Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steers under 600 lbs mostly steady, 600 to 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers under 700 lbs mostly steady with the exception of 450 to 500 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers and heifers over 700 lbs mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls fully 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 $156.14/cwt on 685 head.

Average price

$156.14

685 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$6.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.05

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	589	157.57	928	43
Medium and Large 1	655	156.49	1,024	592
Small and Medium 1	541	150.78	815	50

One grade step is worth $6.79/cwt here — about $113 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 sale685 hd

156.14

—

CO average4 barns · 2,491 hd

154.09

+2.05

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	1,948	78.20	1,524	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,363	59.88	816	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	57.24	718	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	45.25	497	2thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	—	2,460	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,550	1
Bulls	—	—	1,863	80.73/cwt	79.00–81.50	1,504	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	560	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	57.90/cwt	56.00–59.00	733	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	62.74/cwt	62.50–63.00	887	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	59.47/cwt	59.00–62.00	806	14
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	409	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	708	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	607	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	850	20
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	528	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	805	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,211	58.87/cwt	54.00–61.00	713	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	142.01/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,103	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	137.80/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,127	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	150.86/cwt	147.00–155.50	999	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	180.42/cwt	179.00–183.00	861	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	983	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	153.51/cwt	151.00–159.00	900	16
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	498	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	737	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	199.24/cwt	197.50–201.00	841	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	189.30/cwt	188.00–190.00	893	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	166.41/cwt	164.50–167.00	909	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	166.10/cwt	162.00–168.00	927	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	159.76/cwt	154.50–163.00	992	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	158.64/cwt	153.00–160.00	858	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	138.64/cwt	134.00–142.50	854	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	164.81/cwt	162.50–168.00	794	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	125.22/cwt	124.00–126.00	905	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	147.60/cwt	143.00–151.00	849	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	439	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,325	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	970	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	944	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	126.14/cwt	125.00–127.50	855	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	656	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	917	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	711	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	924	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	515	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	912	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	655	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,035	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	563	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	974	35

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 Feb 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,438Last week 1,378Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,460	63.00	63.00
6	—	1,863	79.00–81.50	80.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	50.00	50.00
11	—	1,266	56.00–59.00	57.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,414	62.50–63.00	62.74
14	—	1,356	59.00–62.00	59.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	50.50	50.50
1	—	1,325	40.00	40.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	409	173.00	173.00
20	—	607	140.00	140.00
22	—	528	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	777	140.00–145.00	142.01
96	—	818	135.00–139.00	137.80
135	—	662	147.00–155.50	150.86
17	—	422	197.50–201.00	199.24
30	—	472	188.00–190.00	189.30
34	—	546	164.50–167.00	166.41
68	—	558	162.00–168.00	166.10
74	—	621	154.50–163.00	159.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	477	179.00–183.00	180.42
14	—	697	141.00	141.00
16	—	586	151.00–159.00	153.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	515	177.00	177.00
11	—	655	158.00	158.00
35	—	563	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	498	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	541	153.00–160.00	158.64
57	—	616	134.00–142.50	138.64
62	—	482	162.50–168.00	164.81
74	—	723	124.00–126.00	125.22
120	—	575	143.00–151.00	147.60
7	—	417	174.00	174.00
12	—	782	124.00	124.00
25	—	800	118.00	118.00
27	—	678	125.00–127.50	126.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	535	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	656	139.75	139.75
75	—	711	130.00	130.00

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	24	—	1,211	54.00–61.00	58.87

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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