Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2019-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steer calves uneven 400 to 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 500 to 700 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, decline on 550 to 600 lbs. Heifer calves under 550 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher, over 550 lbs mostly steady. Yearling feeder steers over 700 lbs steady to 3.00 higher advance on 800 lbs. Yearling feeder heifers over 700 lbs too lightly tested last week so no trend available. 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 $146.17/cwt on 1,467 head.

Average price

$146.17

1,467 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$123

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

$13.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.21

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	498	158.35	789	81
Medium 1	489	157.00	768	14thin
Large 1	521	150.56	784	90
Medium and Large 1	629	144.97	912	1,282

One grade step is worth $13.38/cwt here — about −$123 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 sale1,467 hd

146.17

—

CO average5 barns · 5,173 hd

150.38

−4.21

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	1,882	79.54	1,497	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	58.36	841	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,270	54.76	695	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,108	48.84	541	15

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	650	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	881	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	549	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	152.01/cwt	151.00–153.00	555	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	942	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,248	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,072	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	605	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	138.16/cwt	133.00–145.00	652	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	130.45/cwt	123.00–134.00	757	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	132.77/cwt	130.00–137.50	701	209
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	471	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	702	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	427	152.26/cwt	151.00–153.00	650	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	667	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	837	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	127.01/cwt	123.00–130.00	787	236
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	145.69/cwt	145.00–146.00	571	61
Steers	Large 1	—	487	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	801	35
Steers	Large 1	—	524	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	749	43
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	606	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	830	12
Steers	Medium 1	—	489	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	768	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	185.18/cwt	183.00–188.00	757	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,079	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	196.33/cwt	195.00–199.00	662	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	137.96/cwt	137.00–138.50	968	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	189.45/cwt	189.00–193.00	727	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,153	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	156.20/cwt	153.50–160.00	806	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	926	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	173.76/cwt	169.00–178.00	820	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,235	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	141.74/cwt	136.00–145.50	879	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	143.89/cwt	140.50–147.50	829	246
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	756	128.90/cwt	128.00–131.00	974	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	709	130.60/cwt	129.50–136.00	926	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	134.39/cwt	130.50–141.00	904	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	139.19/cwt	130.50–142.50	867	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	779	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	162.13/cwt	159.00–164.50	790	65
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	55.94/cwt	51.00–60.00	704	105
Bulls	—	—	1,670	74.59/cwt	71.50–78.00	1,246	5
Bulls	—	—	1,988	82.01/cwt	80.50–83.00	1,630	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	52.35/cwt	50.50–54.00	682	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	56.36/cwt	56.00–58.00	703	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	58.36/cwt	56.00–59.00	841	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	43.02/cwt	41.00–44.00	392	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	50.96/cwt	46.00–55.50	601	11

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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,092Last week 4,255Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 700Last week 441Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	650	135.50	135.50
14	—	343	160.00	160.00
24	—	365	151.00–153.00	152.01
30	—	942	132.50	132.50
54	—	809	132.50	132.50
55	—	429	141.00	141.00
138	—	472	133.00–145.00	138.16
175	—	580	123.00–134.00	130.45
209	—	528	130.00–137.50	132.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	149.00	149.00
13	—	427	151.00–153.00	152.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	667	125.50	125.50
236	—	620	123.00–130.00	127.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	825	125.00	125.00
61	—	392	145.00–146.00	145.69
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	487	164.50	164.50
43	—	524	143.00	143.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	606	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	489	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	409	183.00–188.00	185.18
9	—	796	135.50	135.50
21	—	337	195.00–199.00	196.33
36	—	702	137.00–138.50	137.96
43	—	384	189.00–193.00	189.45
51	—	806	143.00	143.00
56	—	516	153.50–160.00	156.20
57	—	666	139.00	139.00
76	—	472	169.00–178.00	173.76
85	—	885	139.50	139.50
133	—	620	136.00–145.50	141.74
246	—	576	140.50–147.50	143.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	756	128.00–131.00	128.90
53	—	709	129.50–136.00	130.60
153	—	673	130.50–141.00	134.39
217	—	623	130.50–142.50	139.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	545	143.00	143.00
65	—	487	159.00–164.50	162.13

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	105	—	1,258	51.00–60.00	55.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,670	71.50–78.00	74.59
10	—	1,988	80.50–83.00	82.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,303	50.50–54.00	52.35
6	—	1,248	56.00–58.00	56.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,441	56.00–59.00	58.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	911	41.00–44.00	43.02
11	—	1,179	46.00–55.50	50.96

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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