Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday, no trend available due to the lack of receipts from the past two weeks, but a higher undertone was noted. Trade activity and demand good especially for weaned thin fleshed calves returning to grass. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.22/cwt on 1,803 head.

Average price

$151.22

1,803 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$66

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

$12.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.34

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	515	152.73	786	187
Medium and Large 1	588	151.41	891	1,564
Medium 1	609	140.00	853	52

One grade step is worth $12.73/cwt here — about −$66 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 sale1,803 hd

151.22

—

CO average3 barns · 2,215 hd

150.88

+0.34

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	1,861	83.65	1,557	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	70.02	1,036	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	64.34	801	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	62.11	634	12

Every lot, as filed

56 lots · USDA AMS · La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	169.06/cwt	168.00–171.00	732	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	216.79/cwt	215.00–220.00	698	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	854	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	189.26/cwt	185.00–193.00	1,083	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	415	214.33/cwt	213.00–215.00	889	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	703	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,111	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	179.52/cwt	174.00–181.00	662	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	716	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	992	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	167.23/cwt	166.00–170.00	808	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	203.70/cwt	201.00–207.00	872	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	530	202.12/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,071	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	975	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	137.54/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,038	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	586	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,149	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	127.95/cwt	124.00–130.50	1,045	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	131.70/cwt	129.00–133.75	943	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	147.62/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,042	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	653	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,104	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	215.08/cwt	211.00–218.00	794	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	117.37/cwt	115.50–120.00	1,076	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	129.25/cwt	125.50–130.50	1,123	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	125.72/cwt	125.50–126.00	1,179	9
Bulls	—	—	2,003	78.50/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,572	2
Bulls	—	—	1,814	85.36/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,548	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	66.57/cwt	64.50–68.00	869	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	62.11/cwt	60.00–63.00	634	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	68.47/cwt	68.00–69.00	1,012	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	71.05/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,052	3
Steers	Large 1	—	567	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,032	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	146.09/cwt	142.00–149.00	858	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	480	174.53/cwt	174.00–176.00	838	116
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	902	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	694	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	999	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	502	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	858	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	788	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,166	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	131.35/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,013	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	153.67/cwt	150.00–159.00	881	196
Steers	Medium 1	—	789	133.49/cwt	133.49–133.49	1,053	35
Heifers	Medium 1	—	609	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	853	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	190.50/cwt	186.00–193.00	935	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	161.14/cwt	160.00–163.00	691	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	733	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	144.49/cwt	141.50–151.00	894	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	603	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,146	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	370	221.86/cwt	221.00–223.00	821	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	800	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,032	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	195.83/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,024	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	174.90/cwt	171.00–177.00	1,086	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	159.95/cwt	156.00–162.00	821	292
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	202.57/cwt	199.00–208.00	960	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	139.98/cwt	136.00–144.00	928	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	185.74/cwt	184.00–187.00	964	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,204	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	131.55/cwt	131.00–132.50	1,068	11

How this sale compares

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 →

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Mar 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,009Last week 378Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 53Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	433	168.00–171.00	169.06
81	—	369	174.00–181.00	179.52
25	—	483	166.00–170.00	167.23
14	—	756	129.00	129.00
70	—	817	124.00–130.50	127.95
185	—	716	129.00–133.75	131.70
26	—	917	115.50–120.00	117.37
196	—	573	150.00–159.00	153.67
176	—	619	141.50–151.00	144.49
292	—	513	156.00–162.00	159.95
188	—	663	136.00–144.00	139.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	606	141.00	141.00
59	—	587	142.00–149.00	146.09
62	—	429	160.00–163.00	161.14
16	—	458	160.00	160.00
34	—	530	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	716	138.50	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	480	174.00–176.00	174.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	502	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	609	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	322	215.00–220.00	216.79
150	—	572	185.00–193.00	189.26
37	—	428	201.00–207.00	203.70
185	—	755	134.00–140.00	137.54
49	—	706	146.00–148.00	147.62
67	—	369	211.00–218.00	215.08
123	—	869	125.50–130.50	129.25
9	—	938	125.50–126.00	125.72
93	—	523	190.00–198.00	195.83
89	—	621	171.00–177.00	174.90
179	—	474	199.00–208.00	202.57
13	—	975	123.50	123.50
11	—	812	131.00–132.50	131.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	415	213.00–215.00	214.33
28	—	703	158.00	158.00
47	—	530	200.00–204.00	202.12
44	—	586	196.00	196.00
52	—	653	169.00	169.00
21	—	788	148.00	148.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	567	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	694	144.00	144.00
35	—	789	133.49	133.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	771	131.00–132.00	131.35
55	—	491	186.00–193.00	190.50
16	—	633	163.00	163.00
16	—	519	184.00–187.00	185.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	603	190.00	190.00
19	—	370	221.00–223.00	221.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	663	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,003	76.00–81.00	78.50
6	—	1,814	83.00–88.00	85.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	64.50–68.00	66.57
5	—	1,208	63.00	63.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,021	60.00–63.00	62.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	68.00–69.00	68.47
3	—	1,480	70.00–72.00	71.05

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.

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