Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers in a light test mostly steady. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls lightly tested. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.16/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$139.16

142 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.95

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	139.16	751	142

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 sale142 hd

139.16

—

CO average2 barns · 152 hd

138.21

+0.95

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	1,808	84.60	1,529	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	67.49	999	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,147	67.45	774	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	950	61.30	583	28

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	418	154.84/cwt	154.00–155.00	647	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	632	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	58.83/cwt	56.00–61.00	681	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	51.01/cwt	50.00–53.00	435	6
Bulls	—	—	1,797	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,527	4
Bulls	—	—	1,850	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,536	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	916	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	620	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,259	1,058.37/cwt	1,000.00–1,160.00	13,325	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	731	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,297	1,244.64/cwt	1,175.00–1,310.00	16,143	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	784	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	1,289.86/cwt	1,225.00–1,375.00	15,904	43
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,111	1,311.53/cwt	1,250.00–1,350.00	14,571	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,088	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	858	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	1,046.98/cwt	950.00–1,135.00	12,983	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	785	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	738	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	805	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,508	1,101.83/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	16,616	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	849	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	907	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	68.87/cwt	67.50–71.00	969	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	763	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,109	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,595	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,490	1,070.99/cwt	1,010.00–1,110.00	15,958	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	875.52/cwt	800.00–985.00	11,119	73
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,232	69.35/cwt	66.00–73.00	854	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,149	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	1,329.19/cwt	1,250.00–1,350.00	13,824	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,646	62.40/cwt	61.00–66.00	1,027	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	65.35/cwt	64.00–68.00	631	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	67.94/cwt	65.00–71.00	776	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	57.38/cwt	56.00–60.00	600	4

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 1,352Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 200Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,045Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers in a light test mostly steady. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls lightly tested. Demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	418	154.00–155.00	154.84
15	—	585	134.00	134.00
61	—	611	128.50	128.50
35	—	509	145.00	145.00
6	—	388	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	331	191.00	191.00
6	—	377	181.00	181.00
7	—	653	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	345	212.00	212.00
5	—	550	156.00	156.00
3	—	500	161.00	161.00
8	—	621	146.00	146.00
16	—	408	187.00	187.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	56.00–61.00	58.83
1	—	1,255	73.00	73.00
24	—	1,142	65.00–71.00	67.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	853	50.00–53.00	51.01
1	—	885	70.00	70.00
17	—	966	64.00–68.00	65.35
4	—	1,045	56.00–60.00	57.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,407	67.50–71.00	68.87
1	—	1,553	74.00	74.00
4	—	1,646	61.00–66.00	62.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,797	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,850	83.00	83.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,259	1,000.00–1,160.00	1,058.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,111	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,311.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,150	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	44	—	1,297	1,175.00–1,310.00	1,244.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	43	—	1,233	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,289.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	85	—	1,240	950.00–1,135.00	1,046.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	43	—	1,508	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,101.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,109	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	—	1,490	1,010.00–1,110.00	1,070.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	73	—	1,270	800.00–985.00	875.52
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,232	66.00–73.00	69.35
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,040	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,329.19

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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