Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers under 700 lbs in a light test 3.00 to 5.00 lower, over 700 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Quality and condition not as attractive as a week ago. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Trade activity and demand moderate for feeders, moderate to good for slaughter cows and cow calf pairs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.29/cwt on 330 head.

Average price

$160.29

330 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$5.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.71

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	625	162.87	1,017	178
Medium and Large 1-2	595	157.26	936	152

One grade step is worth $5.61/cwt here — about $81 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 sale330 hd

160.29

—

CO average4 barns · 1,412 hd

167.00

−6.71

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	1,993	92.41	1,842	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,414	67.66	957	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	66.42	791	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,019	57.30	584	20

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	794	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	989	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	164.19/cwt	160.00–166.00	686	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	809	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,092	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	166.47/cwt	164.50–167.00	969	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	165.37/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,010	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	204.35/cwt	204.00–205.00	754	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,028	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	951	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,165	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	155.89/cwt	154.00–157.00	758	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	169	392.04/cwt	325.00–425.00	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	130	378.46/cwt	375.00–385.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	150.26/cwt	148.00–154.00	781	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	816	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	134.26/cwt	131.00–136.00	910	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,239	1,456.51/cwt	1,400.00–1,550.00	18,046	66
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,347	1,214.21/cwt	1,110.00–1,275.00	16,355	75
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,850.00/cwt	1,850.00–1,850.00	22,200	7
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,009	1,953.65/cwt	1,900.00–1,985.00	19,712	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,371	1,695.42/cwt	1,675.00–1,750.00	23,244	51
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,161	1,179.11/cwt	1,100.00–1,235.00	13,689	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	63.19/cwt	60.00–65.00	748	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	72.41/cwt	71.50–73.00	1,054	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	67.78/cwt	66.00–70.00	950	28
Bulls	—	—	2,165	97.59/cwt	93.50–102.50	2,113	10
Bulls	—	—	1,847	88.34/cwt	85.50–92.00	1,632	7
Bulls	—	—	1,643	80.77/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,327	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	47.68/cwt	47.00–48.00	463	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	56.69/cwt	55.00–59.00	566	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	62.30/cwt	61.00–63.00	665	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	63.22/cwt	61.50–65.00	914	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	838	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	67.09/cwt	65.00–70.50	800	66
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	1,182.34/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	16,080	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	907.91/cwt	810.00–1,000.00	12,257	36
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,162	60.80/cwt	55.00–62.50	706	26
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	68.50/cwt	65.00–71.00	780	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,294	1,401.86/cwt	1,350.00–1,450.00	18,140	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,216	1,227.91/cwt	1,150.00–1,260.00	14,931	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	719	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	137.77/cwt	136.00–141.00	800	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	813	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,044	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	181.44/cwt	179.00–187.00	862	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	757	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	160.07/cwt	156.00–163.00	608	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,030	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	987	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	159.53/cwt	153.00–161.00	905	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	806	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,028	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	177.55/cwt	175.00–180.00	925	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	133.98/cwt	132.00–134.25	1,108	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	173	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	649	2

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 Apr 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,209Last week 5,491Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 260Last week 131Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 412Last week 27Year ago 971

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	794	124.50	124.50
48	—	418	160.00–166.00	164.19
37	—	486	154.00–157.00	155.89
3	—	130	375.00–385.00	378.46
28	—	520	148.00–154.00	150.26
24	—	567	144.00	144.00
17	—	678	131.00–136.00	134.26
13	—	853	120.50	120.50
2	—	173	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	809	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	491	146.50	146.50
35	—	581	136.00–141.00	137.77
12	—	533	142.00	142.00
28	—	380	156.00–163.00	160.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	307	216.00	216.00
27	—	582	164.50–167.00	166.47
22	—	611	165.00–166.00	165.37
22	—	369	204.00–205.00	204.35
20	—	734	140.00	140.00
11	—	951	122.50	122.50
5	—	169	325.00–425.00	392.04
41	—	521	175.00–180.00	177.55
32	—	827	132.00–134.25	133.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	500	162.50	162.50
21	—	778	134.25	134.25
19	—	475	179.00–187.00	181.44
23	—	696	148.00	148.00
12	—	641	154.00	154.00
43	—	567	153.00–161.00	159.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	586	137.50	137.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	66	—	1,239	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,456.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	75	—	1,347	1,110.00–1,275.00	1,214.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,200	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,161	1,100.00–1,235.00	1,179.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	51	—	1,371	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,695.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,216	1,150.00–1,260.00	1,227.91
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,009	1,900.00–1,985.00	1,953.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	—	1,360	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,182.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	36	—	1,350	810.00–1,000.00	907.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,294	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,401.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,162	55.00–62.50	60.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,138	65.00–71.00	68.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,183	60.00–65.00	63.19
3	—	1,180	71.00	71.00
66	—	1,193	65.00–70.50	67.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,455	71.50–73.00	72.41
28	—	1,402	66.00–70.00	67.78
5	—	1,446	61.50–65.00	63.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	47.00–48.00	47.68
10	—	999	55.00–59.00	56.69
7	—	1,068	61.00–63.00	62.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	2,165	93.50–102.50	97.59
7	—	1,847	85.50–92.00	88.34
2	—	1,643	78.00–83.00	80.77

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle