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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Mar 29

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Mar 22Mar 29Apr 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

593 head

▼ 109 vs last sale 702▼ 436 vs year ago 1,029 · −42.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

153 head

▲ 119 vs last sale 34▼ 45 vs year ago 198 · −22.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 38▼ 194 vs year ago 234 · −82.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steer's and heifer's with quality and condition in a light test mostly steady. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. 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 $156.22/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$156.22

165 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$224

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

$13.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.24

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	492	167.12	822	34
Medium and Large 1	682	153.39	1,046	131

One grade step is worth $13.73/cwt here — about −$224 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 sale165 hd

156.22

—

CO average3 barns · 272 hd

153.99

+2.24

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	—	High	1,950	105.29	2,054	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,433	89.74	1,286	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	85.39	1,054	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	76.96	784	8thin

Every lot

33 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	411	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	855	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	206.02/cwt	204.00–208.00	966	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	907	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	192.24/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,034	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,042	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	173.67/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,065	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,136	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,223	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	140.80/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,238	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	180.13/cwt	175.00–183.00	778	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	888	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	874	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	851	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	151.04/cwt	150.00–152.00	788	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	598	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	987	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	601	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	908	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	159.84/cwt	158.00–162.00	996	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	152.56/cwt	149.50–153.50	1,050	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	147.91/cwt	147.50–148.50	1,075	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,104	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,131	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,784	99.58/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,777	4
Bulls	—	—	1,983	107.06/cwt	105.00–110.00	2,123	8
Bulls	—	—	2,355	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,685	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	74.06/cwt	73.00–76.00	733	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	81.80/cwt	78.00–84.00	871	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	82.33/cwt	80.00–85.00	984	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,205	86.94/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,048	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	86.24/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,097	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	85.23/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,193	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,412	89.83/cwt	88.00–92.50	1,268	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	93.08/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,414	10
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,067	2,757.62/cwt	2,700.00–2,800.00	29,424	30

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 593Last week 702Year ago 1,029

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 34Year ago 198

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 38Year ago 234

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	727	147.50–148.50	147.91
4	—	465	191.00	191.00
3	—	598	165.00	165.00
31	—	623	158.00–162.00	159.84
10	—	767	144.00	144.00
43	—	688	149.50–153.50	152.56
4	—	516	165.00	165.00
7	—	850	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	522	150.00–152.00	151.04
14	—	432	175.00–183.00	180.13
5	—	488	179.00	179.00
5	—	601	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	715	171.00	171.00
13	—	538	190.00–196.00	192.24
37	—	614	185.00	185.00
4	—	411	208.00	208.00
5	—	879	140.00–142.00	140.80
14	—	571	182.50	182.50
17	—	469	204.00–208.00	206.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	191.00	191.00
14	—	613	171.00–175.00	173.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,067	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,757.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,355	114.00	114.00
4	—	1,784	96.00–102.00	99.58
8	—	1,983	105.00–110.00	107.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,205	86.00–87.00	86.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,400	83.00–87.00	85.23
28	—	1,412	88.00–92.50	89.83
10	—	1,519	93.00–94.00	93.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	78.00–84.00	81.80
5	—	990	73.00–76.00	74.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,195	80.00–85.00	82.33
25	—	1,272	85.00–87.00	86.24

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.