Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts for Mon and Tues sale: 5610

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer and heifer calves lightly tested. Yearling feeder steers 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Yearling feeder heifers scarce. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.80/cwt on 391 head.

Average price

$151.80

391 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$7.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.83

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	689	154.22	1,063	268
Medium and Large 1-2	610	146.53	895	123

One grade step is worth $7.68/cwt here — about $168 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 sale391 hd

151.80

—

CO average5 barns · 4,603 hd

156.63

−4.83

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	1,705	78.67	1,341	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,454	66.92	973	96
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	56.58	674	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,084	45.18	490	56

Every lot, as filed

37 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 1-2Unweaned	—	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	819	119.17/cwt	116.00–121.50	976	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,077	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	157.27/cwt	154.00–159.00	884	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,040	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	143.99/cwt	142.50–144.50	806	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	919	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	660	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	681	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	919	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	631	140.86/cwt	140.00–141.00	889	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	140.23/cwt	139.00–140.50	928	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	765	136.23/cwt	130.50–139.00	1,042	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	154.83/cwt	153.25–155.50	1,201	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	810	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,317	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	621	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	129.73/cwt	128.00–134.00	863	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	165.59/cwt	165.00–166.00	719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	980	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,156	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,249	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	771	26
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,214	57.41/cwt	50.00–62.00	697	116
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,381	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,050	7
Bulls	—	—	1,794	82.47/cwt	80.50–84.50	1,480	10
Bulls	—	—	1,829	76.92/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,407	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	55.49/cwt	53.00–60.00	801	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,490	68.98/cwt	62.00–76.50	1,028	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	60.15/cwt	57.00–61.50	708	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	54.57/cwt	51.00–57.00	654	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,322	62.55/cwt	61.00–65.00	827	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	75.39/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,147	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	39.07/cwt	33.00–43.00	384	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	52.48/cwt	50.00–56.00	630	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	45.78/cwt	44.00–49.00	501	35

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,017Last week 758Year ago 438

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 100Year ago 320

Replacement CattleReceipts 170Last week 161Year ago 289

Total receipts for Mon and Tues sale: 5610

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	605	123.00	123.00
12	—	819	116.00–121.50	119.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	819	131.50	131.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	386	154.00	154.00
5	—	806	129.00	129.00
14	—	745	131.50	131.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	665	128.00–134.00	129.73
5	—	893	129.50	129.50
9	—	961	130.00	130.00
26	—	600	128.50	128.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	562	154.00–159.00	157.27
34	—	662	139.00–140.50	140.23
97	—	776	153.25–155.50	154.83
21	—	475	170.50	170.50
37	—	855	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	560	142.50–144.50	143.99
7	—	357	185.00	185.00
4	—	508	163.00	163.00
10	—	343	181.00	181.00
5	—	434	165.00–166.00	165.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	634	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	681	135.00	135.00
35	—	631	140.00–141.00	140.86
25	—	765	130.50–139.00	136.23

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	116	—	1,214	50.00–62.00	57.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,381	76.00	76.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,794	80.50–84.50	82.47
11	—	1,829	71.00–79.00	76.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,443	53.00–60.00	55.49
19	—	1,322	61.00–65.00	62.55
5	—	1,521	74.00–79.00	75.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,490	62.00–76.50	68.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,177	57.00–61.50	60.15
32	—	1,199	51.00–57.00	54.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	982	33.00–43.00	39.07
8	—	1,200	50.00–56.00	52.48
35	—	1,095	44.00–49.00	45.78

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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Reporter comment USDA

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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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle