Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Feed steers and heifers lightly tested. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Trade activity and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.33/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$137.33

54 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$138

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 1

$4.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.41

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	459	140.00	643	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	444	138.57	615	27
Medium and Large 1	577	135.21	780	22

One grade step is worth $4.79/cwt here — about −$138 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 sale54 hd

137.33

—

CO average3 barns · 244 hd

135.92

+1.41

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	1,894	86.21	1,633	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,403	65.21	915	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	63.63	782	125
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	56.46	588	33

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	255	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	864	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	173.47/cwt	173.00–174.00	793	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	65.45/cwt	64.50–67.00	801	58
Bulls	—	—	2,050	93.05/cwt	92.25–94.00	1,908	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	54.70/cwt	52.00–57.00	607	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,191	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	62.05/cwt	58.00–64.00	766	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	66.90/cwt	65.00–69.00	949	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	167.12/cwt	163.00–168.00	732	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	167	274.17/cwt	250.00–285.00	458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	135.21/cwt	132.50–139.00	780	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,006	1,366.97/cwt	1,325.00–1,400.00	13,752	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	139.02/cwt	138.00–140.00	589	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	194	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	747	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	351.50/cwt	310.00–385.00	798	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	459	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	643	5
Bulls	Large 1	—	867	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	876	10
Bulls	Large 1	—	942	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	951	10
Stock Cows	Medium 1	—	1,174	63.38/cwt	57.00–67.00	744	34
Bulls	Large 1	—	719	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	794	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	17,763	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	59.96/cwt	58.00–64.00	582	14
Bulls	—	—	1,869	83.15/cwt	78.00–86.50	1,554	21
Bulls	—	—	1,886	89.27/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,684	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	63.61/cwt	60.00–64.00	871	34

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 461Year ago 700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 254Last week 125Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 690Year ago 370

Compared with last Tuesday: Feed steers and heifers lightly tested. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Trade activity and demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	335.00	335.00
3	—	167	250.00–285.00	274.17
22	—	577	132.50–139.00	135.21
9	—	227	310.00–385.00	351.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	513	137.00	137.00
21	—	424	138.00–140.00	139.02
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	459	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	565	153.00	153.00
17	—	457	173.00–174.00	173.47
10	—	705	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	438	163.00–168.00	167.12
2	—	350	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	410.00	410.00
5	—	194	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	867	101.00	101.00
10	—	942	101.00	101.00
6	—	719	110.50	110.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,224	64.50–67.00	65.45
67	—	1,234	58.00–64.00	62.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,110	52.00–57.00	54.70
2	—	943	47.00	47.00
14	—	971	58.00–64.00	59.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,678	71.00	71.00
22	—	1,418	65.00–69.00	66.90
34	—	1,369	60.00–64.00	63.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,050	92.25–94.00	93.05
21	—	1,869	78.00–86.50	83.15
12	—	1,886	87.00–91.00	89.27

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	7	—	1,006	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,366.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,450	1,225.00	1,225.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,174	57.00–67.00	63.38

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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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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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle