Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers under 700 lbs lightly tested, Yearling feeder steers over 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower instances 5.00 lower on 800 to 850 lbs. All weights feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.46/cwt on 890 head.

Average price

$145.46

890 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$114

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

$4.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

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	506	149.64	757	57
Medium and Large 1	600	145.17	871	833

One grade step is worth $4.46/cwt here — about −$114 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 sale890 hd

145.46

—

CO average1 barns · 890 hd

145.46

+0.00

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	1,864	75.77	1,412	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	59.40	880	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	57.93	696	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	51.66	537	6thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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 1Fleshy	—	811	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	965	5
Bulls	—	—	2,400	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	2,088	1
Bulls	—	—	1,904	78.27/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,490	8
Bulls	—	—	1,792	73.16/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,311	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	56.00/cwt	55.00–57.00	673	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	58.63/cwt	58.00–60.00	705	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	59.40/cwt	57.00–61.00	880	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,234	58.10/cwt	56.50–59.50	717	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	157.76/cwt	157.00–158.00	912	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	128.21/cwt	126.00–130.00	982	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	117.58/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,035	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	124.43/cwt	124.00–124.50	1,018	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	939	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	708	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	145.29/cwt	142.00–147.00	790	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	133.01/cwt	130.00–138.50	970	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	892	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,071	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	195.75/cwt	192.50–197.00	830	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	164.28/cwt	160.00–166.00	777	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	155.51/cwt	155.00–156.00	801	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	140.72/cwt	137.00–143.50	877	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	132.96/cwt	131.50–135.00	892	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	145.27/cwt	140.50–149.50	840	197
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	56.58/cwt	55.00–58.00	650	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	49.20/cwt	47.00–52.00	484	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	972	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	126.77/cwt	123.00–129.00	905	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	973	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	173.96/cwt	170.00–179.00	738	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	650	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	936	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	464	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	803	17

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 Mar 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,285Last week 1,763Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	811	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	578	157.00–158.00	157.76
6	—	497	170.00	170.00
7	—	776	121.00	121.00
13	—	611	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	766	126.00–130.00	128.21
24	—	880	117.00–119.00	117.58
70	—	818	124.00–124.50	124.43
18	—	729	130.00–138.50	133.01
10	—	974	110.00	110.00
11	—	424	192.50–197.00	195.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	475	149.00	149.00
32	—	544	142.00–147.00	145.29
5	—	388	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	473	160.00–166.00	164.28
79	—	515	155.00–156.00	155.51
108	—	623	137.00–143.50	140.72
115	—	671	131.50–135.00	132.96
197	—	578	140.50–149.50	145.27
27	—	827	117.50	117.50
38	—	714	123.00–129.00	126.77
59	—	778	125.00	125.00
62	—	424	170.00–179.00	173.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	650	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	464	173.00	173.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,400	87.00	87.00
8	—	1,904	77.00–82.00	78.27
12	—	1,792	69.00–76.00	73.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,201	55.00–57.00	56.00
11	—	1,202	58.00–60.00	58.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,481	57.00–61.00	59.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	55.00–58.00	56.58
4	—	984	47.00–52.00	49.20

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	27	—	1,234	56.50–59.50	58.10

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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Heifers · 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