Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steer and heifer calves under 500 lbs mostly steady in a light test. Stocker steers 500 to 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, Stocker heifers 500 to 700 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers over 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.15/cwt on 480 head.

Average price

$163.15

480 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$80

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

$0.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.66

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	498	163.74	816	84
Medium and Large 1	549	163.03	896	396

One grade step is worth $0.71/cwt here — about −$80 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 sale480 hd

163.15

—

CO average5 barns · 3,296 hd

155.49

+7.66

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	—	Average	1,826	86.98	1,588	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	57.54	684	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,594	55.26	881	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	48.99	510	19

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	894	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	129.70/cwt	127.00–132.00	833	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	407	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	786	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	695	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	53.47/cwt	53.00–54.00	572	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	58.03/cwt	55.00–60.00	702	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	58.35/cwt	57.00–59.00	923	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	53.71/cwt	53.00–55.00	859	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	53.67/cwt	51.00–55.00	563	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	871	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	694	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	124.85/cwt	124.00–127.00	849	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	131.06/cwt	130.50–134.00	1,022	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	133.71/cwt	131.00–136.00	992	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	178.22/cwt	178.00–179.00	757	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	135.04/cwt	133.50–138.50	886	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	724	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	664	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	161.12/cwt	157.00–165.00	902	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	135.45/cwt	134.00–138.00	712	82
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	56.20/cwt	49.50–60.00	638	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	127.97/cwt	126.00–129.00	875	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	149.73/cwt	149.00–150.00	705	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	743	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	147.14/cwt	145.50–148.00	914	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	751	28
Bulls	—	—	1,818	88.89/cwt	88.00–89.50	1,616	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	171.85/cwt	171.00–173.00	825	14
Bulls	—	—	1,863	77.41/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,442	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	44.98/cwt	44.00–47.00	469	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	41.09/cwt	40.00–42.00	422	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	646	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	150.43/cwt	150.00–151.00	621	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	129.83/cwt	127.00–130.50	936	88

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,373Last week 3,283Year ago 1,453

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 80Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 220Year ago 94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	521	171.50	171.50
10	—	476	183.00	183.00
23	—	332	209.00	209.00
12	—	780	130.50–134.00	131.06
11	—	742	131.00–136.00	133.71
49	—	656	133.50–138.50	135.04
75	—	560	157.00–165.00	161.12
11	—	404	184.00	184.00
86	—	621	145.50–148.00	147.14
28	—	391	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	407	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	680	124.00–127.00	124.85
30	—	425	178.00–179.00	178.22
6	—	389	186.00	186.00
9	—	339	196.00	196.00
14	—	480	171.00–173.00	171.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	642	127.00–132.00	129.70
82	—	526	134.00–138.00	135.45
29	—	684	126.00–129.00	127.97
26	—	471	149.00–150.00	149.73
10	—	394	164.00	164.00
18	—	413	150.00–151.00	150.43
88	—	721	127.00–130.50	129.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	550	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	61.00	61.00
4	—	1,070	53.00–54.00	53.47
26	—	1,209	55.00–60.00	58.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,582	57.00–59.00	58.35
6	—	1,600	53.00–55.00	53.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,049	51.00–55.00	53.67
3	—	1,042	44.00–47.00	44.98
5	—	1,026	40.00–42.00	41.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,818	88.00–89.50	88.89
2	—	1,863	75.00–79.00	77.41

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	11	—	1,135	49.50–60.00	56.20

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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