Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2019-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week: Due to the light receipts last week no comparison available. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.22/cwt on 271 head.

Average price

$156.22

271 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$9.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.53

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	157.92	821	222
Medium and Large 1-2	501	148.54	745	49

One grade step is worth $9.38/cwt here — about $76 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 sale271 hd

156.22

—

CO average3 barns · 712 hd

154.70

+1.53

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	68.83	1,021	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	61.84	735	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,051	54.57	574	13

Every lot, as filed

31 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,055	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	202.54/cwt	199.00–206.00	879	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,126	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,036	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	944	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	965	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	570	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	55.56/cwt	53.00–58.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	142.97/cwt	140.00–147.00	769	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	161.17/cwt	160.00–162.00	674	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	163.12/cwt	158.00–166.00	832	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	147.46/cwt	147.00–151.00	836	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	160.61/cwt	157.00–167.00	766	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	641	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	198.51/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,000	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	166.99/cwt	165.00–168.00	721	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	51.60/cwt	48.00–52.50	529	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	65.67/cwt	63.00–68.00	780	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	58.78/cwt	55.00–61.00	699	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	71.52/cwt	71.00–73.00	1,168	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	19,125	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	164.44/cwt	162.00–165.50	1,074	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	198.97/cwt	196.00–201.00	943	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,019	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	166.97/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,025	56
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,311	1,286.49/cwt	1,275.00–1,310.00	16,866	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	762	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	67.93/cwt	65.00–69.00	973	12

How this sale compares

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 May 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 831Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 197Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared with last week: Due to the light receipts last week no comparison available. Demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	703	150.00	150.00
8	—	434	199.00–206.00	202.54
7	—	816	138.00	138.00
20	—	504	195.00–200.00	198.51
10	—	653	162.00–165.50	164.44
10	—	474	196.00–201.00	198.97
5	—	566	180.00	180.00
56	—	614	162.00–170.00	166.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	819	126.50	126.50
5	—	325	201.00	201.00
4	—	405	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	679	139.00	139.00
8	—	731	132.00	132.00
4	—	785	125.00	125.00
4	—	320	178.00	178.00
98	—	510	158.00–166.00	163.12
42	—	567	147.00–151.00	147.46
28	—	477	157.00–167.00	160.61
16	—	377	170.00	170.00
12	—	432	165.00–168.00	166.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	538	140.00–147.00	142.97
15	—	418	160.00–162.00	161.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,015	53.00–58.00	55.56
7	—	1,026	48.00–52.50	51.60
2	—	1,210	63.00	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,187	63.00–68.00	65.67
10	—	1,190	55.00–61.00	58.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,633	71.00–73.00	71.52
12	—	1,433	65.00–69.00	67.93

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,275	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,311	1,275.00–1,310.00	1,286.49

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle