Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steer calves 300 to 400 lbs steady, 400 to 550 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. , over 550 lbs steady. Heifer calves under 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Yearling feeder steers and heifers in a light test mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.28/cwt on 561 head.

Average price

$153.28

561 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$119

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

$4.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.93

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	475	157.36	748	58
Medium and Large 1	567	152.81	866	503

One grade step is worth $4.55/cwt here — about −$119 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 sale561 hd

153.28

—

CO average4 barns · 2,912 hd

149.36

+3.93

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	1,898	76.78	1,458	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	56.35	854	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	55.86	659	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,018	46.36	472	66

Every lot, as filed

37 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 and Large 1	—	326	146.39/cwt	143.00–150.00	477	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	901	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,090	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	142.81/cwt	141.00–145.00	527	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	125.07/cwt	121.00–128.50	778	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	132.37/cwt	131.00–135.00	623	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	126.76/cwt	124.00–131.00	720	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	135.73/cwt	132.00–139.00	581	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	127.95/cwt	125.50–131.00	665	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	483	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	673	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	129.95/cwt	129.00–131.00	560	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,073	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	939	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,230	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	205.08/cwt	203.00–208.00	677	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,177	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,195	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	194.39/cwt	191.00–195.00	723	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	136.09/cwt	133.50–137.50	985	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	173.68/cwt	171.00–179.00	754	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	165.02/cwt	162.00–169.00	781	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	145.86/cwt	143.00–151.00	818	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	150.66/cwt	148.50–156.00	800	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	454	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	799	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	141.69/cwt	138.50–145.50	869	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	662	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	828	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	692	26
Bulls	—	—	2,005	72.99/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,463	4
Bulls	—	—	1,813	79.81/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,447	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	59.64/cwt	58.00–63.50	766	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	54.31/cwt	50.00–57.00	618	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	59.84/cwt	58.00–62.00	935	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	53.86/cwt	51.00–56.00	799	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	41.19/cwt	40.00–42.00	414	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	52.76/cwt	52.00–53.00	585	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	45.84/cwt	43.00–49.00	460	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	807	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,057	21

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,722Last week 1,577Year ago 899

Slaughter CattleReceipts 500Last week 229Year ago 205

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	326	143.00–150.00	146.39
15	—	901	121.00	121.00
17	—	369	141.00–145.00	142.81
20	—	622	121.00–128.50	125.07
26	—	471	131.00–135.00	132.37
75	—	568	124.00–131.00	126.76
89	—	428	132.00–139.00	135.73
149	—	520	125.50–131.00	127.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	561	120.00	120.00
38	—	431	129.00–131.00	129.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	807	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	786	136.50	136.50
7	—	939	131.00	131.00
9	—	330	203.00–208.00	205.08
13	—	895	131.50	131.50
18	—	1,017	117.50	117.50
20	—	372	191.00–195.00	194.39
28	—	724	133.50–137.50	136.09
52	—	434	171.00–179.00	173.68
68	—	473	162.00–169.00	165.02
69	—	561	143.00–151.00	145.86
113	—	531	148.50–156.00	150.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	454	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	613	138.50–145.50	141.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	368	180.00	180.00
21	—	587	141.00	141.00
26	—	430	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,005	71.00–76.00	72.99
5	—	1,813	78.00–83.00	79.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,284	58.00–63.50	59.64
17	—	1,137	50.00–57.00	54.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,562	58.00–62.00	59.84
7	—	1,483	51.00–56.00	53.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,006	40.00–42.00	41.19
9	—	1,109	52.00–53.00	52.76
51	—	1,003	43.00–49.00	45.84

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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