Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: All weights of feeder steers and heifers too lightly tested for a comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Trade activity and demand moderate for feeders, moderate to good for slaughter cows and cow-calf pairs.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.01/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$137.01

207 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$6.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.33

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	609	140.24	854	96
Medium and Large 1-2	572	134.23	768	111

One grade step is worth $6.01/cwt here — about $86 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 sale207 hd

137.01

—

CO average3 barns · 326 hd

140.35

−3.33

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	—	High	1,788	88.88	1,589	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	65.88	932	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	64.54	799	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	55.97	596	27

Every lot, as filed

39 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	65.13/cwt	65.00–66.50	814	11
Bulls	—	—	2,070	97.89/cwt	95.00–105.00	2,026	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	56.54/cwt	53.50–58.00	609	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	49.52/cwt	46.00–52.00	480	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	62.93/cwt	59.50–64.50	759	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	67.17/cwt	66.00–68.50	934	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	88	249.57/cwt	160.00–325.00	220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	130.35/cwt	127.50–133.00	800	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	163.10/cwt	162.00–167.00	842	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	617	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	901	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	122.29/cwt	122.00–122.50	966	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	973	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	161	287.08/cwt	225.00–350.00	462	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	752	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	153.15/cwt	151.00–153.50	897	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,825	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	989.11/cwt	985.00–1,060.00	10,346	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	119	244.58/cwt	125.00–335.00	291	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	977.99/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	11,511	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	1,118.81/cwt	1,075.00–1,175.00	13,694	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	716	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	165	357.77/cwt	275.00–450.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	124	280.87/cwt	160.00–350.00	348	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	151.62/cwt	151.00–152.00	804	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	678	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	63.89/cwt	61.00–65.50	928	15
Bulls	—	—	1,591	80.97/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,288	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	959	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	787	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,049	15
Bulls	—	—	1,708	88.91/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,519	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	637	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	936	33
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	54.35/cwt	48.75–61.00	548	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	134.49/cwt	134.49–134.49	927	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,293.75/cwt	1,275.00–1,325.00	14,788	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	133.31/cwt	130.00–138.00	761	49

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 617Last week 1,209Year ago 761

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 260Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 412Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,250	65.00–66.50	65.13
4	—	1,206	59.50–64.50	62.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,077	53.50–58.00	56.54
5	—	969	46.00–52.00	49.52
5	—	1,120	60.50	60.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,391	66.00–68.50	67.17
15	—	1,452	61.00–65.50	63.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,070	95.00–105.00	97.89
8	—	1,591	77.00–84.00	80.97
5	—	1,708	86.00–92.00	88.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	88	160.00–325.00	249.57
4	—	165	275.00–450.00	357.77
6	—	124	160.00–350.00	280.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	385.00	385.00
9	—	727	124.00	124.00
12	—	790	122.00–122.50	122.29
5	—	161	225.00–350.00	287.08
5	—	119	125.00–335.00	244.58
14	—	468	153.00	153.00
26	—	530	151.00–152.00	151.62
16	—	562	140.00	140.00
19	—	689	134.49	134.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	614	127.50–133.00	130.35
7	—	403	153.00	153.00
4	—	341	162.00	162.00
49	—	571	130.00–138.00	133.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	516	162.00–167.00	163.10
24	—	616	158.00	158.00
15	—	789	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	476	158.00	158.00
27	—	586	151.00–153.50	153.15
27	—	680	141.00	141.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	637	147.00	147.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,100	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,046	985.00–1,060.00	989.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,143	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,293.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,177	950.00–1,000.00	977.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,224	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,118.81
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,008	48.75–61.00	54.35

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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