Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.52/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$135.52

103 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$3.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.48

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	651	137.37	894	51
Medium and Large 1-2	579	133.71	774	52

One grade step is worth $3.66/cwt here — about $120 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 sale103 hd

135.52

—

CO average3 barns · 409 hd

136.00

−0.48

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	1,776	87.15	1,548	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,520	64.56	981	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,272	64.41	819	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	999	55.92	559	20

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	50.04/cwt	47.00–52.00	500	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	61.22/cwt	61.00–64.00	930	12
Bulls	—	—	1,713	89.64/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,536	3
Bulls	—	—	2,088	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	2,004	2
Bulls	—	—	1,703	82.96/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,413	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	55.16/cwt	53.00–58.00	553	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,465	1,395.39/cwt	1,385.00–1,400.00	20,442	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,433	1,741.22/cwt	1,700.00–1,775.00	24,952	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	747	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	120.65/cwt	120.00–121.00	945	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	171.37/cwt	170.50–173.00	953	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	159	296.95/cwt	275.00–350.00	472	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	115	238.28/cwt	235.00–250.00	274	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	978	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	919	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	161	332.11/cwt	300.00–400.00	535	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	214	418.05/cwt	385.00–435.00	895	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	473	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,121	1,564.01/cwt	1,550.00–1,575.00	17,533	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,393	1,259.40/cwt	1,210.00–1,310.00	17,543	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	143	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	141.46/cwt	141.00–142.00	785	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	142.69/cwt	142.00–144.00	761	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	62.16/cwt	60.00–64.00	753	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	65.04/cwt	64.00–69.00	980	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	132.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	837	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,137	63.72/cwt	56.00–67.00	724	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	944	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	71.02/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,111	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	991.35/cwt	950.00–1,010.00	11,926	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,520	1,215.05/cwt	1,125.00–1,250.00	18,469	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	812	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	61.28/cwt	60.00–64.00	607	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	66.14/cwt	65.00–68.00	872	22

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 478Last week 566Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 115Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 492Last week 350Year ago 0

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	47.00–52.00	50.04
12	—	1,003	53.00–58.00	55.16
5	—	990	60.00–64.00	61.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,519	61.00–64.00	61.22
16	—	1,506	64.00–69.00	65.04
5	—	1,564	70.00–72.00	71.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,211	60.00–64.00	62.16
22	—	1,319	65.00–68.00	66.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,713	87.00–91.00	89.64
2	—	2,088	96.00	96.00
6	—	1,703	80.00–85.00	82.96

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,465	1,385.00–1,400.00	1,395.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,433	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,741.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,121	1,550.00–1,575.00	1,564.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,393	1,210.00–1,310.00	1,259.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,520	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,215.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,203	950.00–1,010.00	991.35
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	71	—	1,137	56.00–67.00	63.72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	140.00	140.00
21	—	556	170.50–173.00	171.37
5	—	600	163.00	163.00
3	—	852	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	486	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	147.00	147.00
15	—	473	158.00	158.00
20	—	783	120.00–121.00	120.65
11	—	159	275.00–350.00	296.95
4	—	115	235.00–250.00	238.28
5	—	729	126.00	126.00
6	—	660	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	331	143.00	143.00
12	—	720	116.00	116.00
11	—	555	141.00–142.00	141.46
9	—	533	142.00–144.00	142.69
13	—	633	130.00–135.00	132.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	161	300.00–400.00	332.11
11	—	214	385.00–435.00	418.05
2	—	143	400.00	400.00

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

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Replacement Cattle

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