Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, 500 to 700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. All weights of feeder heifers in a light test mostly steady. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $159.16/cwt on 564 head.

Average price

$159.16

564 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.13

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	159.16	898	564

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 sale564 hd

159.16

—

CO average4 barns · 3,315 hd

152.02

+7.13

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	1,725	87.30	1,506	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,476	67.96	1,003	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,094	66.10	723	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	57.49	557	18

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,667	80.52/cwt	78.00–82.50	1,342	3
Bulls	—	—	1,691	89.11/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,507	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	49.36/cwt	46.00–58.50	429	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	66.65/cwt	63.50–69.00	719	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	69.48/cwt	69.00–70.00	813	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	60.73/cwt	60.00–61.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	909	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	131.64/cwt	131.00–132.50	1,004	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	973	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	183.42/cwt	181.00–190.00	763	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	151.83/cwt	149.00–156.00	885	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	168.88/cwt	166.00–171.00	868	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	135.90/cwt	135.00–136.00	764	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	640	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	146.30/cwt	145.50–146.50	914	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	177.83/cwt	173.00–180.00	830	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	156.82/cwt	156.00–158.00	528	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	140.21/cwt	135.00–143.00	735	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	573	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	552	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	900	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,707	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,195	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	62.66/cwt	61.00–63.00	647	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,034	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	131.11/cwt	125.00–132.50	898	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	797	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,008	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	158.44/cwt	152.00–164.00	675	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	149.53/cwt	146.00–151.00	703	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	133.85/cwt	130.00–136.00	831	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	138.47/cwt	136.50–140.25	931	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	191.01/cwt	186.00–193.00	697	59
Bulls	—	—	2,135	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	2,028	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	67.67/cwt	64.00–69.00	976	21

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 Feb 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,352Last week 2,094Year ago 565

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 139Year ago 72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,667	78.00–82.50	80.52
7	—	1,691	88.00–92.00	89.11
1	—	2,135	95.00	95.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	870	46.00–58.50	49.36
11	—	1,033	61.00–63.00	62.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,079	63.50–69.00	66.65
2	—	1,170	69.00–70.00	69.48
4	—	1,158	60.00–61.00	60.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,707	70.00	70.00
21	—	1,443	64.00–69.00	67.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	716	127.00	127.00
52	—	562	135.00–136.00	135.90
12	—	337	156.00–158.00	156.82
26	—	524	135.00–143.00	140.21
89	—	685	125.00–132.50	131.11
27	—	797	126.50	126.50
35	—	426	152.00–164.00	158.44
10	—	470	146.00–151.00	149.53
74	—	621	130.00–136.00	133.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	763	131.00–132.50	131.64
61	—	705	138.00	138.00
69	—	416	181.00–190.00	183.42
99	—	583	149.00–156.00	151.83
24	—	514	166.00–171.00	168.88
16	—	325	197.00	197.00
34	—	625	145.50–146.50	146.30
52	—	467	173.00–180.00	177.83
8	—	285	201.00	201.00
22	—	805	128.50	128.50
52	—	672	136.50–140.25	138.47
59	—	365	186.00–193.00	191.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	552	163.00	163.00

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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