Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers too lightly tested for a comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Trade activity and demand moderate for feeder cattle, moderate to good for slaughter cows and bulls and cow-calf pairs.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.64/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$140.64

167 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$0.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.42

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	140.90	815	97
Medium and Large 1-2	501	140.28	703	70

One grade step is worth $0.62/cwt here — about $112 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 sale167 hd

140.64

—

CO average3 barns · 461 hd

140.22

+0.42

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	1,703	87.85	1,496	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,426	65.42	933	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	63.84	734	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	54.93	545	39

Every lot, as filed

46 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	Medium and Large 1	—	95	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	162.22/cwt	161.00–164.00	857	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	820	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	180	399.31/cwt	350.00–425.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	828	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	16,703	11
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	972	1,844.95/cwt	1,800.00–1,900.00	17,933	84
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,176	839.51/cwt	810.00–910.00	9,873	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	966.72/cwt	910.00–975.00	10,199	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	154.38/cwt	154.00–155.00	712	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	177.55/cwt	171.00–179.00	813	17
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	992	982.93/cwt	975.00–1,035.00	9,751	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,217	1,038.98/cwt	1,010.00–1,110.00	12,644	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	923	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,232	1,522.70/cwt	1,450.00–1,575.00	18,760	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	158.82/cwt	158.00–161.00	650	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	136.63/cwt	136.00–141.00	846	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	65.91/cwt	65.00–69.00	763	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	608	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	63.24/cwt	61.00–64.00	954	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	48.44/cwt	46.00–52.00	441	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	56.65/cwt	53.00–59.00	576	28
Bulls	—	—	1,790	88.94/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,592	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,735.00/cwt	1,735.00–1,735.00	21,688	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,293	1,614.76/cwt	1,610.00–1,650.00	20,879	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,216	64.02/cwt	61.00–69.00	778	46
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,347	942.14/cwt	910.00–975.00	12,691	10
Bulls	—	—	1,591	80.51/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,281	4
Bulls	—	—	1,708	95.83/cwt	95.50–96.00	1,637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	127.63/cwt	126.00–128.00	730	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	765	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	62.50/cwt	59.00–64.00	715	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	66.81/cwt	66.00–67.00	918	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	170.27/cwt	170.00–171.00	734	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	149.28/cwt	146.00–151.00	867	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	154.94/cwt	151.00–157.00	820	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,492	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,145	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	154.16/cwt	153.00–155.00	592	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	139.11/cwt	138.00–144.00	733	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	122.06/cwt	121.00–123.00	937	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	178.57/cwt	178.00–180.00	775	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	148.16/cwt	141.00–152.00	720	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	904	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	630	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 Apr 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 772Last week 2,096Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 150Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 350Last week 250Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	385.00	385.00
3	—	180	350.00–425.00	399.31
1	—	225	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	528	161.00–164.00	162.22
17	—	458	171.00–179.00	177.55
13	—	434	178.00–180.00	178.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	534	155.00	155.00
2	—	458	167.00	167.00
25	—	431	170.00–171.00	170.27
8	—	581	146.00–151.00	149.28
8	—	611	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	651	126.00	126.00
13	—	461	154.00–155.00	154.38
11	—	409	158.00–161.00	158.82
8	—	619	136.00–141.00	136.63
12	—	529	151.00–157.00	154.94
15	—	575	140.00	140.00
17	—	768	121.00–123.00	122.06
4	—	391	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	572	126.00–128.00	127.63
17	—	384	153.00–155.00	154.16
11	—	527	138.00–144.00	139.11
15	—	486	141.00–152.00	148.16

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,275	1,310.00	1,310.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,217	1,010.00–1,110.00	1,038.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	48	—	1,232	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,522.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,250	1,735.00	1,735.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,293	1,610.00–1,650.00	1,614.76
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	84	—	972	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,844.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,176	810.00–910.00	839.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,055	910.00–975.00	966.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,347	910.00–975.00	942.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,220	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,180	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	992	975.00–1,035.00	982.93
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	46	—	1,216	61.00–69.00	64.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,158	65.00–69.00	65.91
20	—	1,144	59.00–64.00	62.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	60.00	60.00
9	—	911	46.00–52.00	48.44
28	—	1,017	53.00–59.00	56.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,508	61.00–64.00	63.24
11	—	1,374	66.00–67.00	66.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,790	86.00–94.00	88.94
4	—	1,591	76.00–83.00	80.51
3	—	1,708	95.50–96.00	95.83

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle