Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer and heifers with quality an condition weaned 50 days or longer 5.00 to 8.00 instances 10.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers and heifers over 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 instances 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Trade activity and demand good to very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.83/cwt on 1,376 head.

Average price

$166.83

1,376 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$220

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

$3.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.56

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	527	170.53	899	69
Medium and Large 1	672	166.63	1,119	1,307

One grade step is worth $3.90/cwt here — about −$220 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 sale1,376 hd

166.83

—

CO average2 barns · 1,666 hd

166.26

+0.56

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	1,890	86.93	1,643	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,497	64.48	965	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	56.59	699	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	51.90	562	92

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	171.61/cwt	167.00–177.50	1,054	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	553	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,040	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	464	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	984	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	939	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	198.26/cwt	195.00–201.00	954	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	161.79/cwt	161.50–163.00	912	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	216.00/cwt	215.00–217.00	804	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	894	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	156.49/cwt	150.50–159.50	1,124	201
Heifers	Large 1	—	496	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	774	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	176.57/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,001	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	154.08/cwt	150.50–156.00	1,193	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	185.68/cwt	184.00–186.00	954	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	204.22/cwt	200.00–211.00	882	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	184.20/cwt	180.00–188.00	875	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	419	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	909	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	147.67/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,001	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	161.74/cwt	160.00–164.50	998	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	732	142.56/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,044	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,004	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	154.06/cwt	152.50–155.50	1,348	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	155.28/cwt	151.00–159.50	1,054	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,311	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,008	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	159.05/cwt	154.50–163.00	824	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	367	204.16/cwt	200.00–205.00	749	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	161.48/cwt	159.00–168.00	761	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	507	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.50	875	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	463	170.51/cwt	169.99–171.00	789	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	46.47/cwt	42.00–49.00	489	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	1,169	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	59.92/cwt	55.00–61.00	849	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	67.58/cwt	67.00–68.00	1,073	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	55.74/cwt	52.00–59.00	679	98
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	893	44.42/cwt	42.00–48.00	397	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	53.91/cwt	50.00–57.50	625	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,081	53.01/cwt	52.00–55.00	573	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	61.41/cwt	60.00–65.00	802	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	281	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,480	65.20/cwt	61.00–68.00	965	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,223	58.09/cwt	54.00–59.00	710	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,383	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	851	8
Bulls	—	—	1,928	87.76/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,692	18
Bulls	—	—	1,655	76.54/cwt	75.50–78.00	1,267	3
Bulls	—	—	1,905	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	742	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	147.07/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,121	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	146.54/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,071	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,186	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	728	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,041	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	661	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	643	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	916	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	860	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,271	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	136.82/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,208	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	561	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	920	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	365	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	810	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	612	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,123	38

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,966Last week 1,468Year ago 3,500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 409Last week 390Year ago 118

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
204	—	614	167.00–177.50	171.61
39	—	481	195.00–201.00	198.26
12	—	372	215.00–217.00	216.00
201	—	718	150.50–159.50	156.49
67	—	567	170.00–178.00	176.57
111	—	774	150.50–156.00	154.08
25	—	514	184.00–186.00	185.68
22	—	432	200.00–211.00	204.22
140	—	875	152.50–155.50	154.06
153	—	679	151.00–159.50	155.28
62	—	843	155.50	155.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	553	188.00	188.00
7	—	464	212.00	212.00
6	—	419	217.00	217.00
11	—	365	222.00	222.00
38	—	612	183.50	183.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	564	161.50–163.00	161.79
29	—	523	171.00	171.00
15	—	475	180.00–188.00	184.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	678	146.00–149.00	147.67
63	—	617	160.00–164.50	161.74
36	—	732	139.00–146.00	142.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	450	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	939	130.00	130.00
13	—	657	153.50	153.50
33	—	518	154.50–163.00	159.05
87	—	471	159.00–168.00	161.48
6	—	332	202.00	202.00
5	—	389	182.50	182.50
17	—	424	175.00	175.00
94	—	762	145.00–148.00	147.07
50	—	731	145.00–148.00	146.54
48	—	818	145.00	145.00
38	—	883	135.00–138.00	136.82
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	496	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	367	200.00–205.00	204.16
64	—	507	170.00–175.50	172.52
67	—	463	169.99–171.00	170.51
35	—	561	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	728	143.00	143.00
4	—	661	134.00	134.00
6	—	643	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	860	147.75	147.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,053	42.00–49.00	46.47
17	—	1,159	50.00–57.50	53.91
1	—	850	33.00	33.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	73.50	73.50
13	—	1,417	55.00–61.00	59.92
13	—	1,588	67.00–68.00	67.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	1,219	52.00–59.00	55.74
7	—	1,306	60.00–65.00	61.41
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	893	42.00–48.00	44.42
60	—	1,081	52.00–55.00	53.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,480	61.00–68.00	65.20
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,223	54.00–59.00	58.09
8	—	1,383	61.50	61.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,928	83.00–91.00	87.76
3	—	1,655	75.50–78.00	76.54
2	—	1,905	95.00	95.00

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.

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