Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2019-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tues: Steers under 700 lbs 3.00 to 500 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 600 to 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers over 700 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Yearling feeder heifers in a light test steady. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Demand good. *Note due to the holidays this will be the last auction this year. Auctions will resume Tues, Jan 7, 2020.*

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.41/cwt on 1,084 head.

Average price

$154.41

1,084 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,024

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.61

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	663	154.41	1,024	1,084

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 sale1,084 hd

154.41

—

CO average4 barns · 3,694 hd

152.80

+1.61

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	—	Low	1,900	77.08	1,465	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	51.37	647	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,382	49.90	690	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	47.55	532	28

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	165.79/cwt	162.00–169.00	637	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	125.05/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,090	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	676	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	49.25/cwt	48.75–51.00	560	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	194.99/cwt	192.50–197.00	844	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	187.29/cwt	187.00–188.00	892	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	140.55/cwt	137.00–141.50	801	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	137.81/cwt	134.50–139.50	914	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	143.23/cwt	141.00–146.00	732	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	142.66/cwt	138.50–146.00	1,093	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	146.89/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,058	295
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	155.18/cwt	150.00–158.00	973	220
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	150.38/cwt	149.50–152.00	1,018	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	163.36/cwt	159.00–168.00	946	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,169	39
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,199	50.64/cwt	46.00–56.50	607	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,145	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	171.76/cwt	166.00–177.00	895	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	43.97/cwt	43.00–46.00	474	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,261	47.64/cwt	46.00–50.50	601	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	52.37/cwt	51.00–54.50	793	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	51.37/cwt	50.50–55.00	647	19
Bulls	—	—	1,700	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,258	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	77.85/cwt	77.00–78.50	1,518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	507	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	791	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	164.90/cwt	164.00–165.00	693	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	135.29/cwt	134.00–137.00	829	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	381	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	492	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	753	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	587	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	998	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	400	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	808	9

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 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,366Last week 5,329Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 173Last week 450Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	384	162.00–169.00	165.79
31	—	872	123.00–126.00	125.05
22	—	473	143.00	143.00
164	—	570	137.00–141.50	140.55
82	—	663	134.50–139.50	137.81
68	—	511	141.00–146.00	143.23
50	—	420	164.00–165.00	164.90
64	—	613	134.00–137.00	135.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	605	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	507	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	180.00	180.00
39	—	492	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	433	192.50–197.00	194.99
17	—	476	187.00–188.00	187.29
45	—	766	138.50–146.00	142.66
295	—	720	140.00–148.00	146.89
220	—	627	150.00–158.00	155.18
172	—	677	149.50–152.00	150.38
113	—	579	159.00–168.00	163.36
39	—	850	137.50	137.50
65	—	809	141.50	141.50
49	—	521	166.00–177.00	171.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	525	180.00	180.00
6	—	587	170.00	170.00
9	—	400	202.00	202.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,138	48.75–51.00	49.25
9	—	1,077	43.00–46.00	43.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,261	46.00–50.50	47.64
11	—	1,515	51.00–54.50	52.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,260	50.50–55.00	51.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	74.00	74.00
4	—	1,950	77.00–78.50	77.85

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	161	—	1,199	46.00–56.50	50.64

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle