Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available this week due to the lack of receipts from the prior week. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.85/cwt on 1,271 head.

Average price

$128.85

1,271 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$5.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.09

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	624	129.99	811	1,011
Medium and Large 1-2	554	124.40	689	260

One grade step is worth $5.58/cwt here — about $121 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 sale1,271 hd

128.85

—

CO average2 barns · 1,281 hd

128.75

+0.09

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	2,007	85.97	1,725	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	59.24	844	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	57.54	711	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,079	46.75	504	8thin

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	994	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	59.14/cwt	55.00–60.00	840	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	37.49/cwt	36.00–39.00	425	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	46.52/cwt	44.00–49.00	496	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	53.16/cwt	51.00–54.50	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	689	126.70/cwt	126.50–127.00	873	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	827	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	798	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	946	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	889	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	843	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	93.58/cwt	91.00–94.00	822	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	113.69/cwt	110.00–116.00	837	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	117.60/cwt	115.00–119.50	777	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	107.68/cwt	106.50–108.00	888	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	122.93/cwt	122.00–125.00	789	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	145.55/cwt	142.00–150.00	629	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	136.64/cwt	132.00–144.00	720	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	141.19/cwt	139.00–146.00	659	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	135.73/cwt	131.00–140.00	776	270
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	871	126.09/cwt	122.00–127.50	1,098	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	133.08/cwt	132.00–134.00	629	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	125.22/cwt	122.00–129.00	670	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	124.74/cwt	120.00–126.00	709	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	885	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	845	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	736	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	868	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	111.25/cwt	110.00–113.00	930	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	172.85/cwt	170.00–178.00	740	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	122.47/cwt	120.50–125.50	876	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	143.29/cwt	138.00–149.00	887	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	155.01/cwt	151.50–158.00	880	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	138.92/cwt	135.00–141.00	915	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	168.25/cwt	165.50–170.50	824	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	167.23/cwt	164.00–171.00	868	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	118.84/cwt	116.00–122.00	909	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	152.34/cwt	149.00–157.00	807	91
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,094	56.41/cwt	53.00–59.00	617	23
Bulls	—	—	2,110	91.50/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,931	2
Bulls	—	—	2,097	80.51/cwt	79.50–82.00	1,688	3
Bulls	—	—	1,911	87.04/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,663	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	562	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	61.12/cwt	61.00–61.50	776	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	57.05/cwt	55.00–59.00	707	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	160.57/cwt	160.00–161.00	747	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	106.38/cwt	105.50–108.00	782	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	115.91/cwt	114.00–118.00	715	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	140.53/cwt	136.00–144.00	526	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	113.03/cwt	112.00–114.00	767	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	138.60/cwt	137.50–140.00	577	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	463	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	704	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	708	141.37/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,001	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	764	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,001	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	455	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	808	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	423	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	761	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	162.55/cwt	161.00–165.00	692	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	131.72/cwt	130.00–133.00	883	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	138.42/cwt	137.00–140.00	810	36

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 May 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,309Last week 761Year ago 2,892

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 150Year ago 306

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 0Year ago 0

No trend available this week due to the lack of receipts from the prior week. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	62.50	62.50
32	—	1,420	55.00–60.00	59.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	36.00–39.00	37.49
3	—	1,067	44.00–49.00	46.52
3	—	1,055	51.00–54.50	53.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	54.00	54.00
4	—	1,269	61.00–61.50	61.12
22	—	1,239	55.00–59.00	57.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,110	91.00–92.00	91.50
3	—	2,097	79.50–82.00	80.51
5	—	1,911	84.00–89.00	87.04

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	689	126.50–127.00	126.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	827	96.50	96.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	341	154.00	154.00
8	—	946	94.00	94.00
9	—	781	108.00	108.00
42	—	878	91.00–94.00	93.58
44	—	736	110.00–116.00	113.69
45	—	661	115.00–119.50	117.60
47	—	825	106.50–108.00	107.68
48	—	642	122.00–125.00	122.93
52	—	432	142.00–150.00	145.55
107	—	527	132.00–144.00	136.64
115	—	467	139.00–146.00	141.19
270	—	572	131.00–140.00	135.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	871	122.00–127.50	126.09
51	—	708	137.00–143.00	141.37
45	—	764	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	473	132.00–134.00	133.08
43	—	535	122.00–129.00	125.22
61	—	568	120.00–126.00	124.74
28	—	735	105.50–108.00	106.38
28	—	617	114.00–118.00	115.91
27	—	374	136.00–144.00	140.53
24	—	679	112.00–114.00	113.03
18	—	416	137.50–140.00	138.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	463	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	885	95.50	95.50
39	—	736	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	318	197.00	197.00
17	—	836	110.00–113.00	111.25
22	—	428	170.00–178.00	172.85
55	—	715	120.50–125.50	122.47
229	—	619	138.00–149.00	143.29
142	—	568	151.50–158.00	155.01
117	—	659	135.00–141.00	138.92
71	—	490	165.50–170.50	168.25
62	—	519	164.00–171.00	167.23
58	—	765	116.00–122.00	118.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	530	149.00–157.00	152.34
42	—	465	160.00–161.00	160.57
23	—	426	161.00–165.00	162.55
31	—	670	130.00–133.00	131.72
36	—	585	137.00–140.00	138.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	455	177.50	177.50
13	—	423	180.00	180.00

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	23	—	1,094	53.00–59.00	56.41

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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Winter - La Junta

Reporter comment USDA

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