Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves mostly steady except for 500 to 600 lb heifers 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers over 700 lbs too lightly tested last weeks sale for an accurate market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.61/cwt on 1,619 head.

Average price

$153.61

1,619 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$0.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.25

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	603	153.61	926	1,516
Medium and Large 1-2	524	153.58	805	103

One grade step is worth $0.04/cwt here — about $122 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 sale1,619 hd

153.61

—

CO average5 barns · 12,650 hd

152.36

+1.25

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	1,650	79.61	1,314	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,451	50.01	726	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	46.72	566	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	42.86	446	119

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Bulls	—	—	1,723	69.24/cwt	66.00–73.00	1,193	2
Bulls	—	—	1,626	83.07/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,351	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	47.99/cwt	47.00–50.00	540	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	44.25/cwt	42.00–46.00	473	91
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	52.38/cwt	52.00–52.50	695	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	45.97/cwt	45.00–46.00	550	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	134.72/cwt	134.00–135.50	855	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	137.56/cwt	135.00–139.00	702	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	126.78/cwt	125.00–128.50	1,000	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	126.49/cwt	125.00–127.50	1,038	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	127.54/cwt	125.00–131.00	849	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	698	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	810	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	133.27/cwt	132.00–138.00	918	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	500	163.67/cwt	163.00–165.00	818	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	203.54/cwt	201.00–210.00	769	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	188.92/cwt	184.00–194.00	792	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	417	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	834	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	365	213.16/cwt	212.00–214.00	778	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	151.62/cwt	147.50–156.50	863	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	142.82/cwt	137.50–147.00	890	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	174.77/cwt	169.00–180.00	821	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	141.19/cwt	140.50–144.50	836	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,111	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	132.05/cwt	128.00–133.00	948	216
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	123.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	909	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	131.36/cwt	131.00–132.00	761	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	216.47/cwt	214.00–219.00	660	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	155.25/cwt	152.50–159.00	814	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	152.93/cwt	148.00–157.00	725	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	169.43/cwt	169.00–170.00	701	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	129.09/cwt	126.00–134.50	809	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	565	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	822	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.69/cwt	130.50–131.00	693	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	994	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,274	48.68/cwt	46.00–55.00	620	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	176.97/cwt	174.00–178.00	579	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	166.03/cwt	165.00–168.00	789	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	685	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	147.54/cwt	146.00–149.50	758	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	701	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	36.71/cwt	31.00–41.00	340	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	54.04/cwt	53.00–55.00	773	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,039	41.56/cwt	34.00–45.00	432	45

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 Jan 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,246Last week 1,211Year ago 3,380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 168Last week 57Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 165Last week 220Year ago 275

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	66.00–73.00	69.24
6	—	1,626	81.00–85.00	83.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,125	47.00–50.00	47.99
91	—	1,068	42.00–46.00	44.25
24	—	925	31.00–41.00	36.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,327	52.00–52.50	52.38
30	—	1,196	45.00–46.00	45.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,461	48.00	48.00
2	—	1,430	53.00–55.00	54.04

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	635	134.00–135.50	134.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	789	125.00–128.50	126.78
193	—	821	125.00–127.50	126.49
84	—	689	132.00–138.00	133.27
76	—	378	201.00–210.00	203.54
48	—	419	184.00–194.00	188.92
116	—	569	147.50–156.50	151.62
148	—	623	137.50–147.00	142.82
185	—	470	169.00–180.00	174.77
7	—	889	125.00	125.00
216	—	718	128.00–133.00	132.05
24	—	305	214.00–219.00	216.47
154	—	524	152.50–159.00	155.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	500	163.00–165.00	163.67
45	—	417	200.00	200.00
59	—	365	212.00–214.00	213.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	592	140.50–144.50	141.19
46	—	475	165.00–168.00	166.03
21	—	514	146.00–149.50	147.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	510	135.00–139.00	137.56
156	—	666	125.00–131.00	127.54
60	—	736	120.00–125.00	123.46
39	—	474	148.00–157.00	152.93
49	—	414	169.00–170.00	169.43
121	—	627	126.00–134.50	129.09
18	—	828	120.00	120.00
26	—	327	174.00–178.00	176.97
16	—	398	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	698	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	579	131.00–132.00	131.36
29	—	530	130.50–131.00	130.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	565	145.50	145.50

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	120	—	1,274	46.00–55.00	48.68
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	45	—	1,039	34.00–45.00	41.56

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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