Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2021-02-03

La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Feb 3
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,094 head
721 vs last sale 1,373 1,316 vs year ago 778 · +169.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
70 vs last sale 69 61 vs year ago 78 · +78.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
136 head
111 vs last sale 25 120 vs year ago 16 · +750.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steers uneven, under 450 lbs mostly steady instances 10.00 higher on fancy thin fleshed steers weighing 400 to 450 lbs, 450 to 550 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower, 600 to 700 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs mostly steady, 500 to 700 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher, over 700 lbs scarce. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand moderate to good,.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.74/cwt on 734 head.
Average price
$146.74
734 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$748
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+6.69
vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1509146.74748734
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale734 hd
146.74
CO average4 barns · 2,377 hd
140.05
+6.69
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,87084.891,58716
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43461.7888634
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21261.1174141
CowsLean 85-90%Low97850.7449648

Every lot, as filed

32 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40357.45/cwt55.00–59.008069
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44662.42/cwt61.00–65.5090320
Bulls1,46373.32/cwt71.00–75.001,0733
Bulls1,84884.95/cwt82.00–88.501,5708
Bulls2,14891.74/cwt91.00–94.501,9715
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23364.48/cwt64.00–65.007952
HeifersMedium and Large 1396167.86/cwt167.00–168.00665115
HeifersMedium and Large 1622131.62/cwt130.50–136.00819122
SteersMedium and Large 1619145.38/cwt142.00–151.00900125
SteersMedium and Large 1704134.46/cwt134.00–136.0094735
HeifersMedium and Large 1427157.50/cwt152.00–164.00673129
SteersMedium and Large 1512169.70/cwt166.00–174.0086985
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed505179.71/cwt179.00–180.0090828
SteersMedium and Large 1485178.56/cwt171.00–183.5086663
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed410209.58/cwt207.00–211.0085923
HeifersMedium and Large 1660128.38/cwt125.50–130.0084743
SteersMedium and Large 1801130.70/cwt125.50–131.501,04738
SteersMedium and Large 1374212.00/cwt212.00–212.007937
SteersMedium and Large 1566157.09/cwt152.00–159.5088978
SteersMedium and Large 1668137.73/cwt136.00–141.0092025
CowsLean 85-90%96951.96/cwt50.00–55.0050339
CowsLean 85-90%94735.83/cwt32.00–38.003395
SteersMedium and Large 1-2546160.00/cwt160.00–160.0087412
SteersMedium and Large 1445187.00/cwt187.00–187.008327
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,16458.83/cwt50.00–62.0068522
HeifersMedium and Large 1473149.06/cwt146.00–152.00705125
CowsLean 85-90%1,09957.48/cwt57.00–59.006324
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11556.17/cwt54.00–59.006264
HeifersMedium and Large 1513141.30/cwt140.00–148.5072598
HeifersMedium and Large 1585137.50/cwt134.00–142.50804102
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22261.48/cwt60.00–63.0075135
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44367.03/cwt66.50–68.509675

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.