Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer calves under 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady. Heifer calves under 700 lbs steady to 1.00 higher, except for 500 to 600 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher, over 700 lbs mostly steady. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate to good for calves, moderate for slaughter cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.61/cwt on 909 head.

Average price

$159.61

909 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$184

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

$13.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.37

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	469	171.52	805	73
Large 1	492	169.50	834	23
Medium and Large 1	624	158.26	988	813

One grade step is worth $13.25/cwt here — about −$184 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 sale909 hd

159.61

—

CO average4 barns · 2,115 hd

158.24

+1.37

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	1,665	79.06	1,316	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,522	61.74	940	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	55.80	726	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,138	48.17	548	25

Every lot, as filed

46 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 1Unweaned	—	706	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	939	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	981	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,045	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	144.08/cwt	142.00–146.00	706	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	138.54/cwt	135.00–140.75	741	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,204	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	716	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	151.74/cwt	145.00–155.00	941	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	767	142.38/cwt	141.50–143.50	1,092	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	149.02/cwt	142.50–150.75	1,003	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	140.35/cwt	140.35–140.35	1,298	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	176.41/cwt	173.00–179.00	774	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	844	12
Steers	Large 1	—	492	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	834	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	715	144.67/cwt	138.00–145.50	1,034	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	169.76/cwt	169.50–170.00	823	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	187.70/cwt	185.00–192.00	805	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	873	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	145.53/cwt	141.35–148.35	1,288	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	165.01/cwt	163.00–172.50	868	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	211.01/cwt	206.00–212.00	688	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	206.67/cwt	201.00–208.00	734	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	138.03/cwt	134.00–142.00	780	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	161.31/cwt	158.00–164.00	608	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	56.19/cwt	53.00–58.00	781	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	58.05/cwt	56.00–61.50	755	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	47.03/cwt	45.00–49.50	524	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	52.64/cwt	50.00–55.00	610	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	62.90/cwt	59.50–64.50	976	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,278	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	41.54/cwt	40.00–43.00	483	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	52.56/cwt	50.00–54.00	684	9
Bulls	—	—	1,550	74.59/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,156	13
Bulls	—	—	1,814	84.87/cwt	81.50–87.00	1,540	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	55.29/cwt	50.00–59.00	675	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	133.58/cwt	133.00–134.50	1,185	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	730	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	134.94/cwt	133.50–137.00	904	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	716	135.61/cwt	133.00–140.00	971	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	164.57/cwt	162.50–165.00	535	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	128.35/cwt	128.35–128.35	1,224	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	149.25/cwt	145.00–155.00	613	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	639	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	158.67/cwt	156.00–160.00	911	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	754	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,003	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	140.99/cwt	140.99–140.99	1,101	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	136.78/cwt	134.00–138.00	862	65

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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,967Last week 1,595Year ago 4,672

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 175Year ago 275

Replacement CattleReceipts 104Last week 0Year ago 249

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	706	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	981	106.50	106.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	490	142.00–146.00	144.08
89	—	535	135.00–140.75	138.54
6	—	930	129.50	129.50
95	—	565	134.00–142.00	138.03
9	—	377	158.00–164.00	161.31
18	—	887	133.00–134.50	133.58
16	—	325	162.50–165.00	164.57
11	—	954	128.35	128.35
36	—	411	145.00–155.00	149.25
20	—	781	140.99	140.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	538	133.00	133.00
20	—	470	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	465	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	670	133.50–137.00	134.94
16	—	716	133.00–140.00	135.61
8	—	754	133.00	133.00
65	—	630	134.00–138.00	136.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
170	—	620	145.00–155.00	151.74
28	—	767	141.50–143.50	142.38
46	—	673	142.50–150.75	149.02
82	—	715	138.00–145.50	144.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	925	140.35	140.35
46	—	429	185.00–192.00	187.70
27	—	463	188.50	188.50
88	—	885	141.35–148.35	145.53
139	—	526	163.00–172.50	165.01
12	—	326	206.00–212.00	211.01
16	—	355	201.00–208.00	206.67
139	—	574	156.00–160.00	158.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	439	173.00–179.00	176.41
12	—	526	160.50	160.50
25	—	485	169.50–170.00	169.76
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	492	169.50	169.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,390	53.00–58.00	56.19
19	—	1,552	59.50–64.50	62.90
1	—	1,750	73.00	73.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,301	56.00–61.50	58.05
9	—	1,302	50.00–54.00	52.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,115	45.00–49.50	47.03
9	—	1,158	50.00–55.00	52.64
4	—	1,163	40.00–43.00	41.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,550	71.00–78.00	74.59
10	—	1,814	81.50–87.00	84.87

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	86	—	1,220	50.00–59.00	55.29

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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

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