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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Mar 15

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Mar 8Mar 15Mar 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,648 head

▼ 1,883 vs last sale 4,531▲ 1,894 vs year ago 754 · +251.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 112▲ 29 vs year ago 51 · +56.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

103 head

▲ 103 vs last sale 0▲ 103 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs mostly steady, 500 to 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, 600 to 800 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 instances 8.00 lower, over 800 lbs steady. Feeder heifer's under 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, 500 to 600 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 lower, 600 to 700 lbs steady, over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate to good.

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 $187.17/cwt on 1,296 head.

Average price

$187.17

1,296 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,161

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$165

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

$13.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.01

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	508	199.13	1,011	104
Large 1	580	188.50	1,093	44
Medium and Large 1	632	186.03	1,176	1,148

One grade step is worth $13.09/cwt here — about −$165 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 sale1,296 hd

187.17

—

CO average2 barns · 1,468 hd

186.15

+1.01

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	1,936	102.27	1,980	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,446	84.71	1,225	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,311	82.31	1,079	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,092	76.05	830	20

Every lot

54 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	216.39/cwt	216.00–217.00	775	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	221.04/cwt	217.50–224.00	935	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	466	225.29/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,050	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	219.23/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,037	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	201.18/cwt	200.00–206.00	978	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	506	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,118	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	210.93/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,080	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,085	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	199.79/cwt	198.00–205.00	1,121	126
Steers	—	Large 1	580	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,093	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	189.20/cwt	186.00–192.00	1,101	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	604	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,226	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	194.06/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,176	161
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	169.45/cwt	166.00–174.00	1,152	167
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	714	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,232	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	160.12/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,153	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	155.83/cwt	153.00–156.50	1,191	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	773	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,283	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,187	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,268	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,286	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	962	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,328	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	182.70/cwt	182.00–184.00	778	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	177.01/cwt	174.00–180.00	862	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	503	174.71/cwt	171.00–181.00	879	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	167.33/cwt	160.00–168.50	949	144
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	161.30/cwt	156.00–163.00	997	133
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	634	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,103	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	155.53/cwt	153.50–156.50	1,028	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	148.79/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,077	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	758	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,152	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	139.42/cwt	138.50–142.50	1,097	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,104	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	409	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	777	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	896	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,736	96.29/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,672	4
Bulls	—	—	2,051	105.68/cwt	101.00–108.00	2,167	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	74.13/cwt	71.00–76.00	792	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	78.40/cwt	76.00–80.00	878	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	84.59/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,078	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	78.43/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,077	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,401	81.59/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,143	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	86.94/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,285	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,159	1,647.82/cwt	1,575.00–1,700.00	19,098	37
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,248	1,785.00/cwt	1,785.00–1,785.00	22,277	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,160	1,145.20/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	13,284	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,221	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,263	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,256	1,560.01/cwt	1,550.00–1,600.00	19,594	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,047	1,059.16/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	11,089	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	1,336.51/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	14,033	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	20,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,240	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	16,430	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,310	1,615.36/cwt	1,600.00–1,650.00	21,161	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 →

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Tue Mar 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,648Last week 4,531Year ago 754

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 112Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	634	174.00	174.00
55	—	758	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	567	160.00–168.50	167.33
41	—	661	153.50–156.50	155.53
45	—	426	182.00–184.00	182.70
16	—	818	135.00	135.00
76	—	724	144.00–151.00	148.79
68	—	487	174.00–180.00	177.01
26	—	787	138.50–142.50	139.42
23	—	503	171.00–181.00	174.71
133	—	618	156.00–163.00	161.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	409	190.00	190.00
13	—	474	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	580	188.50	188.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	764	153.00–156.50	155.83
104	—	473	215.00–222.00	219.23
23	—	805	147.50	147.50
4	—	962	138.00	138.00
16	—	890	142.50	142.50
53	—	512	209.00–214.00	210.93
25	—	423	217.50–224.00	221.04
26	—	917	140.25	140.25
115	—	720	159.00–161.00	160.12
161	—	606	192.00–199.00	194.06
126	—	561	198.00–205.00	199.79
167	—	680	166.00–174.00	169.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	604	203.00	203.00
36	—	506	221.00	221.00
20	—	650	185.00	185.00
53	—	466	225.00–227.00	225.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	582	186.00–192.00	189.20
51	—	486	200.00–206.00	201.18
17	—	548	198.00	198.00
10	—	358	216.00–217.00	216.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	773	166.00	166.00
88	—	714	172.50	172.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,069	71.00–76.00	74.13
9	—	1,120	76.00–80.00	78.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,401	80.00–82.00	81.59
7	—	1,478	84.00–88.00	86.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,373	78.00–80.00	78.43
17	—	1,274	82.00–86.00	84.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,736	94.00–98.00	96.29
7	—	2,051	101.00–108.00	105.68

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
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	37	—	1,159	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,647.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,248	1,785.00	1,785.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,256	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,560.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,221	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,160	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,145.20

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	11	—	1,047	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,059.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,310	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,615.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,336.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,240	1,325.00	1,325.00

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.