Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steer calves mostly steady except for 450 to 500 lbs 3.00 instances 10.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Yearling feeder steers and heifers over 700 lbs mostly steady. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.19/cwt on 920 head.

Average price

$155.19

920 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$19.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.09

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	456	168.01	767	112
Medium and Large 1	610	153.67	937	765
Medium 2	438	148.78	652	43

One grade step is worth $19.23/cwt here — about $115 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 sale920 hd

155.19

—

CO average5 barns · 4,614 hd

156.28

−1.09

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	1,771	85.86	1,521	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,632	66.75	1,089	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	58.59	714	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	47.04	468	66

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1Unweaned	—	668	141.03/cwt	136.00–144.00	942	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	179.77/cwt	176.00–183.00	753	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,253	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	161.03/cwt	156.00–167.00	845	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	186.46/cwt	185.00–190.00	695	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	174.82/cwt	172.00–177.00	830	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	150.91/cwt	149.00–156.00	940	83
Steers	Medium 2	—	422	150.43/cwt	150.00–151.00	635	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	141.85/cwt	141.00–143.00	879	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	143.03/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,191	25
Heifers	Large 1	—	629	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	786	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	126.19/cwt	125.50–127.00	969	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	133.93/cwt	131.00–138.00	825	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	779	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	466	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	680	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	162.47/cwt	160.50–164.00	999	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	705	132.89/cwt	130.00–136.00	937	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	617	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	144.90/cwt	144.00–145.50	1,064	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	906	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,095	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	742	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	401	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	147.80/cwt	143.00–150.00	687	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	47.71/cwt	45.00–49.00	495	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	51.66/cwt	51.00–53.00	561	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,150	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	61.88/cwt	60.00–64.00	739	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	54.48/cwt	51.00–56.00	657	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	42.13/cwt	35.00–44.00	394	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	63.35/cwt	62.00–66.00	958	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,918	70.84/cwt	70.00–75.50	1,359	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,451	64.93/cwt	62.00–67.00	942	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,222	59.36/cwt	56.00–65.50	725	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,000	49.85/cwt	48.50–55.00	499	26
Bulls	—	—	1,756	85.00/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,493	32
Bulls	—	—	1,850	90.47/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,674	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	893	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	688	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	126.00/cwt	125.50–128.00	795	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	135.85/cwt	134.00–137.00	655	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	125.83/cwt	125.50–126.00	890	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	140.76/cwt	138.00–144.00	588	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	154.38/cwt	150.50–160.00	895	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	125.81/cwt	122.50–131.00	830	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	139.32/cwt	136.00–143.00	729	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	135.33/cwt	131.00–138.00	781	75
Heifers	Large 1	—	518	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	171.34/cwt	171.00–172.00	701	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	481	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	887	15

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,870Last week 3,336Year ago 1,160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 400Last week 150Year ago 135

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
171	—	668	136.00–144.00	141.03
83	—	623	149.00–156.00	150.91
41	—	705	130.00–136.00	132.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	419	176.00–183.00	179.77
13	—	876	143.00	143.00
108	—	525	156.00–167.00	161.03
26	—	475	172.00–177.00	174.82
25	—	833	141.00–146.00	143.03
5	—	370	215.00	215.00
51	—	615	160.50–164.00	162.47
36	—	734	144.00–145.50	144.90
139	—	580	150.50–160.00	154.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	373	185.00–190.00	186.46
31	—	620	141.00–143.00	141.85
9	—	484	161.00	161.00
11	—	315	196.00	196.00
37	—	409	171.00–172.00	171.34
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	422	150.00–151.00	150.43
16	—	466	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	510	175.00	175.00
15	—	481	184.50	184.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	629	125.00	125.00
12	—	580	126.00	126.00
5	—	518	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	768	125.50–127.00	126.19
13	—	560	125.00	125.00
13	—	525	131.00	131.00
33	—	631	125.50–128.00	126.00
39	—	482	134.00–137.00	135.85
18	—	707	125.50–126.00	125.83
22	—	418	138.00–144.00	140.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	616	131.00–138.00	133.93
27	—	660	122.50–131.00	125.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	686	132.00	132.00
40	—	817	134.00	134.00
58	—	465	143.00–150.00	147.80
159	—	523	136.00–143.00	139.32
75	—	577	131.00–138.00	135.33
5	—	394	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	505	147.00	147.00
5	—	401	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,038	45.00–49.00	47.71
3	—	1,085	51.00–53.00	51.66
20	—	936	35.00–44.00	42.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,533	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,455	55.00	55.00
3	—	1,513	62.00–66.00	63.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,195	60.00–64.00	61.88
16	—	1,206	51.00–56.00	54.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,918	70.00–75.50	70.84
6	—	1,451	62.00–67.00	64.93
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,222	56.00–65.50	59.36
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,000	48.50–55.00	49.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,756	80.00–88.00	85.00
6	—	1,850	90.00–92.00	90.47

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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