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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Nov 30

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Nov 23Nov 30Dec 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,966 head

▲ 1,498 vs last sale 1,468▼ 534 vs year ago 3,500 · −15.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

409 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 390▲ 291 vs year ago 118 · +246.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer and heifers with quality an condition weaned 50 days or longer 5.00 to 8.00 instances 10.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers and heifers over 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 instances 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Trade activity and demand good to very 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 $166.83/cwt on 1,376 head.

Average price

$166.83

1,376 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$220

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

$3.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.56

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	527	170.53	899	69
Medium and Large 1	672	166.63	1,119	1,307

One grade step is worth $3.90/cwt here — about −$220 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 sale1,376 hd

166.83

—

CO average2 barns · 1,666 hd

166.26

+0.56

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	1,890	86.93	1,643	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,497	64.48	965	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	56.59	699	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	51.90	562	92

Every lot

59 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	365	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	810	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	216.00/cwt	215.00–217.00	804	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	419	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	909	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	204.22/cwt	200.00–211.00	882	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,004	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	464	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	984	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	184.20/cwt	180.00–188.00	875	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	198.26/cwt	195.00–201.00	954	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	185.68/cwt	184.00–186.00	954	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	894	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	553	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,040	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	161.79/cwt	161.50–163.00	912	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	176.57/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,001	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	612	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,123	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	171.61/cwt	167.00–177.50	1,054	204
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	617	161.74/cwt	160.00–164.50	998	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	678	147.67/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,001	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	155.28/cwt	151.00–159.50	1,054	153
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	156.49/cwt	150.50–159.50	1,124	201
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	732	142.56/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,044	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	154.08/cwt	150.50–156.00	1,193	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	843	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,311	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	154.06/cwt	152.50–155.50	1,348	140
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	671	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	367	204.16/cwt	200.00–205.00	749	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	710	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	742	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	463	170.51/cwt	169.99–171.00	789	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	161.48/cwt	159.00–168.00	761	87
Heifers	—	Large 1	496	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	774	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	507	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.50	875	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	159.05/cwt	154.50–163.00	824	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	561	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	920	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	643	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	916	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,008	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	661	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	886	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	728	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,041	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	146.54/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,071	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	147.07/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,121	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,186	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	860	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,271	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	136.82/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,208	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	939	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,221	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,655	76.54/cwt	75.50–78.00	1,267	3
Bulls	—	—	1,905	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,810	2
Bulls	—	—	1,928	87.76/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,692	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	281	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	893	44.42/cwt	42.00–48.00	397	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	46.47/cwt	42.00–49.00	489	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,081	53.01/cwt	52.00–55.00	573	60
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	53.91/cwt	50.00–57.50	625	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	55.74/cwt	52.00–59.00	679	98
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,223	58.09/cwt	54.00–59.00	710	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	61.41/cwt	60.00–65.00	802	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,383	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	851	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,417	59.92/cwt	55.00–61.00	849	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,480	65.20/cwt	61.00–68.00	965	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	67.58/cwt	67.00–68.00	1,073	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	1,169	1

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 Nov 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,966Last week 1,468Year ago 3,500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 409Last week 390Year ago 118

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
204	—	614	167.00–177.50	171.61
39	—	481	195.00–201.00	198.26
12	—	372	215.00–217.00	216.00
201	—	718	150.50–159.50	156.49
67	—	567	170.00–178.00	176.57
111	—	774	150.50–156.00	154.08
25	—	514	184.00–186.00	185.68
22	—	432	200.00–211.00	204.22
140	—	875	152.50–155.50	154.06
153	—	679	151.00–159.50	155.28
62	—	843	155.50	155.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	553	188.00	188.00
7	—	464	212.00	212.00
6	—	419	217.00	217.00
11	—	365	222.00	222.00
38	—	612	183.50	183.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	564	161.50–163.00	161.79
29	—	523	171.00	171.00
15	—	475	180.00–188.00	184.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	678	146.00–149.00	147.67
63	—	617	160.00–164.50	161.74
36	—	732	139.00–146.00	142.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	450	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	939	130.00	130.00
13	—	657	153.50	153.50
33	—	518	154.50–163.00	159.05
87	—	471	159.00–168.00	161.48
6	—	332	202.00	202.00
5	—	389	182.50	182.50
17	—	424	175.00	175.00
94	—	762	145.00–148.00	147.07
50	—	731	145.00–148.00	146.54
48	—	818	145.00	145.00
38	—	883	135.00–138.00	136.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	496	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	367	200.00–205.00	204.16
64	—	507	170.00–175.50	172.52
67	—	463	169.99–171.00	170.51
35	—	561	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	728	143.00	143.00
4	—	661	134.00	134.00
6	—	643	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	860	147.75	147.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,053	42.00–49.00	46.47
17	—	1,159	50.00–57.50	53.91
1	—	850	33.00	33.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	73.50	73.50
13	—	1,417	55.00–61.00	59.92
13	—	1,588	67.00–68.00	67.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	1,219	52.00–59.00	55.74
7	—	1,306	60.00–65.00	61.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	893	42.00–48.00	44.42
60	—	1,081	52.00–55.00	53.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,480	61.00–68.00	65.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,223	54.00–59.00	58.09
8	—	1,383	61.50	61.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,928	83.00–91.00	87.76
3	—	1,655	75.50–78.00	76.54
2	—	1,905	95.00	95.00

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.