Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steer calves uneven. Steer calves under 550 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, 550 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Yearling feeder steers and heifers over 700 lbs in a light test 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.30/cwt on 536 head.

Average price

$157.30

536 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$19

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

$20.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.56

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	492	163.36	803	90
Medium and Large 1	593	156.40	927	435
Large 1-2	574	143.16	822	11thin

One grade step is worth $20.20/cwt here — about −$19 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 sale536 hd

157.30

—

CO average5 barns · 2,450 hd

154.74

+2.56

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	1,802	82.41	1,485	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,473	64.84	955	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	60.74	752	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	55.55	606	18

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	173.58/cwt	169.00–178.00	833	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	664	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	916	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	554	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	131.62/cwt	130.00–137.00	702	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	140.53/cwt	138.00–144.00	666	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,061	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	128.64/cwt	124.00–129.50	1,038	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	150.96/cwt	146.00–155.00	876	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	170.70/cwt	167.00–175.00	900	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	173.03/cwt	172.00–176.00	716	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	715	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	969	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,102	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	126.88/cwt	125.00–127.50	778	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	132.23/cwt	131.00–135.00	610	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	786	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,022	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	574	143.16/cwt	141.00–145.00	822	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	141.17/cwt	140.00–145.00	884	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	130.94/cwt	129.50–136.00	761	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	137.76/cwt	136.00–141.00	581	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	187.31/cwt	185.00–189.00	789	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	164.05/cwt	161.00–166.00	791	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	142.95/cwt	140.00–145.00	963	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	59.72/cwt	57.00–63.00	738	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	59.18/cwt	58.00–61.00	596	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	53.73/cwt	51.00–56.00	609	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	63.59/cwt	61.00–65.00	918	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	69.02/cwt	66.00–71.00	1,084	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	66.74/cwt	64.00–68.00	834	7
Bulls	—	—	1,712	78.44/cwt	71.00–81.00	1,343	9
Bulls	—	—	1,875	85.66/cwt	84.00–89.95	1,606	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,134	57.16/cwt	51.00–64.00	648	77
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	938.82/cwt	900.00–960.00	11,106	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,453	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	18,889	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,232	1,281.33/cwt	1,210.00–1,350.00	15,786	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,104	1,385.00/cwt	1,385.00–1,385.00	15,290	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,398	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,333.21/cwt	1,325.00–1,335.00	17,332	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	18,750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	176.97/cwt	176.00–181.00	683	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	558	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	910	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	413	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	805	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	626	149.14/cwt	148.50–151.00	934	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	696	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	842	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	125.24/cwt	125.00–125.50	725	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,147	16

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 Oct 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,576Last week 1,335Year ago 2,383

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 170Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 395Last week 307Year ago 125

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	480	169.00–178.00	173.58
53	—	580	146.00–155.00	150.96
78	—	527	167.00–175.00	170.70
24	—	786	140.25	140.25
2	—	338	193.00	193.00
14	—	421	185.00–189.00	187.31
26	—	674	140.00–145.00	142.95
16	—	856	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	414	172.00–176.00	173.03
27	—	482	161.00–166.00	164.05
31	—	386	176.00–181.00	176.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	715	135.00–136.00	135.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	786	130.00	130.00
58	—	626	140.00–145.00	141.17
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	574	141.00–145.00	143.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	558	163.00	163.00
16	—	413	195.00	195.00
90	—	626	148.50–151.00	149.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	664	138.00	138.00
7	—	554	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	533	130.00–137.00	131.62
31	—	474	138.00–144.00	140.53
4	—	863	123.00	123.00
32	—	807	124.00–129.50	128.64
69	—	581	129.50–136.00	130.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	613	125.00–127.50	126.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	461	131.00–135.00	132.23
32	—	422	136.00–141.00	137.76
25	—	579	125.00–125.50	125.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	696	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,236	57.00–63.00	59.72
7	—	1,250	64.00–68.00	66.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,007	58.00–61.00	59.18
12	—	1,134	51.00–56.00	53.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,444	61.00–65.00	63.59
3	—	1,570	66.00–71.00	69.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,712	71.00–81.00	78.44
11	—	1,875	84.00–89.95	85.66

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	77	—	1,134	51.00–64.00	57.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,183	900.00–960.00	938.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,169	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,453	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	1,232	1,210.00–1,350.00	1,281.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,104	1,385.00	1,385.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,300	1,325.00–1,335.00	1,333.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,250	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

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