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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Mar 22

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Mar 15Mar 22Mar 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

702 head

▼ 1,946 vs last sale 2,648▲ 263 vs year ago 439 · +59.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 80▼ 11 vs year ago 45 · −24.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 103▼ 77 vs year ago 115 · −67.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steer's under 700 lbs lightly tested, over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifer's under 600 lbs lightly tested, 600 to 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower, over 700 lbs steady. Slaughter cows and bulls in a light test mostly steady. Trade and demand moderate.

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 $156.19/cwt on 258 head.

Average price

$156.19

258 head · 679 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.03

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	679	156.19	1,060	258

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 sale258 hd

156.19

—

CO average4 barns · 1,123 hd

157.22

−1.03

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	1,945	105.98	2,062	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	86.00	1,215	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	79.79	792	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	78.59	977	7thin

Every lot

25 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 1-2	338	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	710	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	919	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	209.61/cwt	209.00–210.00	943	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	192.74/cwt	192.50–193.00	1,029	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	188.97/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,100	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	186.90/cwt	186.00–187.50	1,144	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	167.86/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,131	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	747	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,147	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,250	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	185.41/cwt	180.00–189.00	899	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	162.29/cwt	162.00–165.00	927	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	149.00/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,028	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	149.73/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,074	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	748	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,234	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	776	163.99/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,273	35
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,898	107.23/cwt	104.00–111.00	2,035	4
Bulls	—	—	2,135	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	2,156	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	79.79/cwt	76.00–81.00	792	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	75.75/cwt	75.00–76.00	899	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	82.38/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,085	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,215	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,402	1,878.16/cwt	1,800.00–1,900.00	26,332	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,425	1,750.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,750.00	24,938	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,533	1,389.09/cwt	1,375.00–1,400.00	21,295	12

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 702Last week 2,648Year ago 439

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 80Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 103Year ago 115

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	190.00	190.00
100	—	690	147.00–150.00	149.00
21	—	571	162.00–165.00	162.29
73	—	717	145.00–150.00	149.73
20	—	485	180.00–189.00	185.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	776	160.00–167.00	163.99
4	—	748	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	859	145.50	145.50
25	—	534	192.50–193.00	192.74
25	—	612	186.00–187.50	186.90
61	—	747	153.50	153.50
31	—	582	188.00–190.00	188.97
16	—	674	164.00–171.00	167.86
18	—	450	209.00–210.00	209.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	446	206.00	206.00
6	—	338	210.00	210.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,425	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,402	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,878.16

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)	12	—	1,533	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,389.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,898	104.00–111.00	107.23
1	—	2,135	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,317	81.00–84.00	82.38
4	—	1,187	75.00–76.00	75.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,413	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	993	76.00–81.00	79.79

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.