Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday's higher market: Feeder steers under 400 lbs steady, 400 to 550 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 instances 10.00 lower, 550 to 650 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, 650 to 700 lbs steady, over 700 lbs steady to 3.00 higher advance on 750 to 800 lbs . Feeder heifer under 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 instances 8.00 lower, 600 to 700 lbs steady to 5.00 higher advance on 650 to 700 lbs, over 700 lbs steady. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls steady to 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 $165.52/cwt on 2,686 head.

Average price

$165.52

2,686 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,135

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$39

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$17.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.93

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	553	166.87	923	132
Medium and Large 1	695	165.98	1,154	2,450
Medium and Large 1-2	594	161.43	959	31
Large 1	643	149.62	962	73

One grade step is worth $17.25/cwt here — about −$39 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 sale2,686 hd

165.52

—

CO average4 barns · 5,561 hd

172.46

−6.93

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	1,880	92.07	1,731	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,494	64.58	965	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	59.54	734	192
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,024	49.90	511	40

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	677	168.06/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,138	249
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	190.97/cwt	190.00–194.00	878	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	179.25/cwt	174.00–183.00	932	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	715	135.91/cwt	131.00–138.50	972	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	175.25/cwt	170.00–178.00	750	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	159.29/cwt	155.25–161.00	1,300	279
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	161.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	959	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	158.54/cwt	155.00–163.00	977	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	838	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	526	171.94/cwt	170.00–173.50	904	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	158.17/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,354	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	456	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	935	15
Steers	Medium 1	—	573	163.24/cwt	160.00–165.00	935	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	723	152.64/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,104	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	160.68/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,236	364
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	178.86/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,030	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	165.18/cwt	159.50–169.00	1,189	402
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	156.36/cwt	151.00–159.50	1,057	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	845	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,280	34
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	662	146.16/cwt	145.00–148.00	968	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	168.39/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,051	255
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	413	214.06/cwt	210.00–216.00	884	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	522	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,041	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	750	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,095	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	150.43/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,101	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	165.16/cwt	160.00–170.00	776	162
Heifers	Large 1	—	576	144.73/cwt	141.00–147.75	834	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	152.63/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,015	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	591	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,022	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	678	158.09/cwt	158.00–159.00	1,072	167
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	63.21/cwt	61.00–69.00	805	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,333	62.95/cwt	60.50–68.00	839	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	763	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	59.82/cwt	55.00–61.00	881	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,168	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	55.40/cwt	50.00–60.00	647	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	39.68/cwt	37.00–42.00	409	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	46.31/cwt	42.00–49.00	475	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	53.43/cwt	51.00–58.00	572	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	64.59/cwt	63.00–65.00	971	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	893	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	527	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,491	65.29/cwt	62.00–70.00	973	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,054	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	580	9
Bulls	—	—	1,748	79.54/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,390	4
Bulls	—	—	1,925	98.69/cwt	97.00–99.50	1,900	6
Bulls	—	—	1,891	92.50/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,749	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	144.02/cwt	140.00–148.00	894	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	184.91/cwt	183.00–187.00	679	11
Heifers	Medium 1	—	564	147.54/cwt	141.00–149.00	832	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	156.54/cwt	151.00–162.00	906	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	150.30/cwt	148.00–150.50	1,165	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,222	26
Steers	Large 1	—	581	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	935	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	156.15/cwt	152.00–163.00	815	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	736	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	154.60/cwt	151.00–158.50	952	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	679	142.80/cwt	141.50–144.50	970	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	751	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	984	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	539	144.65/cwt	144.00–145.00	780	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,238	14
Heifers	Medium 1	—	675	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	982	23

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 Dec 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,531Last week 7,134Year ago 3,322

Slaughter CattleReceipts 540Last week 419Year ago 186

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
249	—	677	164.00–170.00	168.06
27	—	460	190.00–194.00	190.97
155	—	520	174.00–183.00	179.25
3	—	327	228.00	228.00
279	—	816	155.25–161.00	159.29
7	—	379	221.00	221.00
150	—	856	157.00–159.00	158.17
364	—	769	158.00–166.00	160.68
82	—	576	173.00–183.00	178.86
402	—	720	159.50–169.00	165.18
255	—	624	165.00–177.00	168.39
13	—	435	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	594	160.00–165.00	161.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	616	155.00–163.00	158.54
95	—	723	151.00–154.00	152.64
83	—	676	151.00–159.50	156.36
34	—	845	151.50	151.50
21	—	750	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	526	170.00–173.50	171.94
77	—	573	160.00–165.00	163.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	456	205.00	205.00
19	—	413	210.00–216.00	214.06
56	—	522	199.50	199.50
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	662	145.00–148.00	146.16
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	581	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	715	131.00–138.50	135.91
81	—	621	140.00–148.00	144.02
66	—	679	141.50–144.50	142.80
7	—	751	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	428	170.00–178.00	175.25
125	—	732	145.00–153.00	150.43
162	—	470	160.00–170.00	165.16
129	—	665	150.00–156.00	152.63
11	—	367	183.00–187.00	184.91
133	—	579	151.00–162.00	156.54
73	—	775	148.00–150.50	150.30
26	—	834	146.50	146.50
168	—	522	152.00–163.00	156.15
198	—	616	151.00–158.50	154.60
14	—	924	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	576	141.00–147.75	144.73
102	—	539	144.00–145.00	144.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	591	173.00	173.00
167	—	678	158.00–159.00	158.09
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	564	141.00–149.00	147.54
23	—	675	145.50	145.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	446	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,273	61.00–69.00	63.21
1	—	1,090	70.00	70.00
80	—	1,168	50.00–60.00	55.40
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,333	60.50–68.00	62.95
9	—	1,054	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,473	55.00–61.00	59.82
1	—	1,600	73.00	73.00
10	—	1,503	63.00–65.00	64.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,030	37.00–42.00	39.68
11	—	1,025	42.00–49.00	46.31
16	—	1,070	51.00–58.00	53.43
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	893	59.00	59.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,491	62.00–70.00	65.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,748	77.00–82.00	79.54
6	—	1,925	97.00–99.50	98.69
24	—	1,891	88.00–96.00	92.50

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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