Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trading and demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.29/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$135.29

172 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$10.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.89

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	137.31	754	139
Medium and Large 1-2	565	126.77	716	33

One grade step is worth $10.55/cwt here — about $38 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 sale172 hd

135.29

—

CO average3 barns · 336 hd

136.18

−0.89

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	1,643	77.31	1,270	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,366	64.50	881	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	61.95	716	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	55.09	531	22

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,998	88.52/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,769	2
Bulls	—	—	1,588	75.59/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,200	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	62.86/cwt	62.00–64.50	845	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	66.69/cwt	66.00–67.00	930	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	60.77/cwt	60.00–61.50	607	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	54.47/cwt	51.00–57.00	516	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,176	906.60/cwt	900.00–960.00	10,662	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	177	317.98/cwt	210.00–350.00	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	217	330.88/cwt	250.00–360.00	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	589	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	138.15/cwt	136.00–139.00	782	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	213	389.00/cwt	375.00–410.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	532	152.21/cwt	149.00–154.00	810	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	161.97/cwt	160.00–164.00	863	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	124	216.65/cwt	210.00–225.00	269	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	153.32/cwt	151.00–156.00	819	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	125	250.00/cwt	225.00–275.00	313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	813	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	907	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	984	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	128.15/cwt	126.00–130.00	665	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	186	380.03/cwt	335.00–400.00	707	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	977	1,114.58/cwt	1,010.00–1,150.00	10,889	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	155.47/cwt	151.00–157.00	866	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	615	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	64.52/cwt	64.00–67.00	765	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	717	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	60.87/cwt	58.00–63.00	696	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	49.98/cwt	49.00–51.00	488	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,228	1,349.68/cwt	1,335.00–1,375.00	16,574	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	910	1,569.48/cwt	1,510.00–1,610.00	14,282	30
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,548	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,212	59.99/cwt	53.00–64.00	727	29

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 May 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 558Last week 789Year ago 175

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 150Year ago 250

Replacement CattleReceipts 250Last week 492Year ago 323

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trading and demand moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,998	86.00–91.00	88.52
13	—	1,588	73.00–81.00	75.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,344	62.00–64.50	62.86
3	—	1,395	66.00–67.00	66.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	999	60.00–61.50	60.77
13	—	948	51.00–57.00	54.47
4	—	977	49.00–51.00	49.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,186	64.00–67.00	64.52
19	—	1,143	58.00–63.00	60.87

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	17	—	1,176	900.00–960.00	906.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,228	1,335.00–1,375.00	1,349.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	30	—	910	1,510.00–1,610.00	1,569.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	977	1,010.00–1,150.00	1,114.58
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	816	925.00	925.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,212	53.00–64.00	59.99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	177	210.00–350.00	317.98
6	—	217	250.00–360.00	330.88
6	—	344	151.00	151.00
25	—	415	140.00–144.00	142.02
27	—	566	136.00–139.00	138.15
4	—	456	139.00	139.00
8	—	124	210.00–225.00	216.65
14	—	660	123.00	123.00
49	—	614	130.00–135.00	132.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	532	149.00–154.00	152.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	856	115.00	115.00
15	—	519	126.00–130.00	128.15
8	—	466	132.00	132.00
5	—	569	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	450.00	450.00
4	—	213	375.00–410.00	389.00
2	—	125	225.00–275.00	250.00
11	—	186	335.00–400.00	380.03
6	—	553	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	533	160.00–164.00	161.97
12	—	557	151.00–157.00	155.47
2	—	778	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	534	151.00–156.00	153.32
4	—	569	141.00	141.00
8	—	720	126.00	126.00
5	—	660	140.00	140.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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