Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs in a light test steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Yearling feeder steers over 700 lbs too lightly tested last week for an accurate trend. Yearling feeder heifers over 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.79/cwt on 389 head.

Average price

$133.79

389 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$88

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

$15.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	134.67	762	367
Medium and Large 1-2	714	119.11	850	22

One grade step is worth $15.56/cwt here — about −$88 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 sale389 hd

133.79

—

CO average3 barns · 558 hd

135.68

−1.89

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	1,891	86.99	1,645	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	66.84	1,009	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	62.92	737	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	54.91	570	15

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	123	313.11/cwt	285.00–325.00	385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	190	354.47/cwt	335.00–375.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	128.12/cwt	123.50–131.00	784	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	147.62/cwt	142.00–150.50	613	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	866	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	883	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	1,047	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	955	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	937	70
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,021	1,472.03/cwt	1,450.00–1,500.00	15,029	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	65.05/cwt	61.00–69.50	794	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	932	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	66.17/cwt	65.50–66.50	940	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	635	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	55.17/cwt	54.00–57.00	573	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	62.02/cwt	58.00–64.50	699	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,174	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	49.68/cwt	47.00–51.00	501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	980	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	12,760	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	922	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	136.54/cwt	133.00–140.00	710	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	470	171.84/cwt	171.00–173.00	808	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	152.44/cwt	152.00–154.00	819	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	148.12/cwt	147.50–149.00	843	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	153	393.03/cwt	360.00–425.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	167.45/cwt	167.00–169.00	656	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	117	314.57/cwt	285.00–335.00	368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,094	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	167.68/cwt	167.00–169.00	713	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	143.50/cwt	138.00–146.50	676	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	65.43/cwt	64.50–66.50	846	13
Bulls	—	—	1,899	84.63/cwt	83.00–86.50	1,607	7
Bulls	—	—	1,680	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,604	1
Bulls	—	—	1,931	89.00/cwt	87.00–91.50	1,719	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	59.88/cwt	58.50–62.00	639	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	64.21/cwt	63.00–65.00	988	9

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 May 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 831Last week 552Year ago 3,309

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 95Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 165Last week 81Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	123	285.00–325.00	313.11
2	—	190	335.00–375.00	354.47
66	—	612	123.50–131.00	128.12
107	—	415	142.00–150.50	147.62
70	—	808	116.00	116.00
13	—	852	115.00	115.00
43	—	520	133.00–140.00	136.54
3	—	708	120.00	120.00
65	—	471	138.00–146.50	143.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	756	114.50	114.50
6	—	841	113.50	113.50
5	—	467	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	458	163.00	163.00
9	—	652	143.00	143.00
17	—	617	149.50	149.50
26	—	537	152.00–154.00	152.44
19	—	569	147.50–149.00	148.12
13	—	392	167.00–169.00	167.45
60	—	865	126.50	126.50
17	—	425	167.00–169.00	167.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	659	134.00	134.00
30	—	885	118.25	118.25
5	—	550	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	470	171.00–173.00	171.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	153	360.00–425.00	393.03
3	—	117	285.00–335.00	314.57

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,021	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,472.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,100	1,160.00	1,160.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	81	—	1,220	61.00–69.50	65.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,421	65.50–66.50	66.17
6	—	1,631	72.00	72.00
9	—	1,539	63.00–65.00	64.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,039	54.00–57.00	55.17
5	—	1,008	47.00–51.00	49.68
5	—	1,067	58.50–62.00	59.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,127	58.00–64.50	62.02
13	—	1,293	64.50–66.50	65.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,899	83.00–86.50	84.63
1	—	1,680	95.50	95.50
4	—	1,931	87.00–91.50	89.00

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

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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Replacement Cattle

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