Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available this week as the last covered auction was June 1, 2021. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.18/cwt on 243 head.

Average price

$139.18

243 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$0.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.56

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	666	139.19	926	230
Medium and Large 1-2	639	138.91	888	13thin

One grade step is worth $0.28/cwt here — about $39 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 sale243 hd

139.18

—

CO average2 barns · 252 hd

138.62

+0.56

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	—	Average	1,826	83.02	1,516	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	73.38	1,073	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,295	67.26	871	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	59.94	605	5thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	711	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,056	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	193.68/cwt	190.00–197.00	781	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,036	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,316	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,128	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,178	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,070	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	141.86/cwt	140.00–148.00	755	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	693	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	683	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	639	138.91/cwt	138.00–140.00	888	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	137.68/cwt	137.50–138.00	1,261	14
Bulls	—	—	1,860	85.13/cwt	84.00–86.50	1,583	18
Bulls	—	—	1,771	79.57/cwt	77.50–82.00	1,409	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	59.54/cwt	58.00–61.00	759	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	74.97/cwt	74.00–76.00	986	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	74.21/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,086	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	66.76/cwt	66.50–67.00	968	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	58.42/cwt	54.50–61.50	578	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,323	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,058	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,301	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	967	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	830	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	152.79/cwt	152.50–153.00	960	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	620	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	927	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,011	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,223	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	142.06/cwt	141.00–144.00	609	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	136.48/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,127	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	125.92/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,201	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,026	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	154.52/cwt	153.00–158.50	884	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	772	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 Sep 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 739Last week 665Year ago 3,276

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 88Year ago 271

No trend available this week as the last covered auction was June 1, 2021. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	711	148.50	148.50
26	—	628	152.50–153.00	152.79
11	—	660	155.50	155.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	403	190.00–197.00	193.68
19	—	1,036	127.00	127.00
6	—	469	178.00	178.00
12	—	750	157.00	157.00
25	—	669	160.00	160.00
14	—	916	137.50–138.00	137.68
27	—	962	137.50	137.50
8	—	1,058	123.00	123.00
12	—	532	156.00	156.00
51	—	572	153.00–158.50	154.52
2	—	373	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	888	127.00	127.00
52	—	532	140.00–148.00	141.86
16	—	488	142.00	142.00
4	—	365	158.00	158.00
18	—	622	155.50	155.50
9	—	1,011	121.00	121.00
4	—	701	142.00	142.00
31	—	429	141.00–144.00	142.06
43	—	826	136.00–137.00	136.48
14	—	954	122.00–127.00	125.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	683	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	639	138.00–140.00	138.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	620	149.50	149.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,860	84.00–86.50	85.13
11	—	1,771	77.50–82.00	79.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	58.00–61.00	59.54
2	—	1,315	74.00–76.00	74.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,463	73.00–79.00	74.21
2	—	1,450	66.50–67.00	66.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	989	54.50–61.50	58.42
1	—	1,095	66.00	66.00

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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