Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2021-09-22

La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Sep 22

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

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Feeder Cattle receipts

761 head

▲ 283 vs last sale 478▼ 961 vs year ago 1,722 · −55.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 105▼ 350 vs year ago 500 · −70.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 412 vs last sale 492▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available this week as the last covered auction was June 2, 2021. Trade and 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 $162.10/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$162.10

163 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.65

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	162.10	904	163

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 sale163 hd

162.10

—

CO average4 barns · 991 hd

155.45

+6.65

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	1,851	87.04	1,611	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	72.01	1,047	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,185	61.23	726	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,045	57.61	602	25

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	210.25/cwt	209.00–212.00	690	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	744	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	182.20/cwt	180.00–189.00	778	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	167.60/cwt	165.00–174.00	866	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	152.45/cwt	152.00–153.00	860	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	626	138.30/cwt	136.00–141.00	866	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	149.92/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,007	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	146.57/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,045	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,109	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	169.92/cwt	166.00–173.00	549	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	612	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	149.13/cwt	146.00–152.00	626	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	697	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	146.65/cwt	146.00–147.00	745	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	726	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	138.64/cwt	136.00–140.00	783	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	131.75/cwt	131.00–132.50	773	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	866	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	134.75/cwt	133.00–139.00	912	27
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,842	86.23/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,588	9
Bulls	—	—	1,890	90.71/cwt	90.00–91.50	1,714	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	51.01/cwt	51.00–51.01	481	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	55.38/cwt	54.00–58.00	589	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	696	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	59.82/cwt	58.00–61.00	642	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,146	59.23/cwt	58.00–64.00	679	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	65.89/cwt	65.00–71.00	841	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	74.00/cwt	72.50–78.00	1,069	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	66.83/cwt	65.50–67.50	988	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,121	1,335.28/cwt	1,325.00–1,350.00	14,968	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,167	1,378.53/cwt	1,350.00–1,385.00	16,087	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,189	1,510.00/cwt	1,510.00–1,510.00	17,954	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,196	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,688	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,312	1,236.70/cwt	1,200.00–1,350.00	16,226	17

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 Sep 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 761Last week 478Year ago 1,722

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 105Year ago 500

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 492Year ago 0

No trend available this week as the last covered auction was June 2, 2021. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	427	180.00–189.00	182.20
5	—	784	141.50	141.50
32	—	672	146.00–151.00	149.92
16	—	328	209.00–212.00	210.25
7	—	713	146.00–147.00	146.57
20	—	564	152.00–153.00	152.45
2	—	370	201.00	201.00
43	—	517	165.00–174.00	167.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	626	136.00–141.00	138.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	139.00	139.00
32	—	587	131.00–132.50	131.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	565	136.00–140.00	138.64
4	—	474	147.00	147.00
9	—	610	142.00	142.00
9	—	390	157.00	157.00
20	—	508	146.00–147.00	146.65
7	—	323	166.00–173.00	169.92
27	—	420	146.00–152.00	149.13
27	—	677	133.00–139.00	134.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	943	51.00–51.01	51.01
11	—	1,074	58.00–61.00	59.82
3	—	1,070	65.00	65.00
6	—	1,063	54.00–58.00	55.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,445	72.50–78.00	74.00
5	—	1,478	65.50–67.50	66.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,146	58.00–64.00	59.23
6	—	1,276	65.00–71.00	65.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,842	83.00–89.00	86.23
2	—	1,890	90.00–91.50	90.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,189	1,510.00	1,510.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,121	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,335.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,196	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,312	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,236.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,167	1,350.00–1,385.00	1,378.53

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.