Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers lightly tested. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade activity and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.73/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$139.73

121 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$382

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$121.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.62

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	449	184.22	827	48
Medium and Large 1	566	176.34	998	22
Large 1-2	587	171.00	1,004	9thin
Medium and Large 3	706	63.00	445	42

One grade step is worth $121.22/cwt here — about $382 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 sale121 hd

139.73

—

CO average4 barns · 2,082 hd

177.35

−37.62

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	—	High	1,802	87.27	1,572	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	68.18	999	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	67.71	790	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,033	56.50	584	24

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	704	147.49/cwt	147.49–147.49	1,038	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	143.75/cwt	143.00–144.00	798	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	151.78/cwt	151.00–152.00	662	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	115	352.39/cwt	325.00–385.00	405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	165	396.72/cwt	325.00–500.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	185	417.88/cwt	410.00–435.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	187.77/cwt	186.00–191.00	734	11
Bulls	—	—	1,911	92.68/cwt	90.50–96.00	1,771	7
Bulls	—	—	1,755	79.42/cwt	78.00–81.50	1,394	4
Bulls	—	—	1,744	86.63/cwt	84.50–89.00	1,511	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	73.83/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,065	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	49.01/cwt	46.00–51.00	453	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	64.32/cwt	63.00–66.00	659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	90	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	130	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	657	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	587	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,004	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	579.13/cwt	560.00–625.00	4,459	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	911	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	169.25/cwt	169.00–170.00	604	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,056	65.75/cwt	62.00–71.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,004	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	56.39/cwt	53.00–59.00	606	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	67.88/cwt	66.50–70.50	805	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	857	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	706	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	445	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	74.18/cwt	72.00–77.00	904	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	63.64/cwt	60.00–64.50	701	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	63.38/cwt	62.00–65.00	1,006	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	68.15/cwt	67.00–69.00	953	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	834	627.17/cwt	610.00–635.00	5,231	43
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	767	657.53/cwt	650.00–675.00	5,043	26

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 Apr 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 761Last week 5,009Year ago 1,034

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 53Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 0Year ago 227

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers lightly tested. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade activity and demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	704	147.49	147.49
3	—	360	201.00	201.00
12	—	537	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	391	186.00–191.00	187.77
3	—	337	195.00	195.00
7	—	533	171.00	171.00
27	—	463	185.00	185.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	587	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	706	63.00	63.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	555	143.00–144.00	143.75
18	—	436	151.00–152.00	151.78
4	—	684	134.00	134.00
8	—	357	169.00–170.00	169.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	185	410.00–435.00	417.88
1	—	90	210.00	210.00
1	—	130	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	115	325.00–385.00	352.39
3	—	165	325.00–500.00	396.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,911	90.50–96.00	92.68
4	—	1,755	78.00–81.50	79.42
10	—	1,744	84.50–89.00	86.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,443	73.00–75.00	73.83
7	—	1,588	62.00–65.00	63.38
11	—	1,399	67.00–69.00	68.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	925	46.00–51.00	49.01
5	—	1,025	63.00–66.00	64.32
14	—	1,074	53.00–59.00	56.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,186	66.50–70.50	67.88
7	—	1,219	72.00–77.00	74.18
12	—	1,102	60.00–64.50	63.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	27	—	770	560.00–625.00	579.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	43	—	834	610.00–635.00	627.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	767	650.00–675.00	657.53
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,056	62.00–71.00	65.75

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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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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