Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder cattle and calves too lightly tested last week for a comparison this week. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.04/cwt on 465 head.

Average price

$156.04

465 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.01

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	156.04	910	465

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale465 hd

156.04

—

CO average2 barns · 1,388 hd

153.03

+3.01

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	1,810	84.94	1,537	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	71.48	1,086	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	65.27	773	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,044	56.97	595	35

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	612	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	135.67/cwt	131.00–137.50	851	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	142.15/cwt	140.00–146.00	679	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	130.42/cwt	129.00–133.50	1,158	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	145.68/cwt	141.50–146.50	1,171	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	137.85/cwt	136.00–140.00	726	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,071	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	130.71/cwt	130.50–131.00	882	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	142.36/cwt	139.50–146.00	801	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	807	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	500	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	860	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,279	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	139.59/cwt	139.00–140.00	952	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,128	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	162.74/cwt	161.00–166.00	869	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	189.74/cwt	186.00–190.50	704	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	144.25/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,037	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	135.21/cwt	135.00–136.00	753	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	138.54/cwt	136.00–140.00	924	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	199.93/cwt	197.00–205.00	632	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	129.57/cwt	129.00–130.00	788	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	179.20/cwt	175.00–185.00	839	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,108	1,382.14/cwt	1,350.00–1,425.00	15,314	28
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,288	67.20/cwt	63.00–72.00	866	70
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	932.22/cwt	910.00–960.00	10,282	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,282	1,199.65/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	15,380	7
Bulls	—	—	1,652	76.52/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,264	5
Bulls	—	—	1,852	86.70/cwt	82.00–89.50	1,606	21
Bulls	—	—	1,710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,539	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	72.00/cwt	69.00–76.00	840	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	73.75/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,162	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	67.70/cwt	63.50–69.50	964	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	45.32/cwt	44.00–46.00	423	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	60.43/cwt	59.00–63.00	633	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	57.13/cwt	52.00–58.00	604	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	63.96/cwt	61.00–67.00	759	36

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 Sep 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,335Last week 761Year ago 1,960

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 150Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 307Last week 80Year ago 100

Feeder cattle and calves too lightly tested last week for a comparison this week. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	400	153.00	153.00
43	—	478	140.00–146.00	142.15
24	—	888	129.00–133.50	130.42
27	—	527	136.00–140.00	137.85
9	—	805	133.00	133.00
15	—	557	135.00–136.00	135.21
17	—	667	136.00–140.00	138.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	608	129.00–130.00	129.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	627	131.00–137.50	135.67
33	—	675	130.50–131.00	130.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	804	141.50–146.50	145.68
94	—	563	139.50–146.00	142.36
26	—	434	186.00	186.00
6	—	920	139.00	139.00
46	—	682	139.00–140.00	139.59
8	—	786	143.50	143.50
46	—	534	161.00–166.00	162.74
36	—	371	186.00–190.50	189.74
8	—	719	143.00–145.00	144.25
22	—	316	197.00–205.00	199.93
36	—	468	175.00–185.00	179.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	500	172.00	172.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	28	—	1,108	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,382.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,103	910.00–960.00	932.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,282	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,199.65
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	70	—	1,288	63.00–72.00	67.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,652	71.00–79.00	76.52
21	—	1,852	82.00–89.50	86.70
1	—	1,710	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,166	69.00–76.00	72.00
36	—	1,187	61.00–67.00	63.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,576	71.00–76.00	73.75
24	—	1,424	63.50–69.50	67.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	934	44.00–46.00	45.32
9	—	1,047	59.00–63.00	60.43
23	—	1,057	52.00–58.00	57.13

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

Replacement Cattle

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