Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2021-04-27

Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Apr 27

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

552 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 617▲ 552 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 190▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 96▲ 81 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steers in a light run with quality and condition steady. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower decline on 500 to 600 lbs. Yearling feeder steers over 700 lbs scarce. Yearling feeder heifers over 700 lbs steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate to good.

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 $145.18/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$145.18

174 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$9.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.52

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	606	146.41	888	151
Medium and Large 1-2	546	137.09	748	23

One grade step is worth $9.32/cwt here — about $140 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 sale174 hd

145.18

—

CO average3 barns · 816 hd

145.69

−0.52

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	1,827	88.08	1,609	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,425	66.40	946	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	65.57	782	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	55.22	555	15

Every lot

31 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	749	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	163.83/cwt	162.00–166.00	806	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	504	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	837	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	154.66/cwt	152.00–156.00	796	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	150.30/cwt	150.00–152.00	885	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	163.26/cwt	160.00–168.00	700	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	155.09/cwt	151.00–157.00	732	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	140.77/cwt	140.00–142.00	670	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	785	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	803	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	135.13/cwt	133.00–137.00	788	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	601	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	823	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	860	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	123.52/cwt	123.00–125.00	894	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	752	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,105	44
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1	534	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	753	6
Bulls	—	Medium 1	713	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	891	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,723	82.92/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,429	8
Bulls	—	—	1,776	89.21/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,584	4
Bulls	—	—	2,084	97.27/cwt	95.00–100.00	2,027	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	882	41.68/cwt	40.00–43.00	368	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	53.74/cwt	52.00–55.00	537	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	60.22/cwt	58.00–61.50	631	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	63.66/cwt	60.00–65.00	749	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	66.91/cwt	66.00–68.50	803	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	69.50/cwt	69.00–70.00	883	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	66.81/cwt	66.00–68.00	945	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	64.96/cwt	64.00–65.50	935	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,043	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,236	66.44/cwt	61.00–67.50	821	63

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 Apr 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 552Last week 617Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 190Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 96Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,176	60.00–65.00	63.66
2	—	1,270	69.00–70.00	69.50
17	—	1,200	66.00–68.50	66.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,048	58.00–61.50	60.22
3	—	882	40.00–43.00	41.68
3	—	1,000	52.00–55.00	53.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,440	64.00–65.50	64.96
19	—	1,415	66.00–68.00	66.81
1	—	1,490	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,776	86.00–92.00	89.21
4	—	2,084	95.00–100.00	97.27
8	—	1,723	81.00–85.00	82.92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	492	162.00–166.00	163.83
19	—	589	150.00–152.00	150.30
21	—	428	175.00	175.00
23	—	515	152.00–156.00	154.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	670	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	504	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	583	133.00–137.00	135.13
8	—	476	140.00–142.00	140.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	724	123.00–125.00	123.52
4	—	554	145.00	145.00
18	—	527	149.00	149.00
10	—	677	127.00	127.00
22	—	429	160.00–168.00	163.26
29	—	472	151.00–157.00	155.09
4	—	601	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	752	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	534	141.00	141.00
13	—	713	125.00	125.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	63	—	1,236	61.00–67.50	66.44

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.