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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steer calves under 450 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, 450 to 500 lbs steady, 500 to 650 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 650 to 700 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 600 to 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Yearling feeder heifers mostly steady. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to a 1.00 lower.

Demand good especially for calves weaned over 30 days.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.73/cwt on 1,172 head.

Average price

$152.73

1,172 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$122

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

$10.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

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	443	163.31	724	42
Medium and Large 1	555	152.34	846	1,130

One grade step is worth $10.97/cwt here — about −$122 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 sale1,172 hd

152.73

—

CO average5 barns · 5,570 hd

155.04

−2.31

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	1,811	75.37	1,365	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,413	55.31	782	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,272	52.19	664	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,038	42.40	440	47

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	—	1,733	74.38/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,289	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	717	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	52.88/cwt	51.50–54.50	721	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	51.16/cwt	49.50–54.00	654	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	978	3
Bulls	—	—	2,043	78.33/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,600	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	39.07/cwt	35.00–42.00	412	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	58.74/cwt	56.00–61.00	878	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	834	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	158.48/cwt	158.00–159.00	734	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	44.43/cwt	43.00–45.00	458	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	123.82/cwt	123.50–124.00	712	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	363	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	711	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	835	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	122.08/cwt	120.50–124.50	765	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	45.69/cwt	45.50–46.00	466	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	531	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	633	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	750	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	560	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	679	130.50/cwt	126.00–133.00	886	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	127.69/cwt	125.00–134.00	729	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	609	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	166.92/cwt	164.00–167.50	783	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	175.15/cwt	169.00–179.00	767	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	135.13/cwt	131.00–139.00	632	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	149.30/cwt	145.50–150.00	609	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	731	128.52/cwt	128.00–129.00	939	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	114.22/cwt	113.00–117.00	877	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	138.88/cwt	138.00–140.00	865	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	126.41/cwt	124.00–128.00	975	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	201.26/cwt	200.00–204.00	654	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	144.59/cwt	140.00–149.00	830	291
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	402	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	752	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	132.48/cwt	131.00–136.50	579	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	181.79/cwt	181.00–186.00	667	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	158.43/cwt	154.50–163.00	827	181
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	131.12/cwt	126.50–136.00	698	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	128.45/cwt	124.50–132.00	796	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	136.38/cwt	134.50–137.00	906	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	559	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	131.95/cwt	130.50–134.00	936	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	563	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	864	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	566	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	775	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	516	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	710	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	458	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	669	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,153	49.62/cwt	45.00–61.00	572	147
Heifers	Medium 1	—	576	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	685	37

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 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,490Last week 1,500Year ago 4,255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 220Last week 150Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 280Last week 472Year ago 441

Demand good especially for calves weaned over 30 days.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,733	71.00–76.00	74.38
3	—	2,043	77.00–80.00	78.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,363	51.50–54.50	52.88
3	—	1,552	63.00	63.00
6	—	1,495	56.00–61.00	58.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,278	49.50–54.00	51.16
6	—	1,244	57.00	57.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,055	35.00–42.00	39.07
7	—	1,030	43.00–45.00	44.43
18	—	1,021	45.50–46.00	45.69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	432	166.00	166.00
15	—	463	158.00–159.00	158.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	363	196.00	196.00
28	—	402	187.00	187.00
12	—	563	153.50	153.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	628	133.00	133.00
65	—	679	126.00–133.00	130.50
27	—	731	128.00–129.00	128.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	469	164.00–167.50	166.92
93	—	438	169.00–179.00	175.15
145	—	623	138.00–140.00	138.88
13	—	771	124.00–128.00	126.41
29	—	325	200.00–204.00	201.26
291	—	574	140.00–149.00	144.59
19	—	367	181.00–186.00	181.79
181	—	522	154.50–163.00	158.43
70	—	664	134.50–137.00	136.38
27	—	709	130.50–134.00	131.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	701	119.00	119.00
150	—	575	123.50–124.00	123.82
14	—	393	135.00	135.00
48	—	483	126.00	126.00
23	—	768	113.00–117.00	114.22
70	—	437	131.00–136.50	132.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	627	120.50–124.50	122.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	650	124.00	124.00
9	—	366	153.00	153.00
71	—	571	125.00–134.00	127.69
148	—	468	131.00–139.00	135.13
81	—	408	145.50–150.00	149.30
180	—	532	126.50–136.00	131.12
157	—	620	124.50–132.00	128.45
18	—	345	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	633	118.50	118.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	566	137.00	137.00
14	—	516	137.50	137.50
10	—	458	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	576	119.00	119.00

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	147	—	1,153	45.00–61.00	49.62

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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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