Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2021-03-10

La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Mar 10

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Mar 3Mar 10Mar 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

992 head

▼ 561 vs last sale 1,553▲ 992 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

141 head

▲ 76 vs last sale 65▲ 141 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 85▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs lightly tested, all weights over 500 lbs mostly steady except for 550 to 600 lbs 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs too lightly tested for a comparison, all weights over 500 lbs mostly steady except for 500 to 550 lbs 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Demand moderate.

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 $166.05/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$166.05

203 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$157

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

$13.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.47

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	462	171.96	794	112
Medium and Large 1	599	158.77	951	91

One grade step is worth $13.19/cwt here — about −$157 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 sale203 hd

166.05

—

CO average3 barns · 4,504 hd

160.58

+5.47

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	2,038	81.75	1,666	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,494	61.07	912	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	58.90	679	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	47.32	448	27

Every lot

34 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 1-2	356	189.48/cwt	186.00–193.00	675	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	749	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	828	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	175.60/cwt	175.00–176.00	855	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	158.32/cwt	156.00–161.00	820	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	905	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	165.64/cwt	163.00–167.00	918	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	906	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	927	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	147.60/cwt	146.00–150.00	912	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	967	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	136.32/cwt	135.50–137.50	1,031	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	847	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,067	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	601	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	154.43/cwt	150.00–159.00	591	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	155.87/cwt	154.00–157.00	739	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	151.77/cwt	146.00–156.00	773	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	138.57/cwt	136.00–141.00	782	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	132.53/cwt	132.00–133.00	835	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	865	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	916	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	964	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	978	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,564	70.76/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,107	4
Bulls	—	—	2,138	84.06/cwt	82.00–86.50	1,797	19
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	783	39.19/cwt	35.00–43.00	307	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	49.49/cwt	46.00–51.00	491	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	55.42/cwt	54.00–57.00	614	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	57.01/cwt	53.00–60.00	652	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	61.48/cwt	61.00–63.00	716	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	59.02/cwt	57.00–61.00	846	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	63.75/cwt	62.00–65.50	1,003	16
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,144	56.90/cwt	50.50–61.00	651	36

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 Mar 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 992Last week 1,553Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 65Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 85Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,165	61.00–63.00	61.48
30	—	1,144	53.00–60.00	57.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,434	57.00–61.00	59.02
16	—	1,573	62.00–65.50	63.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,108	54.00–57.00	55.42
15	—	993	46.00–51.00	49.49
8	—	783	35.00–43.00	39.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,564	70.00–71.00	70.76
19	—	2,138	82.00–86.50	84.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	630	132.00–133.00	132.53
19	—	650	133.00	133.00
4	—	808	121.00	121.00
6	—	727	126.00	126.00
20	—	564	136.00–141.00	138.57
52	—	509	146.00–156.00	151.77
3	—	360	167.00	167.00
3	—	765	126.00	126.00
11	—	474	154.00–157.00	155.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	383	150.00–159.00	154.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	518	156.00–161.00	158.32
15	—	618	146.00–150.00	147.60
14	—	433	173.00	173.00
9	—	484	171.00	171.00
18	—	592	153.00	153.00
47	—	356	186.00–193.00	189.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	554	163.00–167.00	165.64
4	—	716	135.00	135.00
8	—	523	173.00	173.00
3	—	847	126.00	126.00
6	—	618	150.00	150.00
15	—	487	175.00–176.00	175.60
17	—	756	135.50–137.50	136.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	145.00	145.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,144	50.50–61.00	56.90

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.