Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs in a light test steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 700 lbs in a light test mostly steady. Yearling feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 higher advance on 700 to 750 lbs. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.34/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$125.34

265 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$182

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

$14.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.70

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	439	138.73	609	26
Medium and Large 1	638	123.88	791	239

One grade step is worth $14.85/cwt here — about −$182 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 sale265 hd

125.34

—

CO average3 barns · 333 hd

126.03

−0.70

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	—	Average	2,012	83.79	1,686	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,149	57.58	662	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	56.38	672	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	49.81	539	22

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	888	92.83/cwt	91.00–98.00	824	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	133.32/cwt	132.00–135.00	636	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	798	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	110.83/cwt	110.50–112.00	899	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	696	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	842	35
Bulls	—	—	2,091	86.19/cwt	83.50–88.00	1,802	10
Bulls	—	—	2,086	90.74/cwt	90.00–91.50	1,893	5
Bulls	—	—	1,884	77.26/cwt	73.50–80.00	1,456	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	52.24/cwt	51.00–53.00	557	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	51.74/cwt	46.00–54.50	606	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	57.33/cwt	55.00–61.00	686	39
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,364	58.65/cwt	52.00–62.00	800	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	951	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	132.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	890	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	808	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,343	1,126.02/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	15,122	47
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,420	1,452.06/cwt	1,350.00–1,500.00	20,619	55
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,404	1,604.40/cwt	1,600.00–1,625.00	22,526	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	149.51/cwt	148.50–151.00	785	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	890	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	965	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	145.06/cwt	145.00–146.00	902	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	118.72/cwt	118.50–118.75	994	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	152.06/cwt	151.00–154.00	855	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	138.73/cwt	138.00–139.00	609	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	682	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	899	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	133.08/cwt	132.00–136.00	820	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	845	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	130.98/cwt	129.00–132.00	731	81
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	52.67/cwt	52.00–54.50	747	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,114	58.23/cwt	55.00–60.50	649	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	46.31/cwt	43.00–49.00	512	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	148.48/cwt	147.00–150.00	567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	131.32/cwt	131.00–132.00	671	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	892	14

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 1,027Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 250Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 370Last week 450Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	888	91.00–98.00	92.83
18	—	477	132.00–135.00	133.32
25	—	638	125.00	125.00
32	—	811	110.50–112.00	110.83
35	—	696	121.00	121.00
81	—	558	129.00–132.00	130.98
6	—	382	147.00–150.00	148.48
13	—	511	131.00–132.00	131.32
14	—	734	121.50	121.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	439	138.00–139.00	138.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	707	134.50	134.50
12	—	674	130.00–136.00	132.00
13	—	481	168.00	168.00
15	—	546	163.00	163.00
16	—	854	113.00	113.00
32	—	622	145.00–146.00	145.06
35	—	837	118.50–118.75	118.72
36	—	562	151.00–154.00	152.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	525	148.50–151.00	149.51
6	—	450	157.50	157.50
8	—	429	159.00	159.00
10	—	737	122.00	122.00
11	—	616	132.00–136.00	133.08
12	—	581	145.50	145.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	2,091	83.50–88.00	86.19
5	—	2,086	90.00–91.50	90.74
9	—	1,884	73.50–80.00	77.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,066	51.00–53.00	52.24
9	—	1,106	43.00–49.00	46.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,171	46.00–54.50	51.74
39	—	1,197	55.00–61.00	57.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,418	52.00–54.50	52.67
38	—	1,114	55.00–60.50	58.23

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	122	—	1,364	52.00–62.00	58.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	47	—	1,343	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,126.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	55	—	1,420	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,452.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,404	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,604.40

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle