Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steers under 450 lbs steady, 450-600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher except for 500 to 550 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 lower, 600 to 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers under 400 lbs steady, 400 to 500 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, 500 to 700 lbs steady to 3.00 higher advance on 500 to 600 lbs. Yearling feeder steers and heifers over 700 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.63/cwt on 1,428 head.

Average price

$156.63

1,428 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$101

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

$16.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.41

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	518	171.82	890	77
Large 1	521	161.00	839	27
Medium and Large 1	636	155.66	990	1,324

One grade step is worth $16.16/cwt here — about −$101 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 sale1,428 hd

156.63

—

CO average6 barns · 7,852 hd

162.04

−5.41

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	2,202	77.79	1,713	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	53.62	771	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,133	51.54	584	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	869	42.37	368	27

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,655	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,225	1
Bulls	—	—	2,475	79.68/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,972	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	836	42.69/cwt	40.00–44.00	357	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	573	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	51.72/cwt	50.00–55.00	584	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	53.62/cwt	51.00–56.00	771	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	146.82/cwt	143.50–150.00	970	266
Steers	Large 1	—	521	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	839	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	200.38/cwt	199.00–201.00	840	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	192.41/cwt	187.00–194.00	902	56
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,197	51.62/cwt	45.00–56.00	618	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	885	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	188.85/cwt	188.00–192.00	731	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	142.64/cwt	141.00–143.50	1,046	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	144.83/cwt	140.50–145.50	1,093	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	141.10/cwt	140.50–141.50	1,146	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	163.03/cwt	161.00–167.50	926	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	133.21/cwt	128.00–137.00	823	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	140.58/cwt	133.00–145.50	797	224
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	169.40/cwt	166.00–173.00	891	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,029	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	152.41/cwt	150.00–155.50	962	273
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	168.79/cwt	165.00–170.00	606	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	144.08/cwt	141.00–148.00	742	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	633	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	774	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	168.54/cwt	164.00–170.00	730	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	151.73/cwt	149.50–159.00	736	108
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	842	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	303	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	47.19/cwt	45.00–50.00	453	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	402	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	591	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,009	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	131.62/cwt	131.00–133.00	967	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	650	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	936	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	460	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	414	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	733	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	506	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	936	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	545	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	730	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	720	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	950	26

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 Jan 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,380Last week 1,222Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 275Last week 250Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	74.00	74.00
2	—	2,475	78.00–82.00	79.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	836	40.00–44.00	42.69
6	—	842	36.00	36.00
7	—	959	45.00–50.00	47.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	49.00	49.00
14	—	1,130	50.00–55.00	51.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,438	51.00–56.00	53.62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
266	—	661	143.50–150.00	146.82
23	—	419	199.00–201.00	200.38
56	—	469	187.00–194.00	192.41
95	—	733	141.00–143.50	142.64
97	—	755	140.50–145.50	144.83
120	—	812	140.50–141.50	141.10
179	—	568	161.00–167.50	163.03
138	—	526	166.00–173.00	169.40
273	—	631	150.00–155.50	152.41
6	—	370	200.00	200.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	521	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	496	178.50	178.50
32	—	387	188.00–192.00	188.85
19	—	768	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	506	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	720	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
146	—	618	128.00–137.00	133.21
224	—	567	133.00–145.50	140.58
27	—	359	165.00–170.00	168.79
40	—	515	141.00–148.00	144.08
37	—	433	164.00–170.00	168.54
108	—	485	149.50–159.00	151.73
6	—	759	131.00	131.00
17	—	801	126.00	126.00
25	—	735	131.00–133.00	131.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	391	162.00	162.00
21	—	591	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	402	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	650	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	460	166.00	166.00
18	—	414	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	545	134.00	134.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	54	—	1,197	45.00–56.00	51.62

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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