Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer and heifer calves uneven. Steer calves under 600 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher, 600 to 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Heifer calves under 500 lbs mostly steady, 500 to 600 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Yearling feeder steers and heifers over 700 lbs lightly tested. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Trade and demand moderate to good..

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.05/cwt on 611 head.

Average price

$160.05

611 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$3.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.89

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	160.14	931	592
Medium and Large 1-2	528	157.09	829	19thin

One grade step is worth $3.05/cwt here — about $101 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 sale611 hd

160.05

—

CO average4 barns · 1,715 hd

153.16

+6.89

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	—	Average	1,798	81.77	1,470	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	66.54	979	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,311	63.04	826	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,123	52.78	593	41

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	730	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	149.60/cwt	148.00–154.00	643	88
Heifers	Medium 1	—	434	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	625	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	134.83/cwt	133.00–138.50	701	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	134.06/cwt	132.00–136.00	904	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	134.36/cwt	133.00–135.50	777	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	168.48/cwt	164.00–169.00	890	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,075	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	146.24/cwt	145.00–149.50	896	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,205	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	401	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	798	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	500	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	875	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	157.09/cwt	156.00–159.00	829	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	184.60/cwt	183.00–185.00	884	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	150.54/cwt	146.50–156.50	876	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	561	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	135.40/cwt	133.00–141.00	845	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	784	135.82/cwt	135.00–136.50	1,065	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	672	140.38/cwt	136.00–142.50	943	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	738	140.37/cwt	138.50–140.85	1,036	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,216	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,032	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	151.25/cwt	143.00–152.50	703	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	198.60/cwt	196.00–199.00	751	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	815	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	143.79/cwt	141.75–146.50	1,173	33
Bulls	—	—	1,942	87.60/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,701	11
Bulls	—	—	1,704	78.00/cwt	72.00–80.50	1,329	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	54.29/cwt	52.00–56.00	678	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	66.68/cwt	64.00–68.00	889	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	60.57/cwt	58.00–63.00	786	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	44.26/cwt	42.00–48.00	484	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	67.47/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,009	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	71.70/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,088	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	57.49/cwt	57.00–58.00	844	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	57.53/cwt	55.00–59.00	670	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	52.75/cwt	50.00–55.00	574	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	62.72/cwt	62.00–64.00	884	11

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 Oct 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,595Last week 1,853Year ago 3,177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 101Year ago 154

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	430	148.00–154.00	149.60
112	—	520	133.00–138.50	134.83
26	—	578	133.00–135.50	134.36
9	—	936	128.75	128.75
4	—	700	131.50	131.50
13	—	362	155.00	155.00
7	—	950	128.00	128.00
29	—	788	131.00	131.00
45	—	465	143.00–152.50	151.25
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	434	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	674	132.00–136.00	134.06
136	—	624	133.00–141.00	135.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	528	164.00–169.00	168.48
12	—	736	146.00	146.00
58	—	479	183.00–185.00	184.60
134	—	582	146.50–156.50	150.54
14	—	378	196.00–199.00	198.60
29	—	438	186.00	186.00
33	—	816	141.75–146.50	143.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	613	145.00–149.50	146.24
13	—	784	135.00–136.50	135.82
94	—	672	136.00–142.50	140.38
24	—	738	138.50–140.85	140.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	401	199.00	199.00
76	—	500	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	528	156.00–159.00	157.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,942	85.00–90.00	87.60
17	—	1,704	72.00–80.50	78.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,248	52.00–56.00	54.29
14	—	1,333	64.00–68.00	66.68
10	—	1,298	58.00–63.00	60.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,094	42.00–48.00	44.26
18	—	1,164	55.00–59.00	57.53
13	—	1,088	50.00–55.00	52.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,495	65.00–69.00	67.47
10	—	1,517	70.00–74.00	71.70
2	—	1,468	57.00–58.00	57.49
11	—	1,410	62.00–64.00	62.72

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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