Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2021-02-10

La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Feb 10

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Feb 3Feb 10Feb 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,352 head

▼ 742 vs last sale 2,094▲ 787 vs year ago 565 · +139.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

200 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 139▲ 128 vs year ago 72 · +177.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, 500 to 700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. All weights of feeder heifers in a light test mostly steady. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.16/cwt on 564 head.

Average price

$159.16

564 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.13

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	159.16	898	564

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale564 hd

159.16

—

CO average4 barns · 3,315 hd

152.02

+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	—	Low	1,725	87.30	1,506	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,476	67.96	1,003	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,094	66.10	723	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	57.49	557	18

Every lot

32 lots · USDA AMS · La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	573	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	640	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	191.01/cwt	186.00–193.00	697	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	183.42/cwt	181.00–190.00	763	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	177.83/cwt	173.00–180.00	830	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	168.88/cwt	166.00–171.00	868	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	552	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	900	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	151.83/cwt	149.00–156.00	885	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	146.30/cwt	145.50–146.50	914	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	138.47/cwt	136.50–140.25	931	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	973	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	131.64/cwt	131.00–132.50	1,004	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,034	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	156.82/cwt	156.00–158.00	528	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	158.44/cwt	152.00–164.00	675	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	149.53/cwt	146.00–151.00	703	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	140.21/cwt	135.00–143.00	735	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	135.90/cwt	135.00–136.00	764	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	133.85/cwt	130.00–136.00	831	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	131.11/cwt	125.00–132.50	898	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	909	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	797	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,008	27
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,667	80.52/cwt	78.00–82.50	1,342	3
Bulls	—	—	1,691	89.11/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,507	7
Bulls	—	—	2,135	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	2,028	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	49.36/cwt	46.00–58.50	429	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	62.66/cwt	61.00–63.00	647	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,079	66.65/cwt	63.50–69.00	719	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	60.73/cwt	60.00–61.00	703	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	69.48/cwt	69.00–70.00	813	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	67.67/cwt	64.00–69.00	976	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,707	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,195	3

This sale against other markets

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 →

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Feb 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,352Last week 2,094Year ago 565

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 139Year ago 72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,667	78.00–82.50	80.52
7	—	1,691	88.00–92.00	89.11
1	—	2,135	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	870	46.00–58.50	49.36
11	—	1,033	61.00–63.00	62.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,079	63.50–69.00	66.65
2	—	1,170	69.00–70.00	69.48
4	—	1,158	60.00–61.00	60.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,707	70.00	70.00
21	—	1,443	64.00–69.00	67.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	716	127.00	127.00
52	—	562	135.00–136.00	135.90
12	—	337	156.00–158.00	156.82
26	—	524	135.00–143.00	140.21
89	—	685	125.00–132.50	131.11
27	—	797	126.50	126.50
35	—	426	152.00–164.00	158.44
10	—	470	146.00–151.00	149.53
74	—	621	130.00–136.00	133.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	763	131.00–132.50	131.64
61	—	705	138.00	138.00
69	—	416	181.00–190.00	183.42
99	—	583	149.00–156.00	151.83
24	—	514	166.00–171.00	168.88
16	—	325	197.00	197.00
34	—	625	145.50–146.50	146.30
52	—	467	173.00–180.00	177.83
8	—	285	201.00	201.00
22	—	805	128.50	128.50
52	—	672	136.50–140.25	138.47
59	—	365	186.00–193.00	191.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	552	163.00	163.00

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.