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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Mar 1

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Feb 22Mar 1Mar 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,202 head

▼ 336 vs last sale 1,538▼ 928 vs year ago 2,130 · −43.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

138 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 91▲ 3 vs year ago 135 · +2.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer's under 700 lbs steady to 3.00 lower decline on 650 to 700 lbs, over 700 lbs lightly tested. Heifer's under 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher advance on 450 to 500 lbs , 600 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 500 lower, over 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Demand 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 $164.04/cwt on 518 head.

Average price

$164.04

518 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.79

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	642	164.04	1,053	518

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 sale518 hd

164.04

—

CO average3 barns · 617 hd

163.25

+0.79

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	1,928	105.21	2,029	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	87.09	1,348	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	84.23	1,076	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	75.34	854	10

Every lot

31 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	829	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	525	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,145	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	209.29/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,120	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	612	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,175	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	186.88/cwt	185.00–188.50	1,164	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	173.66/cwt	173.00–174.00	1,146	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	1,142	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	152.58/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,169	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	804	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	1,228	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	352	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	669	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	190.36/cwt	189.00–191.50	834	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	184.70/cwt	181.00–189.00	868	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	498	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	951	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	181.91/cwt	178.00–184.00	951	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	172.88/cwt	166.00–175.00	1,004	119
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	160.67/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,025	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	646	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,085	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	157.25/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,055	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,107	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	764	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,184	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	145.15/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,145	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	861	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,197	21
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,889	104.09/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,966	7
Bulls	—	—	1,935	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,829	1
Bulls	—	—	2,063	114.47/cwt	111.00–118.50	2,362	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	871	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	76.49/cwt	75.00–77.00	858	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,203	68.48/cwt	68.00–69.00	824	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	84.23/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,076	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	86.88/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,342	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,427	1

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 Mar 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,202Last week 1,538Year ago 2,130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 91Year ago 135

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	861	139.00	139.00
11	—	438	189.00–191.50	190.36
120	—	638	158.00–165.00	160.67
45	—	789	143.00–146.00	145.15
28	—	470	181.00–189.00	184.70
15	—	728	152.00	152.00
24	—	523	178.00–184.00	181.91
2	—	352	190.00	190.00
62	—	671	152.00–162.00	157.25
119	—	581	166.00–175.00	172.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	646	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	764	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	498	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	766	152.00–154.00	152.58
53	—	535	209.00–210.00	209.29
9	—	660	173.00–174.00	173.66
13	—	715	159.75	159.75
2	—	377	220.00	220.00
49	—	623	185.00–188.50	186.88
10	—	804	152.75	152.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	218.00	218.00
35	—	612	192.00	192.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,889	101.00–107.00	104.09
1	—	1,935	94.50	94.50
2	—	2,063	111.00–118.50	114.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,545	84.00–88.00	86.88
1	—	1,585	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,122	75.00–77.00	76.49
1	—	1,075	81.00	81.00
2	—	1,203	68.00–69.00	68.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,277	82.00–87.00	84.23

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.