Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.21/cwt on 282 head.

Average price

$141.21

282 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.61

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	141.21	710	282

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 sale282 hd

141.21

—

CO average2 barns · 407 hd

146.82

−5.61

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	1,712	82.04	1,404	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,497	64.67	968	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	61.10	760	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	47.22	498	30

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	125.53/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,196	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	611	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	144.07/cwt	140.00–146.50	674	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	160.14/cwt	160.00–164.00	778	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	820	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	1,380.54/cwt	1,160.00–1,485.00	17,022	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	732	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	138.67/cwt	138.00–139.00	696	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	1,449.32/cwt	1,425.00–1,525.00	17,870	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	1,518.86/cwt	1,500.00–1,560.00	18,682	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	141.37/cwt	139.50–143.50	971	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	147.59/cwt	147.50–148.00	856	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	144.36/cwt	142.00–145.50	911	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	142.32/cwt	140.25–144.25	1,028	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	888	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	575	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	127.72/cwt	126.50–128.50	860	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	136.80/cwt	136.00–137.50	766	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	918	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	45.43/cwt	44.50–48.00	467	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	66.95/cwt	66.00–67.50	884	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	55.43/cwt	51.75–57.50	679	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	63.20/cwt	60.50–65.50	771	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	57.82/cwt	54.00–61.00	859	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	64.15/cwt	62.50–66.50	949	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,111	1,625.96/cwt	1,535.00–1,675.00	18,064	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	13,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,169	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	795	15
Bulls	—	—	1,534	77.32/cwt	70.00–79.50	1,186	12
Bulls	—	—	1,897	84.72/cwt	82.50–87.50	1,607	5
Bulls	—	—	1,953	90.68/cwt	89.00–93.50	1,771	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	67.95/cwt	67.50–68.50	1,025	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	53.08/cwt	52.00–57.00	604	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	405	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	612	48

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 Sep 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 1,576Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 221Last week 150Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 214Last week 80Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	953	124.00–126.00	125.53
2	—	335	196.00	196.00
57	—	486	160.00–164.00	160.14
10	—	383	191.00	191.00
16	—	687	139.50–143.50	141.37
23	—	580	147.50–148.00	147.59
23	—	631	142.00–145.50	144.36
35	—	722	140.25–144.25	142.32
7	—	434	175.00	175.00
14	—	853	137.00	137.00
15	—	505	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	393	180.00	180.00
14	—	641	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	424	144.00	144.00
96	—	468	140.00–146.50	144.07
9	—	502	138.00–139.00	138.67
12	—	719	123.50	123.50
16	—	370	155.50	155.50
18	—	673	126.50–128.50	127.72
26	—	560	136.00–137.50	136.80
22	—	768	119.00–120.00	119.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	405	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	435	166.50	166.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,233	1,160.00–1,485.00	1,380.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,233	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,449.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,230	1,500.00–1,560.00	1,518.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,111	1,535.00–1,675.00	1,625.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	1,085.00	1,085.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,029	44.50–48.00	45.43
7	—	1,138	52.00–57.00	53.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,321	66.00–67.50	66.95
35	—	1,225	51.75–57.50	55.43
39	—	1,220	60.50–65.50	63.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,486	54.00–61.00	57.82
4	—	1,479	62.50–66.50	64.15
9	—	1,509	67.50–68.50	67.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,534	70.00–79.50	77.32
5	—	1,897	82.50–87.50	84.72
5	—	1,953	89.00–93.50	90.68

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle