Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steer calves 300 to 400 lbs mostly steady, 400 to 550 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher 550 to 700 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs steady to 1.00 higher, over 500 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.22/cwt on 1,184 head.

Average price

$155.22

1,184 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$228

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

$31.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.40

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	388	186.00	722	38
Medium and Large 1	616	154.20	950	1,146

One grade step is worth $31.80/cwt here — about −$228 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 sale1,184 hd

155.22

—

CO average5 barns · 4,044 hd

159.63

−4.40

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	1,892	81.51	1,542	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,532	61.71	945	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	57.09	689	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	40.98	393	19

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	392	147.79/cwt	147.00–150.00	579	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	139.04/cwt	133.50–143.50	720	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	711	136.74/cwt	135.50–141.00	972	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	149.95/cwt	145.00–154.00	943	243
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,270	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	195.56/cwt	191.00–201.00	735	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	161.80/cwt	155.00–167.00	856	128
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	741	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	446	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	716	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	464	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	705	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	143.18/cwt	141.00–147.00	968	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	776	138.69/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,076	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	722	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	145.66/cwt	143.50–148.50	1,279	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	168.33/cwt	165.00–174.00	806	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	179.11/cwt	174.00–184.00	770	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	997	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,319	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	153.34/cwt	149.50–158.50	885	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,237	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	493	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	126.45/cwt	124.00–128.00	835	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	139.72/cwt	137.50–141.50	856	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	147.13/cwt	144.00–148.00	646	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	654	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,004	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	563	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	904	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,112	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	548	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	422	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	570	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,174	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	146.18/cwt	144.00–151.00	709	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	133.67/cwt	130.50–138.00	759	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	738	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,011	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	445	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	681	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,204	58.77/cwt	51.00–63.50	708	145
Bulls	—	—	2,145	87.51/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,877	2
Bulls	—	—	1,726	75.68/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,306	6
Bulls	—	—	1,923	82.94/cwt	81.00–85.50	1,595	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	605	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	44.61/cwt	43.00–46.00	510	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	39.32/cwt	34.00–43.00	359	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	58.50/cwt	54.00–62.00	931	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	61.35/cwt	59.00–64.00	766	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	54.25/cwt	50.00–59.00	640	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	64.28/cwt	63.00–67.00	955	5

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 Oct 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,336Last week 2,314Year ago 3,238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 192Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 300Last week 915Year ago 350

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	392	147.00–150.00	147.79
186	—	518	133.50–143.50	139.04
12	—	310	159.00	159.00
18	—	439	144.00–148.00	147.13
26	—	800	139.00	139.00
30	—	883	133.00	133.00
72	—	485	144.00–151.00	146.18
179	—	568	130.50–138.00	133.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	464	152.00	152.00
3	—	445	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	660	124.00–128.00	126.45
172	—	613	137.50–141.50	139.72
7	—	738	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	386	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	422	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	711	135.50–141.00	136.74
243	—	629	145.00–154.00	149.95
114	—	676	141.00–147.00	143.18
23	—	776	138.00–139.00	138.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	219.00	219.00
21	—	844	150.50	150.50
41	—	376	191.00–201.00	195.56
128	—	529	155.00–167.00	161.80
27	—	878	143.50–148.50	145.66
68	—	479	165.00–174.00	168.33
57	—	430	174.00–184.00	179.11
25	—	997	132.25	132.25
187	—	577	149.50–158.50	153.34
13	—	913	135.50	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	388	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	654	153.50	153.50
23	—	563	160.50	160.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	537	138.00	138.00
16	—	446	160.50	160.50
3	—	627	126.00	126.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	145	—	1,204	51.00–63.50	58.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,145	87.00–88.00	87.51
6	—	1,726	72.00–79.00	75.68
16	—	1,923	81.00–85.50	82.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	55.00	55.00
3	—	1,143	43.00–46.00	44.61
15	—	912	34.00–43.00	39.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,591	54.00–62.00	58.50
5	—	1,485	63.00–67.00	64.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,249	59.00–64.00	61.35
18	—	1,179	50.00–59.00	54.25

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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