Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Calves and yearlings mostly steady in a light supply. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate to good..

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.12/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$151.12

147 head · 666 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$2.48/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	700	151.48	1,060	85
Medium and Large 1-2	644	150.97	972	51
Medium 1-2	506	149.00	754	11thin

One grade step is worth $2.48/cwt here — about $306 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 sale147 hd

151.12

—

CO average5 barns · 4,094 hd

158.01

−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	—	Low	1,949	86.85	1,692	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,415	62.62	886	118
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	58.33	735	273
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,156	49.37	571	30

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	805	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	714	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	764	17
Heifers	Medium 1	—	510	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	673	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	762	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	788	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	789	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,299	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,176	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	143.73/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,273	20
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	506	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	754	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,217	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	864	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,154	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	150.87/cwt	148.00–151.50	884	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	763	135.87/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,037	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	719	139.83/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,005	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,189	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,280	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	137.64/cwt	137.00–138.00	910	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,232	53.20/cwt	51.00–55.00	655	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	60.31/cwt	52.00–61.50	832	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,272	56.93/cwt	54.00–59.00	724	112
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	56.22/cwt	52.00–59.00	692	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	37.57/cwt	36.00–41.00	361	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	47.54/cwt	46.00–49.00	528	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	74.03/cwt	72.50–75.00	1,147	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	67.32/cwt	62.00–69.00	1,050	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	61.42/cwt	60.00–63.00	782	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,383	61.09/cwt	57.00–61.50	845	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,518	66.82/cwt	63.00–70.00	1,014	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,260	60.82/cwt	60.00–66.00	766	81
Bulls	—	—	1,942	78.72/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,529	3
Bulls	—	—	1,889	87.08/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,645	13
Bulls	—	—	2,213	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	2,080	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,202.31/cwt	1,150.00–1,300.00	13,502	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,594.90/cwt	1,550.00–1,635.00	18,262	82
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	756.03/cwt	700.00–775.00	9,208	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,535	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,100	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	16,706	155
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,191	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,719	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,435	10

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 Nov 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 1,017Year ago 450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 625Last week 230Year ago 350

Replacement CattleReceipts 885Last week 170Year ago 766

Compared with last Tuesday: Calves and yearlings mostly steady in a light supply. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate to good..

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	561	143.50	143.50
14	—	868	137.00	137.00
16	—	981	130.50	130.50
20	—	661	137.00–138.00	137.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	514	139.00	139.00
17	—	569	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	510	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	763	135.00–137.00	135.87
24	—	719	139.00–140.00	139.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	534	143.00	143.00
8	—	491	160.50	160.50
3	—	398	183.00	183.00
3	—	308	187.00	187.00
20	—	886	140.00–147.50	143.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	506	156.00	156.00
10	—	881	147.50	147.50
10	—	771	152.50	152.50
16	—	811	150.00	150.00
13	—	733	157.50	157.50
21	—	586	148.00–151.50	150.87
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	506	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,232	51.00–55.00	53.20
3	—	960	36.00–41.00	37.57
12	—	1,111	46.00–49.00	47.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,380	52.00–61.50	60.31
9	—	1,549	72.50–75.00	74.03
7	—	1,560	62.00–69.00	67.32
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	1,272	54.00–59.00	56.93
81	—	1,260	60.00–66.00	60.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,231	52.00–59.00	56.22
24	—	1,274	60.00–63.00	61.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,383	57.00–61.50	61.09
9	—	1,518	63.00–70.00	66.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,942	77.00–80.00	78.72
13	—	1,889	85.00–91.00	87.08
3	—	2,213	94.00	94.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,123	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,202.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	980	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	82	—	1,145	1,550.00–1,635.00	1,594.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	—	1,218	700.00–775.00	756.03
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,210	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	155	—	1,215	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	37	—	1,191	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,205	700.00	700.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Winter - La Junta

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

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle