Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steers calves uneven, under 500 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher, 500 to 550 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 550 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifers calves under 400 lbs steady, 400 to 550 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, over 550 lbs mostly steady. Steers and heifers over 700 lbs 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 $152.89/cwt on 1,150 head.

Average price

$152.89

1,150 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$92

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

$0.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.16

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	538	152.93	823	14thin
Medium and Large 1	599	152.89	915	1,136

One grade step is worth $0.04/cwt here — about −$92 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 sale1,150 hd

152.89

—

CO average4 barns · 7,164 hd

152.73

+0.16

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	1,866	79.81	1,489	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	55.07	624	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,453	53.70	780	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	42.23	418	25

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,775	76.35/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,355	12
Bulls	—	—	1,956	83.26/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,629	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	48.26/cwt	47.00–49.00	471	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	43.43/cwt	42.00–46.00	417	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	621	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	53.14/cwt	53.00–53.25	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	681	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	821	34
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,208	55.60/cwt	47.00–60.50	672	212
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	36.35/cwt	32.00–41.00	375	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	52.47/cwt	51.00–54.00	771	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	55.55/cwt	55.00–59.50	793	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	131.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	648	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	506	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	686	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	137.99/cwt	135.00–142.00	726	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	127.32/cwt	126.00–128.00	933	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	144.78/cwt	141.00–148.00	678	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	649	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	727	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,040	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	949	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	141.92/cwt	140.00–145.00	867	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	151.30/cwt	147.00–154.00	649	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	152.93/cwt	151.00–154.00	823	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	141.25/cwt	138.00–142.50	951	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	150.49/cwt	150.00–151.00	554	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	124.79/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,030	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	128.61/cwt	125.50–132.00	803	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	698	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	701	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	124.14/cwt	123.00–125.00	824	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	173.97/cwt	167.00–181.00	809	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	137.55/cwt	135.50–138.50	999	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	169.86/cwt	166.00–173.00	866	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	407	196.37/cwt	193.00–197.00	799	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	180.38/cwt	176.00–184.00	786	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	136.83/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,075	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	201.45/cwt	196.00–207.00	753	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	124.40/cwt	123.00–125.50	766	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	130.57/cwt	129.50–131.50	875	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	128.35/cwt	126.00–136.00	744	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	146.27/cwt	141.50–150.00	840	233
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	297	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	668	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	642	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	838	25

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 Dec 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,248Last week 2,846Year ago 3,533

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 100Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 500Last week 469Year ago 570

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,775	71.00–80.00	76.35
12	—	1,956	81.00–87.00	83.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	975	47.00–49.00	48.26
9	—	960	42.00–46.00	43.43
9	—	1,032	32.00–41.00	36.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	57.00	57.00
2	—	1,175	53.00–53.25	53.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,469	51.00–54.00	52.47
8	—	1,428	55.00–59.50	55.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	681	120.50	120.50
92	—	616	123.00–125.50	124.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	493	130.00–133.00	131.49
12	—	528	130.00	130.00
10	—	368	150.00–151.00	150.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	320	158.00	158.00
96	—	526	135.00–142.00	137.99
36	—	733	126.00–128.00	127.32
67	—	468	141.00–148.00	144.78
22	—	762	124.50	124.50
94	—	429	147.00–154.00	151.30
74	—	624	125.50–132.00	128.61
27	—	664	123.00–125.00	124.14
201	—	580	126.00–136.00	128.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	430	151.00	151.00
25	—	579	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	727	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	611	140.00–145.00	141.92
111	—	673	138.00–142.50	141.25
28	—	825	124.00–127.00	124.79
11	—	316	221.00	221.00
108	—	465	167.00–181.00	173.97
136	—	726	135.50–138.50	137.55
60	—	510	166.00–173.00	169.86
39	—	436	176.00–184.00	180.38
98	—	786	134.00–138.00	136.83
71	—	374	196.00–207.00	201.45
233	—	574	141.50–150.00	146.27
11	—	297	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	538	151.00–154.00	152.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	407	193.00–197.00	196.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	670	129.50–131.50	130.57
25	—	642	130.50	130.50

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	212	—	1,208	47.00–60.50	55.60

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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