Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steer calves under 400 lbs steady, 400 to 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 500 to 700 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher, over 700 lbs mostly steady. Heifer calves 400 to 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.87/cwt on 526 head.

Average price

$141.87

526 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.19

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	592	141.87	840	526

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale526 hd

141.87

—

CO average5 barns · 4,030 hd

148.06

−6.19

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	1,882	76.23	1,435	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	54.42	778	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	51.71	590	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	43.97	444	50

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	617	136.92/cwt	133.00–138.25	845	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	162.13/cwt	156.00–165.00	764	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	123.78/cwt	123.00–125.00	782	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	171.75/cwt	170.00–175.00	632	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	959	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	120.79/cwt	120.00–122.00	635	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	712	114.50/cwt	113.00–118.00	815	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	363	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	697	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	125.56/cwt	123.00–128.00	853	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	123.77/cwt	123.00–124.00	645	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	165.88/cwt	163.00–168.00	730	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	127.79/cwt	125.00–131.00	806	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	152.46/cwt	150.00–156.00	794	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	711	123.20/cwt	120.00–127.00	876	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	182.30/cwt	181.00–185.00	605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	716	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	859	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	49.52/cwt	49.00–50.00	473	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	701	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	56.37/cwt	56.00–59.00	796	11
Bulls	—	—	2,064	77.94/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	144.63/cwt	143.00–145.00	571	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	51.51/cwt	49.00–55.00	586	26
Bulls	—	—	1,752	75.00/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,314	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	50.84/cwt	49.00–53.00	743	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	44.98/cwt	42.00–47.00	464	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	41.25/cwt	38.00–43.00	400	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	959	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	140.58/cwt	135.50–146.00	815	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	132.54/cwt	129.00–135.00	614	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	691	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	739	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,166	53.59/cwt	49.00–57.50	625	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	453	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	770	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	614	128.59/cwt	128.00–129.00	790	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	481	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	678	17

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 Nov 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,500Last week 1,160Year ago 3,587

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 135Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 472Last week 250Year ago 300

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	617	133.00–138.25	136.92
41	—	471	156.00–165.00	162.13
15	—	368	170.00–175.00	171.75
10	—	783	122.50	122.50
76	—	679	123.00–128.00	125.56
28	—	440	163.00–168.00	165.88
32	—	521	150.00–156.00	152.46
6	—	332	181.00–185.00	182.30
50	—	718	133.50	133.50
116	—	580	135.50–146.00	140.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	600	142.00	142.00
8	—	363	192.00	192.00
11	—	453	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	631	125.00–131.00	127.79
29	—	711	120.00–127.00	123.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	632	123.00–125.00	123.78
17	—	521	123.00–124.00	123.77
27	—	395	143.00–145.00	144.63
55	—	463	129.00–135.00	132.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	526	120.00–122.00	120.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	712	113.00–118.00	114.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	716	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	614	128.00–129.00	128.59
17	—	481	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	691	107.00	107.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	49.00–50.00	49.52
32	—	1,032	42.00–47.00	44.98
16	—	970	38.00–43.00	41.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	57.00	57.00
26	—	1,138	49.00–55.00	51.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,412	56.00–59.00	56.37
6	—	1,462	49.00–53.00	50.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,064	76.00–81.00	77.94
7	—	1,752	72.00–77.00	75.00

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	105	—	1,166	49.00–57.50	53.59

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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