Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steer calves uneven, 300 to 400 lbs 5.00 higher, 400 to 500 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher, 600 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers and heifers over 700 lbs too lightly tested last week for a comparison. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.95/cwt on 873 head.

Average price

$157.95

873 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$13.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.59

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	159.19	940	729
Large 1	529	156.00	825	86
Medium and Large 1-2	562	145.23	816	58

One grade step is worth $13.96/cwt here — about $124 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 sale873 hd

157.95

—

CO average4 barns · 2,677 hd

159.54

−1.59

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	—	High	1,814	83.18	1,509	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,526	62.66	956	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	56.17	693	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,034	46.04	476	61

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1-2	—	560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	717	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	205.59/cwt	201.00–207.00	746	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	147.56/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,059	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,168	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	136.90/cwt	133.00–141.00	773	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	131.66/cwt	129.00–135.00	882	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	148.48/cwt	148.00–148.75	1,280	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	215.87/cwt	214.00–219.00	706	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	132.15/cwt	131.00–136.00	838	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	167.94/cwt	166.00–173.00	863	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	173.47/cwt	171.00–179.00	803	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	581	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	953	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	173.54/cwt	171.00–181.00	720	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	147.38/cwt	144.00–149.00	924	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	679	143.80/cwt	140.00–149.00	976	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	769	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	851	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	137.68/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,246	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	147.69/cwt	142.00–151.00	629	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	141.51/cwt	136.00–149.00	676	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	645	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	141.82/cwt	141.00–142.00	977	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	490	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	755	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	587	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	845	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,621	60.70/cwt	58.00–61.00	984	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	66.57/cwt	64.00–67.50	889	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	41.39/cwt	38.00–44.00	414	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	48.76/cwt	46.00–52.00	501	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	53.76/cwt	51.00–56.00	613	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	55.04/cwt	53.00–57.50	685	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	59.45/cwt	57.00–61.00	715	11
Bulls	—	—	1,902	87.64/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,667	5
Bulls	—	—	1,839	84.08/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,546	11
Bulls	—	—	1,635	75.11/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,228	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,189	57.80/cwt	50.00–61.00	687	154
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	1,444.33/cwt	1,350.00–1,460.00	12,421	205
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,241	1,255.73/cwt	1,225.00–1,285.00	15,584	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,334.35/cwt	1,300.00–1,360.00	14,678	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	618	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	949	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	606	134.51/cwt	130.50–136.50	815	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	135.70/cwt	135.00–140.00	703	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	545	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	136.71/cwt	135.00–140.00	581	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	673	6
Steers	Large 1	—	529	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	825	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	153.44/cwt	152.00–159.00	904	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	155.26/cwt	152.00–157.00	512	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	139.82/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,015	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	601	12

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,314Last week 1,576Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 192Last week 200Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 915Last week 395Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	560	128.00	128.00
12	—	464	139.00	139.00
8	—	376	145.00	145.00
22	—	425	135.00–140.00	136.71
6	—	522	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	865	135.00	135.00
75	—	565	133.00–141.00	136.90
68	—	426	142.00–151.00	147.69
104	—	478	136.00–149.00	141.51
33	—	689	141.00–142.00	141.82
114	—	518	135.00–140.00	135.70
19	—	330	152.00–157.00	155.26
16	—	726	137.00–142.00	139.82
12	—	388	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	680	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	670	129.00–135.00	131.66
73	—	606	130.50–136.50	134.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	490	154.00	154.00
5	—	587	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	363	201.00–207.00	205.59
16	—	718	146.00–150.00	147.56
39	—	862	148.00–148.75	148.48
16	—	327	214.00–219.00	215.87
96	—	514	166.00–173.00	167.94
74	—	463	171.00–179.00	173.47
52	—	415	171.00–181.00	173.54
39	—	905	136.00–138.00	137.68
120	—	589	152.00–159.00	153.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	634	131.00–136.00	132.15
26	—	493	156.00	156.00
10	—	583	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	581	164.00	164.00
56	—	618	153.50	153.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	627	144.00–149.00	147.38
51	—	679	140.00–149.00	143.80
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	529	156.00	156.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,621	58.00–61.00	60.70
4	—	1,335	64.00–67.50	66.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,000	38.00–44.00	41.39
20	—	1,028	46.00–52.00	48.76
11	—	1,140	51.00–56.00	53.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,244	53.00–57.50	55.04
11	—	1,203	57.00–61.00	59.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,902	87.00–88.00	87.64
11	—	1,839	81.00–86.00	84.08
4	—	1,635	70.00–78.00	75.11

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	154	—	1,189	50.00–61.00	57.80
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	205	—	860	1,350.00–1,460.00	1,444.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	39	—	1,241	1,225.00–1,285.00	1,255.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	71	—	1,100	1,300.00–1,360.00	1,334.35

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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Slaughter Cattle

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