Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steer calves under 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, 600 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 700 lbs mostly steady. Yearling feeder steers over 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling feeder heifers over 700 lbs lightly tested. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trading and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.57/cwt on 302 head.

Average price

$146.57

302 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$966

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$19.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.32

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	149.88	964	252
Medium and Large 1-2	740	129.92	961	50

One grade step is worth $19.96/cwt here — about $3 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 sale302 hd

146.57

—

CO average3 barns · 2,522 hd

147.89

−1.32

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	1,735	78.46	1,361	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,392	61.71	859	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,153	58.21	671	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,065	49.89	531	11

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1-2	—	852	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,001	11
Bulls	—	—	1,938	85.08/cwt	83.50–86.50	1,649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	735	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	911	10
Bulls	—	—	1,599	74.05/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,184	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	663	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,402	930.70/cwt	860.00–985.00	13,048	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,191	1,147.06/cwt	1,100.00–1,185.00	13,661	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	624	136.37/cwt	136.00–137.00	851	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	146.31/cwt	146.00–146.50	989	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	132.45/cwt	130.50–137.00	1,162	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	146.01/cwt	144.00–148.00	886	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,080	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,124	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	465	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	164.84/cwt	161.00–167.00	770	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	170.87/cwt	170.00–171.00	673	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	803	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	152.72/cwt	149.00–154.00	855	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	146.37/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,104	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	123.99/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,094	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	523	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	132.76/cwt	130.00–138.00	636	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	736	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	603	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	972	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	130.93/cwt	130.00–133.00	757	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	653	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	842	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	127.35/cwt	126.00–129.00	644	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	831	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	130.92/cwt	130.00–134.00	694	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	816	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	731	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	891	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	439	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	56.08/cwt	53.50–58.00	630	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	62.36/cwt	61.00–63.00	821	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	50.39/cwt	49.00–52.00	562	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	59.46/cwt	58.00–61.00	719	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	57.92/cwt	57.50–58.25	924	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	53.70/cwt	53.00–55.00	538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,214	13

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 Oct 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 927Last week 899Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 179Last week 205Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	852	117.50	117.50
11	—	584	126.00	126.00
18	—	506	126.00–129.00	127.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	882	123.00–127.00	123.99
21	—	363	144.00	144.00
59	—	479	130.00–138.00	132.76
10	—	431	140.00	140.00
15	—	720	135.00	135.00
22	—	578	130.00–133.00	130.93
15	—	620	134.00	134.00
22	—	530	130.00–134.00	130.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	653	129.00	129.00
10	—	628	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	735	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	526	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	624	136.00–137.00	136.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	676	146.00–146.50	146.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	877	130.50–137.00	132.45
18	—	607	144.00–148.00	146.01
5	—	740	146.00	146.00
36	—	467	161.00–167.00	164.84
16	—	394	170.00–171.00	170.87
68	—	560	149.00–154.00	152.72
22	—	754	144.00–148.00	146.37
13	—	837	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	929	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	595	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,938	83.50–86.50	85.08
6	—	1,599	70.00–78.00	74.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	66.00	66.00
12	—	1,124	53.50–58.00	56.08
8	—	1,209	58.00–61.00	59.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	71.00	71.00
9	—	1,317	61.00–63.00	62.36
4	—	1,595	57.50–58.25	57.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	41.00	41.00
5	—	1,115	49.00–52.00	50.39
4	—	1,001	53.00–55.00	53.70

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,402	860.00–985.00	930.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,191	1,100.00–1,185.00	1,147.06

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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Steers · 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

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Slaughter Cattle

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