Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2019-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer calves under 500 lbs mostly steady, 500 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 400 lbs steady, 400 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers

and heifers under 900 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 instances 8.00 higher, over 900 lbs steady. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Demand moderate to good for calves , good for yearlings and slaughter cows .

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.80/cwt on 1,594 head.

Average price

$145.80

1,594 head · 745 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$4.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.41

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	755	146.06	1,102	1,501
Medium and Large 1-2	584	141.67	827	93

One grade step is worth $4.38/cwt here — about $275 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 sale1,594 hd

145.80

—

CO average2 barns · 1,870 hd

145.39

+0.41

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	1,843	83.45	1,538	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,411	59.00	833	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	56.11	701	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	53.42	600	45

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	629	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	123.18/cwt	120.50–123.50	1,181	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	145.16/cwt	140.00–150.00	703	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	55.36/cwt	53.50–58.00	629	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	52.24/cwt	50.00–53.50	582	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	44.50/cwt	44.00–45.00	476	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	56.57/cwt	56.00–58.00	754	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	61.64/cwt	58.00–63.50	943	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	948	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	54.55/cwt	51.00–55.50	669	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	58.64/cwt	56.00–62.00	763	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	792	1
Bulls	—	—	1,739	81.55/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,418	5
Bulls	—	—	2,093	90.43/cwt	87.00–91.50	1,893	4
Bulls	—	—	1,682	77.29/cwt	75.00–78.50	1,300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	143.50/cwt	141.00–147.50	738	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,127	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	748	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	693	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	145.51/cwt	141.00–147.50	918	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	142.12/cwt	139.75–143.60	1,238	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	136.39/cwt	132.50–138.50	1,267	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	146.69/cwt	144.50–148.00	1,206	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	153.77/cwt	150.00–159.00	827	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	152.34/cwt	149.00–153.10	1,101	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	147.61/cwt	142.50–152.50	982	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	148.07/cwt	144.00–151.00	854	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	149.41/cwt	146.00–153.25	1,149	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	148.52/cwt	143.50–153.00	945	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	159.82/cwt	155.00–162.00	761	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,011	128.45/cwt	123.00–130.25	1,299	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,290	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	170.34/cwt	167.00–171.00	748	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	173.29/cwt	172.50–175.00	634	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	996	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,245	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	126.47/cwt	124.00–132.00	728	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	133.57/cwt	130.00–136.00	646	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	133.91/cwt	131.00–136.00	841	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	624	144.53/cwt	142.00–146.50	902	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	677	142.32/cwt	140.50–144.00	964	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	139.96/cwt	139.00–142.50	1,033	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	135.46/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,113	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	137.19/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,040	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	135.14/cwt	134.00–136.00	772	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	139.82/cwt	135.50–145.00	724	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	129.98/cwt	126.50–131.00	1,110	49

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 Oct 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,060Last week 1,217Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 143Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	387	149.00	149.00
7	—	428	147.00	147.00
19	—	959	120.50–123.50	123.18
39	—	484	140.00–150.00	145.16
150	—	738	139.00–142.50	139.96
114	—	822	134.00–137.00	135.46
91	—	758	136.00–139.00	137.19
73	—	571	134.00–136.00	135.14
67	—	518	135.50–145.00	139.82
49	—	854	126.50–131.00	129.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	576	124.00–132.00	126.47
50	—	484	130.00–136.00	133.57
9	—	395	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	628	131.00–136.00	133.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	624	142.00–146.50	144.53
40	—	677	140.50–144.00	142.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	514	141.00–147.50	143.50
21	—	832	135.50	135.50
15	—	550	136.00	136.00
13	—	456	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	631	141.00–147.50	145.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
225	—	871	139.75–143.60	142.12
210	—	929	132.50–138.50	136.39
207	—	822	144.50–148.00	146.69
119	—	538	150.00–159.00	153.77
116	—	723	149.00–153.10	152.34
112	—	665	142.50–152.50	147.61
107	—	577	144.00–151.00	148.07
104	—	769	146.00–153.25	149.41
58	—	636	143.50–153.00	148.52
53	—	476	155.00–162.00	159.82
50	—	1,011	123.00–130.25	128.45
33	—	952	135.50	135.50
29	—	439	167.00–171.00	170.34
13	—	366	172.50–175.00	173.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	996	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,137	53.50–58.00	55.36
21	—	1,114	50.00–53.50	52.24
2	—	1,070	44.00–45.00	44.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,332	56.00–58.00	56.57
8	—	1,530	58.00–63.50	61.64
1	—	1,415	67.00	67.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,226	51.00–55.50	54.55
14	—	1,301	56.00–62.00	58.64
1	—	1,200	66.00	66.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,739	79.00–86.00	81.55
4	—	2,093	87.00–91.50	90.43
3	—	1,682	75.00–78.50	77.29

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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