685	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	65.18/cwt	61.00–67.00	830	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	69.86/cwt	69.00–75.00	906	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	70.48/cwt	65.00–72.50	1,056	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	76.75/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,203	85
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	1,106.74/cwt	1,050.00–1,125.00	11,897	9
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,201	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	13,331	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 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 485Last week 1,300Year ago 558

Slaughter CattleReceipts 293Last week 357Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 158Year ago 250

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steer's and heifer's lightly tested. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	361	172.00	172.00
6	—	531	160.00	160.00
8	—	604	151.00–154.00	152.86
9	—	925	125.00	125.00
9	—	737	143.50	143.50
3	—	813	138.00	138.00
5	—	433	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	758	139.00	139.00
27	—	575	167.00–169.00	168.35
4	—	748	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,061	124.00	124.00
14	—	457	181.00	181.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,075	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,106.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,201	1,110.00	1,110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,845	88.00–93.00	90.01
10	—	1,983	94.00–99.00	96.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,273	61.00–67.00	65.18
24	—	1,297	69.00–75.00	69.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,568	73.00–79.00	76.75
23	—	1,499	65.00–72.50	70.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,050	68.00–75.00	71.02
15	—	1,065	63.00–67.00	64.31
16	—	1,047	51.00–61.00	58.09

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.