Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steer calves under 400 lbs steady, 400 to 500 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher, 500 to 550 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, over 550 lbs mostly steady. Heifer calves under 400 lbs steady, 400 to 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.77/cwt on 661 head.

Average price

$157.77

661 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$7.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.83

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	158.66	851	581
Medium and Large 1-2	526	151.33	796	80

One grade step is worth $7.33/cwt here — about $55 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 sale661 hd

157.77

—

CO average4 barns · 2,740 hd

152.94

+4.83

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	1,692	75.52	1,278	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	55.60	828	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	54.96	668	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	43.39	441	57

Every lot, as filed

46 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	Medium and Large 1	—	569	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	819	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	134.91/cwt	131.00–138.00	704	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	500	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	124.90/cwt	124.00–126.00	904	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	459	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	808	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	413	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	760	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	720	130.12/cwt	129.00–131.00	937	14
Bulls	—	—	1,689	73.32/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,238	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	51.18/cwt	50.00–53.00	492	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	58.40/cwt	56.00–61.00	716	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	58.46/cwt	58.00–60.00	858	6
Bulls	—	—	1,695	77.12/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,307	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	162.92/cwt	158.00–168.00	839	175
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	39.51/cwt	35.00–42.00	393	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	45.11/cwt	42.00–49.00	472	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	53.70/cwt	51.00–55.50	808	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	53.40/cwt	51.00–55.50	646	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	671	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	142.61/cwt	140.00–146.00	608	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	578	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	549	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	453	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	666	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	167.71/cwt	166.00–171.00	725	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	131.78/cwt	131.00–133.00	868	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	174.52/cwt	173.00–182.00	750	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	194.87/cwt	191.00–196.00	725	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,286	56.29/cwt	50.50–61.00	724	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	636	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	148.63/cwt	146.00–151.00	774	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	651	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	921	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	169.79/cwt	165.00–173.00	817	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	853	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	135.23/cwt	135.00–136.00	897	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	677	124.27/cwt	123.00–126.00	841	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	780	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	145.35/cwt	141.00–150.00	846	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	132.67/cwt	128.00–134.00	886	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	135.18/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,002	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	552	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	770	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	139.81/cwt	138.00–141.00	882	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	144.11/cwt	144.00–145.00	548	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,126	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	133.24/cwt	128.00–136.00	746	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	129.92/cwt	129.00–130.50	804	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	138.26/cwt	134.00–142.00	648	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	22

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,960Last week 1,722Year ago 927

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 500Year ago 179

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 0Year ago 81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	569	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	522	131.00–138.00	134.91
36	—	426	140.00–146.00	142.61
11	—	354	155.00	155.00
45	—	560	128.00–136.00	133.24
144	—	469	134.00–142.00	138.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	340	147.00	147.00
11	—	724	124.00–126.00	124.90
13	—	489	130.00	130.00
34	—	380	144.00–145.00	144.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	453	147.00	147.00
53	—	552	139.50	139.50
22	—	420	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	677	123.00–126.00	124.27
15	—	619	129.00–130.50	129.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	459	176.00	176.00
9	—	413	184.00	184.00
5	—	578	155.00	155.00
5	—	651	141.50	141.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	720	129.00–131.00	130.12
18	—	663	135.00–136.00	135.23
18	—	631	138.00–141.00	139.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	515	158.00–168.00	162.92
13	—	339	198.00	198.00
59	—	430	173.00–182.00	174.52
13	—	372	191.00–196.00	194.87
53	—	481	165.00–173.00	169.79
5	—	627	136.00	136.00
123	—	582	141.00–150.00	145.35
18	—	668	128.00–134.00	132.67
16	—	741	135.00–136.00	135.18
7	—	816	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	432	166.00–171.00	167.71
18	—	659	131.00–133.00	131.78
23	—	521	146.00–151.00	148.63
21	—	497	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,689	71.00–75.00	73.32
11	—	1,695	76.00–79.00	77.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	961	50.00–53.00	51.18
24	—	995	35.00–42.00	39.51
27	—	1,047	42.00–49.00	45.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,226	56.00–61.00	58.40
11	—	1,210	51.00–55.50	53.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,467	58.00–60.00	58.46
9	—	1,504	51.00–55.50	53.70

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	29	—	1,286	50.50–61.00	56.29

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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