Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and heifers too lightly tested for a comparison. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady. Demand moderate for feeders to good for slaughter cows and cow-calf pairs.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.61/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$128.61

249 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$59

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

$5.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.01

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	494	133.57	660	37
Medium and Large 1	563	127.75	719	212

One grade step is worth $5.82/cwt here — about −$59 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 sale249 hd

128.61

—

CO average3 barns · 679 hd

133.63

−5.01

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	1,870	79.61	1,489	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	55.08	700	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	53.37	775	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,016	45.68	464	14

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,107	1,767.62/cwt	1,760.00–1,775.00	19,568	88
Bulls	—	—	1,987	72.97/cwt	68.00–76.00	1,450	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	83.59/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,505	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	54.83/cwt	52.50–57.00	781	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	37.58/cwt	37.00–39.00	415	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	52.41/cwt	50.00–55.50	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	601	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	793	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	718	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	733	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	752	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	54.30/cwt	53.00–56.00	665	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	59.83/cwt	59.00–61.00	828	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	559	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	800	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	128.22/cwt	127.00–130.00	724	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	134.44/cwt	134.00–136.00	636	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	123.72/cwt	123.00–126.00	782	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	689	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	908	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	134.31/cwt	133.50–136.00	916	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	894	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	833	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	857	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	833	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,272	872.89/cwt	825.00–925.00	11,103	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,195.44/cwt	1,150.00–1,275.00	13,724	41
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,191	1,614.36/cwt	1,500.00–1,650.00	19,227	294
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	106.56/cwt	105.50–107.00	886	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	808	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	740	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,429	57.38/cwt	52.00–60.00	820	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	15,934	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	45.31/cwt	44.00–47.00	453	7

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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 5,428Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 71Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 971Last week 75Year ago 0

Feeder steers and heifers too lightly tested for a comparison. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady. Demand moderate for feeders to good for slaughter cows and cow-calf pairs.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	88	—	1,107	1,760.00–1,775.00	1,767.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	41	—	1,148	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,195.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	294	—	1,191	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,614.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,272	825.00–925.00	872.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,028	1,550.00	1,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,429	52.00–60.00	57.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,987	68.00–76.00	72.97
5	—	1,800	81.00–86.00	83.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	52.50–57.00	54.83
1	—	1,535	49.00	49.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,103	37.00–39.00	37.58
4	—	980	50.00–55.50	52.41
7	—	999	44.00–47.00	45.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,225	53.00–56.00	54.30
4	—	1,384	59.00–61.00	59.83
1	—	1,470	47.00	47.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	601	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	718	100.00	100.00
8	—	814	90.00	90.00
77	—	565	127.00–130.00	128.22
57	—	473	134.00–136.00	134.44
20	—	632	123.00–126.00	123.72
16	—	512	134.50	134.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	394	142.00	142.00
13	—	678	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	618	147.00	147.00
27	—	682	133.50–136.00	134.31
17	—	552	162.00	162.00
15	—	706	118.00	118.00
13	—	532	161.00	161.00
11	—	750	111.00	111.00
10	—	831	105.50–107.00	106.56
9	—	497	162.50	162.50
5	—	446	166.00	166.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle