Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2019-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Calves uneven, steer calves under 550 lbs 3.00 to 500 higher, 550 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves under 400 lbs steady, 400 to 650 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher most advance on 450 to 550 lbs . Yearling feeder steers and heifers over 700 lbs too lightly tested for a comparison . Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.09/cwt on 830 head.

Average price

$150.09

830 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 1

$12.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.86

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	150.62	871	795
Small and Medium 1	451	138.14	624	35

One grade step is worth $12.47/cwt here — about $247 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 sale830 hd

150.09

—

CO average4 barns · 2,898 hd

148.23

+1.86

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	1,722	75.95	1,308	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	61.33	854	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,140	56.86	648	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	52.95	618	16

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	752	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	541	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	698	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	681	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,021	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	131.62/cwt	131.00–133.00	894	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	841	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	134.67/cwt	134.00–136.00	967	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	124.21/cwt	123.00–125.50	1,004	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	148.28/cwt	143.00–151.00	538	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	119.47/cwt	118.50–120.00	1,106	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	138.86/cwt	134.00–142.00	647	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	141.20/cwt	139.00–144.00	620	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	133.25/cwt	128.00–136.00	753	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	134.95/cwt	131.00–139.00	711	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	127.37/cwt	127.00–127.50	786	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	605	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	708	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	126.97/cwt	125.00–130.00	653	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,138	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,095	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	614	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,059	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	55.47/cwt	54.00–56.50	596	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,311	52.75/cwt	51.00–53.00	692	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	43.48/cwt	41.00–46.00	485	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	61.33/cwt	59.50–62.50	854	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	55.07/cwt	52.00–58.00	624	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	58.21/cwt	58.00–59.00	668	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	714	1
Bulls	—	—	1,639	72.49/cwt	68.00–76.00	1,188	13
Bulls	—	—	1,832	79.28/cwt	78.00–83.50	1,452	5
Bulls	—	—	1,898	85.38/cwt	84.50–86.00	1,621	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	492	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	664	24
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	363	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	526	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	141.46/cwt	138.00–146.00	880	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	728	133.97/cwt	133.00–134.50	975	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	139.47/cwt	136.00–140.50	914	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	771	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,025	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	589	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	901	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	471	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	829	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	145.79/cwt	141.50–149.00	834	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	168.06/cwt	164.00–174.00	787	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	161.02/cwt	156.00–164.00	831	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	176.14/cwt	173.00–180.00	668	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	175.98/cwt	173.00–179.00	785	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,202	18

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 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,239Last week 927Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 179Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	583	129.00	129.00
8	—	528	129.00	129.00
3	—	668	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	541	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	756	135.00	135.00
10	—	679	131.00–133.00	131.62
14	—	632	133.00	133.00
18	—	718	134.00–136.00	134.67
25	—	808	123.00–125.50	124.21
26	—	363	143.00–151.00	148.28
34	—	926	118.50–120.00	119.47
68	—	466	134.00–142.00	138.86
71	—	439	139.00–144.00	141.20
89	—	565	128.00–136.00	133.25
136	—	527	131.00–139.00	134.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	617	127.00–127.50	127.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	462	131.00	131.00
20	—	562	126.00	126.00
46	—	514	125.00–130.00	126.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	933	122.00	122.00
8	—	811	135.00	135.00
9	—	343	179.00	179.00
9	—	743	142.50	142.50
179	—	572	141.50–149.00	145.79
100	—	468	164.00–174.00	168.06
72	—	516	156.00–164.00	161.02
39	—	379	173.00–180.00	176.14
26	—	446	173.00–179.00	175.98
18	—	981	122.50	122.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	492	135.00	135.00
11	—	363	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
226	—	622	138.00–146.00	141.46
30	—	728	133.00–134.50	133.97
27	—	655	136.00–140.50	139.47
9	—	771	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	589	153.00	153.00
12	—	471	176.00	176.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,074	54.00–56.50	55.47
6	—	1,311	51.00–53.00	52.75
2	—	1,115	41.00–46.00	43.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,393	59.50–62.50	61.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,134	52.00–58.00	55.07
12	—	1,148	58.00–59.00	58.21
1	—	1,115	64.00	64.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,639	68.00–76.00	72.49
5	—	1,832	78.00–83.50	79.28
3	—	1,898	84.50–86.00	85.38

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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