Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available this week due to the lack of receipts from this 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 $122.95/cwt on 387 head.

Average price

$122.95

387 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.63

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	671	122.95	825	387

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale387 hd

122.95

—

CO average2 barns · 604 hd

116.32

+6.63

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	1,879	84.28	1,583	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	60.45	886	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	59.40	715	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	51.29	558	20

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 1	—	1,225	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	17,150	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,323	1,154.14/cwt	1,075.00–1,235.00	15,269	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	53.67/cwt	53.00–54.50	572	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	62.86/cwt	61.00–65.50	882	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	56.59/cwt	55.50–58.00	885	5
Bulls	—	—	1,929	86.62/cwt	84.00–90.50	1,671	15
Bulls	—	—	1,772	78.29/cwt	74.50–80.00	1,387	11
Bulls	—	—	2,018	94.51/cwt	93.00–96.50	1,907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	999	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	137.36/cwt	136.00–139.00	952	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	973	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	140.38/cwt	140.00–140.50	852	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	999	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	148.00/cwt	145.00–150.00	773	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	127.86/cwt	123.00–129.50	855	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	159.15/cwt	158.00–160.00	653	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	770	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	153.65/cwt	150.50–156.00	899	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,024	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	127.98/cwt	125.00–131.00	731	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	134.97/cwt	131.00–136.00	645	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	130.73/cwt	130.00–131.00	699	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	526	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	863	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	121.71/cwt	121.00–123.00	764	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	558	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	581	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	61.09/cwt	59.00–64.00	754	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	56.63/cwt	53.00–58.50	654	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	49.70/cwt	46.00–52.00	548	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	119.03/cwt	117.25–121.00	920	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	118.81/cwt	117.00–119.50	801	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	969	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	124.70/cwt	124.00–125.50	907	48
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,312	59.99/cwt	56.00–64.50	787	125

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 Jun 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 799Last week 125Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 179Last week 150Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 278Last week 759Year ago 0

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

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,225	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	66	—	1,323	1,075.00–1,235.00	1,154.14
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	125	—	1,312	56.00–64.50	59.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,065	53.00–54.50	53.67
12	—	1,102	46.00–52.00	49.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,403	61.00–65.50	62.86
5	—	1,564	55.50–58.00	56.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,234	59.00–64.00	61.09
19	—	1,155	53.00–58.50	56.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,929	84.00–90.50	86.62
11	—	1,772	74.50–80.00	78.29
3	—	2,018	93.00–96.50	94.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	876	114.00	114.00
11	—	693	136.00–139.00	137.36
11	—	769	126.50	126.50
17	—	607	140.00–140.50	140.38
22	—	812	123.00	123.00
12	—	410	158.00–160.00	159.15
17	—	480	160.50	160.50
33	—	585	150.50–156.00	153.65
44	—	931	110.00	110.00
48	—	727	124.00–125.50	124.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	522	145.00–150.00	148.00
21	—	669	123.00–129.50	127.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	526	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	571	125.00–131.00	127.98
32	—	478	131.00–136.00	134.97
36	—	535	130.00–131.00	130.73
19	—	628	121.00–123.00	121.71
14	—	390	143.00	143.00
12	—	418	139.00	139.00
139	—	773	117.25–121.00	119.03
66	—	674	117.00–119.50	118.81
38	—	873	111.00	111.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle