Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: steers under 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher, instances 8.00 higher on fancy thin fleshed lots. Heifers uneven under 600 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher, 650 to 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Yearling feeder steers over 700 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Yearling feeder heifers over 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls in a light test mostly steady. Trade activity and buyer demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.59/cwt on 3,474 head.

Average price

$153.59

3,474 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$110

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

$2.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.38

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	577	155.70	899	360
Large 1	596	153.69	915	242
Medium and Large 1	658	153.31	1,009	2,872

One grade step is worth $2.39/cwt here — about −$110 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 sale3,474 hd

153.59

—

CO average4 barns · 5,539 hd

155.97

−2.38

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	1,823	75.31	1,373	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,588	57.45	912	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	56.25	709	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,164	52.02	605	3thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1-2	—	481	154.59/cwt	154.00–155.00	744	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	792	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	128.55/cwt	128.00–130.00	807	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	788	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	502	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	831	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	155.85/cwt	151.00–160.50	809	334
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	143.87/cwt	139.50–150.00	821	322
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	137.36/cwt	132.50–141.00	849	298
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	133.19/cwt	130.00–140.00	878	266
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	123.19/cwt	120.00–127.00	877	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	164.48/cwt	159.00–172.00	783	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	178.50/cwt	175.00–182.50	744	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	115.72/cwt	115.50–116.00	891	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	182.40/cwt	180.00–186.00	677	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	737	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	866	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	584	153.14/cwt	153.00–154.00	894	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	461	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	825	38
Heifers	Large 1	—	531	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	781	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	678	159.88/cwt	158.50–160.25	1,084	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	720	143.83/cwt	141.50–146.00	1,036	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	754	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,025	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	392	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	831	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	452	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	893	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	134.22/cwt	130.00–140.50	976	400
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	146.57/cwt	143.00–152.00	989	316
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	175.99/cwt	169.00–181.00	915	294
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	157.05/cwt	151.00–161.75	974	266
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	165.04/cwt	160.50–171.00	947	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	188.85/cwt	185.00–192.50	884	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	121.26/cwt	119.50–122.50	1,055	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	125.20/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,022	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	126.68/cwt	125.00–130.25	984	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	118.64/cwt	115.50–119.25	1,127	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	197.24/cwt	192.00–201.00	822	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	761	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	790	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	968	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	762	122.81/cwt	122.50–123.00	936	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	829	119.29/cwt	119.00–120.00	989	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	622	166.75/cwt	165.25–169.00	1,037	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	547	193.25/cwt	193.25–193.25	1,057	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	558	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,027	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	49.53/cwt	49.00–50.00	566	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	687	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	57.45/cwt	57.00–58.00	912	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	57.32/cwt	55.50–62.00	719	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	52.23/cwt	51.00–55.00	668	4
Bulls	—	—	1,823	75.31/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,373	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,371	58.60/cwt	56.00–61.00	803	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	145.81/cwt	140.50–147.00	900	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	138.85/cwt	138.00–141.00	934	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	186.68/cwt	185.50–189.00	820	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	162.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	847	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	154.51/cwt	154.00–155.00	892	49
Steers	Large 1	—	623	147.73/cwt	147.00–149.00	920	163
Steers	Large 1	—	539	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	895	79

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,267Last week 1,285Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 125Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 27Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	481	154.00–155.00	154.59
47	—	576	137.00–138.00	137.50
39	—	628	128.00–130.00	128.55
19	—	540	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	502	165.50	165.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
334	—	519	151.00–160.50	155.85
322	—	571	139.50–150.00	143.87
298	—	618	132.50–141.00	137.36
266	—	659	130.00–140.00	133.19
196	—	712	120.00–127.00	123.19
175	—	476	159.00–172.00	164.48
127	—	417	175.00–182.50	178.50
35	—	770	115.50–116.00	115.72
22	—	371	180.00–186.00	182.40
5	—	338	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	737	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	584	153.00–154.00	153.14
38	—	461	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	531	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	495	180.00	180.00
96	—	617	140.50–147.00	145.81
90	—	673	138.00–141.00	138.85
62	—	439	185.50–189.00	186.68
53	—	521	160.00–165.00	162.49
49	—	577	154.00–155.00	154.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	678	158.50–160.25	159.88
79	—	720	141.50–146.00	143.83
30	—	754	136.00	136.00
23	—	392	212.00	212.00
7	—	452	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
400	—	727	130.00–140.50	134.22
316	—	675	143.00–152.00	146.57
294	—	520	169.00–181.00	175.99
266	—	620	151.00–161.75	157.05
202	—	574	160.50–171.00	165.04
185	—	468	185.00–192.50	188.85
167	—	870	119.50–122.50	121.26
144	—	816	122.00–128.00	125.20
88	—	777	125.00–130.25	126.68
55	—	950	115.50–119.25	118.64
37	—	417	192.00–201.00	197.24
12	—	376	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	790	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	762	122.50–123.00	122.81
38	—	829	119.00–120.00	119.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
191	—	622	165.25–169.00	166.75
102	—	547	193.25	193.25
38	—	558	184.00	184.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
163	—	623	147.00–149.00	147.73
79	—	539	166.00	166.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	49.00–50.00	49.53
1	—	1,205	57.00	57.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	57.00–58.00	57.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,255	55.50–62.00	57.32
4	—	1,279	51.00–55.00	52.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,823	75.00–76.00	75.31

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	42	—	1,371	56.00–61.00	58.60

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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