Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steer calves under 600 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Heifer calves under 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 600 to 700 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.42/cwt on 1,195 head.

Average price

$148.42

1,195 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$25

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

$25.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.24

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	440	166.00	730	12thin
Medium and Large 1	589	148.45	874	1,153
Medium and Large 1-2	539	140.20	756	30

One grade step is worth $25.80/cwt here — about −$25 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 sale1,195 hd

148.42

—

CO average5 barns · 7,154 hd

150.65

−2.24

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	—	High	1,789	77.08	1,379	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	51.23	597	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,454	50.81	739	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	43.32	447	15

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 1-2	—	436	134.81/cwt	134.00–135.50	588	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	679	132.27/cwt	126.00–136.00	898	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	130.41/cwt	127.00–134.00	809	244
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	131.58/cwt	128.00–134.00	751	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	137.88/cwt	136.00–141.50	670	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	145.39/cwt	141.00–151.00	622	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	130.18/cwt	129.00–135.00	969	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,114	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	568	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	138.22/cwt	132.00–144.00	730	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	155.40/cwt	151.00–157.00	570	24
Steers	Medium 1	—	440	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	730	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	718	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	133.59/cwt	132.00–135.50	1,107	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	197.55/cwt	196.00–199.00	664	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	132.84/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,015	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	159.78/cwt	155.00–163.50	837	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	140.41/cwt	140.00–140.50	935	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	178.29/cwt	175.00–180.00	747	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	142.86/cwt	139.00–146.50	880	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	165.25/cwt	160.00–170.00	783	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	144.88/cwt	138.50–149.50	836	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	565	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	864	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	771	128.32/cwt	128.00–128.50	989	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	711	135.84/cwt	134.50–137.50	966	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	136.45/cwt	133.00–139.00	922	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	138.80/cwt	138.00–142.50	852	193
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	726	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,257	54.27/cwt	47.50–60.00	682	89
Bulls	—	—	2,250	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,868	1
Bulls	—	—	1,909	78.41/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,497	5
Bulls	—	—	1,613	74.98/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,209	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	48.66/cwt	47.00–50.00	572	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	51.70/cwt	49.00–53.00	601	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	49.09/cwt	48.00–50.00	675	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	52.18/cwt	50.00–53.00	791	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	43.52/cwt	43.00–45.00	452	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	39.25/cwt	36.00–41.00	375	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	46.57/cwt	45.00–49.00	509	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 Nov 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,587Last week 3,587Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 300Last week 300Year 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
22	—	436	134.00–135.50	134.81
24	—	367	151.00–157.00	155.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	679	126.00–136.00	132.27
244	—	620	127.00–134.00	130.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	571	128.00–134.00	131.58
81	—	486	136.00–141.50	137.88
73	—	428	141.00–151.00	145.39
40	—	744	129.00–135.00	130.18
15	—	850	131.00	131.00
13	—	353	161.00	161.00
105	—	528	132.00–144.00	138.22
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	440	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	361	199.00	199.00
20	—	829	132.00–135.50	133.59
23	—	336	196.00–199.00	197.55
33	—	764	131.00–136.00	132.84
46	—	524	155.00–163.50	159.78
66	—	666	140.00–140.50	140.41
89	—	419	175.00–180.00	178.29
125	—	616	139.00–146.50	142.86
142	—	474	160.00–170.00	165.25
177	—	577	138.50–149.50	144.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	565	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	771	128.00–128.50	128.32
29	—	711	134.50–137.50	135.84
172	—	676	133.00–139.00	136.45
193	—	614	138.00–142.50	138.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	641	131.00	131.00
23	—	508	143.00	143.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	89	—	1,257	47.50–60.00	54.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,250	83.00	83.00
5	—	1,909	76.00–80.00	78.41
6	—	1,613	73.00–76.00	74.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	47.00–50.00	48.66
11	—	1,163	49.00–53.00	51.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,376	48.00–50.00	49.09
5	—	1,516	50.00–53.00	52.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,039	43.00–45.00	43.52
5	—	955	36.00–41.00	39.25
6	—	1,093	45.00–49.00	46.57

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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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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