Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 450 lbs mostly steady, steers 450 to 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 600 to 700 lbs steady, over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. feeder heifers under 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, heifers 500 to 600 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower, 600 to 700 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher, over 700 lbs mostly steady in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.07/cwt on 998 head.

Average price

$178.07

998 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,030

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$52

per head · Large 1 over Medium 1-2

$16.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.18

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	496	180.00	893	26
Medium and Large 1	590	178.42	1,052	850
Medium and Large 1-2	501	178.21	894	96
Medium 1-2	576	164.00	945	26

One grade step is worth $16.00/cwt here — about −$52 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 sale998 hd

178.07

—

CO average4 barns · 6,098 hd

175.89

+2.18

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	1,573	82.87	1,303	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	64.60	929	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	58.33	692	254
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,044	51.08	533	58

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	432	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	670	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	143.27/cwt	140.00–147.00	953	64
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	572	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	721	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	155.99/cwt	153.00–163.00	753	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	150.31/cwt	146.00–157.00	785	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	138.11/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,162	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	162.53/cwt	160.50–165.00	1,073	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	153.49/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,183	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,248	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	165.10/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,029	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	217.51/cwt	214.00–220.00	807	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	183.72/cwt	183.00–186.00	884	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	172.92/cwt	170.00–177.00	901	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	143.37/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,372	27
Steers	Large 1	—	496	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	893	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	188.77/cwt	184.00–191.00	983	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	383	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	869	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	502	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	994	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	153.28/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,105	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	179.84/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,012	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	172.18/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,050	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	213.44/cwt	208.00–215.00	914	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,203	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	144.90/cwt	143.50–147.00	1,046	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	63.76/cwt	62.00–67.00	1,002	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	60.88/cwt	60.00–62.00	797	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	57.26/cwt	52.00–59.75	681	92
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,408	65.01/cwt	63.00–67.00	915	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,131	55.14/cwt	51.00–59.00	624	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	760	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	40.52/cwt	40.00–41.00	439	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	46.64/cwt	42.00–50.00	468	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	53.81/cwt	50.00–55.50	586	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,178	62.34/cwt	61.00–68.00	734	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	985	52.41/cwt	50.00–53.00	516	12
Bulls	—	—	1,676	77.67/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,302	5
Bulls	—	—	1,788	86.33/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,544	12
Bulls	—	—	1,964	94.43/cwt	93.50–97.00	1,855	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,361	80.06/cwt	78.00–81.50	1,090	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	168.47/cwt	165.00–172.00	714	95
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	576	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	945	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	147.80/cwt	143.00–151.00	912	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	141.59/cwt	141.00–144.00	735	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	146.46/cwt	140.00–149.00	845	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	183.47/cwt	182.00–189.00	681	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	453	204.42/cwt	204.00–208.00	926	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	194.72/cwt	191.00–200.00	921	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	139.02/cwt	136.00–141.00	852	47

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,076Last week 2,629Year ago 3,248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 590Last week 510Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	432	155.00	155.00
59	—	519	141.00–144.00	141.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	665	140.00–147.00	143.27
143	—	483	153.00–163.00	155.99
92	—	522	146.00–157.00	150.31
27	—	841	137.00–140.00	138.11
16	—	918	131.00	131.00
27	—	722	143.50–147.00	144.90
95	—	424	165.00–172.00	168.47
63	—	617	143.00–151.00	147.80
135	—	577	140.00–149.00	146.46
47	—	371	182.00–189.00	183.47
7	—	283	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	572	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	613	136.00–141.00	139.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
148	—	660	160.50–165.00	162.53
47	—	771	151.00–155.00	153.49
19	—	843	148.00	148.00
19	—	371	214.00–220.00	217.51
27	—	957	143.00–145.00	143.37
87	—	521	184.00–191.00	188.77
44	—	721	151.00–158.00	153.28
151	—	563	174.00–184.00	179.84
36	—	610	169.00–174.00	172.18
49	—	428	208.00–215.00	213.44
86	—	473	191.00–200.00	194.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	623	161.00–166.00	165.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	481	183.00–186.00	183.72
49	—	521	170.00–177.00	172.92
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	496	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	383	227.00	227.00
39	—	502	198.00	198.00
29	—	453	204.00–208.00	204.42
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	576	164.00	164.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,571	62.00–67.00	63.76
1	—	1,490	51.00	51.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,309	60.00–62.00	60.88
92	—	1,189	52.00–59.75	57.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,408	63.00–67.00	65.01
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,131	51.00–59.00	55.14
59	—	1,178	61.00–68.00	62.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	40.00–41.00	40.52
16	—	1,003	42.00–50.00	46.64
28	—	1,089	50.00–55.50	53.81
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	985	50.00–53.00	52.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,676	74.00–81.00	77.67
12	—	1,788	83.00–91.00	86.33
4	—	1,964	93.50–97.00	94.43
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,361	78.00–81.50	80.06

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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