Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Steer and heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher on weights under 550 lbs, over 550 lbs mostly steady. Yearling feeder steers and heifers over 700 lbs too lightly tested last week sale for an accurate market trend. 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 $172.59/cwt on 573 head.

Average price

$172.59

573 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$13.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.91

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	174.03	854	508
Large 1-2	450	166.00	747	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	481	160.31	771	53

One grade step is worth $13.72/cwt here — about $83 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 sale573 hd

172.59

—

CO average2 barns · 1,217 hd

167.68

+4.91

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	—	High	1,682	82.19	1,382	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,390	63.28	879	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	58.98	665	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	959	51.01	489	50

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	135.27/cwt	134.00–135.50	1,117	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	140.32/cwt	139.00–141.00	996	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	200.42/cwt	200.00–204.00	657	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	706	14
Bulls	—	—	1,882	90.47/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,703	2
Bulls	—	—	1,515	77.02/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,167	6
Bulls	—	—	1,748	83.79/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,465	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	53.67/cwt	51.00–58.00	536	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	63.48/cwt	60.00–68.00	753	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	956	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	57.46/cwt	53.00–64.50	640	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	194.77/cwt	192.00–195.00	812	69
Steers	Large 1-2	—	450	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	747	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	158.08/cwt	155.00–162.00	843	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	177.89/cwt	174.00–181.00	824	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	150.75/cwt	150.50–151.00	811	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	177.77/cwt	177.00–178.00	775	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	622	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,128	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	483	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	171.88/cwt	166.00–178.00	583	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	635	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	157.75/cwt	152.00–159.00	615	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	177.26/cwt	176.00–179.00	690	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	140.90/cwt	139.00–143.00	789	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,054	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	748	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	127.62/cwt	126.00–128.00	984	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	131.17/cwt	130.50–133.00	689	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	143.41/cwt	139.00–147.00	618	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	122.70/cwt	122.00–123.00	787	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	57.30/cwt	53.00–76.00	634	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	58.12/cwt	56.00–59.00	785	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	64.49/cwt	61.00–67.00	902	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	854	37.45/cwt	35.00–41.00	320	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	48.82/cwt	43.00–50.00	438	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	130.58/cwt	130.00–131.00	934	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	458	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	687	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	367	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	760	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	820	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	607	140.23/cwt	139.50–140.50	851	19

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 Sep 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,577Last week 482Year ago 362

Slaughter CattleReceipts 229Last week 172Year ago 212

Replacement CattleReceipts 321Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	826	134.00–135.50	135.27
21	—	710	139.00–141.00	140.32
40	—	328	200.00–204.00	200.42
5	—	553	151.00	151.00
5	—	650	147.00	147.00
69	—	417	192.00–195.00	194.77
2	—	615	143.50	143.50
122	—	533	155.00–162.00	158.08
154	—	463	174.00–181.00	177.89
8	—	295	211.00	211.00
11	—	910	124.00	124.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	450	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	538	150.50–151.00	150.75
9	—	436	177.00–178.00	177.77
17	—	389	176.00–179.00	177.26
19	—	560	139.00–143.00	140.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	367	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	607	139.50–140.50	140.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	364	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	612	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	284	170.00	170.00
34	—	339	166.00–178.00	171.88
51	—	467	136.00	136.00
62	—	390	152.00–159.00	157.75
10	—	843	125.00	125.00
12	—	571	131.00	131.00
16	—	771	126.00–128.00	127.62
97	—	525	130.50–133.00	131.17
130	—	431	139.00–147.00	143.41
7	—	715	130.00–131.00	130.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	641	122.00–123.00	122.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	458	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,882	90.00–91.00	90.47
6	—	1,515	75.00–78.00	77.02
9	—	1,748	82.00–86.00	83.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	999	51.00–58.00	53.67
4	—	854	35.00–41.00	37.45
14	—	898	43.00–50.00	48.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,186	60.00–68.00	63.48
43	—	1,107	53.00–76.00	57.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,350	56.00–59.00	58.12
34	—	1,399	61.00–67.00	64.49

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	75	—	1,113	53.00–64.50	57.46

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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