Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts for Mon an Tues sale; 7376

Compared with last Tues: Steer and heifer calves mostly steady in a limited supply. Yearling feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Trading activity and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.12/cwt on 217 head.

Average price

$145.12

217 head · 679 lb average

Value per head Derived

$985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$13.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.72

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	151.89	1,046	95
Medium 1	652	145.15	946	20
Medium 1-2	634	140.00	888	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	683	138.59	946	86

One grade step is worth $13.30/cwt here — about $100 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 sale217 hd

145.12

—

CO average5 barns · 5,664 hd

163.84

−18.72

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	1,821	83.18	1,515	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	61.36	899	114
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	56.99	697	270
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	49.67	533	118

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
Heifers	Medium 1	—	563	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	839	20
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	669	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	963	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	729	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,021	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,259	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	522	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	835	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,071	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	1,215	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	633	141.23/cwt	138.00–143.00	894	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	723	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	969	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	912	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	146.06/cwt	145.00–147.50	1,263	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	161.44/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,153	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	678	137.28/cwt	132.00–142.00	931	62
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	758	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,008	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,028	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,212	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	138.62/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,074	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	606	133.03/cwt	131.00–137.50	806	13
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	634	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	888	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	151.97/cwt	151.00–154.50	948	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	155.35/cwt	153.00–159.50	1,219	11
Bulls	—	—	1,925	85.34/cwt	83.50–87.00	1,643	11
Bulls	—	—	1,630	79.22/cwt	78.00–81.50	1,291	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,134	52.22/cwt	51.00–53.25	592	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,235	56.93/cwt	54.00–59.00	703	169
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,236	61.66/cwt	60.00–65.00	762	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,434	61.54/cwt	59.75–68.50	882	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	77.58/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,202	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	63.41/cwt	63.00–63.50	878	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	57.80/cwt	53.50–59.00	875	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	52.95/cwt	51.00–54.00	599	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	62.06/cwt	60.00–65.00	778	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,494	57.97/cwt	53.50–59.00	866	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	925	47.07/cwt	45.00–49.00	435	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	46.66/cwt	45.00–49.00	504	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	40.01/cwt	39.00–41.00	457	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	53.52/cwt	51.50–57.00	628	57

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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,080Last week 600Year ago 375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 695Last week 625Year ago 200

Total receipts for Mon an Tues sale; 7376

Compared with last Tues: Steer and heifer calves mostly steady in a limited supply. Yearling feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Trading activity and demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	563	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	669	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	729	140.00	140.00
13	—	606	131.00–137.50	133.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	950	132.50	132.50
12	—	731	146.50	146.50
22	—	842	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	775	138.00–140.00	138.62
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	522	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	845	143.75	143.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	633	138.00–143.00	141.23
62	—	678	132.00–142.00	137.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	723	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	175.00	175.00
7	—	865	145.00–147.50	146.06
14	—	714	160.00–162.00	161.44
10	—	681	151.00	151.00
30	—	624	151.00–154.50	151.97
11	—	785	153.00–159.50	155.35
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	758	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	634	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,925	83.50–87.00	85.34
6	—	1,630	78.00–81.50	79.22
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,134	51.00–53.25	52.22
27	—	925	45.00–49.00	47.07
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
169	—	1,235	54.00–59.00	56.93
41	—	1,236	60.00–65.00	61.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,434	59.75–68.50	61.54
28	—	1,494	53.50–59.00	57.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,550	75.00–78.00	77.58
6	—	1,385	63.00–63.50	63.41
16	—	1,513	53.50–59.00	57.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,131	51.00–54.00	52.95
26	—	1,081	45.00–49.00	46.66
4	—	1,143	39.00–41.00	40.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,254	60.00–65.00	62.06
57	—	1,173	51.50–57.00	53.52

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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