Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers in a light test mostly steady. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.83/cwt on 320 head.

Average price

$123.83

320 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$190

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

$3.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.34

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	524	126.04	661	95
Medium and Large 1	692	122.89	851	225

One grade step is worth $3.15/cwt here — about −$190 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 sale320 hd

123.83

—

CO average3 barns · 787 hd

132.16

−8.34

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	1,829	80.33	1,469	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,366	56.43	771	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	52.53	629	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,062	46.20	491	27

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Bulls	—	—	2,058	91.33/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,880	3
Bulls	—	—	1,910	84.12/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,607	8
Bulls	—	—	1,751	76.60/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,341	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	53.03/cwt	49.00–54.00	724	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	58.26/cwt	56.00–61.50	793	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	37.51/cwt	35.00–39.00	390	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,231	1,812.61/cwt	1,750.00–1,850.00	22,313	85
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	1,048.51/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	15,046	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	146.61/cwt	146.50–147.00	906	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	117.07/cwt	115.00–121.00	976	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	980	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,298	1,071.72/cwt	1,010.00–1,175.00	13,911	65
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	22,800	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	118.79/cwt	118.25–120.00	937	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	915	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	127.42/cwt	126.00–128.00	897	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	173.82/cwt	171.00–175.00	720	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	141.86/cwt	138.50–144.00	828	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	150.57/cwt	149.00–152.00	851	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	749	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	113.36/cwt	113.00–114.00	713	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	877	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	128.05/cwt	126.00–128.50	872	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	763	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	111.67/cwt	110.00–117.00	802	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	131.70/cwt	129.00–132.50	618	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	44.50/cwt	43.00–48.00	461	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	51.25/cwt	49.00–52.00	558	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	55.80/cwt	55.00–60.00	663	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	51.73/cwt	46.00–54.00	621	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	973	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	750	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	930	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	663	126.32/cwt	126.00–130.00	838	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	556	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	929	9

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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,027Last week 3,309Year ago 1,075

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 100Year ago 355

Replacement CattleReceipts 450Last week 50Year ago 350

Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers in a light test mostly steady. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,058	90.00–92.00	91.33
8	—	1,910	82.00–85.00	84.12
17	—	1,751	73.00–80.00	76.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,365	49.00–54.00	53.03
23	—	1,361	56.00–61.50	58.26
1	—	1,485	65.50	65.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,041	35.00–39.00	37.51
8	—	1,036	43.00–48.00	44.50
13	—	1,088	49.00–52.00	51.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,189	55.00–60.00	55.80
49	—	1,200	46.00–54.00	51.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	85	—	1,231	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,812.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	65	—	1,298	1,010.00–1,175.00	1,071.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	66	—	1,425	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	—	1,435	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,048.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	618	146.50–147.00	146.61
20	—	834	115.00–121.00	117.07
22	—	912	107.50	107.50
49	—	789	118.25–120.00	118.79
10	—	535	171.00	171.00
14	—	704	126.00–128.00	127.42
34	—	565	149.00–152.00	150.57
11	—	494	177.50	177.50
39	—	681	126.00–128.50	128.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	503	163.00	163.00
11	—	414	171.00–175.00	173.82
25	—	584	138.50–144.00	141.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	556	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	669	112.00	112.00
17	—	629	113.00–114.00	113.36
4	—	331	141.00	141.00
4	—	385	140.00	140.00
4	—	540	126.00	126.00
6	—	439	132.50	132.50
18	—	565	125.00	125.00
34	—	469	129.00–132.50	131.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	587	130.00	130.00
45	—	718	110.00–117.00	111.67
5	—	615	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	750	124.00	124.00
89	—	663	126.00–130.00	126.32

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

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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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle