Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steer calves under 400 lbs steady, 400 to 500 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 instances 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves uneven under 650 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 650 to 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Yearling feeder steers and heifers over 700 lbs steady. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good especially for calves weaned 45 days or longer.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.26/cwt on 1,288 head.

Average price

$157.26

1,288 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

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

$32.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.53

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	481	168.18	808	106
Medium and Large 1	599	158.22	947	990
Small and Medium 1	508	149.71	760	89
Large 1-2	507	147.00	745	17thin
Medium 1	563	144.97	816	65
Large 1	621	135.49	841	21

One grade step is worth $32.69/cwt here — about −$33 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 sale1,288 hd

157.26

—

CO average5 barns · 4,754 hd

158.79

−1.53

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	1,859	86.22	1,602	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,487	62.16	924	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,183	57.89	685	132
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	47.54	494	37

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1Fancy	—	653	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,012	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	137.15/cwt	133.00–141.00	853	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	640	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	159.34/cwt	154.00–165.00	913	256
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	765	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	569	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	845	35
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	377	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	569	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	158.80/cwt	158.00–160.00	986	61
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	521	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	771	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	192.05/cwt	191.00–193.00	730	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,195	19
Steers	Large 1-2	—	507	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	745	17
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	481	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	726	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	834	21
Steers	Medium 1	—	622	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	849	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,199	16
Steers	Medium 1	—	479	156.88/cwt	155.00–161.00	751	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	858	27
Steers	Large 1	—	621	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	841	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,027	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	712	137.79/cwt	133.50–139.50	981	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	140.69/cwt	138.50–146.00	940	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	758	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,076	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	146.28/cwt	143.50–148.50	916	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	167.04/cwt	160.00–170.50	887	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	193.15/cwt	191.00–197.00	807	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	188.13/cwt	182.00–191.00	856	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	134.62/cwt	131.00–139.00	661	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	150.49/cwt	145.50–155.00	736	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	597	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	896	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,161	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	301	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	488	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	45.18/cwt	42.00–47.00	489	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,003	45.98/cwt	41.00–48.00	461	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,601	74.60/cwt	73.50–78.00	1,194	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,484	65.69/cwt	62.00–70.00	975	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,925	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,425	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	55.25/cwt	52.00–58.00	612	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	55.93/cwt	55.00–59.00	851	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	61.69/cwt	60.00–64.00	762	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,316	62.22/cwt	60.00–67.00	819	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,147	51.97/cwt	51.00–55.00	596	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	61.50/cwt	60.00–65.00	889	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,295	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	531	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	51.82/cwt	51.00–55.00	510	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,440	53.90/cwt	51.00–58.00	776	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,129	56.06/cwt	51.00–59.50	633	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	990	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	604	1
Bulls	—	—	1,669	80.92/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,351	5
Bulls	—	—	1,904	86.73/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,651	13
Bulls	—	—	2,038	96.11/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	137.44/cwt	137.00–137.50	1,073	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	150.30/cwt	150.00–151.00	774	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	152.50/cwt	151.00–154.00	634	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	135.66/cwt	135.00–136.00	578	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	159.00/cwt	157.00–161.00	612	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	687	127.84/cwt	126.00–128.50	878	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	640	128.18/cwt	128.00–128.50	820	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	140.80/cwt	140.00–145.00	810	191
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	720	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	886	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	141.48/cwt	140.00–144.00	553	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	580	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	757	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	154.01/cwt	150.00–156.00	801	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	214.87/cwt	212.00–221.00	716	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	527	182.14/cwt	180.00–185.00	960	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	413	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	834	11

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 Nov 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,000Last week 2,870Year ago 1,500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 592Last week 400Year ago 150

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	653	155.00	155.00
49	—	527	180.00–185.00	182.14
11	—	413	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	198.00	198.00
23	—	380	191.00–193.00	192.05
21	—	488	171.00	171.00
27	—	568	151.00	151.00
27	—	520	150.00–156.00	154.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
256	—	573	154.00–165.00	159.34
2	—	368	208.00	208.00
61	—	621	158.00–160.00	158.80
19	—	879	136.00	136.00
16	—	827	145.00	145.00
17	—	708	145.00	145.00
110	—	531	160.00–170.50	167.04
53	—	418	191.00–197.00	193.15
34	—	455	182.00–191.00	188.13
6	—	333	212.00–221.00	214.87
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	569	148.50	148.50
10	—	377	151.00	151.00
9	—	521	148.00	148.00
35	—	481	151.00	151.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	507	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	622	136.50	136.50
27	—	479	155.00–161.00	156.88
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	621	135.00–136.00	135.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	712	133.50–139.50	137.79
36	—	668	138.50–146.00	140.69
6	—	758	142.00	142.00
163	—	626	143.50–148.50	146.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	622	133.00–141.00	137.15
126	—	687	126.00–128.50	127.84
16	—	720	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	491	131.00–139.00	134.62
41	—	426	135.00–136.00	135.66
14	—	391	140.00–144.00	141.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	489	145.50–155.00	150.49
10	—	857	135.50	135.50
5	—	301	162.00	162.00
17	—	781	137.00–137.50	137.44
40	—	515	150.00–151.00	150.30
29	—	416	151.00–154.00	152.50
17	—	385	157.00–161.00	159.00
191	—	575	140.00–145.00	140.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	400	165.00	165.00
27	—	597	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	640	128.00–128.50	128.18
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	580	130.50	130.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,083	42.00–47.00	45.18
1	—	1,295	41.00	41.00
5	—	985	51.00–55.00	51.82
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,003	41.00–48.00	45.98
4	—	1,147	51.00–55.00	51.97
1	—	990	61.00	61.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,601	73.50–78.00	74.60
7	—	1,484	62.00–70.00	65.69
6	—	1,440	51.00–58.00	53.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,925	74.00	74.00
4	—	1,521	55.00–59.00	55.93
18	—	1,446	60.00–65.00	61.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,108	52.00–58.00	55.25
4	—	1,236	60.00–64.00	61.69
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,316	60.00–67.00	62.22
80	—	1,129	51.00–59.50	56.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,669	78.00–83.00	80.92
13	—	1,904	85.00–91.00	86.73
2	—	2,038	95.00–97.00	96.11

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