Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2019-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers too lightly tested last Tuesday for a comparison although a higher undertone noted. Yearling feeder steer and heifers in a light test mostly steady. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.29/cwt on 282 head.

Average price

$145.29

282 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$7.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.67

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	654	145.50	951	274
Large 1	575	138.00	794	8thin

One grade step is worth $7.50/cwt here — about $158 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 sale282 hd

145.29

—

CO average5 barns · 5,705 hd

149.95

−4.67

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	—	High	1,889	80.30	1,517	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,403	57.62	808	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,132	52.17	591	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,127	46.39	523	20

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	852	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,082	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	795	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,228	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	693	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	151.54/cwt	151.00–152.00	630	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	131.73/cwt	127.00–134.00	871	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	130.87/cwt	130.50–131.00	1,285	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,027	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	1,338	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	132.58/cwt	130.50–134.00	752	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	131.84/cwt	130.50–132.00	991	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	786	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	596	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	1,140	36
Steers	Large 1	—	575	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	794	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	839	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,219	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,080	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	181.34/cwt	178.00–182.50	696	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	161.40/cwt	160.00–162.50	718	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	137.80/cwt	137.00–138.50	1,109	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	142.17/cwt	142.00–142.50	873	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	135.55/cwt	135.00–136.00	926	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	147.69/cwt	145.00–150.00	780	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	155.57/cwt	153.00–160.00	745	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	136.60/cwt	136.50–137.00	1,214	53
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	55.51/cwt	50.00–62.50	763	135
Bulls	—	—	1,902	85.71/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,630	3
Bulls	—	—	1,991	76.58/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,525	7
Bulls	—	—	1,827	81.12/cwt	78.50–83.50	1,482	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	57.88/cwt	56.00–61.00	788	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	50.90/cwt	50.00–55.50	550	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	770	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	58.07/cwt	56.00–61.00	810	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	42.52/cwt	42.00–43.00	505	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	47.07/cwt	45.00–49.00	525	17

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 Nov 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 680Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 89Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 321Last week 750Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	852	127.00	127.00
8	—	616	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	139.00	139.00
12	—	906	135.50	135.50
14	—	529	131.00	131.00
17	—	416	151.00–152.00	151.54
26	—	661	127.00–134.00	131.73
26	—	982	130.50–131.00	130.87
31	—	1,027	130.25	130.25
33	—	567	130.50–134.00	132.58
48	—	752	130.50–132.00	131.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	609	129.00	129.00
16	—	477	125.00	125.00
36	—	875	130.25	130.25
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	575	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	587	143.00	143.00
7	—	910	134.00	134.00
10	—	777	139.00	139.00
16	—	384	178.00–182.50	181.34
16	—	445	160.00–162.50	161.40
26	—	805	137.00–138.50	137.80
32	—	614	142.00–142.50	142.17
34	—	683	135.00–136.00	135.55
36	—	528	145.00–150.00	147.69
37	—	479	153.00–160.00	155.57
53	—	889	136.50–137.00	136.60

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	135	—	1,375	50.00–62.50	55.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,902	84.00–87.00	85.71
7	—	1,991	76.00–77.00	76.58
12	—	1,827	78.50–83.50	81.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,361	56.00–61.00	57.88
18	—	1,081	50.00–55.50	50.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	50.00	50.00
17	—	1,395	56.00–61.00	58.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,187	42.00–43.00	42.52
17	—	1,116	45.00–49.00	47.07

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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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

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle