Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2019-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with a couple of weeks ago: Steer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Yearling feeder steers over 700 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Yearling feeder heifers 700 to 800 lbs 3.00 higher, over 800 lbs 2.00 lower. Trade active. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.73/cwt on 1,757 head.

Average price

$150.73

1,757 head · 703 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$319

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

$35.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.47

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	400	186.09	744	22
Medium and Large 1	707	150.28	1,062	1,735

One grade step is worth $35.81/cwt here — about −$319 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 sale1,757 hd

150.73

—

CO average2 barns · 1,875 hd

150.26

+0.47

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	1,765	83.75	1,478	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,505	56.02	843	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	55.76	705	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,185	50.42	597	12

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 1Fancy	—	710	152.78/cwt	152.75–153.00	1,085	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	873	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,203	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	132.14/cwt	130.00–134.50	892	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	135.34/cwt	133.00–137.00	717	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	131.57/cwt	127.50–136.50	757	218
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	131.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	820	264
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	652	126.63/cwt	126.50–127.00	826	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	742	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	1,308	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	195.33/cwt	192.50–197.50	834	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	153.86/cwt	147.50–158.00	883	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	159.17/cwt	153.00–164.00	852	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	149.86/cwt	149.00–150.25	1,086	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	144.88/cwt	135.00–147.75	1,349	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	148.79/cwt	148.25–149.75	1,233	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	145.46/cwt	140.50–150.00	913	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	146.25/cwt	140.00–150.00	973	295
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	148.61/cwt	145.00–150.50	1,123	337
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,108	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	503	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,050	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	762	133.83/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,020	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	137.04/cwt	136.50–137.50	929	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	798	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	711	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,231	56.81/cwt	50.00–62.50	699	240
Bulls	—	—	1,870	89.32/cwt	88.00–90.50	1,670	5
Bulls	—	—	1,632	79.85/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,303	7
Bulls	—	—	1,790	83.72/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,499	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	54.50/cwt	50.00–55.50	684	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	56.99/cwt	56.00–59.00	725	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	52.67/cwt	51.00–55.50	774	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	57.70/cwt	56.00–58.00	879	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	42.68/cwt	41.00–44.00	501	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	53.00/cwt	49.00–53.50	630	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	141.93/cwt	137.50–147.00	670	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	140.59/cwt	139.50–141.00	1,047	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,092	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	154.58/cwt	152.50–162.50	648	22

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 Dec 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,850Last week 652Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 150Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 505Last week 261Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	710	152.75–153.00	152.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	496	176.00	176.00
22	—	888	147.25	147.25
23	—	427	192.50–197.50	195.33
111	—	574	147.50–158.00	153.86
113	—	535	153.00–164.00	159.17
116	—	725	149.00–150.25	149.86
158	—	931	135.00–147.75	144.88
159	—	829	148.25–149.75	148.79
164	—	628	140.50–150.00	145.46
295	—	665	140.00–150.00	146.25
337	—	756	145.00–150.50	148.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	503	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	605	173.50	173.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	762	131.00–135.00	133.83
42	—	678	136.50–137.50	137.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	441	181.00	181.00
14	—	376	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	873	137.75	137.75
161	—	675	130.00–134.50	132.14
169	—	530	133.00–137.00	135.34
218	—	575	127.50–136.50	131.57
264	—	622	130.00–135.00	131.77
14	—	803	138.00	138.00
113	—	472	137.50–147.00	141.93
61	—	745	139.50–141.00	140.59
57	—	780	140.00	140.00
22	—	419	152.50–162.50	154.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	652	126.50–127.00	126.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	589	126.00	126.00
15	—	375	160.00	160.00

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	240	—	1,231	50.00–62.50	56.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,870	88.00–90.50	89.32
7	—	1,632	76.00–81.00	79.85
16	—	1,790	82.00–87.00	83.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,255	50.00–55.50	54.50
32	—	1,273	56.00–59.00	56.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,470	51.00–55.50	52.67
12	—	1,523	56.00–58.00	57.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	41.00–44.00	42.68
9	—	1,189	49.00–53.50	53.00

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

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