Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to the light receipts the last couple of weeks, although a higher undertone noted. Trade activity and buyer demand good especially for replacement heifers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.33/cwt on 1,868 head.

Average price

$135.33

1,868 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$17.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.68

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	607	135.80	824	1,819
Medium and Large 1-2	665	117.89	784	49

One grade step is worth $17.91/cwt here — about $40 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 sale1,868 hd

135.33

—

CO average2 barns · 2,240 hd

133.65

+1.68

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	44.91	665	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	44.00	560	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	37.43	382	8thin

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	560	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	38.68/cwt	38.00–41.00	404	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	33.69/cwt	31.00–36.00	318	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	44.91/cwt	44.00–46.00	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	672	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	847	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	159.20/cwt	158.00–162.00	740	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	732	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	974	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	155.22/cwt	150.00–160.00	900	251
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	181.49/cwt	177.00–183.00	779	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	964	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	584	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	809	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	842	138.19/cwt	136.00–140.50	1,164	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	125.02/cwt	121.00–129.50	796	299
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,191	45.78/cwt	42.00–48.00	545	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	121.43/cwt	120.00–124.00	795	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	122.59/cwt	120.00–128.00	881	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	652	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	880	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	459	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	734	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	854	132.00/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,127	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	142.79/cwt	137.50–147.00	757	410
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	146.37/cwt	140.00–150.00	713	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	119.29/cwt	118.00–123.00	913	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	630	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	117.89/cwt	117.00–118.50	784	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	723	134.38/cwt	131.00–143.00	972	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	782	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,009	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	129.59/cwt	125.00–135.00	735	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,000	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	156.27/cwt	155.00–157.00	675	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	122.44/cwt	122.00–123.50	862	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	151.09/cwt	145.00–154.00	925	333
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	134.97/cwt	132.00–139.50	916	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	171.11/cwt	170.00–174.00	830	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	133.90/cwt	130.50–139.00	787	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	603	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	164.41/cwt	160.00–169.00	850	254
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	125.38/cwt	125.00–126.00	912	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	748	21

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 Apr 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,428Last week 754Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 103Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 0Year ago 0

No trend available due to the light receipts the last couple of weeks, although a higher undertone noted. Trade activity and buyer demand good especially for replacement heifers.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,273	44.00	44.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,045	38.00–41.00	38.68
2	—	945	31.00–36.00	33.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,480	44.00–46.00	44.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	672	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	465	158.00–162.00	159.20
55	—	704	122.00–123.50	122.44
65	—	588	130.50–139.00	133.90
11	—	333	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	732	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
251	—	580	150.00–160.00	155.22
63	—	429	177.00–183.00	181.49
15	—	768	125.50	125.50
333	—	612	145.00–154.00	151.09
197	—	679	132.00–139.50	134.97
49	—	485	170.00–174.00	171.11
6	—	335	190.00	190.00
254	—	517	160.00–169.00	164.41
93	—	727	125.00–126.00	125.38
21	—	396	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	584	138.50	138.50
79	—	459	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	842	136.00–140.50	138.19
45	—	854	126.00–135.00	132.00
127	—	723	131.00–143.00	134.38
36	—	782	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
299	—	637	121.00–129.50	125.02
81	—	655	120.00–124.00	121.43
48	—	719	120.00–128.00	122.59
410	—	530	137.50–147.00	142.79
121	—	487	140.00–150.00	146.37
62	—	765	118.00–123.00	119.29
43	—	377	167.00	167.00
193	—	567	125.00–135.00	129.59
65	—	803	124.50	124.50
45	—	432	155.00–157.00	156.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	652	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	665	117.00–118.50	117.89

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	37	—	1,191	42.00–48.00	45.78

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle