Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts for last week 7203.

Compared with last week: Steer calves steady to 2.00 higher advance on 600 to 650 lbs. Heifer calves heifer calves under 550 lbs mostly steady in a light test, 550 to 650 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher, over 650 lbs steady. Slaughter cows and 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 $163.77/cwt on 617 head.

Average price

$163.77

617 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$970

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$17.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.13

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	165.44	981	548
Medium and Large 1-2	589	154.07	907	32
Medium 1	590	147.51	871	37

One grade step is worth $17.92/cwt here — about $110 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 sale617 hd

163.77

—

CO average2 barns · 2,224 hd

156.64

+7.13

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	—	High	1,952	85.36	1,666	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	58.61	863	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	55.52	661	206
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	48.39	529	42

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1Fancy	—	532	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	809	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	149.35/cwt	146.50–151.50	702	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	530	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	651	138.71/cwt	138.00–139.00	903	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	145.55/cwt	137.00–149.00	892	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	146.86/cwt	145.00–150.00	842	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	163.89/cwt	163.00–168.00	887	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	482	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	937	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	156.96/cwt	156.50–158.50	986	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	148.01/cwt	146.50–151.00	992	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	702	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	990	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	660	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	931	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	189.92/cwt	188.00–191.50	919	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	149.74/cwt	149.00–150.00	647	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	20
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	610	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	878	32
Steers	Medium 1	—	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	562	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	961	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	704	148.22/cwt	148.00–148.25	1,043	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	516	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	949	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	151.53/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,029	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	638	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	164.04/cwt	160.00–167.00	942	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	611	12
Bulls	—	—	1,940	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,746	1
Bulls	—	—	1,808	77.73/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,405	3
Bulls	—	—	1,974	86.27/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,703	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,125	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	720	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,650	64.41/cwt	60.00–65.50	1,063	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,441	56.63/cwt	52.00–58.00	816	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,216	54.89/cwt	53.00–57.00	667	98
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	47.35/cwt	44.00–50.00	514	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	406	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	53.75/cwt	52.00–57.00	637	86
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	66.18/cwt	65.50–69.00	713	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	63.91/cwt	63.00–67.00	980	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	52.87/cwt	50.00–56.00	580	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	55.68/cwt	53.00–59.50	780	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,065	50.87/cwt	47.00–52.00	542	6

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,468Last week 0Year ago 950

Slaughter CattleReceipts 390Last week 0Year ago 166

Total receipts for last week 7203.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	532	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	470	146.50–151.50	149.35
9	—	312	170.00	170.00
52	—	573	145.00–150.00	146.86
11	—	432	149.00–150.00	149.74
12	—	382	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	651	138.00–139.00	138.71
121	—	613	137.00–149.00	145.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	541	163.00–168.00	163.89
4	—	568	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	482	194.50	194.50
79	—	562	171.00	171.00
65	—	704	148.00–148.25	148.22
37	—	516	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	628	156.50–158.50	156.96
38	—	670	146.50–151.00	148.01
22	—	702	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	660	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	484	188.00–191.50	189.92
20	—	530	170.00	170.00
43	—	679	149.00–153.00	151.53
15	—	319	200.00	200.00
30	—	574	160.00–167.00	164.04
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	610	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,808	76.00–79.00	77.73
20	—	1,974	81.00–88.00	86.27
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,125	64.00	64.00
98	—	1,216	53.00–57.00	54.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,650	60.00–65.50	64.41
32	—	1,441	52.00–58.00	56.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,086	44.00–50.00	47.35
4	—	1,160	35.00	35.00
13	—	1,097	50.00–56.00	52.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,186	52.00–57.00	53.75
13	—	1,078	65.50–69.00	66.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,534	63.00–67.00	63.91
14	—	1,401	53.00–59.50	55.68
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,065	47.00–52.00	50.87

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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