Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steers under 500 lbs steady, 500 to 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower with the exception of a load of fancy thin fleshed calves 8.00 higher, 600 to 700 lbs steady to 5.00 lower full decline on 650 to 700 lbs. Heifers 400 to 500 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 lower, 500 to 700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Yearling feeder steers over 700 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Yearling feeder heifers over 700 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.06/cwt on 1,130 head.

Average price

$155.06

1,130 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,011

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$150

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

$8.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.26

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	530	163.00	864	21
Medium and Large 1	654	154.91	1,014	1,109

One grade step is worth $8.09/cwt here — about −$150 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 sale1,130 hd

155.06

—

CO average3 barns · 3,634 hd

160.32

−5.26

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	1,765	80.77	1,425	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,422	58.69	835	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	56.00	683	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,136	50.44	573	13

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1	—	823	131.25/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,080	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	145.43/cwt	141.50–151.00	996	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	532	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	883	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	671	139.10/cwt	137.50–139.50	933	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	679	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	869	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	695	135.40/cwt	135.00–136.00	941	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	604	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	894	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	776	131.55/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,021	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	594	159.68/cwt	159.00–160.00	948	75
Bulls	—	—	1,804	83.84/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,512	7
Bulls	—	—	1,673	73.60/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,231	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	758	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	52.08/cwt	50.50–54.00	632	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	57.28/cwt	56.00–60.00	702	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	53.52/cwt	51.00–56.00	790	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	136.87/cwt	134.00–138.50	1,070	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,187	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,150	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	960	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	175.65/cwt	171.00–180.00	903	46
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,569	56.30/cwt	52.00–58.00	883	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	872	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	137.21/cwt	133.00–139.00	988	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	160.10/cwt	155.00–163.00	986	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	199.43/cwt	192.00–201.00	915	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	145.19/cwt	143.00–148.00	855	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	134.65/cwt	133.50–135.00	996	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	135.35/cwt	133.00–138.00	907	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	141.03/cwt	136.00–146.00	880	202
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	945	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	864	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	868	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	47.49/cwt	44.00–50.00	559	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	52.29/cwt	49.00–55.50	580	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	162.73/cwt	160.00–165.00	685	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	153.76/cwt	151.00–157.00	746	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	152.49/cwt	149.00–156.00	813	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	560	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	860	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	514	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	982	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	611	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,014	24

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,505Last week 4,689Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 91Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 259Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	823	127.00–133.00	131.25
149	—	685	141.50–151.00	145.43
170	—	782	134.00–138.50	136.87
6	—	965	123.00	123.00
9	—	913	126.00	126.00
43	—	573	167.50	167.50
46	—	514	171.00–180.00	175.65
11	—	417	209.00	209.00
156	—	720	133.00–139.00	137.21
70	—	616	155.00–163.00	160.10
96	—	459	192.00–201.00	199.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	532	166.00	166.00
44	—	671	137.50–139.50	139.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	695	135.00–136.00	135.40
16	—	604	148.00	148.00
52	—	776	130.00–133.00	131.55
75	—	594	159.00–160.00	159.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	530	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	514	191.00	191.00
24	—	611	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	679	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	589	143.00–148.00	145.19
107	—	740	133.50–135.00	134.65
173	—	670	133.00–138.00	135.35
202	—	624	136.00–146.00	141.03
23	—	421	160.00–165.00	162.73
38	—	485	151.00–157.00	153.76
66	—	533	149.00–156.00	152.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	756	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	560	153.50	153.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,804	80.00–86.00	83.84
3	—	1,673	72.00–76.00	73.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	62.00	62.00
6	—	1,213	50.50–54.00	52.08
9	—	1,225	56.00–60.00	57.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,476	51.00–56.00	53.52
6	—	1,377	63.00	63.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,177	44.00–50.00	47.49
8	—	1,110	49.00–55.50	52.29

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	15	—	1,569	52.00–58.00	56.30

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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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