Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steer calves under 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, 600 to 700 lbs 2.00 lower. Heifer calves under 500 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower, 500 to 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Yearling feeder steers over 700 lbs in a light test 2.00 lower. Yearling feeder heifers in a light test mostly steady. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.44/cwt on 897 head.

Average price

$142.44

897 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$3.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.64

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	142.80	848	790
Medium and Large 1-2	550	139.71	769	107

One grade step is worth $3.09/cwt here — about $79 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 sale897 hd

142.44

—

CO average5 barns · 3,360 hd

150.08

−7.64

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	1,945	75.00	1,459	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,600	51.08	817	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,215	50.81	618	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	42.17	430	53

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	129.03/cwt	125.00–131.50	675	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	132.49/cwt	131.00–136.00	554	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	153.42/cwt	153.00–154.00	741	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	509	155.78/cwt	154.00–160.00	793	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	972	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	126.29/cwt	123.00–128.00	903	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	484	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	842	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	665	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	938	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	965	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	132.80/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,037	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	46.46/cwt	43.00–49.00	537	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	47.83/cwt	46.00–49.00	766	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	43.00/cwt	40.00–46.00	433	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	33.92/cwt	31.00–36.00	326	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	51.91/cwt	50.00–55.00	846	5
Bulls	—	—	1,921	76.33/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,466	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	53.30/cwt	50.00–55.00	666	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	48.71/cwt	47.00–51.00	535	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	58.76/cwt	58.50–59.00	895	2
Bulls	—	—	1,996	72.20/cwt	71.00–74.50	1,441	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	123.56/cwt	121.00–127.50	707	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	576	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	864	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	134.18/cwt	131.00–137.00	777	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	127.74/cwt	126.00–128.00	603	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	142.98/cwt	142.00–145.00	540	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	142.61/cwt	139.00–146.00	824	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	135.65/cwt	131.00–139.00	623	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	126.55/cwt	125.00–127.50	845	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	126.74/cwt	125.50–128.00	773	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	576	129.31/cwt	129.00–130.00	745	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	133.01/cwt	132.50–135.00	944	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	680	132.26/cwt	130.00–136.00	899	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	135.63/cwt	131.00–140.00	842	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	426	173.17/cwt	170.00–175.00	738	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	119.74/cwt	117.00–121.00	738	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	143.55/cwt	140.00–146.00	759	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	768	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,006	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	712	128.46/cwt	128.00–128.50	915	33
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,309	51.99/cwt	48.00–59.00	681	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	901	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	166.08/cwt	166.00–167.00	709	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	786	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	164.75/cwt	160.00–166.00	766	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	169.90/cwt	169.00–171.00	642	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 Oct 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,383Last week 1,960Year ago 2,239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 108Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 100Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	523	125.00–131.50	129.03
34	—	715	123.00–128.00	126.29
27	—	769	125.50	125.50
140	—	572	121.00–127.50	123.56
20	—	378	142.00–145.00	142.98
48	—	459	131.00–139.00	135.65
52	—	668	125.00–127.50	126.55
12	—	610	125.50–128.00	126.74
3	—	303	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	418	131.00–136.00	132.49
19	—	838	116.00	116.00
29	—	472	126.00–128.00	127.74
30	—	655	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	576	129.00–130.00	129.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	616	117.00–121.00	119.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	483	153.00–154.00	153.42
54	—	579	131.00–137.00	134.18
21	—	624	126.00	126.00
9	—	378	169.00–171.00	169.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	509	154.00–160.00	155.78
8	—	484	174.00	174.00
13	—	665	141.00	141.00
27	—	576	150.00	150.00
19	—	426	170.00–175.00	173.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	781	132.00–133.00	132.80
144	—	578	139.00–146.00	142.61
27	—	710	132.50–135.00	133.01
123	—	529	140.00–146.00	143.55
13	—	619	145.50	145.50
25	—	427	166.00–167.00	166.08
43	—	465	160.00–166.00	164.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	680	130.00–136.00	132.26
177	—	621	131.00–140.00	135.63
7	—	768	131.00	131.00
33	—	712	128.00–128.50	128.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,155	43.00–49.00	46.46
21	—	1,250	50.00–55.00	53.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,601	46.00–49.00	47.83
5	—	1,629	50.00–55.00	51.91
2	—	1,523	58.50–59.00	58.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,008	40.00–46.00	43.00
13	—	961	31.00–36.00	33.92
13	—	1,098	47.00–51.00	48.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,921	75.00–79.00	76.33
9	—	1,996	71.00–74.50	72.20

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	49	—	1,309	48.00–59.00	51.99

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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