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La Junta Livestock Commision · Wed, Feb 3

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La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Feb 3

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,094 head

▲ 721 vs last sale 1,373▲ 1,316 vs year ago 778 · +169.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

139 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 69▲ 61 vs year ago 78 · +78.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

136 head

▲ 111 vs last sale 25▲ 120 vs year ago 16 · +750.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steers uneven, under 450 lbs mostly steady instances 10.00 higher on fancy thin fleshed steers weighing 400 to 450 lbs, 450 to 550 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower, 600 to 700 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs mostly steady, 500 to 700 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher, over 700 lbs scarce. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. 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 $146.74/cwt on 734 head.

Average price

$146.74

734 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.69

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	146.74	748	734

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale734 hd

146.74

—

CO average4 barns · 2,377 hd

140.05

+6.69

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	1,870	84.89	1,587	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,434	61.78	886	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	61.11	741	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	50.74	496	48

Every lot

32 lots · USDA AMS · La Junta Livestock Commision - 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	374	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	793	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	410	209.58/cwt	207.00–211.00	859	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	832	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	178.56/cwt	171.00–183.50	866	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	505	179.71/cwt	179.00–180.00	908	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	169.70/cwt	166.00–174.00	869	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	874	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 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 →

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Feb 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,094Last week 1,373Year ago 778

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 69Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 136Last week 25Year ago 16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,403	55.00–59.00	57.45
20	—	1,446	61.00–65.50	62.42
5	—	1,443	66.50–68.50	67.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	64.00–65.00	64.48
4	—	1,115	54.00–59.00	56.17

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La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Feb 3

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,094 head

▲ 721 vs last sale 1,373▲ 1,316 vs year ago 778 · +169.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

139 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 69▲ 61 vs year ago 78 · +78.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

136 head

▲ 111 vs last sale 25▲ 120 vs year ago 16 · +750.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $146.74/cwt on 734 head.

Average price

$146.74

734 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.69

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	146.74	748	734

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale734 hd

146.74

—

CO average4 barns · 2,377 hd

140.05

+6.69

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	1,870	84.89	1,587	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,434	61.78	886	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	61.11	741	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	50.74	496	48

Every lot

32 lots · USDA AMS · La Junta Livestock Commision - 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	374	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	793	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	410	209.58/cwt	207.00–211.00	859	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	832	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	178.56/cwt	171.00–183.50	866	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	505	179.71/cwt	179.00–180.00	908	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	169.70/cwt	166.00–174.00	869	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	874	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 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 →

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Feb 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,094Last week 1,373Year ago 778

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 69Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 136Last week 25Year ago 16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,403	55.00–59.00	57.45
20	—	1,446	61.00–65.50	62.42
5	—	1,443	66.50–68.50	67.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	64.00–65.00	64.48
4	—	1,115	54.00–59.00	56.17

Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	969	50.00–55.00	51.96
5	—	947	32.00–38.00	35.83
4	—	1,099	57.00–59.00	57.48

Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,463	71.00–75.00	73.32
8	—	1,848	82.00–88.50	84.95
5	—	2,148	91.00–94.50	91.74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	396	167.00–168.00	167.86
122	—	622	130.50–136.00	131.62
129	—	427	152.00–164.00	157.50
43	—	660	125.50–130.00	128.38
125	—	473	146.00–152.00	149.06
98	—	513	140.00–148.50	141.30
102	—	585	134.00–142.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	619	142.00–151.00	145.38
35	—	704	134.00–136.00	134.46
85	—	512	166.00–174.00	169.70
63	—	485	171.00–183.50	178.56
38	—	801	125.50–131.50	130.70
7	—	374	212.00	212.00
78	—	566	152.00–159.50	157.09
25	—	668	136.00–141.00	137.73
7	—	445	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	505	179.00–180.00	179.71
23	—	410	207.00–211.00	209.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	546	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,164	58.83/cwt	50.00–62.00	685	22

Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	396	167.86/cwt	167.00–168.00	665	115
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	157.50/cwt	152.00–164.00	673	129
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	149.06/cwt	146.00–152.00	705	125
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	141.30/cwt	140.00–148.50	725	98
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	137.50/cwt	134.00–142.50	804	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	131.62/cwt	130.50–136.00	819	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	128.38/cwt	125.50–130.00	847	43

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,463	73.32/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,073	3
Bulls	—	—	1,848	84.95/cwt	82.00–88.50	1,570	8
Bulls	—	—	2,148	91.74/cwt	91.00–94.50	1,971	5

Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	35.83/cwt	32.00–38.00	339	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	969	51.96/cwt	50.00–55.00	503	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	57.48/cwt	57.00–59.00	632	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	56.17/cwt	54.00–59.00	626	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	61.48/cwt	60.00–63.00	751	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	64.48/cwt	64.00–65.00	795	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	57.45/cwt	55.00–59.00	806	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	67.03/cwt	66.50–68.50	967	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	62.42/cwt	61.00–65.50	903	20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,164	50.00–62.00	58.83