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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, May 25

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← May 18May 25Sep 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

665 head

▲ 386 vs last sale 279▲ 665 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 166 vs last sale 254▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

100 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 125▲ 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers too lightly tested last week for a comparison although a higher under tone noted. 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 $180.73/cwt on 256 head.

Average price

$180.73

256 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$34.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.55

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	183.25	959	230
Medium and Large 1-2	573	166.50	954	14thin
Medium and Large 2	436	149.00	650	12thin

One grade step is worth $34.25/cwt here — about $309 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 sale256 hd

180.73

—

CO average3 barns · 481 hd

169.18

+11.55

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	1,846	84.65	1,563	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	65.12	970	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,139	64.47	734	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	61.18	640	5thin

Every lot

22 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	650	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	191.79/cwt	186.00–194.00	892	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	186.08/cwt	180.00–189.00	984	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	178.80/cwt	173.00–181.00	992	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	954	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,004	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,002	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	154.03/cwt	151.00–156.00	639	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	651	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	146.91/cwt	144.00–150.00	765	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	737	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	829	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	133.11/cwt	131.50–138.00	813	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	128.45/cwt	128.00–129.00	981	22
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,842	84.31/cwt	79.00–86.50	1,553	7
Bulls	—	—	1,875	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,631	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	61.18/cwt	60.00–62.00	640	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	62.72/cwt	62.50–63.00	686	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	65.13/cwt	64.75–66.00	753	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	67.22/cwt	65.50–70.00	930	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,596	63.01/cwt	62.00–64.00	1,006	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,235	64.87/cwt	60.50–66.75	801	58

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 665Last week 279Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 254Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 125Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,842	79.00–86.50	84.31
1	—	1,875	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,093	62.50–63.00	62.72
24	—	1,156	64.75–66.00	65.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,383	65.50–70.00	67.22
3	—	1,596	62.00–64.00	63.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,046	60.00–62.00	61.18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	573	166.50	166.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	436	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	555	173.00–181.00	178.80
91	—	465	186.00–194.00	191.79
7	—	726	138.00	138.00
9	—	669	150.00	150.00
53	—	529	180.00–189.00	186.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	454	143.50	143.50
30	—	538	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	611	131.50–138.00	133.11
14	—	415	151.00–156.00	154.03
22	—	764	128.00–129.00	128.45
54	—	521	144.00–150.00	146.91
20	—	582	142.50	142.50

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	58	—	1,235	60.50–66.75	64.87

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.