Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend this week due to this sale not being covered the last couple of weeks. This weeks sale consisted mostly yearling steers over 700 lbs. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.73/cwt on 1,338 head.

Average price

$144.73

1,338 head · 789 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,143

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$4.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.81

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	790	145.13	1,147	1,213
Medium and Large 1-2	780	140.86	1,098	125

One grade step is worth $4.27/cwt here — about $49 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 sale1,338 hd

144.73

—

CO average3 barns · 1,815 hd

147.54

−2.81

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	1,764	82.76	1,460	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	63.75	908	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	60.48	748	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	47.59	519	11

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	744	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,113	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	62.41/cwt	61.50–65.00	784	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	58.05/cwt	52.00–59.50	704	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	877	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	44.10/cwt	41.00–46.00	481	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	53.71/cwt	51.00–57.00	585	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	63.66/cwt	61.00–65.00	898	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	134.72/cwt	131.50–137.50	756	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	142.87/cwt	142.00–144.00	681	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	127.69/cwt	125.50–128.50	864	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	137.23/cwt	135.50–139.00	723	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	974	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	132.85/cwt	130.50–133.10	1,278	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	149.44/cwt	146.50–151.50	924	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	144.80/cwt	144.80–144.80	1,063	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,151	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,180	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	792	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	144.14/cwt	142.35–144.75	1,178	421
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	149.81/cwt	147.75–151.50	1,088	270
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	147.66/cwt	146.10–148.00	1,115	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	138.26/cwt	136.85–138.85	1,218	162
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	1,543.56/cwt	1,485.00–1,560.00	20,298	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	135.85/cwt	135.85–135.85	1,236	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,205	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	173.16/cwt	171.00–175.50	724	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	189.25/cwt	187.50–193.00	717	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	852	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	68.23/cwt	68.00–68.50	1,058	2
Bulls	—	—	1,696	80.54/cwt	75.00–83.50	1,366	21
Bulls	—	—	1,847	85.51/cwt	84.00–88.50	1,579	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	515.34/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,134	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	170	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	782	1

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 Aug 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,576Last week 350Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 166Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 399Year ago 0

No trend this week due to this sale not being covered the last couple of weeks. This weeks sale consisted mostly yearling steers over 700 lbs. Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	581	128.00	128.00
11	—	677	125.50–128.50	127.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	485.00	485.00
40	—	976	114.00	114.00
11	—	561	131.50–137.50	134.72
11	—	477	142.00–144.00	142.87
5	—	372	151.00	151.00
3	—	718	133.00	133.00
2	—	440	149.50	149.50
2	—	325	158.50	158.50
16	—	527	135.50–139.00	137.23
11	—	773	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	962	130.50–133.10	132.85
46	—	618	146.50–151.50	149.44
7	—	463	171.00	171.00
4	—	540	161.00	161.00
421	—	817	142.35–144.75	144.14
270	—	726	147.75–151.50	149.81
180	—	755	146.10–148.00	147.66
162	—	881	136.85–138.85	138.26
31	—	910	135.85	135.85
10	—	1,000	120.50	120.50
10	—	418	171.00–175.50	173.16
9	—	379	187.50–193.00	189.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	734	144.80	144.80
47	—	840	137.00	137.00
9	—	915	129.00	129.00
6	—	583	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	220	500.00–525.00	515.34
1	—	170	460.00	460.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,256	61.50–65.00	62.41
15	—	1,213	52.00–59.50	58.05
1	—	1,290	68.00	68.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,090	41.00–46.00	44.10
4	—	1,090	51.00–57.00	53.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,410	61.00–65.00	63.66
2	—	1,420	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,550	68.00–68.50	68.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,696	75.00–83.50	80.54
17	—	1,847	84.00–88.50	85.51

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	25	—	1,315	1,485.00–1,560.00	1,543.56

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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