Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steer calves under 600 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 lower with the exception of 500 to 550 lbs steady, 600 to 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Heifer calves under 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs mostly steady. Yearling feeder steers over 700 lbs 2.00 lower. Yearling feeder heifers over 700 lbs steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.30/cwt on 1,275 head.

Average price

$138.30

1,275 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$120

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

$12.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.17

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	139.68	804	1,121
Large 1	576	132.01	760	23
Medium 1	559	128.96	720	54
Medium and Large 1-2	730	126.70	924	77

One grade step is worth $12.98/cwt here — about −$120 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 sale1,275 hd

138.30

—

CO average4 barns · 4,825 hd

146.47

−8.17

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	1,824	78.23	1,427	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	57.86	888	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	54.57	646	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	47.62	480	57

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	—	1,848	78.95/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,459	16
Bulls	—	—	1,633	72.50/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,184	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	57.35/cwt	56.00–59.00	742	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	59.07/cwt	57.00–62.00	903	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	63.49/cwt	63.00–64.00	1,133	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	53.76/cwt	51.00–56.00	786	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,178	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	144.67/cwt	141.00–149.00	760	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	146.88/cwt	143.00–152.50	692	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	500	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	785	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	126.79/cwt	125.00–131.00	798	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	121.18/cwt	120.00–122.50	685	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	483	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	652	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	413	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	842	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	682	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	117.50/cwt	116.00–121.00	557	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	140.09/cwt	139.50–142.00	524	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	132.55/cwt	130.00–137.00	549	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	477	159.36/cwt	159.00–160.00	760	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	127.17/cwt	126.00–132.00	479	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,067	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	614	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	771	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	679	131.10/cwt	125.00–134.25	890	158
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	674	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,199	54.38/cwt	48.50–63.00	652	187
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,272	812.48/cwt	810.00–825.00	10,335	13
Heifers	Medium 1	—	551	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	623	17
Steers	Large 1	—	543	137.40/cwt	136.00–138.00	746	13
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	619	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	774	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	123.96/cwt	121.50–125.00	1,029	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	696	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	121.16/cwt	121.00–126.00	537	92
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	51.40/cwt	50.00–53.50	543	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	45.62/cwt	42.00–47.00	453	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	50.38/cwt	48.00–52.00	517	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	127.13/cwt	123.00–131.00	984	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	125.03/cwt	120.00–127.00	663	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	126.29/cwt	125.00–130.50	594	42
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,242	700.77/cwt	625.00–710.00	8,704	51
Steers	Medium 1	—	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	46
Steers	Medium 1	—	436	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	637	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	136.86/cwt	130.50–139.00	769	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	160.05/cwt	156.00–162.00	675	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	681	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	564	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	122.48/cwt	121.00–123.50	948	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	623	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	132.97/cwt	128.00–136.50	824	332

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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,402Last week 2,383Year ago 3,021

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 175Year ago 355

Replacement CattleReceipts 300Last week 125Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,848	77.00–81.00	78.95
2	—	1,633	71.00–74.00	72.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,294	56.00–59.00	57.35
7	—	1,056	50.00–53.50	51.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,529	57.00–62.00	59.07
2	—	1,785	63.00–64.00	63.49
6	—	1,462	51.00–56.00	53.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	994	42.00–47.00	45.62
24	—	1,027	48.00–52.00	50.38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	858	137.25	137.25
86	—	525	141.00–149.00	144.67
163	—	471	143.00–152.50	146.88
48	—	774	123.00–131.00	127.13
183	—	562	130.50–139.00	136.86
62	—	422	156.00–162.00	160.05
15	—	385	177.00	177.00
4	—	328	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	500	157.00	157.00
11	—	477	159.00–160.00	159.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	871	122.50	122.50
40	—	830	121.50–125.00	123.96
14	—	504	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	614	125.50	125.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
158	—	679	125.00–134.25	131.10
332	—	620	128.00–136.50	132.97
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	543	136.00–138.00	137.40
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	619	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	580	126.00	126.00
8	—	436	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	629	125.00–131.00	126.79
131	—	565	120.00–122.50	121.18
62	—	663	127.00	127.00
24	—	374	139.50–142.00	140.09
36	—	414	130.00–137.00	132.55
60	—	530	120.00–127.00	125.03
42	—	470	125.00–130.50	126.29
12	—	774	121.00–123.50	122.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	483	135.00	135.00
8	—	413	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	578	118.00	118.00
16	—	474	116.00–121.00	117.50
39	—	377	126.00–132.00	127.17
92	—	443	121.00–126.00	121.16
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	551	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	448	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	581	116.00	116.00
8	—	519	120.00	120.00

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	187	—	1,199	48.50–63.00	54.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,272	810.00–825.00	812.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	51	—	1,242	625.00–710.00	700.77

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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