Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs steady, 400 to 550 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 higher, 550 to 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, over 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady, 500 to 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, over 600 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.87/cwt on 851 head.

Average price

$149.87

851 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$111

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

$9.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.33

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	546	159.10	869	50
Medium and Large 1	656	149.30	980	801

One grade step is worth $9.80/cwt here — about −$111 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 sale851 hd

149.87

—

CO average4 barns · 1,380 hd

154.20

−4.33

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	1,797	87.16	1,566	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,134	59.46	675	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,480	59.12	875	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	56.33	596	37

Every lot, as filed

42 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - 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	—	—	1,778	86.99/cwt	83.00–89.50	1,547	17
Bulls	—	—	1,909	91.78/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,752	5
Bulls	—	—	1,675	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,290	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	66.56/cwt	65.00–68.00	827	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,046	53.67/cwt	47.50–59.00	561	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	60.67/cwt	59.00–63.00	700	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	131.17/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,014	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	130.33/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,065	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	144.23/cwt	142.50–150.00	700	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	447	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	511	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	892	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,049	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	159.04/cwt	158.00–160.00	584	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	152.30/cwt	147.00–154.75	944	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	141.80/cwt	137.00–147.50	747	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	479	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	738	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	186.38/cwt	180.00–190.00	878	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	169.21/cwt	164.00–173.00	890	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	141.99/cwt	135.50–147.00	940	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	133.90/cwt	132.50–137.50	773	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	129.59/cwt	125.50–134.00	871	211
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	155.53/cwt	153.50–160.00	673	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	126.39/cwt	125.00–128.50	899	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	190.75/cwt	189.00–197.50	837	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	136.72/cwt	132.50–140.00	979	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	741	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	148.97/cwt	146.50–152.00	883	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	140.63/cwt	140.00–141.00	662	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	629	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	801	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	58.24/cwt	49.00–60.00	754	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	125.85/cwt	123.00–129.00	968	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	133.47/cwt	131.00–136.25	840	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	212.35/cwt	208.00–214.00	758	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	159.50/cwt	154.00–162.00	919	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	57.96/cwt	54.00–59.00	850	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	57.35/cwt	55.00–59.50	607	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	49.79/cwt	47.00–52.50	525	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	61.33/cwt	61.00–63.00	925	12
Heifers	Medium 1	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	613	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	864	39

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 →

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Tue Feb 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,433Last week 1,959Year ago 1,378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 62Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 114Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,778	83.00–89.50	86.99
5	—	1,909	91.00–92.00	91.78
2	—	1,675	77.00	77.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	65.00–68.00	66.56
10	—	1,046	47.50–59.00	53.67
36	—	1,153	59.00–63.00	60.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,466	54.00–59.00	57.96
12	—	1,508	61.00–63.00	61.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,058	55.00–59.50	57.35
5	—	1,055	47.00–52.50	49.79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	773	126.00–134.00	131.17
80	—	817	129.00–131.00	130.33
11	—	867	121.00	121.00
5	—	315	210.00	210.00
50	—	620	147.00–154.75	152.30
61	—	471	180.00–190.00	186.38
55	—	526	164.00–173.00	169.21
142	—	662	135.50–147.00	141.99
16	—	439	189.00–197.50	190.75
147	—	716	132.50–140.00	136.72
18	—	357	208.00–214.00	212.35
68	—	576	154.00–162.00	159.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	447	205.50	205.50
15	—	511	174.50	174.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	380	195.00	195.00
39	—	593	146.50–152.00	148.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	485	142.50–150.00	144.23
17	—	367	158.00–160.00	159.04
79	—	527	137.00–147.50	141.80
97	—	577	132.50–137.50	133.90
211	—	672	125.50–134.00	129.59
39	—	433	153.50–160.00	155.53
50	—	711	125.00–128.50	126.39
89	—	769	123.00–129.00	125.85
118	—	629	131.00–136.25	133.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	479	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	471	140.00–141.00	140.63
8	—	419	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	455	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	613	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	564	142.00	142.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	35	—	1,295	49.00–60.00	58.24

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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