Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday; Steer calves with quality and condition weaned over 40 days 5.00 to 8.00 instances 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers and heifers over 700 lbs too lightly tested last week for a comparison. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.89/cwt on 1,000 head.

Average price

$172.89

1,000 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$201

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

$2.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.12

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	473	174.93	827	15thin
Medium and Large 1	595	172.86	1,028	985

One grade step is worth $2.07/cwt here — about −$201 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 sale1,000 hd

172.89

—

CO average3 barns · 2,817 hd

168.77

+4.12

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	1,736	81.78	1,419	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,431	60.88	871	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	57.80	720	136
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,027	50.79	522	61

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	313	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	133.18/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,212	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	164.39/cwt	162.00–170.00	682	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	142.54/cwt	139.00–146.00	951	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	146.00/cwt	143.00–149.00	688	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	158.02/cwt	157.00–160.00	667	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,192	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,234	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	661	160.96/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,064	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	162.85/cwt	156.00–167.00	1,013	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	207.19/cwt	204.00–209.00	881	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	161.79/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,079	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	154.65/cwt	150.50–157.50	1,126	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	174.93/cwt	171.00–178.00	827	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	150.24/cwt	150.00–150.50	1,151	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	171.63/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,035	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	184.02/cwt	177.00–188.00	951	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	215.32/cwt	211.00–219.00	810	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	166.31/cwt	163.00–169.00	948	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	191.12/cwt	185.00–195.00	917	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,208	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	218.75/cwt	215.00–221.00	744	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	139.00/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,047	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	147.98/cwt	142.00–153.00	863	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	37.95/cwt	35.00–41.00	378	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	47.08/cwt	46.00–49.00	508	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	50.78/cwt	50.00–54.00	544	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	54.31/cwt	51.00–58.00	651	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	61.33/cwt	60.00–62.00	749	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,001	52.58/cwt	51.00–56.00	526	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	56.79/cwt	53.50–58.00	801	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	64.85/cwt	61.00–69.00	1,033	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,364	61.53/cwt	57.00–62.00	839	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,464	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	893	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,273	56.99/cwt	55.00–58.50	725	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,224	61.41/cwt	61.00–65.00	752	31
Bulls	—	—	1,678	84.63/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,420	7
Bulls	—	—	1,803	78.45/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,414	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	143.01/cwt	142.00–146.00	878	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	638	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	836	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	156.78/cwt	156.00–157.00	770	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	173.31/cwt	171.00–176.00	648	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	132.72/cwt	130.50–137.50	888	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	154.37/cwt	147.00–159.00	800	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	592	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,033	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	467	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	925	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	431	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	927	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	376	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	838	4

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 Dec 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,629Last week 1,125Year ago 2,846

Slaughter CattleReceipts 510Last week 372Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	181.00	181.00
11	—	910	130.00–135.00	133.18
59	—	415	162.00–170.00	164.39
103	—	667	139.00–146.00	142.54
45	—	753	138.00–141.00	139.00
120	—	583	142.00–153.00	147.98
33	—	614	142.00–146.00	143.01
26	—	491	156.00–157.00	156.78
17	—	374	171.00–176.00	173.31
195	—	518	147.00–159.00	154.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	471	143.00–149.00	146.00
15	—	422	157.00–160.00	158.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	638	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	669	130.50–137.50	132.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	828	144.00	144.00
3	—	935	132.00	132.00
13	—	425	204.00–209.00	207.19
98	—	667	159.00–165.00	161.79
128	—	728	150.50–157.50	154.65
21	—	766	150.00–150.50	150.24
163	—	603	170.00–179.00	171.63
184	—	517	177.00–188.00	184.02
25	—	376	211.00–219.00	215.32
56	—	570	163.00–169.00	166.31
77	—	480	185.00–195.00	191.12
6	—	851	142.00	142.00
7	—	340	215.00–221.00	218.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	661	155.00–166.00	160.96
76	—	622	156.00–167.00	162.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	473	171.00–178.00	174.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	592	174.50	174.50
17	—	467	198.00	198.00
11	—	431	215.00	215.00
4	—	376	223.00	223.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	997	35.00–41.00	37.95
7	—	1,079	46.00–49.00	47.08
15	—	1,071	50.00–54.00	50.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,198	51.00–58.00	54.31
8	—	1,222	60.00–62.00	61.33
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,001	51.00–56.00	52.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,410	53.50–58.00	56.79
3	—	1,593	61.00–69.00	64.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,364	57.00–62.00	61.53
11	—	1,464	61.00	61.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,273	55.00–58.50	56.99
31	—	1,224	61.00–65.00	61.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,678	83.00–88.00	84.63
6	—	1,803	76.00–81.00	78.45

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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