Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2021-03-23

Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Mar 23

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Mar 16Mar 23Mar 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

439 head

▼ 315 vs last sale 754▼ 315 vs year ago 754 · −41.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 51▼ 58 vs year ago 103 · −56.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 115 vs last sale 0▲ 115 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers under 700 lbs in a light test steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers over 700 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Trade and 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 $135.99/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$135.99

185 head · 713 lb average

Value per head Derived

$969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$68

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

$37.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.06

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	563	156.53	881	83
Medium and Large 1	896	119.34	1,069	40
Medium 1	796	119.23	949	62

One grade step is worth $37.30/cwt here — about −$68 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 sale185 hd

135.99

—

CO average3 barns · 626 hd

147.05

−11.06

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	1,572	84.81	1,333	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	66.00	917	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	62.96	767	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	56.23	609	12

Every lot

25 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - 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 1-2	475	172.65/cwt	171.00–176.00	820	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	854	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	154.25/cwt	151.00–157.50	888	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	143.20/cwt	141.00–145.00	894	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	935	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	923	5
Steers	—	Medium 1	743	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	888	29
Steers	—	Medium 1	842	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,002	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	118.10/cwt	117.50–119.00	1,088	35
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	704	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	819	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	835	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	133.58/cwt	132.00–136.00	771	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	825	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	908	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	927	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,538	77.46/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,191	2
Bulls	—	—	1,578	86.03/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,358	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	52.16/cwt	50.00–54.00	519	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	47.53/cwt	47.00–48.00	501	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	59.43/cwt	57.00–62.00	661	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	63.46/cwt	63.00–65.00	768	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	742	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	917	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,154	62.97/cwt	59.00–66.00	727	102

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 →

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Tue Mar 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 439Last week 754Year ago 754

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 51Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 115Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	132.00–136.00	133.58
5	—	786	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	460	153.00	153.00
14	—	721	126.00	126.00
16	—	616	134.00	134.00
8	—	568	147.00	147.00
3	—	535	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	510	167.50	167.50
5	—	668	140.00	140.00
18	—	475	171.00–176.00	172.65
36	—	576	151.00–157.50	154.25
16	—	624	141.00–145.00	143.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	921	117.50–119.00	118.10
5	—	721	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	743	119.50	119.50
33	—	842	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	77.00–78.00	77.46
12	—	1,578	84.00–88.00	86.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,113	57.00–62.00	59.43
2	—	995	50.00–54.00	52.16
2	—	1,055	47.00–48.00	47.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,210	63.00–65.00	63.46
1	—	1,325	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,390	66.00	66.00

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	102	—	1,154	59.00–66.00	62.97

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.