Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday, no trend is available due to the lack of receipts from the past two weeks, but a higher undertone was noted. Trade activity and buyer demand was moderate to good for feeder calves, good for heifer pairs . Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.35/cwt on 397 head.

Average price

$149.35

397 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$54

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

$1.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.39

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	440	151.00	664	10thin
Medium and Large 1	593	149.35	886	333
Medium and Large 1-2	482	149.01	718	54

One grade step is worth $1.99/cwt here — about −$54 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 sale397 hd

149.35

—

CO average3 barns · 486 hd

147.96

+1.39

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	—	High	1,840	83.79	1,542	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	68.49	981	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	64.86	768	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	54.87	563	31

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	162.27/cwt	159.00–168.00	787	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	67.31/cwt	64.00–69.00	943	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	60.93/cwt	59.00–63.00	686	6
Bulls	—	—	1,949	92.77/cwt	90.00–96.50	1,808	5
Bulls	—	—	1,723	79.40/cwt	78.00–81.50	1,368	11
Bulls	—	—	1,965	84.34/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,657	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,075	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	778	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	614	152.51/cwt	152.51–152.51	936	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	145.33/cwt	143.00–146.00	898	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	213.70/cwt	213.00–215.00	791	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	154.81/cwt	154.00–157.00	786	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,023	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	943	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,165	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	184.43/cwt	180.00–186.00	983	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	118	356.22/cwt	285.00–400.00	420	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	940	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	157.32/cwt	157.00–161.00	670	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	124.96/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,085	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	147.69/cwt	144.00–149.00	860	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	88	202.14/cwt	175.00–225.00	178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	111	299.37/cwt	175.00–350.00	332	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	155.08/cwt	152.00–157.00	966	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	670	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	191.14/cwt	189.00–193.00	912	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	155	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	129.88/cwt	128.00–131.00	873	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	156.59/cwt	155.00–160.00	557	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	179.90/cwt	178.00–183.00	867	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	410	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	705	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	1,750.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,750.00	23,625	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,094	964.46/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	10,551	18
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,173	2,200.17/cwt	2,100.00–2,300.00	25,808	121
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	1,145.57/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	13,071	32
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	2,347.96/cwt	2,300.00–2,400.00	26,837	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	70.03/cwt	70.00–70.50	1,032	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	65.59/cwt	63.00–69.00	786	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	61.78/cwt	60.00–63.00	692	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	53.19/cwt	51.00–58.00	523	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	463	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	440	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	664	10

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 Mar 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,029Last week 439Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 234Last week 115Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	485	159.00–168.00	162.27
18	—	618	143.00–146.00	145.33
61	—	508	154.00–157.00	154.81
31	—	822	124.50	124.50
33	—	746	126.00	126.00
39	—	582	144.00–149.00	147.69
2	—	88	175.00–225.00	202.14
5	—	111	175.00–350.00	299.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	455	171.00	171.00
81	—	614	152.51	152.51
10	—	410	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	426	157.00–161.00	157.32
16	—	672	128.00–131.00	129.88
13	—	356	155.00–160.00	156.59
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	440	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	808	133.00	133.00
9	—	370	213.00–215.00	213.70
26	—	943	123.50	123.50
33	—	533	180.00–186.00	184.43
12	—	868	123.00–129.00	124.96
8	—	623	152.00–157.00	155.08
22	—	477	189.00–193.00	191.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	441	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	482	178.00–183.00	179.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	118	285.00–400.00	356.22
1	—	155	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,401	64.00–69.00	67.31
13	—	1,473	70.00–70.50	70.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,126	59.00–63.00	60.93
4	—	1,135	65.00	65.00
13	—	983	51.00–58.00	53.19
8	—	965	48.00	48.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,199	63.00–69.00	65.59
9	—	1,120	60.00–63.00	61.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,949	90.00–96.50	92.77
11	—	1,723	78.00–81.50	79.40
6	—	1,965	82.00–88.00	84.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,350	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,094	900.00–1,000.00	964.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,141	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,145.57
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	121	—	1,173	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200.17
(<2 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,143	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,347.96

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

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Slaughter Cattle

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