Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with a couple of weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers under 700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, over 700 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.79/cwt on 471 head.

Average price

$146.79

471 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$995

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$14.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.72

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	676	147.18	995	458
Medium and Large 1-2	743	133.00	988	13thin

One grade step is worth $14.18/cwt here — about $7 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 sale471 hd

146.79

—

CO average3 barns · 1,017 hd

151.52

−4.72

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	1,721	80.44	1,384	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	64.73	941	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	61.98	747	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	58.83	634	16

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,125	1
Bulls	—	—	1,681	77.97/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,311	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	59.63/cwt	56.50–63.00	707	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	64.57/cwt	63.50–67.50	794	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	65.17/cwt	64.00–67.50	946	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	60.07/cwt	56.50–63.50	863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	162.88/cwt	161.00–163.50	932	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	131.76/cwt	131.50–132.00	875	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	140.62/cwt	137.00–143.00	811	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	129.12/cwt	128.75–129.50	930	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	156.37/cwt	152.00–157.50	672	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	990	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	173.19/cwt	170.00–177.00	925	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	131.58/cwt	130.50–132.50	1,070	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	146.11/cwt	141.50–148.00	958	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	132.66/cwt	132.50–133.00	1,041	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	665	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	988	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	740	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	59.38/cwt	54.00–63.50	662	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	148.76/cwt	146.00–151.50	940	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	696	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	939	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,169	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	136.87/cwt	133.00–139.25	858	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	181.17/cwt	179.00–182.50	859	24
Bulls	—	—	1,821	86.61/cwt	83.50–88.50	1,577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	136.55/cwt	136.50–138.00	997	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	59.56/cwt	58.00–61.00	655	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	55.65/cwt	54.00–57.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	728	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,045	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	504	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	781	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	148.29/cwt	144.00–150.00	718	38

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,158Last week 3,344Year ago 1,763

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 106Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	69.00	69.00
54	—	1,452	64.00–67.50	65.17
6	—	1,437	56.50–63.50	60.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,185	56.50–63.00	59.63
19	—	1,229	63.50–67.50	64.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,100	58.00–61.00	59.56
3	—	978	54.00–57.00	55.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,681	77.00–82.00	77.97
4	—	1,821	83.50–88.50	86.61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	572	161.00–163.50	162.88
5	—	314	194.00	194.00
28	—	534	170.00–177.00	173.19
85	—	813	130.50–132.50	131.58
74	—	656	141.50–148.00	146.11
27	—	785	132.50–133.00	132.66
81	—	632	146.00–151.50	148.76
12	—	370	188.00	188.00
7	—	939	124.50	124.50
24	—	474	179.00–182.50	181.17
58	—	730	136.50–138.00	136.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	743	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	728	143.50	143.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	664	131.50–132.00	131.76
99	—	577	137.00–143.00	140.62
31	—	720	128.75–129.50	129.12
19	—	430	152.00–157.50	156.37
23	—	805	123.00	123.00
7	—	521	142.00	142.00
116	—	627	133.00–139.25	136.87
5	—	358	166.00	166.00
38	—	484	144.00–150.00	148.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	538	136.00	136.00
11	—	446	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	504	155.00	155.00

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	46	—	1,115	54.00–63.50	59.38

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

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Feeder Cattle

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