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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Apr 14

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Apr 7Apr 14Apr 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

468 head

▼ 293 vs last sale 761▼ 2,063 vs year ago 2,531 · −81.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

225 head

▲ 107 vs last sale 118▲ 75 vs year ago 150 · +50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

543 head

▲ 442 vs last sale 101▲ 543 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

In conjunction with the regular Wednesday sale a special stock cow and pair sale.

Compared with last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers lightly tested. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Trade and demand moderate on feeder cattle. Moderate to good for cow-calf pairs and slaughter cows and bulls

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.08/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$146.08

65 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$6.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.13

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	450	147.54	664	35
Medium and Large 1	612	146.05	894	20
Medium and Large 2	391	141.00	551	10thin

One grade step is worth $6.54/cwt here — about $113 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 sale65 hd

146.08

—

CO average3 barns · 993 hd

139.95

+6.13

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	—	Average	1,848	89.96	1,662	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,376	67.26	926	69
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	66.02	780	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	984	57.24	563	24

Every lot

41 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	187.93/cwt	187.00–191.00	724	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	867	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	932	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	165.58/cwt	164.00–166.00	967	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	988	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,092	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	183	441.99/cwt	435.00–450.00	809	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	562	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	391	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	551	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	596	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	162.42/cwt	161.00–163.00	823	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	894	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	879	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	920	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	179	450.28/cwt	410.00–475.00	806	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	666	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	14
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,812	89.31/cwt	85.00–91.50	1,618	8
Bulls	—	—	1,990	92.55/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,842	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	873	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	445	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	56.63/cwt	52.00–59.00	554	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	61.70/cwt	60.00–63.00	642	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	62.07/cwt	60.00–65.00	688	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	74.04/cwt	73.00–75.00	868	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	67.86/cwt	65.50–71.00	835	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,269	63.46/cwt	60.00–66.00	805	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	74.17/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,041	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	68.59/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,032	24
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,087	1,841.32/cwt	1,775.00–1,885.00	20,015	54
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	16,320	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	1,604.67/cwt	1,510.00–1,640.00	19,737	72
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,232	1,367.10/cwt	1,325.00–1,385.00	16,843	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,323	1,172.33/cwt	1,110.00–1,250.00	15,510	25
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,071	1,099.77/cwt	1,075.00–1,150.00	11,779	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,107	788.12/cwt	760.00–835.00	8,724	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,174	1,086.40/cwt	1,075.00–1,160.00	12,754	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,331	1,305.48/cwt	1,300.00–1,310.00	17,376	14
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	981	1,964.34/cwt	1,925.00–2,000.00	19,270	27
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,775.00/cwt	1,775.00–1,775.00	17,750	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,134	59.70/cwt	53.00–62.00	677	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	68.53/cwt	64.00–74.00	802	16

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 Apr 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 468Last week 761Year ago 2,531

Slaughter CattleReceipts 225Last week 118Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 543Last week 101Year ago 0

In conjunction with the regular Wednesday sale a special stock cow and pair sale.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,812	85.00–91.50	89.31
2	—	1,990	92.00–93.00	92.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,230	65.50–71.00	67.86
3	—	1,173	73.00–75.00	74.04
20	—	1,108	60.00–65.00	62.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,403	74.00–75.00	74.17
32	—	1,269	60.00–66.00	63.46
24	—	1,504	67.00–72.00	68.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	873	51.00	51.00
4	—	1,041	60.00–63.00	61.70
19	—	978	52.00–59.00	56.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	72	—	1,230	1,510.00–1,640.00	1,604.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	54	—	1,087	1,775.00–1,885.00	1,841.32
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,232	1,325.00–1,385.00	1,367.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,323	1,110.00–1,250.00	1,172.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,200	1,360.00	1,360.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,331	1,300.00–1,310.00	1,305.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	—	1,174	1,075.00–1,160.00	1,086.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,107	760.00–835.00	788.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,071	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,099.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,000	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	—	981	1,925.00–2,000.00	1,964.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,134	53.00–62.00	59.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,170	64.00–74.00	68.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	588	152.00	152.00
2	—	183	435.00–450.00	441.99
7	—	507	161.00–163.00	162.42
8	—	719	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	628	140.00	140.00
10	—	370	152.00	152.00
16	—	400	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	391	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	179	410.00–475.00	450.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	469	142.00	142.00
14	—	585	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	780	140.00	140.00
3	—	515	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	584	164.00–166.00	165.58
4	—	479	181.00	181.00
16	—	385	187.00–191.00	187.93
3	—	610	162.00	162.00

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.