Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder cattle and calves too lightly tested last week for a comparison . Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Demand moderate for calves, good for yearling feeder cattle over 700 lbs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.51/cwt on 923 head.

Average price

$151.51

923 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.16

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	710	151.51	1,075	923

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale923 hd

151.51

—

CO average3 barns · 1,666 hd

153.67

−2.16

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	1,933	86.82	1,678	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	68.07	1,011	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,263	62.40	788	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,166	56.48	659	28

Every lot, as filed

45 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 1	—	834	147.63/cwt	145.25–149.00	1,231	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	633	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	951	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,213	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	164.11/cwt	160.50–167.00	852	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	179.65/cwt	175.00–183.00	848	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	149.03/cwt	146.50–149.50	985	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	135.33/cwt	132.50–136.50	1,310	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	151.48/cwt	149.00–154.00	938	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	701	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	999	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	150.05/cwt	147.25–152.00	1,140	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	143.17/cwt	140.75–147.50	1,250	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	150.44/cwt	150.00–151.50	882	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	144.80/cwt	144.50–145.00	941	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	138.51/cwt	134.00–141.75	1,004	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	132.85/cwt	128.00–133.50	1,237	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	919	17
Heifers	Large 1	—	576	136.18/cwt	136.00–136.50	784	36
Heifers	Large 1	—	535	139.79/cwt	139.00–141.00	748	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	351	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	586	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	150.37/cwt	148.75–152.00	1,066	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	183.98/cwt	183.00–185.00	758	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	138.26/cwt	136.50–139.00	867	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	691	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	933	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	142.03/cwt	141.50–143.10	1,322	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,173	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	136.26/cwt	133.00–139.25	1,116	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,013	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	146.03/cwt	144.00–150.00	853	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	150.55/cwt	150.00–151.00	699	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	668	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,032	27
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,465	65.72/cwt	62.50–68.00	963	54
Bulls	—	—	2,113	93.82/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,982	6
Bulls	—	—	1,843	78.17/cwt	75.50–81.50	1,441	3
Bulls	—	—	1,865	85.48/cwt	83.00–88.50	1,594	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	73.01/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,156	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,287	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	65.03/cwt	61.00–69.00	928	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	59.05/cwt	58.00–64.00	735	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	60.11/cwt	57.00–61.00	717	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	50.88/cwt	49.00–54.00	573	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	66.47/cwt	66.00–70.00	855	14

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,853Last week 739Year ago 2,896

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 77Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 0Year ago 650

Feeder cattle and calves too lightly tested last week for a comparison . Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Demand moderate for calves, good for yearling feeder cattle over 700 lbs.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	834	145.25–149.00	147.63
93	—	519	160.50–167.00	164.11
35	—	472	175.00–183.00	179.65
23	—	661	146.50–149.50	149.03
5	—	317	212.00	212.00
38	—	968	132.50–136.50	135.33
107	—	760	147.25–152.00	150.05
82	—	873	140.75–147.50	143.17
85	—	586	150.00–151.50	150.44
6	—	709	148.75–152.00	150.37
20	—	412	183.00–185.00	183.98
66	—	931	141.50–143.10	142.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	750	140.00	140.00
144	—	619	149.00–154.00	151.48
7	—	701	142.50	142.50
30	—	650	144.50–145.00	144.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	668	154.50	154.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	419	151.00	151.00
14	—	951	127.50	127.50
4	—	675	141.00	141.00
50	—	725	134.00–141.75	138.51
25	—	931	128.00–133.50	132.85
17	—	636	144.50	144.50
17	—	351	167.00	167.00
17	—	500	150.00	150.00
50	—	879	133.50	133.50
100	—	819	133.00–139.25	136.26
54	—	584	144.00–150.00	146.03
31	—	464	150.00–151.00	150.55
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	576	136.00–136.50	136.18
20	—	535	139.00–141.00	139.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	627	136.50–139.00	138.26
5	—	691	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	776	130.50	130.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	54	—	1,465	62.50–68.00	65.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,113	90.00–97.00	93.82
3	—	1,843	75.50–81.50	78.17
12	—	1,865	83.00–88.50	85.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,583	71.00–75.00	73.01
1	—	1,650	78.00	78.00
13	—	1,427	61.00–69.00	65.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,244	58.00–64.00	59.05
14	—	1,286	66.00–70.00	66.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,192	57.00–61.00	60.11
11	—	1,126	49.00–54.00	50.88

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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Winter - La Junta

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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