Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2021-10-19

Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Oct 19

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Oct 12Oct 19Oct 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

758 head

▼ 1,209 vs last sale 1,967▲ 336 vs year ago 422 · +79.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 100▼ 160 vs year ago 260 · −61.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

161 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 104▼ 202 vs year ago 363 · −55.6%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer and heifer calves lightly tested. Yearling feeder steers steady to 1.00 higher except for 850 to 900 lb steers 5.00 higher, yearling feeder heifers mostly 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.91/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$152.91

265 head · 730 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$1.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.65

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	745	153.05	1,141	244
Medium and Large 1-2	552	151.28	835	21

One grade step is worth $1.77/cwt here — about $306 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 sale265 hd

152.91

—

CO average5 barns · 4,216 hd

160.56

−7.65

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	1,879	81.00	1,522	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,290	62.96	812	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	53.82	654	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	44.65	503	16

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	730	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	182.09/cwt	180.00–183.00	779	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	811	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	839	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	152.62/cwt	151.00–156.00	818	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	150.27/cwt	148.00–151.00	848	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	147.79/cwt	146.51–150.00	918	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	146.74/cwt	146.50–147.00	1,058	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	149.10/cwt	148.50–149.50	1,173	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	149.78/cwt	148.50–153.50	1,245	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	851	151.87/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,292	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	936	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,310	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	601	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	131.18/cwt	130.50–132.00	706	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	721	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	141.70/cwt	141.50–143.00	833	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	641	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	833	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	689	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	990	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	143.22/cwt	142.00–143.50	1,040	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,182	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	952	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,280	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,804	74.98/cwt	71.00–77.50	1,353	6
Bulls	—	—	1,841	81.68/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,504	4
Bulls	—	—	2,000	87.68/cwt	87.00–88.50	1,754	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	51.36/cwt	50.00–52.00	564	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	38.36/cwt	34.00–42.00	421	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	47.16/cwt	45.00–49.00	549	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	52.48/cwt	49.00–55.00	633	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	57.72/cwt	56.00–62.00	716	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	62.96/cwt	62.00–64.00	812	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,261	57.87/cwt	51.00–64.00	730	147

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 Oct 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 758Last week 1,967Year ago 422

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 100Year ago 260

Replacement CattleReceipts 161Last week 104Year ago 363

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	726	142.00–143.50	143.22
14	—	588	141.50–143.00	141.70
10	—	879	134.50	134.50
8	—	371	162.00	162.00
12	—	952	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	689	143.75	143.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	538	130.50–132.00	131.18
9	—	550	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	641	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	787	148.50–149.50	149.10
16	—	428	180.00–183.00	182.09
37	—	721	146.50–147.00	146.74
11	—	936	140.00	140.00
7	—	469	173.00	173.00
5	—	384	190.00	190.00
3	—	515	163.00	163.00
19	—	831	148.50–153.50	149.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	536	151.00–156.00	152.62
12	—	564	148.00–151.00	150.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	621	146.51–150.00	147.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	851	151.00–153.00	151.87

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	147	—	1,261	51.00–64.00	57.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,804	71.00–77.50	74.98
5	—	2,000	87.00–88.50	87.68
4	—	1,841	80.00–83.00	81.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,241	56.00–62.00	57.72
29	—	1,207	49.00–55.00	52.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,290	62.00–64.00	62.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,098	50.00–52.00	51.36
7	—	1,164	45.00–49.00	47.16
6	—	1,098	34.00–42.00	38.36

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.