Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer calves uneven. Steers under 400 lbs mostly steady, 400 to 450 lbs 5.00 lower, 450 to 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher instances 5.00 higher on 550 to 600 lbs weaned calves, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves uneven. Heifers under 450 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, 450 to 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Yearling feeder steers and heifers lightly tested. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.58/cwt on 1,275 head.

Average price

$148.58

1,275 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$20

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

$7.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.52

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	149.68	861	1,090
Medium and Large 1-2	620	142.10	881	185

One grade step is worth $7.58/cwt here — about −$20 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 sale1,275 hd

148.58

—

CO average4 barns · 2,641 hd

151.10

−2.52

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	1,818	75.69	1,376	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,547	59.70	924	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	56.73	716	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	44.15	434	55

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	887	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,078	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	134.20/cwt	134.00–134.50	909	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	753	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	131.45/cwt	131.00–133.00	630	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	145.43/cwt	144.00–149.00	915	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	132.26/cwt	129.00–137.00	697	224
Bulls	—	—	1,716	72.87/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,250	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	56.08/cwt	53.00–58.00	861	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	47.30/cwt	44.00–51.00	487	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	847	36.36/cwt	35.25–42.00	308	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,247	56.41/cwt	54.00–57.00	703	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	59.78/cwt	59.00–60.00	727	13
Bulls	—	—	1,966	79.80/cwt	77.50–83.00	1,569	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	62.41/cwt	61.00–64.00	971	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,575	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	1,047	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	52.62/cwt	50.00–55.00	677	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	139.52/cwt	136.50–142.00	865	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	143.27/cwt	140.00–149.00	613	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,086	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	681	130.81/cwt	130.00–133.50	891	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	138.62/cwt	134.00–144.50	650	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,210	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	723	136.36/cwt	134.50–137.00	986	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	698	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	145.40/cwt	143.00–149.00	554	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	173.07/cwt	170.00–175.00	554	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,016	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	128.18/cwt	127.50–131.50	915	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	457	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	676	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	206.20/cwt	205.00–207.00	742	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	156.95/cwt	155.00–159.00	756	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	914	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	141.02/cwt	139.50–142.50	821	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	756	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,081	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	157.78/cwt	156.00–161.00	577	42
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,196	689.53/cwt	650.00–760.00	8,247	59
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,299	896.13/cwt	835.00–960.00	11,641	30
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,231	56.16/cwt	50.00–60.50	691	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	412	179.35/cwt	179.00–180.00	739	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	163.15/cwt	161.50–170.00	757	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	118.84/cwt	118.50–119.50	1,090	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	153.45/cwt	148.00–157.50	787	255
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	136.22/cwt	134.50–138.00	918	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	132.94/cwt	130.00–134.00	828	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	559	152.90/cwt	152.00–155.50	855	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	174.69/cwt	169.00–179.00	758	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	689	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	937	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	144.64/cwt	141.50–145.00	978	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	144.55/cwt	143.00–149.00	820	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,155	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	131.55/cwt	129.00–136.50	749	121

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,896Last week 3,276Year ago 3,060

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 271Year ago 202

Replacement CattleReceipts 650Last week 280Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	887	121.50	121.50
39	—	677	134.00–134.50	134.20
224	—	527	129.00–137.00	132.26
160	—	428	140.00–149.00	143.27
212	—	469	134.00–144.50	138.62
11	—	320	170.00–175.00	173.07
42	—	366	156.00–161.00	157.78
9	—	917	118.50–119.50	118.84
121	—	569	129.00–136.50	131.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	588	128.00	128.00
17	—	479	131.00–133.00	131.45
48	—	381	143.00–149.00	145.40
12	—	762	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	681	130.00–133.50	130.81
100	—	623	130.00–134.00	132.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	457	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	629	144.00–149.00	145.43
8	—	976	124.00	124.00
6	—	339	206.00	206.00
10	—	360	205.00–207.00	206.20
72	—	464	161.50–170.00	163.15
255	—	513	148.00–157.50	153.45
68	—	434	169.00–179.00	174.69
49	—	676	141.50–145.00	144.64
173	—	567	143.00–149.00	144.55
16	—	815	141.75	141.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
178	—	620	136.50–142.00	139.52
106	—	723	134.50–137.00	136.36
32	—	674	134.50–138.00	136.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	800	135.75	135.75
6	—	794	128.00	128.00
35	—	714	127.50–131.50	128.18
5	—	538	147.00	147.00
54	—	482	155.00–159.00	156.95
54	—	582	139.50–142.50	141.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	756	143.00	143.00
17	—	412	179.00–180.00	179.35
73	—	559	152.00–155.50	152.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	689	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,716	70.00–76.00	72.87
11	—	1,966	77.50–83.00	79.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,535	53.00–58.00	56.08
4	—	1,556	61.00–64.00	62.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,029	44.00–51.00	47.30
20	—	847	35.25–42.00	36.36
5	—	1,247	54.00–57.00	56.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,216	59.00–60.00	59.78
1	—	1,575	66.50	66.50
12	—	1,286	50.00–55.00	52.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	59	—	1,196	650.00–760.00	689.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,299	835.00–960.00	896.13
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	185	—	1,231	50.00–60.50	56.16

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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Steers · 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

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Slaughter Cattle

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