Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steers and heifer calves and yearlings in a light supply mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.66/cwt on 350 head.

Average price

$155.66

350 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$134

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

$37.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.15

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	156.85	825	339
Medium and Large 1-2	806	119.00	959	11thin

One grade step is worth $37.85/cwt here — about −$134 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 sale350 hd

155.66

—

CO average3 barns · 1,153 hd

149.51

+6.15

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	1,865	72.15	1,345	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	52.39	620	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	52.33	709	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	41.63	412	41

Every lot, as filed

32 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 1Unweaned	—	616	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	727	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	140.64/cwt	136.00–143.00	585	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	133.42/cwt	130.00–136.00	699	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	467	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	730	125.31/cwt	125.00–125.50	915	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	636	128.04/cwt	126.00–131.00	814	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	138.70/cwt	138.00–139.00	860	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	459	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	959	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	756	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,184	49.80/cwt	44.00–56.00	590	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	134.45/cwt	131.00–138.00	620	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	521	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	165.72/cwt	163.00–169.00	786	50
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	928	91.26/cwt	88.00–94.00	847	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	148.99/cwt	146.00–151.00	401	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	770	123.59/cwt	122.50–125.50	952	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	726	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	54.26/cwt	53.00–55.50	673	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	50.53/cwt	50.00–51.00	568	2
Bulls	—	—	2,215	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,683	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	686	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	42.81/cwt	40.00–44.00	426	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	37.56/cwt	31.00–41.00	362	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	46.63/cwt	45.00–49.00	477	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	176.36/cwt	176.00–178.00	716	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	154.50/cwt	151.00–159.00	786	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	426	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	792	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	201.84/cwt	201.00–202.00	680	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	143.88/cwt	140.00–148.00	819	37
Bulls	—	—	1,821	71.67/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,305	8

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,259Last week 4,000Year ago 420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 180Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 251Last week 533Year ago 253

Compared with last Wednesday: Steers and heifer calves and yearlings in a light supply mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	616	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	416	136.00–143.00	140.64
81	—	524	130.00–136.00	133.42
5	—	322	145.00	145.00
12	—	461	131.00–138.00	134.45
12	—	359	145.00	145.00
10	—	269	146.00–151.00	148.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	321	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	730	125.00–125.50	125.31
12	—	636	126.00–131.00	128.04
2	—	650	125.00	125.00
30	—	770	122.50–125.50	123.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	620	138.00–139.00	138.70
50	—	474	163.00–169.00	165.72
12	—	363	200.00	200.00
77	—	406	176.00–178.00	176.36
55	—	509	151.00–159.00	154.50
12	—	337	201.00–202.00	201.84
37	—	569	140.00–148.00	143.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	806	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	186.00	186.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	56.00	56.00
2	—	1,358	50.50	50.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	53.00–55.50	54.26
2	—	1,125	50.00–51.00	50.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	995	40.00–44.00	42.81
15	—	965	31.00–41.00	37.56
8	—	1,024	45.00–49.00	46.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,215	76.00	76.00
8	—	1,821	69.00–73.00	71.67

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	—	1,184	44.00–56.00	49.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	54	—	928	88.00–94.00	91.26

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle