Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2021-05-18

Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, May 18

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

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Feeder Cattle receipts

279 head

▼ 182 vs last sale 461▼ 421 vs year ago 700 · −60.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

254 head

▲ 129 vs last sale 125▲ 79 vs year ago 175 · +45.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

125 head

▼ 565 vs last sale 690▼ 245 vs year ago 370 · −66.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Feed steers and heifers lightly tested. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Trade activity 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 $137.33/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$137.33

54 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$138

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 1

$4.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.41

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	459	140.00	643	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	444	138.57	615	27
Medium and Large 1	577	135.21	780	22

One grade step is worth $4.79/cwt here — about −$138 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 sale54 hd

137.33

—

CO average3 barns · 244 hd

135.92

+1.41

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	—	High	1,894	86.21	1,633	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,403	65.21	915	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	63.63	782	125
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	56.46	588	33

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	167.12/cwt	163.00–168.00	732	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	173.47/cwt	173.00–174.00	793	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	864	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	167	274.17/cwt	250.00–285.00	458	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	227	351.50/cwt	310.00–385.00	798	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	255	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	854	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	139.02/cwt	138.00–140.00	589	21
Heifers	—	Large 1	459	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	643	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	703	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	135.21/cwt	132.50–139.00	780	22
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	194	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	747	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	260	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,066	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	719	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	794	6
Bulls	—	Large 1	867	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	876	10
Bulls	—	Large 1	942	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	951	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,869	83.15/cwt	78.00–86.50	1,554	21
Bulls	—	—	1,886	89.27/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,684	12
Bulls	—	—	2,050	93.05/cwt	92.25–94.00	1,908	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	443	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	59.96/cwt	58.00–64.00	582	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	54.70/cwt	52.00–57.00	607	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	65.45/cwt	64.50–67.00	801	58
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	62.05/cwt	58.00–64.00	766	67
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,369	63.61/cwt	60.00–64.00	871	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	66.90/cwt	65.00–69.00	949	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,678	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,191	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,006	1,366.97/cwt	1,325.00–1,400.00	13,752	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,450	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	17,763	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	1,174	63.38/cwt	57.00–67.00	744	34

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 May 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 461Year ago 700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 254Last week 125Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 690Year ago 370

Compared with last Tuesday: Feed steers and heifers lightly tested. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Trade activity and demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	335.00	335.00
3	—	167	250.00–285.00	274.17
22	—	577	132.50–139.00	135.21
9	—	227	310.00–385.00	351.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	513	137.00	137.00
21	—	424	138.00–140.00	139.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	459	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	565	153.00	153.00
17	—	457	173.00–174.00	173.47
10	—	705	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	438	163.00–168.00	167.12
2	—	350	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	410.00	410.00
5	—	194	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	867	101.00	101.00
10	—	942	101.00	101.00
6	—	719	110.50	110.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,224	64.50–67.00	65.45
67	—	1,234	58.00–64.00	62.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,110	52.00–57.00	54.70
2	—	943	47.00	47.00
14	—	971	58.00–64.00	59.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,678	71.00	71.00
22	—	1,418	65.00–69.00	66.90
34	—	1,369	60.00–64.00	63.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,050	92.25–94.00	93.05
21	—	1,869	78.00–86.50	83.15
12	—	1,886	87.00–91.00	89.27

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,006	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,366.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,450	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,174	57.00–67.00	63.38

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.