Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available this week due to the limited receipts from the prior week. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.85/cwt on 850 head.

Average price

$146.85

850 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$16

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

$29.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.07

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	542	152.98	830	98
Medium 1	594	150.00	891	22
Medium and Large 1	617	147.57	910	681
Large 1	660	123.26	813	49

One grade step is worth $29.73/cwt here — about $16 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 sale850 hd

146.85

—

CO average3 barns · 1,113 hd

145.78

+1.07

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	1,894	89.23	1,690	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	62.50	875	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,110	60.45	671	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	957	48.93	468	3thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	177.65/cwt	175.00–181.00	743	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	561	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	965	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	480	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	869	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	777	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	638	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	876	67
Bulls	—	—	1,720	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,367	1
Bulls	—	—	1,832	87.86/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,610	3
Bulls	—	—	1,966	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,809	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	51.89/cwt	50.00–54.00	581	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	66.20/cwt	63.00–69.00	745	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	59.96/cwt	58.00–62.00	662	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	791	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	964	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	369	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	52.89/cwt	50.00–56.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	117.33/cwt	115.00–119.00	901	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	168.51/cwt	165.00–171.00	878	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	144.20/cwt	142.00–148.00	893	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	127.97/cwt	124.00–133.00	909	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	164.29/cwt	160.00–167.00	918	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	938	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	135.41/cwt	133.00–139.00	910	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	174.93/cwt	171.00–178.00	820	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	888	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	621	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	699	8
Steers	Medium 1	—	594	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	891	22
Steers	Large 1	—	707	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	810	27
Steers	Large 1	—	602	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	807	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	118.65/cwt	118.00–119.00	750	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	732	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	137.61/cwt	135.00–139.00	583	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	502	147.34/cwt	147.00–148.00	740	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	474	147.00/cwt	146.00–148.00	697	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	763	115.75/cwt	115.75–115.75	883	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	129.10/cwt	125.50–136.00	808	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	140.86/cwt	139.00–146.00	747	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	128.26/cwt	128.00–131.00	841	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	142.11/cwt	141.00–143.00	675	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	851	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	142.99/cwt	141.50–144.00	592	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	132.22/cwt	132.00–133.00	764	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	464	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	710	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	504	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	776	9

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 Apr 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,531Last week 1,034Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 18Year ago 0

No trend available this week due to the limited receipts from the prior week. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	418	175.00–181.00	177.65
92	—	768	115.00–119.00	117.33
84	—	521	165.00–171.00	168.51
67	—	619	142.00–148.00	144.20
63	—	710	124.00–133.00	127.97
60	—	559	160.00–167.00	164.29
56	—	920	102.00	102.00
47	—	672	133.00–139.00	135.41
36	—	469	171.00–178.00	174.93
27	—	800	111.00	111.00
10	—	343	181.00	181.00
8	—	386	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	561	172.00	172.00
30	—	480	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	700	111.00	111.00
20	—	373	171.00	171.00
67	—	567	154.50	154.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	594	150.00	150.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	707	114.50	114.50
22	—	602	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	632	118.00–119.00	118.65
42	—	588	124.50	124.50
38	—	424	135.00–139.00	137.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	502	147.00–148.00	147.34
21	—	474	146.00–148.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	763	115.75	115.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	626	125.50–136.00	129.10
61	—	530	139.00–146.00	140.86
34	—	656	128.00–131.00	128.26
32	—	475	141.00–143.00	142.11
25	—	703	121.00	121.00
20	—	414	141.50–144.00	142.99
18	—	578	132.00–133.00	132.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	464	153.00	153.00
9	—	504	154.00	154.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	79.50	79.50
3	—	1,832	85.00–90.00	87.86
5	—	1,966	92.00	92.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	50.00–54.00	51.89
4	—	1,125	63.00–69.00	66.20
12	—	1,104	58.00–62.00	59.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	59.00	59.00
1	—	1,460	66.00	66.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	41.00	41.00
2	—	985	50.00–56.00	52.89

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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