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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Jan 4

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Dec 21Jan 4Jan 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,015 head

▲ 1,795 vs last sale 1,220▼ 729 vs year ago 3,744 · −19.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

272 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 346▲ 210 vs year ago 62 · +338.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with a couple of weeks ago Tues 12/14/2021: Steer's under 550 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher except for 400 to 450 lbs steady, 550 to 700 lbs steady to 3.00 lower decline on 550 to 600 lbs, over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer's under 500 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, 500 to 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower, over 700 lbs steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. 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 $157.11/cwt on 1,267 head.

Average price

$157.11

1,267 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$209

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 1

$5.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.13

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	492	162.65	800	17thin
Medium and Large 1	643	157.03	1,009	1,250

One grade step is worth $5.62/cwt here — about −$209 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 sale1,267 hd

157.11

—

CO average2 barns · 1,270 hd

156.98

+0.13

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	1,737	87.06	1,512	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,434	63.15	905	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	61.22	752	127
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,139	52.89	602	58

Every lot

50 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. 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	309	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	720	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	222.04/cwt	219.00–226.00	722	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	831	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	207.39/cwt	205.00–209.00	859	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	445	215.13/cwt	215.00–217.00	957	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	476	205.46/cwt	203.00–208.00	978	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	196.48/cwt	195.00–199.00	949	27
Steers	—	Large 1	486	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	909	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	187.77/cwt	187.00–188.00	965	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	159.74/cwt	159.00–160.00	903	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	172.02/cwt	167.00–176.00	1,001	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	586	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,055	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,062	13
Steers	—	Large 1	618	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	970	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	166.41/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,035	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	647	162.50/cwt	162.00–163.00	1,051	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	166.46/cwt	160.00–169.50	1,137	110
Steers	—	Large 1	694	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,058	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	164.60/cwt	164.60–164.60	1,218	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,209	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,278	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,326	58
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	302	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	574	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	363	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	733	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	190.46/cwt	189.00–199.00	720	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	186.89/cwt	186.00–187.00	824	111
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	175.16/cwt	174.00–177.00	825	38
Heifers	—	Large 1	492	162.65/cwt	160.00–165.00	800	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	159.25/cwt	158.00–161.00	847	153
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	154.98/cwt	152.00–158.00	874	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	151.14/cwt	145.00–155.00	945	129
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	149.51/cwt	146.00–152.50	996	134
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,098	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	149.42/cwt	146.00–149.75	1,134	500
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	140.80/cwt	139.50–145.00	1,136	56
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	867	34
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	552	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	822	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,695	88.00/cwt	84.00–90.50	1,492	11
Bulls	—	—	1,778	93.09/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,655	4
Bulls	—	—	1,779	82.13/cwt	81.00–83.50	1,461	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	957	43.30/cwt	43.00–44.00	414	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	44.76/cwt	43.00–49.00	462	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,099	64.54/cwt	63.50–68.00	709	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,148	59.57/cwt	55.00–61.00	684	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	58.76/cwt	55.00–60.75	683	42
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	55.33/cwt	50.00–58.50	650	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	62.84/cwt	61.00–64.50	813	67
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	63.53/cwt	62.00–64.00	904	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	59.42/cwt	57.00–61.50	859	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,450	63.66/cwt	60.00–65.00	923	15

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 →

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Tue Jan 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,015Last week 1,220Year ago 3,744

Slaughter CattleReceipts 272Last week 346Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	441	186.00–187.00	186.89
134	—	666	146.00–152.50	149.51
52	—	378	189.00–199.00	190.46
52	—	564	152.00–158.00	154.98
38	—	471	174.00–177.00	175.16
56	—	807	139.50–145.00	140.80
500	—	759	146.00–149.75	149.42
153	—	532	158.00–161.00	159.25
129	—	625	145.00–155.00	151.14
9	—	732	150.00	150.00
12	—	302	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	492	160.00–165.00	162.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	427	203.00	203.00
12	—	552	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	309	233.00	233.00
55	—	586	180.00	180.00
8	—	476	203.00–208.00	205.46
13	—	600	177.00	177.00
105	—	445	215.00–217.00	215.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	483	195.00–199.00	196.48
15	—	780	155.00	155.00
34	—	514	187.00–188.00	187.77
44	—	381	218.00	218.00
16	—	325	219.00–226.00	222.04
87	—	740	164.60	164.60
54	—	582	167.00–176.00	172.02
33	—	414	205.00–209.00	207.39
107	—	835	153.00	153.00
110	—	683	160.00–169.50	166.46
58	—	850	156.00	156.00
34	—	622	165.00–168.00	166.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	694	152.50	152.50
31	—	486	187.00	187.00
10	—	618	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	565	159.00–160.00	159.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	647	162.00–163.00	162.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,779	81.00–83.50	82.13
11	—	1,695	84.00–90.50	88.00
4	—	1,778	92.00–96.00	93.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,148	55.00–61.00	59.57
5	—	1,099	63.50–68.00	64.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,446	57.00–61.50	59.42
29	—	1,423	62.00–64.00	63.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,175	50.00–58.50	55.33
10	—	1,033	43.00–49.00	44.76
3	—	957	43.00–44.00	43.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,450	60.00–65.00	63.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,294	61.00–64.50	62.84
42	—	1,163	55.00–60.75	58.76

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.