Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with couple of weeks ago: Steer calves steady to 2.00 lower with the exception of 500 to 600 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifer calves mostly steady except for 400 to 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers over 700 lbs mostly steady. Yearling feeder heifers over 700 lbs too lightly tested last couple of weeks for a comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 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 $145.64/cwt on 1,375 head.

Average price

$145.64

1,375 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$18.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.97

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	469	162.06	760	105
Medium and Large 1	623	144.39	899	1,096
Medium 1	535	143.62	769	174

One grade step is worth $18.44/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale1,375 hd

145.64

—

CO average3 barns · 4,039 hd

149.62

−3.97

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	1,790	78.43	1,404	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	54.61	808	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	53.28	664	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,199	46.69	560	12

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1	—	448	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	600	11
Heifers	Medium 1	—	475	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	610	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	991	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	972	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	125.47/cwt	125.00–126.50	838	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	136.67/cwt	133.00–140.00	661	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	153.97/cwt	153.00–155.00	644	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	126.72/cwt	125.25–132.50	893	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	127.68/cwt	127.00–131.00	732	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	128.72/cwt	127.00–131.00	803	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	134.04/cwt	130.50–137.00	713	238
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	579	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	741	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	422	162.19/cwt	161.50–163.00	684	47
Steers	Medium 1	—	414	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	638	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	642	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	838	22
Steers	Medium 1	—	525	145.11/cwt	143.00–145.50	762	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,232	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	722	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	184.89/cwt	182.00–188.00	786	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,166	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	134.25/cwt	133.00–139.50	1,106	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	169.69/cwt	169.00–171.00	798	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	137.15/cwt	135.50–139.00	989	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	154.18/cwt	150.50–161.00	805	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	139.32/cwt	135.50–141.50	867	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	147.33/cwt	145.50–152.50	840	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	135.50/cwt	131.00–139.00	916	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	770	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,101	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	658	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	967	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	125.01/cwt	124.50–126.00	793	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	177.63/cwt	176.00–181.00	650	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	171.76/cwt	170.00–173.00	747	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	148.33/cwt	146.00–149.50	804	50
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	54.88/cwt	46.00–58.00	697	167
Bulls	—	—	1,783	80.79/cwt	80.00–83.50	1,440	5
Bulls	—	—	1,794	76.95/cwt	73.50–79.50	1,380	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	56.92/cwt	56.50–57.00	666	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	52.29/cwt	47.00–55.50	663	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	56.71/cwt	56.00–58.00	754	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	54.12/cwt	51.00–55.00	819	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	47.58/cwt	46.00–49.00	549	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	45.80/cwt	43.00–47.00	570	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 Dec 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,113Last week 420Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 425Last week 253Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	448	134.00	134.00
25	—	475	128.50	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	809	122.50	122.50
15	—	762	127.50	127.50
23	—	668	125.00–126.50	125.47
25	—	484	133.00–140.00	136.67
34	—	418	153.00–155.00	153.97
63	—	705	125.25–132.50	126.72
106	—	573	127.00–131.00	127.68
171	—	624	127.00–131.00	128.72
238	—	532	130.50–137.00	134.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	579	128.00	128.00
47	—	422	161.50–163.00	162.19
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	414	154.00	154.00
22	—	642	130.50	130.50
145	—	525	143.00–145.50	145.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	306	205.00	205.00
6	—	978	126.00	126.00
7	—	372	194.00	194.00
29	—	425	182.00–188.00	184.89
30	—	880	132.50	132.50
39	—	824	133.00–139.50	134.25
54	—	470	169.00–171.00	169.69
118	—	721	135.50–139.00	137.15
160	—	522	150.50–161.00	154.18
161	—	622	135.50–141.50	139.32
188	—	570	145.50–152.50	147.33
204	—	676	131.00–139.00	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	770	143.00	143.00
37	—	658	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	634	124.50–126.00	125.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	366	176.00–181.00	177.63
29	—	435	170.00–173.00	171.76
50	—	542	146.00–149.50	148.33

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	167	—	1,270	46.00–58.00	54.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,783	80.00–83.50	80.79
8	—	1,794	73.50–79.50	76.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,170	56.50–57.00	56.92
22	—	1,268	47.00–55.50	52.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,330	56.00–58.00	56.71
13	—	1,514	51.00–55.00	54.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,153	46.00–49.00	47.58
6	—	1,245	43.00–47.00	45.80

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

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle