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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-10

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

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Nov 3Nov 10Nov 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,339 head

▲ 1,339 vs last sale 3,000▲ 849 vs year ago 3,490 · +24.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

580 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 592▲ 360 vs year ago 220 · +163.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Calves uneven. Steer calves under 600 lbs mostly steady, with the exception of 400 to 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, 600 to 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady. Heifer calves under 400 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady except for 500 to 550 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Yearling feeder steers and heifers in a light test steady. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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 $161.69/cwt on 1,410 head.

Average price

$161.69

1,410 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$58

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

$18.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.31

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	467	172.91	807	47
Medium and Large 1	586	161.96	950	1,232
Large 1	523	158.97	831	33
Medium and Large 1-2	562	153.94	865	98

One grade step is worth $18.97/cwt here — about −$58 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 sale1,410 hd

161.69

—

CO average5 barns · 5,932 hd

166.00

−4.31

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	1,812	83.61	1,515	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	65.63	1,047	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	55.63	681	246
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	47.56	473	51

Every lot

56 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	715	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	356	221.85/cwt	217.00–223.00	790	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	731	16
Steers	—	Medium 1	396	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	713	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	164.88/cwt	161.00–167.00	706	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	183.64/cwt	180.00–186.00	799	61
Steers	—	Large 1	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	180.49/cwt	176.00–185.00	839	126
Steers	—	Medium 1	486	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	831	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	508	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	914	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	166.37/cwt	161.00–172.00	852	146
Steers	—	Large 1	545	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	850	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	161.18/cwt	156.00–165.00	928	168
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	153.31/cwt	149.00–157.00	954	244
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	161.16/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,015	146
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	652	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,063	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	147.95/cwt	141.00–151.00	987	164
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	693	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,074	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	132.14/cwt	131.00–136.00	941	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	718	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,023	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	150.39/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,086	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	141.88/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,111	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,044	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,184	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	157.98/cwt	155.00–160.00	523	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	344	172.81/cwt	167.00–174.00	594	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	172.43/cwt	168.00–179.00	640	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	428	162.39/cwt	162.00–165.00	695	30
Heifers	—	Large 1	433	143.14/cwt	141.00–146.00	620	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	151.75/cwt	151.00–154.00	665	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	150.92/cwt	148.00–154.00	720	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	140.75/cwt	137.00–145.00	723	146
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	140.84/cwt	135.00–146.00	797	178
Heifers	—	Large 1	585	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	784	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	135.96/cwt	133.00–140.00	835	110
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	620	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	967	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	139.63/cwt	137.00–140.00	917	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	670	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	874	28
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	141.34/cwt	141.00–142.00	748	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	721	25
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,779	80.02/cwt	77.00–81.50	1,424	8
Bulls	—	—	1,810	85.47/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,547	12
Bulls	—	—	2,095	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,886	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	925	45.75/cwt	45.00–46.00	423	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	41.00/cwt	39.00–42.00	383	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	46.27/cwt	44.00–49.00	456	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,092	51.31/cwt	51.00–53.00	560	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	53.00/cwt	51.00–57.00	583	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	57.56/cwt	53.00–59.00	644	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	63.29/cwt	62.50–64.00	768	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,224	55.06/cwt	51.00–59.00	674	208
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	910	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,325	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	828	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,510	63.65/cwt	61.00–67.00	961	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,676	64.79/cwt	61.00–67.00	1,086	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,746	70.27/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,227	12

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 Nov 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,339Last week 3,000Year ago 3,490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 580Last week 592Year ago 220

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	840	141.00	141.00
126	—	465	176.00–185.00	180.49
146	—	512	161.00–172.00	166.37
61	—	435	180.00–186.00	183.64
6	—	328	218.00	218.00
16	—	356	217.00–223.00	221.85
10	—	722	149.00–151.00	150.39
146	—	630	160.00–162.00	161.16
21	—	783	140.00–145.00	141.88
168	—	576	156.00–165.00	161.18
164	—	667	141.00–151.00	147.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	803	130.00	130.00
16	—	375	195.00	195.00
40	—	712	131.00–136.00	132.14
35	—	428	161.00–167.00	164.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	652	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	718	142.50	142.50
244	—	622	149.00–157.00	153.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	545	156.00	156.00
7	—	440	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	486	171.00	171.00
10	—	396	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	693	155.00	155.00
23	—	508	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	371	168.00–179.00	172.43
74	—	657	137.00–140.00	139.63
178	—	566	135.00–146.00	140.84
17	—	344	167.00–174.00	172.81
47	—	438	151.00–154.00	151.75
85	—	477	148.00–154.00	150.92
146	—	514	137.00–145.00	140.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	670	130.50	130.50
110	—	614	133.00–140.00	135.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	433	141.00–146.00	143.14
8	—	585	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	428	162.00–165.00	162.39
35	—	620	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	331	155.00–160.00	157.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	529	141.00–142.00	141.34
25	—	586	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,510	61.00–67.00	63.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
208	—	1,224	51.00–59.00	55.06
19	—	1,325	62.50	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	925	45.00–46.00	45.75
6	—	1,092	51.00–53.00	51.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,676	61.00–67.00	64.79
12	—	1,746	70.00–71.00	70.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,100	51.00–57.00	53.00
1	—	1,300	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,213	62.50–64.00	63.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	935	39.00–42.00	41.00
18	—	986	44.00–49.00	46.27
7	—	1,119	53.00–59.00	57.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,779	77.00–81.50	80.02
1	—	2,095	90.00	90.00
12	—	1,810	84.00–87.00	85.47

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.