Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steer calves uneven calves under 400 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 400 to 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 instances 5.00 lower. Heifer calves under 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 500 to 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher. Yearling feeder heifers steady to 1.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.72/cwt on 1,434 head.

Average price

$148.72

1,434 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$928

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$142

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$13.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.09

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	620	149.00	924	1,403
Medium 1	784	136.00	1,066	31

One grade step is worth $13.00/cwt here — about −$142 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 sale1,434 hd

148.72

—

CO average5 barns · 6,026 hd

147.62

+1.09

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	1,839	75.68	1,392	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,426	56.04	799	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	54.18	659	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	42.79	475	12

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1Fancy	—	901	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,198	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,272	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	525	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	140.30/cwt	138.00–144.00	612	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	127.16/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,120	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	135.17/cwt	135.00–137.00	995	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	161.16/cwt	159.00–166.00	619	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	142.77/cwt	138.00–147.00	690	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	129.56/cwt	125.00–135.00	745	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	133.12/cwt	130.00–135.00	703	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	389	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	665	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	418	156.35/cwt	155.00–158.00	654	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	127.23/cwt	124.00–130.00	779	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	656	127.63/cwt	125.00–129.00	837	126
Steers	Medium 1	—	784	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,066	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	533	151.91/cwt	150.50–153.00	810	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	936	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	1,219	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	901	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,212	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	192.58/cwt	190.00–196.00	732	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,007	129.90/cwt	125.50–131.00	1,308	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	176.88/cwt	174.00–179.00	748	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	174.26/cwt	174.00–175.00	798	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	141.00/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,093	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	146.73/cwt	142.50–151.00	825	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	163.84/cwt	160.00–165.00	852	223
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	453	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	815	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	765	131.37/cwt	130.50–132.00	1,005	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	719	137.52/cwt	135.50–138.75	989	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	667	138.20/cwt	135.50–141.00	922	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	139.91/cwt	136.00–142.50	872	326
Bulls	—	—	1,876	79.95/cwt	78.50–81.00	1,500	4
Bulls	—	—	1,814	72.83/cwt	71.00–73.50	1,321	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	52.86/cwt	52.00–54.00	674	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	55.11/cwt	54.00–58.00	646	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	54.45/cwt	53.00–55.50	756	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	56.23/cwt	55.50–59.00	804	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	48.43/cwt	47.00–51.00	510	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	37.14/cwt	35.00–41.00	434	6

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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,936Last week 3,021Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 300Last week 355Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	901	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,078	118.00	118.00
12	—	665	135.00	135.00
17	—	307	171.00	171.00
33	—	436	138.00–144.00	140.30
56	—	881	126.00–128.00	127.16
57	—	736	135.00–137.00	135.17
75	—	384	159.00–166.00	161.16
129	—	483	138.00–147.00	142.77
159	—	575	125.00–135.00	129.56
198	—	528	130.00–135.00	133.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	389	171.00	171.00
47	—	418	155.00–158.00	156.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	612	124.00–130.00	127.23
126	—	656	125.00–129.00	127.63
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	784	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	533	150.50–153.00	151.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	683	137.00	137.00
12	—	895	136.25	136.25
28	—	901	134.50	134.50
52	—	380	190.00–196.00	192.58
54	—	1,007	125.50–131.00	129.90
62	—	423	174.00–179.00	176.88
65	—	458	174.00–175.00	174.26
82	—	775	138.00–142.00	141.00
103	—	562	142.50–151.00	146.73
223	—	520	160.00–165.00	163.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	453	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	765	130.50–132.00	131.37
115	—	719	135.50–138.75	137.52
194	—	667	135.50–141.00	138.20
326	—	623	136.00–142.50	139.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,876	78.50–81.00	79.95
6	—	1,814	71.00–73.50	72.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,276	52.00–54.00	52.86
17	—	1,173	54.00–58.00	55.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,389	53.00–55.50	54.45
34	—	1,430	55.50–59.00	56.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,053	47.00–51.00	48.43
6	—	1,169	35.00–41.00	37.14

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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