Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2019-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer calves under 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 600 to 700 lbs 2.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher, 500 to 700 lbs steady. Yearling feeder steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, full advance on 700 to 800 lbs. Yearling feeder heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Demand and Trade activity moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.72/cwt on 508 head.

Average price

$152.72

508 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$215

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

$5.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.85

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	456	158.13	721	41
Medium and Large 1	615	152.24	936	467

One grade step is worth $5.89/cwt here — about −$215 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 sale508 hd

152.72

—

CO average2 barns · 606 hd

151.87

+0.85

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	1,866	77.89	1,453	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	59.00	776	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,163	54.36	632	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,175	51.03	600	6thin

Every lot, as filed

33 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	51.92/cwt	49.00–54.00	584	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	49.25/cwt	48.50–50.00	629	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	776	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	53.76/cwt	49.50–54.50	655	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	54.95/cwt	53.50–58.00	608	19
Bulls	—	—	1,987	79.30/cwt	77.00–80.50	1,576	8
Bulls	—	—	1,624	75.08/cwt	74.50–76.00	1,219	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	157.14/cwt	156.00–158.00	770	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	157.73/cwt	152.50–162.50	659	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	557	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	863	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	369	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	664	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	167.08/cwt	165.00–168.00	784	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	132.60/cwt	131.50–133.00	1,184	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	151.34/cwt	151.00–154.00	823	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	136.95/cwt	133.50–140.50	1,119	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	144.50/cwt	142.50–147.00	842	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	167.80/cwt	165.00–171.00	663	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,104	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,220	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	956	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	125.37/cwt	123.00–126.00	722	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	711	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	651	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	846	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	637	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	866	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	139.75/cwt	135.00–140.00	654	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	134.19/cwt	134.00–135.00	757	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	148.29/cwt	143.00–150.00	581	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	132.93/cwt	132.00–134.00	707	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	154.60/cwt	153.00–155.00	490	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,176	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	992	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	657	13

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 →

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Tue Sep 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,217Last week 733Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 133Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,124	49.00–54.00	51.92
2	—	1,278	48.50–50.00	49.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	59.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,219	49.50–54.50	53.76
19	—	1,106	53.50–58.00	54.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,987	77.00–80.50	79.30
4	—	1,624	74.50–76.00	75.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	490	156.00–158.00	157.14
11	—	418	152.50–162.50	157.73
5	—	371	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	557	155.00	155.00
20	—	369	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
136	—	469	165.00–168.00	167.08
72	—	893	131.50–133.00	132.60
51	—	544	151.00–154.00	151.34
43	—	817	133.50–140.50	136.95
40	—	583	142.50–147.00	144.50
17	—	395	165.00–171.00	167.80
16	—	783	141.00	141.00
15	—	928	131.50	131.50
5	—	683	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	576	123.00–126.00	125.37
10	—	547	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	651	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	637	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	468	135.00–140.00	139.75
88	—	564	134.00–135.00	134.19
68	—	392	143.00–150.00	148.29
40	—	532	132.00–134.00	132.93
24	—	317	153.00–155.00	154.60
16	—	930	126.50	126.50
13	—	743	133.50	133.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	413	159.00	159.00

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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