Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers under 700 lbs too lightly tested the last couple of weeks for a comparison, over 700 lbs in a light test mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade activity and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.46/cwt on 690 head.

Average price

$173.46

690 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$95

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

$18.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.78

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	472	174.51	823	89
Medium and Large 1	541	174.42	943	564
Large 1-2	587	156.38	919	37

One grade step is worth $18.14/cwt here — about −$95 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 sale690 hd

173.46

—

CO average3 barns · 873 hd

168.68

+4.78

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	2,003	90.47	1,812	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,389	67.21	933	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	65.00	790	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,011	57.21	578	31

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,969	79.94/cwt	74.50–83.00	1,574	6
Bulls	—	—	1,952	91.32/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,783	6
Bulls	—	—	2,049	95.75/cwt	94.00–99.50	1,962	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	49.41/cwt	48.00–51.00	474	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	55.69/cwt	53.00–59.00	586	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	67.22/cwt	65.00–69.00	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	194.77/cwt	194.00–196.00	652	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	133.82/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,034	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,052	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	916	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	192.97/cwt	190.00–195.00	720	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	694	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,079	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	519	187.04/cwt	186.00–191.00	971	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	175.36/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,010	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	744	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	773	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	904	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,076	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	166.76/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,016	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	121.69/cwt	121.00–122.00	877	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	793	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	62.30/cwt	61.00–64.00	593	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	872	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	68.08/cwt	66.00–72.00	950	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	63.52/cwt	61.00–65.00	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	161.99/cwt	158.00–167.00	747	107
Steers	Large 1-2	—	559	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	900	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	436	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	746	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	62.28/cwt	58.00–65.00	734	41
Heifers	Medium 1	—	704	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	831	10
Steers	Large 1-2	—	676	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	960	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	172.22/cwt	171.00–173.00	906	22
Bulls	Large 1	—	702	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	175.06/cwt	174.00–176.00	762	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	639	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	179.04/cwt	177.00–181.00	815	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	144.72/cwt	141.00–151.00	816	143
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	701	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	764	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	137.69/cwt	137.50–141.00	855	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	161.08/cwt	159.00–166.00	668	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	179.49/cwt	176.00–183.00	942	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	175.51/cwt	173.00–176.00	835	31

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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,096Last week 468Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 225Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 250Last week 543Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,969	74.50–83.00	79.94
6	—	1,952	88.00–93.00	91.32
11	—	2,049	94.00–99.50	95.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	960	48.00–51.00	49.41
18	—	1,052	53.00–59.00	55.69
10	—	952	61.00–64.00	62.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,205	65.00–69.00	67.22
6	—	1,223	61.00–65.00	63.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,362	64.00	64.00
11	—	1,396	66.00–72.00	68.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	335	194.00–196.00	194.77
28	—	773	133.00–134.00	133.82
47	—	373	190.00–195.00	192.97
93	—	576	171.00–180.00	175.36
9	—	411	181.00	181.00
51	—	720	149.50	149.50
88	—	609	166.00–169.00	166.76
99	—	455	177.00–181.00	179.04
62	—	525	176.00–183.00	179.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	519	186.00–191.00	187.04
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	559	161.00	161.00
9	—	676	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	526	171.00–173.00	172.22
36	—	435	174.00–176.00	175.06
31	—	476	173.00–176.00	175.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	822	128.00	128.00
24	—	716	128.00	128.00
11	—	690	131.00	131.00
9	—	502	158.00	158.00
107	—	461	158.00–167.00	161.99
143	—	564	141.00–151.00	144.72
56	—	621	137.50–141.00	137.69
51	—	415	159.00–166.00	161.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	694	155.50	155.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	721	121.00–122.00	121.69
19	—	397	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	436	171.00	171.00
15	—	455	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	704	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	480	161.00	161.00
11	—	383	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	702	131.00	131.00

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	41	—	1,178	58.00–65.00	62.28

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

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