Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with the last sale (12/17/19) Steer calves under 400 lbs steady, 400 to 500 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, 500 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 instances 8.00 higher. Heifer calves under 450 lbs steady, 450 to 700 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers over 700 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Yearling feeder heifers over 700 lbs mostly steady. Trade active. Demand good. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.16/cwt on 2,151 head.

Average price

$155.16

2,151 head · 696 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,081

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.23

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	696	155.16	1,081	2,151

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 sale2,151 hd

155.16

—

CO average3 barns · 6,822 hd

160.39

−5.23

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	1,700	78.19	1,329	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,438	53.32	767	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	51.47	616	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	47.56	502	33

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1Fancy	—	534	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	849	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	869	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	463	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	926	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	713	155.16/cwt	154.00–156.25	1,106	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	448	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	918	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	630	169.68/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,069	104
Bulls	—	—	1,559	75.02/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,170	7
Bulls	—	—	1,747	79.25/cwt	78.00–83.50	1,384	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	50.88/cwt	48.00–52.00	572	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	44.44/cwt	43.00–47.00	440	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	47.14/cwt	45.00–50.00	555	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	53.06/cwt	50.00–56.00	639	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	53.68/cwt	45.00–57.00	711	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	145.61/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,063	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	131.54/cwt	130.00–135.25	1,160	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,011	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,274	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,057	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,332	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	198.54/cwt	197.50–199.00	846	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	133.04/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,200	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	142.74/cwt	139.50–148.25	1,111	336
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	728	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	140.71/cwt	139.50–143.00	1,137	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,220	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	189.31/cwt	186.00–193.00	892	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	177.12/cwt	173.00–181.00	937	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	1,122	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	149.14/cwt	145.00–153.00	779	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	137.13/cwt	135.00–140.00	924	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	161.01/cwt	155.00–166.50	1,000	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	149.94/cwt	146.25–157.00	1,035	243
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	172.15/cwt	170.00–176.00	995	258
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	129.13/cwt	126.25–132.50	985	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	138.00/cwt	135.00–141.00	860	244
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	130.90/cwt	130.25–135.00	965	263
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	141.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	821	335
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	125.72/cwt	125.50–125.75	1,031	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	154.37/cwt	150.00–156.50	718	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	48.21/cwt	47.00–50.50	701	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	54.34/cwt	54.00–56.00	780	15
Heifers	Medium 1	—	546	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	764	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	174.68/cwt	173.00–178.00	664	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,100	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	163.43/cwt	160.00–165.50	727	48

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 Jan 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,709Last week 2,366Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 234Last week 173Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	534	159.00	159.00
88	—	550	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	903	124.25	124.25
122	—	522	145.00–153.00	149.14
135	—	674	135.00–140.00	137.13
142	—	763	126.25–132.50	129.13
244	—	623	135.00–141.00	138.00
263	—	737	130.25–135.00	130.90
335	—	581	140.00–145.00	141.36
149	—	820	125.50–125.75	125.72
71	—	465	150.00–156.50	154.37
22	—	380	173.00–178.00	174.68
22	—	880	125.00	125.00
48	—	445	160.00–165.50	163.43
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	546	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	463	200.00	200.00
161	—	713	154.00–156.25	155.16
10	—	448	205.00	205.00
104	—	630	168.00–172.00	169.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
160	—	730	143.00–149.00	145.61
162	—	882	130.00–135.25	131.54
8	—	1,011	126.00	126.00
8	—	1,057	126.00	126.00
13	—	426	197.50–199.00	198.54
61	—	902	130.00–136.00	133.04
336	—	778	139.50–148.25	142.74
14	—	364	200.00	200.00
71	—	808	139.50–143.00	140.71
89	—	968	126.00	126.00
101	—	471	186.00–193.00	189.31
144	—	529	173.00–181.00	177.12
187	—	621	155.00–166.50	161.01
243	—	690	146.25–157.00	149.94
258	—	578	170.00–176.00	172.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,559	73.00–78.00	75.02
21	—	1,747	78.00–83.50	79.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,125	48.00–52.00	50.88
17	—	990	43.00–47.00	44.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,177	45.00–50.00	47.14
19	—	1,204	50.00–56.00	53.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,455	47.00–50.50	48.21
15	—	1,435	54.00–56.00	54.34

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	81	—	1,325	45.00–57.00	53.68

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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