Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2019-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week: Due to the light receipts this week on feeder cattle no trend available. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade activity and Demand moderate for feeder cattle and replacement cows to good for slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.44/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$136.44

127 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$138

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

$16.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.49

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	142.29	853	34
Medium and Large 1-2	524	135.30	708	83
Medium 1-2	787	126.00	992	10thin

One grade step is worth $16.29/cwt here — about −$138 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 sale127 hd

136.44

—

CO average2 barns · 1,284 hd

143.92

−7.49

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	1,727	78.08	1,349	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	66.54	973	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,152	63.29	729	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	992	56.37	559	40

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	60.93/cwt	59.00–63.00	712	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	67.17/cwt	64.00–68.00	985	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	872	47.31/cwt	45.00–51.00	413	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	66.21/cwt	64.00–67.00	753	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	63.34/cwt	60.00–64.00	927	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	61.98/cwt	61.00–66.00	661	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	718	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	941	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	55.28/cwt	53.00–61.00	541	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	183.38/cwt	181.00–184.00	867	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	518	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	995	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,055	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	189.56/cwt	187.00–190.00	806	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	883	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	907	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	130.16/cwt	128.00–130.50	812	15
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	787	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	992	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	141.93/cwt	140.00–144.00	595	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	132.86/cwt	131.00–135.00	675	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	142.99/cwt	142.50–146.00	847	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	708	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,278	1,286.50/cwt	1,250.00–1,375.00	16,441	41
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,206	1,364.58/cwt	1,310.00–1,400.00	16,457	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,000	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,032	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	181.61/cwt	181.00–182.00	1,046	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	806	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	741	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,335.50/cwt	1,200.00–1,375.00	15,225	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	1,211.76/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	13,366	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,093	1,514.94/cwt	1,475.00–1,610.00	16,558	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,206	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,385.00/cwt	1,385.00–1,385.00	13,850	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	1,348.14/cwt	1,285.00–1,450.00	14,398	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,021	1,762.94/cwt	1,700.00–1,800.00	18,000	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	138.40/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,005	12
Bulls	—	—	1,930	84.31/cwt	81.00–87.50	1,627	4
Bulls	—	—	1,665	76.16/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,268	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	141.73/cwt	140.00–144.00	663	16

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 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,415Last week 831Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 197Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 23Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,168	59.00–63.00	60.93
15	—	1,137	64.00–67.00	66.21
1	—	1,040	69.00	69.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,466	64.00–68.00	67.17
9	—	1,464	60.00–64.00	63.34
1	—	1,325	71.00	71.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	872	45.00–51.00	47.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,066	61.00–66.00	61.98
16	—	978	53.00–61.00	55.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,930	81.00–87.50	84.31
13	—	1,665	73.00–79.00	76.16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	473	181.00–184.00	183.38
5	—	805	131.00	131.00
21	—	425	187.00–190.00	189.56
20	—	600	172.00	172.00
5	—	576	181.00–182.00	181.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	518	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	180.00	180.00
7	—	662	151.00	151.00
4	—	341	182.00	182.00
11	—	474	170.00	170.00
4	—	436	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	635	139.00	139.00
28	—	592	142.50–146.00	142.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	698	130.00	130.00
15	—	624	128.00–130.50	130.16
5	—	396	146.00	146.00
12	—	419	140.00–144.00	141.93
17	—	508	131.00–135.00	132.86
11	—	553	128.00	128.00
16	—	468	140.00–144.00	141.73
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	787	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	726	138.00–139.00	138.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	41	—	1,278	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,286.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	37	—	1,206	1,310.00–1,400.00	1,364.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,140	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,335.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,000	1,385.00	1,385.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,103	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,211.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,093	1,475.00–1,610.00	1,514.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,085	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,068	1,285.00–1,450.00	1,348.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,021	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,762.94

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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