Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 550 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, 550 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs mostly steady instances 5.00 higher on thin fleshed fancy lots, 550 to 700 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.88/cwt on 1,651 head.

Average price

$149.88

1,651 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$118

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

$9.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.13

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	158.56	873	204
Medium and Large 1	667	148.65	991	1,447

One grade step is worth $9.91/cwt here — about −$118 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 sale1,651 hd

149.88

—

CO average4 barns · 3,812 hd

151.00

−1.13

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	—	Average	1,643	94.84	1,558	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	68.68	1,000	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	68.23	809	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	55.76	570	21

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	654	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	994	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	126.26/cwt	126.00–127.00	732	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	755	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	153.89/cwt	151.00–156.00	880	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	407	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	672	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	182.04/cwt	180.00–185.00	872	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	563	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	957	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	191.90/cwt	188.00–196.50	796	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	810	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	143.03/cwt	140.00–144.00	898	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	125.31/cwt	122.00–127.00	972	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	175.21/cwt	175.00–176.00	906	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	516	152.66/cwt	151.50–153.75	788	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	142.60/cwt	139.00–145.00	953	269
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	690	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	174.76/cwt	174.50–175.00	858	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	130.96/cwt	128.50–134.25	880	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	137.17/cwt	133.00–144.00	785	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	146.10/cwt	143.50–150.00	774	100
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	56.46/cwt	54.00–59.00	580	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	583	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	49.40/cwt	48.00–53.00	508	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	71.51/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,041	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	67.27/cwt	64.00–69.00	979	8
Bulls	—	—	1,587	92.01/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,460	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	402	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	804	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	604	140.32/cwt	140.00–140.50	848	68
Heifers	Medium 1	—	522	134.39/cwt	132.00–135.00	702	46
Bulls	Medium 1	—	773	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	758	7
Bulls	—	—	1,445	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	918	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	127.63/cwt	127.00–128.00	932	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	797	18
Bulls	—	—	1,702	98.37/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,674	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	71.53/cwt	70.00–74.00	901	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	66.84/cwt	64.00–69.00	771	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	161.86/cwt	161.00–163.00	856	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	152.14/cwt	148.00–159.00	933	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,176	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	716	141.60/cwt	141.60–141.60	1,014	68
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	592	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	728	13
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	460	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	134.08/cwt	130.00–138.00	837	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	163.31/cwt	159.50–168.00	947	220
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	131.16/cwt	130.50–132.00	1,064	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	198.58/cwt	195.00–201.00	622	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	155.75/cwt	152.50–160.00	673	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	812	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,090	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	136.81/cwt	135.00–139.25	985	219
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	132.26/cwt	130.00–132.75	1,033	166

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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,344Last week 2,433Year ago 1,438

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 145Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	654	152.00	152.00
70	—	563	170.00	170.00
20	—	402	200.00	200.00
60	—	812	134.25	134.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	389	194.00	194.00
23	—	572	151.00–156.00	153.89
10	—	445	182.00	182.00
85	—	628	140.00–144.00	143.03
17	—	491	174.50–175.00	174.76
15	—	675	136.00	136.00
23	—	529	161.00–163.00	161.86
18	—	313	195.00–201.00	198.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	479	180.00–185.00	182.04
20	—	415	188.00–196.50	191.90
47	—	517	175.00–176.00	175.21
269	—	668	139.00–145.00	142.60
100	—	613	148.00–159.00	152.14
20	—	919	128.00	128.00
220	—	580	159.50–168.00	163.31
87	—	811	130.50–132.00	131.16
219	—	720	135.00–139.25	136.81
166	—	781	130.00–132.75	132.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	716	141.60	141.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	580	126.00–127.00	126.26
16	—	476	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	407	165.00	165.00
147	—	516	151.50–153.75	152.66
68	—	604	140.00–140.50	140.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	776	122.00–127.00	125.31
144	—	672	128.50–134.25	130.96
114	—	572	133.00–144.00	137.17
100	—	530	143.50–150.00	146.10
7	—	384	168.50	168.50
68	—	730	127.00–128.00	127.63
129	—	624	130.00–138.00	134.08
85	—	432	152.50–160.00	155.75
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	522	132.00–135.00	134.39
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	773	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	535	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	592	123.00	123.00
6	—	460	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,027	54.00–59.00	56.46
1	—	925	63.00	63.00
3	—	1,028	48.00–53.00	49.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,456	70.00–72.00	71.51
8	—	1,456	64.00–69.00	67.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,260	70.00–74.00	71.53
19	—	1,154	64.00–69.00	66.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,587	89.00–94.00	92.01
1	—	1,445	80.00	80.00
9	—	1,702	96.00–100.00	98.37

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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