Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs weaned with quality and condition steady to 2.00 higher, 600 to 700 lbs 2.00 lower. No trend available on yearling feeder steers and heifers over 700 lbs due to the lack of receipts from the prior week, although a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade activity and buyer demand was moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.80/cwt on 1,705 head.

Average price

$148.80

1,705 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$130

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 1

$5.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.70

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	500	154.50	773	32
Medium and Large 1-2	513	150.80	773	58
Medium and Large 1	607	148.62	903	1,615

One grade step is worth $5.88/cwt here — about −$130 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 sale1,705 hd

148.80

—

CO average5 barns · 6,501 hd

151.51

−2.70

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	1,812	75.01	1,359	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,335	50.68	677	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,444	50.16	724	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	41.71	410	45

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1Thin Fleshed	—	607	144.16/cwt	143.00–145.00	875	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,086	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	400	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	740	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	135.60/cwt	132.00–141.00	579	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	206.58/cwt	206.00–207.00	663	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	737	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,213	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	125.99/cwt	124.00–127.00	907	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,056	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	171.86/cwt	170.00–176.00	742	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	192.56/cwt	191.00–195.00	743	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	366	204.61/cwt	204.00–206.00	749	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	125.68/cwt	124.00–127.00	837	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	133.43/cwt	126.00–135.00	765	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	677	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	161.95/cwt	159.00–166.00	773	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	133.21/cwt	130.00–134.00	643	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	137.35/cwt	135.00–141.00	847	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,039	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	137.60/cwt	137.00–138.00	995	110
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,212	51.55/cwt	47.00–59.00	625	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	835	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,165	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	432	146.13/cwt	146.00–147.00	631	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	817	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,070	36
Steers	Medium 1	—	500	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	773	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	136.22/cwt	136.00–136.50	896	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	130.55/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,085	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	123.16/cwt	121.00–126.00	767	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	925	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	712	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	723	131.76/cwt	130.50–132.00	953	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	147.85/cwt	142.50–151.00	859	242
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	160.78/cwt	156.00–166.00	841	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	145.24/cwt	144.00–147.00	571	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	814	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	149.82/cwt	148.00–152.00	469	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	566	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	872	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	133.97/cwt	128.00–138.00	709	248
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	478	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	822	11
Bulls	—	—	1,919	78.08/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,498	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,618	53.14/cwt	53.00–53.50	860	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	45.93/cwt	45.00–49.00	402	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	43.32/cwt	42.00–45.00	445	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	134.28/cwt	132.50–136.00	859	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	127.61/cwt	123.00–130.50	792	146
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	50.22/cwt	46.00–52.50	644	16
Bulls	—	—	1,661	70.71/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,174	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	49.58/cwt	47.00–53.00	700	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	35.55/cwt	33.00–41.00	368	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	131.43/cwt	127.50–133.00	887	93
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	55.21/cwt	54.00–56.50	955	3

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,000Last week 3,490Year ago 4,092

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 220Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 533Last week 280Year ago 700

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	607	143.00–145.00	144.16
8	—	400	185.00	185.00
33	—	366	204.00–206.00	204.61
13	—	566	154.00	154.00
11	—	478	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	321	206.00–207.00	206.58
52	—	892	136.00	136.00
54	—	432	170.00–176.00	171.86
34	—	386	191.00–195.00	192.56
188	—	477	159.00–166.00	161.95
70	—	617	135.00–141.00	137.35
26	—	753	138.00	138.00
110	—	723	137.00–138.00	137.60
28	—	658	136.00–136.50	136.22
47	—	831	129.00–132.00	130.55
242	—	581	142.50–151.00	147.85
206	—	523	156.00–166.00	160.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	835	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	500	154.50	154.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	473	150.50	150.50
35	—	539	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	723	130.50–132.00	131.76
190	—	640	132.50–136.00	134.28
93	—	675	127.50–133.00	131.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	890	122.00	122.00
72	—	427	132.00–141.00	135.60
44	—	720	124.00–127.00	125.99
10	—	845	125.00	125.00
76	—	666	124.00–127.00	125.68
137	—	573	126.00–135.00	133.43
71	—	483	130.00–134.00	133.21
248	—	529	128.00–138.00	133.97
146	—	621	123.00–130.50	127.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	677	120.00	120.00
43	—	623	121.00–126.00	123.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	432	146.00–147.00	146.13
36	—	817	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	768	120.50	120.50
12	—	393	144.00–147.00	145.24
9	—	313	148.00–152.00	149.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	512	144.00	144.00
17	—	550	140.00	140.00

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	180	—	1,212	47.00–59.00	51.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,919	75.00–80.00	78.08
5	—	1,661	68.00–73.00	70.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,618	53.00–53.50	53.14
16	—	1,282	46.00–52.50	50.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	875	45.00–49.00	45.93
17	—	1,027	42.00–45.00	43.32
14	—	1,034	33.00–41.00	35.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,411	47.00–53.00	49.58
3	—	1,730	54.00–56.50	55.21

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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