Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 550 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, 550 to 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, 600 to 700 lbs steady. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 2.00 higher with the exception of 500 to 600 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers over 700 lbs steady. Slaughter cows and bulls in a light test mostly steady. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.90/cwt on 585 head.

Average price

$135.90

585 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$178

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

$6.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.72

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	499	141.72	707	57
Medium and Large 1	654	135.28	885	528

One grade step is worth $6.44/cwt here — about −$178 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 sale585 hd

135.90

—

CO average4 barns · 2,315 hd

135.18

+0.72

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	1,653	83.09	1,373	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	63.68	937	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,191	60.25	718	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	53.83	553	12

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	—	1,910	84.65/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,617	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	57.22/cwt	52.00–62.50	688	9
Bulls	—	—	1,310	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,061	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	66.50/cwt	65.00–68.00	914	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	59.64/cwt	58.00–62.00	961	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	53.13/cwt	51.00–55.50	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	907	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	158.76/cwt	158.00–161.00	679	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	124.01/cwt	122.50–124.25	959	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	133.24/cwt	131.00–135.00	907	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	142.67/cwt	142.50–143.00	952	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	121.23/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,011	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	141.31/cwt	140.00–143.00	862	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	192.22/cwt	192.00–194.00	823	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	158.51/cwt	157.00–161.00	750	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	175.35/cwt	172.00–180.00	898	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,019	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	155.03/cwt	151.00–159.00	888	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	729	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	180.63/cwt	178.00–182.00	836	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	187.28/cwt	185.00–189.00	712	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	690	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	136.51/cwt	135.50–138.50	991	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	123.87/cwt	122.50–126.00	757	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	566	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	64.14/cwt	64.00–65.00	754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	144.00/cwt	140.00–151.00	756	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	140.10/cwt	139.00–144.00	817	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,156	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	792	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,089	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	469	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	764	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	56.56/cwt	54.00–62.50	676	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	134.86/cwt	131.00–139.00	851	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	134.86/cwt	134.00–137.00	732	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	710	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	317	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	57.39/cwt	56.00–63.00	626	6

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 Mar 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,553Last week 1,033Year ago 2,436

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 59Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 70Year ago 88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,910	84.00–85.00	84.65
3	—	1,310	81.00	81.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,203	52.00–62.50	57.22
7	—	1,176	64.00–65.00	64.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,374	65.00–68.00	66.50
7	—	1,612	58.00–62.00	59.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	980	51.00–55.50	53.13
1	—	880	36.00	36.00
6	—	1,090	56.00–63.00	57.39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	703	129.00	129.00
12	—	428	158.00–161.00	158.76
122	—	773	122.50–124.25	124.01
151	—	681	131.00–135.00	133.24
13	—	834	120.00–122.00	121.23
26	—	473	157.00–161.00	158.51
40	—	525	140.00–151.00	144.00
39	—	583	139.00–144.00	140.10
99	—	631	131.00–139.00	134.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	611	122.50–126.00	123.87
13	—	356	159.00	159.00
14	—	543	134.00–137.00	134.86
15	—	470	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	469	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	600	155.00	155.00
68	—	667	142.50–143.00	142.67
9	—	428	192.00–194.00	192.22
47	—	512	172.00–180.00	175.35
27	—	787	129.50	129.50
52	—	573	151.00–159.00	155.03
27	—	463	178.00–182.00	180.63
13	—	340	203.00	203.00
46	—	726	135.50–138.50	136.51
27	—	914	126.50	126.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	610	140.00–143.00	141.31
7	—	419	174.00	174.00
12	—	380	185.00–189.00	187.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	792	137.50	137.50

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	19	—	1,195	54.00–62.50	56.56

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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