Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available on feeder cattle this week due to the light receipts last week, although a lower undertone noted. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Trade moderate to good on calves. Demand moderate. for calves to good for slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.03/cwt on 276 head.

Average price

$143.03

276 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$847

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$58

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

$1.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.28

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	143.97	796	35
Medium and Large 1	598	142.89	854	241

One grade step is worth $1.07/cwt here — about −$58 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 sale276 hd

143.03

—

CO average2 barns · 784 hd

149.31

−6.28

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	1,951	81.19	1,584	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,497	61.03	914	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,149	59.21	680	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	51.55	548	7thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	133.99/cwt	131.00–138.00	559	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	126.90/cwt	125.00–132.00	599	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	971	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,034	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	124.73/cwt	122.00–126.00	654	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	610	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	842	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	581	133.29/cwt	133.00–133.50	774	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	548	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	122.40/cwt	120.50–123.00	703	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,040	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,170	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	689	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	167.40/cwt	166.00–170.00	623	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,096	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	147.34/cwt	146.00–149.00	766	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	166.19/cwt	161.00–169.00	786	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	145.96/cwt	143.00–148.00	847	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	562	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	734	127.17/cwt	125.00–129.00	933	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	679	127.48/cwt	126.00–129.00	866	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	611	133.75/cwt	130.00–139.00	817	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	132.07/cwt	131.00–133.00	979	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	664	17
Bulls	—	—	2,213	84.32/cwt	83.00–85.50	1,866	2
Bulls	—	—	1,988	86.37/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,717	5
Bulls	—	—	1,833	75.83/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,390	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	68.46/cwt	66.00–71.00	840	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	54.09/cwt	51.00–57.50	654	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	61.60/cwt	59.00–65.00	662	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	57.16/cwt	55.00–58.50	939	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	62.08/cwt	60.00–64.00	905	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	55.63/cwt	54.00–57.00	592	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	48.49/cwt	47.00–49.00	516	4

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 Sep 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 899Last week 362Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 205Last week 212Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	145.00	145.00
4	—	339	153.00	153.00
9	—	417	131.00–138.00	133.99
11	—	472	125.00–132.00	126.90
15	—	730	133.00	133.00
19	—	783	132.00	132.00
53	—	524	122.00–126.00	124.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	610	138.00	138.00
30	—	581	133.00–133.50	133.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	120.00	120.00
10	—	435	126.00	126.00
53	—	574	120.50–123.00	122.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	765	136.00	136.00
4	—	886	132.00	132.00
8	—	415	166.00	166.00
11	—	372	166.00–170.00	167.40
15	—	840	130.50	130.50
16	—	520	146.00–149.00	147.34
28	—	473	161.00–169.00	166.19
50	—	580	143.00–148.00	145.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	562	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	734	125.00–129.00	127.17
18	—	679	126.00–129.00	127.48
68	—	611	130.00–139.00	133.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	450	151.00	151.00
13	—	741	131.00–133.00	132.07
17	—	440	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,213	83.00–85.50	84.32
5	—	1,988	86.00–87.00	86.37
6	—	1,833	73.00–78.00	75.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,227	66.00–71.00	68.46
11	—	1,210	51.00–57.50	54.09
12	—	1,074	59.00–65.00	61.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,642	55.00–58.50	57.16
11	—	1,458	60.00–64.00	62.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,064	54.00–57.00	55.63
4	—	1,064	47.00–49.00	48.49

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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