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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Apr 26

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Apr 19Apr 26May 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

499 head

▼ 257 vs last sale 756▼ 53 vs year ago 552 · −9.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

132 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 164▲ 37 vs year ago 95 · +38.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steer's and heifer's under 500 lbs too lightly tested for a comparison, steer's weighing 500 to 700 lbs in a light test 2.00 to 3.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady. Heifer's weighing 500 to 700 lbs mostly steady, over 700 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate to good. Slaughter cow's breaker's and boner's 3.00 to 5.00 lower, lean steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. 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 $154.51/cwt on 239 head.

Average price

$154.51

239 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$97

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$29.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.48

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	162.33	934	176
Medium 1	777	132.66	1,031	63

One grade step is worth $29.67/cwt here — about −$97 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 sale239 hd

154.51

—

CO average3 barns · 718 hd

157.99

−3.48

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	1,884	96.10	1,811	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,437	79.89	1,148	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	76.90	970	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	71.53	780	25

Every lot

27 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	851	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	827	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	194.58/cwt	194.50–195.00	1,023	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,045	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	613	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,140	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,139	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,259	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	173.77/cwt	173.00–174.00	754	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	165.95/cwt	161.00–167.50	868	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	160.87/cwt	156.50–162.00	983	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	152.97/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,031	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	150.26/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,082	14
Heifers	—	Medium 1	739	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,035	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,102	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	804	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,025	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,155	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,748	92.52/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,617	7
Bulls	—	—	2,003	99.24/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,988	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	65.58/cwt	65.00–67.00	634	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,132	75.29/cwt	74.00–77.00	852	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,177	74.63/cwt	72.00–75.00	878	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	78.41/cwt	77.50–82.00	977	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	76.26/cwt	75.00–77.00	963	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,155	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	79.28/cwt	78.50–83.00	1,100	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,459	78.11/cwt	76.50–81.00	1,140	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	86.69/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,383	3

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 Apr 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 499Last week 756Year ago 552

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 164Year ago 95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	523	161.00–167.50	165.95
14	—	720	149.00–152.00	150.26
56	—	611	156.50–162.00	160.87
4	—	822	140.50	140.50
10	—	674	151.00–155.00	152.97
21	—	434	173.00–174.00	173.77
3	—	765	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	739	140.00	140.00
37	—	804	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	553	189.00	189.00
5	—	670	170.00	170.00
4	—	868	145.00	145.00
37	—	526	194.50–195.00	194.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	457	181.00	181.00
9	—	448	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	613	186.00	186.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,748	89.00–96.00	92.52
8	—	2,003	97.00–103.00	99.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	84.00	84.00
42	—	1,263	75.00–77.00	76.26
13	—	1,246	77.50–82.00	78.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,459	76.50–81.00	78.11
13	—	1,388	78.50–83.00	79.28
3	—	1,595	86.00–87.00	86.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,132	74.00–77.00	75.29
10	—	1,177	72.00–75.00	74.63
9	—	967	65.00–67.00	65.58

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.