Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2019-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steers under 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher except for 550-600 lbs 2.00 lower. Heifers under 550 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, 550-700 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers over 700 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Yearling feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Demand moderate to good, mostly moderate for heifers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.79/cwt on 822 head.

Average price

$149.79

822 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.95

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	652	149.79	977	822

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale822 hd

149.79

—

CO average3 barns · 2,510 hd

148.84

+0.95

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	1,942	79.88	1,551	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	60.29	889	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	56.57	666	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,166	51.92	605	21

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	144.72/cwt	142.00–146.00	913	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	961	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	657	124.69/cwt	123.50–125.00	819	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	128.12/cwt	126.00–129.00	793	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	652	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	962	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	633	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	943	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	132.15/cwt	130.50–135.00	885	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	131.30/cwt	130.50–131.50	1,070	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	993	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	54.48/cwt	51.00–56.50	604	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	54.61/cwt	53.00–56.50	644	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	48.77/cwt	47.00–50.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	140.73/cwt	136.00–145.00	543	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	134.69/cwt	131.00–139.00	636	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	129.48/cwt	127.00–134.00	733	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	131.08/cwt	128.00–133.00	704	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	129.07/cwt	127.50–131.50	996	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,152	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	155.76/cwt	155.50–159.00	802	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	147.68/cwt	146.00–148.50	1,051	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	132.30/cwt	131.50–133.50	1,220	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	145.16/cwt	143.50–146.50	842	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	137.40/cwt	137.00–137.50	1,208	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	135.58/cwt	133.00–137.00	574	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	176.36/cwt	175.00–180.00	674	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	979	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,263	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	172.89/cwt	172.00–179.00	762	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,051	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,287	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	172.25/cwt	166.00–174.00	804	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,144	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,136	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	43.55/cwt	42.50–44.00	473	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	60.08/cwt	57.00–61.75	885	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	63.51/cwt	63.00–64.00	956	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	58.04/cwt	56.00–59.00	712	17
Bulls	—	—	1,939	82.38/cwt	79.00–85.50	1,597	5
Bulls	—	—	1,948	73.64/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	445	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	805	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	631	150.68/cwt	150.00–151.00	951	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	697	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	955	12

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 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,300Last week 2,278Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 225Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	631	142.00–146.00	144.72
16	—	665	144.00–145.00	144.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	652	147.50	147.50
8	—	633	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	515	155.50–159.00	155.76
35	—	712	146.00–148.50	147.68
33	—	922	131.50–133.50	132.30
153	—	580	143.50–146.50	145.16
106	—	879	137.00–137.50	137.40
38	—	382	175.00–180.00	176.36
36	—	979	129.00	129.00
23	—	441	172.00–179.00	172.89
19	—	1,051	122.50	122.50
5	—	325	180.00	180.00
90	—	467	166.00–174.00	172.25
18	—	803	142.50	142.50
13	—	778	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	445	181.00	181.00
80	—	631	150.00–151.00	150.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	657	123.50–125.00	124.69
31	—	619	126.00–129.00	128.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	670	130.50–135.00	132.15
15	—	815	130.50–131.50	131.30
8	—	712	139.50	139.50
48	—	386	136.00–145.00	140.73
183	—	472	131.00–139.00	134.69
132	—	566	127.00–134.00	129.48
60	—	537	128.00–133.00	131.08
47	—	772	127.50–131.50	129.07
38	—	918	125.50	125.50
54	—	423	133.00–137.00	135.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	697	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,108	51.00–56.50	54.48
17	—	1,227	56.00–59.00	58.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,179	53.00–56.50	54.61
4	—	1,179	47.00–50.00	48.77
3	—	1,087	42.50–44.00	43.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,473	57.00–61.75	60.08
2	—	1,505	63.00–64.00	63.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,939	79.00–85.50	82.38
2	—	1,948	73.00–74.00	73.64

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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