Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-11-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available this week due to the limited number of calves. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls scarce. Trade activity and buyer demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.58/cwt on 290 head.

Average price

$163.58

290 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$857

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$8.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.13

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	166.87	915	169
Large 1-2	477	161.00	768	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	491	158.87	780	114

One grade step is worth $8.00/cwt here — about $134 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 sale290 hd

163.58

—

CO average2 barns · 907 hd

163.71

−0.13

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	1,617	73.55	1,189	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	59.22	864	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,166	55.58	648	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	48.49	508	70

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	664	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	594	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	918	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	983	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	143.80/cwt	139.00–146.00	611	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	176.10/cwt	175.00–177.00	777	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	762	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	607	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	693	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,040	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	627	143.02/cwt	141.00–146.00	897	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	677	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	173.20/cwt	171.00–178.00	651	19
Steers	Large 1-2	—	477	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	768	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	827	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	161.25/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,111	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	154.43/cwt	153.00–156.00	902	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	721	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,017	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	881	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	205.60/cwt	203.00–210.00	689	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	653	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	170.36/cwt	170.00–172.00	814	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	136.38/cwt	136.00–138.00	795	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	671	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	852	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	135.65/cwt	133.00–137.00	716	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	991	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	602	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	801	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	147.04/cwt	145.00–149.00	687	10
Bulls	—	—	1,617	73.55/cwt	71.00–78.50	1,189	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,176	54.61/cwt	52.00–59.00	642	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,052	63.46/cwt	61.00–66.00	668	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,480	61.63/cwt	61.00–63.50	912	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,322	53.92/cwt	52.00–58.00	713	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,068	55.30/cwt	51.00–58.00	591	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	32.06/cwt	31.00–38.00	310	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	738	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	51.75/cwt	51.00–54.00	541	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	53.56/cwt	51.00–57.00	621	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	61.79/cwt	60.00–63.00	1,007	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	56.15/cwt	55.00–57.00	763	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	47.01/cwt	43.00–48.00	510	14

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,125Last week 4,204Year ago 1,259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 372Last week 467Year ago 53

No trend available this week due to the limited number of calves. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls scarce. Trade activity and buyer demand was moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	400	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	594	154.50	154.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	145.00	145.00
11	—	651	151.00	151.00
6	—	713	139.00	139.00
10	—	467	145.00–149.00	147.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	350	145.00	145.00
25	—	425	139.00–146.00	143.80
10	—	583	136.00–138.00	136.38
21	—	528	133.00–137.00	135.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	721	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	671	127.00	127.00
8	—	602	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	441	175.00–177.00	176.10
38	—	689	160.00–162.00	161.25
38	—	584	153.00–156.00	154.43
9	—	537	164.00	164.00
16	—	335	203.00–210.00	205.60
17	—	361	181.00	181.00
22	—	478	170.00–172.00	170.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	473	161.00	161.00
14	—	408	166.00	166.00
19	—	376	171.00–178.00	173.20
25	—	530	156.00	156.00
4	—	550	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	607	156.00	156.00
15	—	693	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	627	141.00–146.00	143.02
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	477	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,617	71.00–78.50	73.55
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,176	52.00–59.00	54.61
5	—	1,052	61.00–66.00	63.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,480	61.00–63.50	61.63
11	—	1,322	52.00–58.00	53.92
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,068	51.00–58.00	55.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	968	31.00–38.00	32.06
10	—	1,045	51.00–54.00	51.75
14	—	1,084	43.00–48.00	47.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,210	61.00	61.00
17	—	1,160	51.00–57.00	53.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,629	60.00–63.00	61.79
13	—	1,358	55.00–57.00	56.15

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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