Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to the lack of receipts from the prior week, although a higher undertone noted especially for calves suitable for grass. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.08/cwt on 1,318 head.

Average price

$179.08

1,318 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$59.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.00

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	182.59	1,002	1,164
Medium and Large 1-2	606	157.96	957	130
Medium 1	788	123.00	969	24

One grade step is worth $59.59/cwt here — about $33 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 sale1,318 hd

179.08

—

CO average2 barns · 1,582 hd

171.08

+8.00

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	1,694	92.98	1,575	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,137	65.85	749	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	64.05	937	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	941	54.58	513	8thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	945	66
Bulls	—	—	1,578	92.54/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,460	3
Bulls	—	—	1,612	85.94/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,385	3
Bulls	—	—	1,892	100.45/cwt	97.50–103.00	1,901	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	73.52/cwt	73.00–74.00	881	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,021	63.32/cwt	61.00–66.00	646	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	67.58/cwt	65.00–71.00	842	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	67.69/cwt	67.00–69.00	855	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	61.86/cwt	60.00–65.00	979	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	49.35/cwt	46.00–51.00	432	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	59.81/cwt	59.00–61.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	502	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	828	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	626	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	936	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	445	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	788	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	472	174.37/cwt	174.00–174.50	823	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	943	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	168.58/cwt	166.00–174.00	715	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	847	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	117.74/cwt	116.00–120.50	909	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	162.64/cwt	161.00–165.00	616	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	138.54/cwt	135.00–145.00	848	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	120.36/cwt	120.00–121.00	798	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	164.19/cwt	163.00–167.00	793	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	144.43/cwt	141.00–146.00	822	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	155.82/cwt	152.00–162.00	821	212
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	750	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	135.13/cwt	132.00–137.00	750	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	833	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	148.07/cwt	146.00–150.00	783	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	160.48/cwt	160.00–162.00	688	38
Steers	Medium 1	—	788	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	969	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	611	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	971	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	999	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	222.01/cwt	221.00–223.00	808	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	220.07/cwt	217.00–224.00	731	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,027	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	167.19/cwt	161.00–171.00	1,042	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	139.31/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,013	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	138.48/cwt	137.00–138.75	1,054	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	156.79/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,035	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	210.90/cwt	204.00–213.00	913	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	187.66/cwt	182.00–192.00	951	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	176.27/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,003	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	199.03/cwt	195.00–201.00	961	198
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	550	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,029	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	455	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	937	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	418	215.37/cwt	215.00–219.00	900	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	859	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	959	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	209.28/cwt	206.00–211.00	808	30

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 Mar 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,267Last week 2,436Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 50Year ago 0

No trend available due to the lack of receipts from the prior week, although a higher undertone noted especially for calves suitable for grass. Trade active. Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	738	128.00	128.00
6	—	500	180.00	180.00
12	—	452	190.00	190.00
16	—	627	153.00	153.00
30	—	386	206.00–211.00	209.28
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	788	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	611	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	900	111.00	111.00
14	—	364	221.00–223.00	222.01
16	—	332	217.00–224.00	220.07
26	—	842	122.00	122.00
52	—	623	161.00–171.00	167.19
55	—	727	138.00–140.00	139.31
71	—	761	137.00–138.75	138.48
77	—	660	155.00–158.00	156.79
121	—	433	204.00–213.00	210.90
127	—	507	182.00–192.00	187.66
143	—	569	170.00–180.00	176.27
198	—	483	195.00–201.00	199.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	550	187.00	187.00
69	—	455	206.00	206.00
75	—	418	215.00–219.00	215.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	502	165.00	165.00
31	—	626	149.50	149.50
61	—	445	177.00	177.00
106	—	472	174.00–174.50	174.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	813	116.00	116.00
25	—	424	166.00–174.00	168.58
32	—	724	117.00	117.00
33	—	772	116.00–120.50	117.74
62	—	379	161.00–165.00	162.64
74	—	612	135.00–145.00	138.54
81	—	663	120.00–121.00	120.36
104	—	483	163.00–167.00	164.19
108	—	569	141.00–146.00	144.43
212	—	527	152.00–162.00	155.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	481	156.00	156.00
16	—	555	132.00–137.00	135.13
20	—	643	129.50	129.50
30	—	529	146.00–150.00	148.07
38	—	429	160.00–162.00	160.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,578	90.00–94.00	92.54
3	—	1,612	85.00–88.00	85.94
3	—	1,892	97.50–103.00	100.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	73.00–74.00	73.52
19	—	1,021	61.00–66.00	63.32
19	—	1,246	65.00–71.00	67.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	67.00–69.00	67.69
5	—	1,583	60.00–65.00	61.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	876	46.00–51.00	49.35
4	—	1,005	59.00–61.00	59.81

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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