Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower with the exception of 500 to 600 lbs steady to a 1.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower except for 450 to 500 lbs steady. Yearling feeder steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.79/cwt on 1,364 head.

Average price

$148.79

1,364 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$50

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

$36.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.65

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	410	176.13	722	23
Medium and Large 1	595	148.44	883	1,322
Large 1	551	140.11	772	19thin

One grade step is worth $36.03/cwt here — about −$50 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 sale1,364 hd

148.79

—

CO average5 barns · 2,784 hd

153.44

−4.65

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	1,740	77.22	1,344	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	57.19	799	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	51.14	588	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	45.78	479	16

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1Unweaned	—	677	126.25/cwt	125.25–127.50	855	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	155.49/cwt	150.00–159.50	815	395
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	148.80/cwt	148.00–149.00	580	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,149	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	647.13/cwt	585.00–700.00	6,976	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	142.37/cwt	141.75–143.25	887	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	419	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	754	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	538	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	128.31/cwt	124.00–130.50	715	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	129.36/cwt	124.00–134.00	675	247
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	612	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	721	131.52/cwt	125.00–135.00	948	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	682	134.04/cwt	132.50–137.50	914	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	894	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	463	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	161.39/cwt	159.00–167.00	767	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	138.88/cwt	136.00–145.00	647	114
Bulls	—	—	1,699	80.00/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,359	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	476	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	61.01/cwt	57.00–64.00	861	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	59.99/cwt	59.00–61.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	739	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	125.32/cwt	125.25–125.50	942	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	411	3
Bulls	—	—	1,807	72.66/cwt	68.00–76.00	1,313	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	50.79/cwt	49.00–55.00	580	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	46.31/cwt	43.00–49.00	497	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	53.98/cwt	50.00–59.00	748	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,162	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	134.00/cwt	131.00–136.50	578	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	622	124.13/cwt	123.50–124.50	772	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	144.03/cwt	138.00–146.00	619	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	129.93/cwt	129.00–130.50	795	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	130.64/cwt	130.50–131.00	1,022	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	715	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	104.11/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,012	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,020	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,000	12
Steers	Large 1	—	572	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	789	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,281	895.56/cwt	850.00–950.00	11,472	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,027	1,096.39/cwt	1,075.00–1,110.00	11,260	206
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	53.54/cwt	49.00–60.50	652	68
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,167	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	9,161	14
Steers	Large 1	—	532	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	755	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	730	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	945	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	453	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	820	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	566	153.92/cwt	152.00–156.50	871	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	142.22/cwt	140.00–147.00	828	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	138.28/cwt	133.00–138.75	1,109	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	133.26/cwt	132.00–134.00	628	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	137.71/cwt	133.50–141.00	862	159

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 Oct 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,177Last week 2,896Year ago 2,278

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 200Year ago 225

Replacement CattleReceipts 334Last week 650Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	677	125.25–127.50	126.25
51	—	612	129.00–130.50	129.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	390	148.00–149.00	148.80
16	—	322	167.00	167.00
74	—	557	124.00–130.50	128.31
247	—	522	124.00–134.00	129.36
9	—	662	135.00	135.00
7	—	271	171.00	171.00
114	—	466	136.00–145.00	138.88
36	—	752	125.25–125.50	125.32
66	—	430	138.00–146.00	144.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	431	131.00–136.50	134.00
20	—	972	103.00–105.00	104.11
14	—	879	116.00	116.00
12	—	909	110.00	110.00
42	—	471	132.00–134.00	133.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	622	123.50–124.50	124.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
395	—	524	150.00–159.50	155.49
10	—	974	118.00	118.00
2	—	358	193.00	193.00
107	—	623	141.75–143.25	142.37
19	—	309	198.00	198.00
129	—	475	159.00–167.00	161.39
28	—	440	168.00	168.00
49	—	904	128.50	128.50
14	—	782	130.50–131.00	130.64
97	—	582	140.00–147.00	142.22
74	—	802	133.00–138.75	138.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	419	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	721	125.00–135.00	131.52
44	—	682	132.50–137.50	134.04
159	—	626	133.50–141.00	137.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	153.00	153.00
19	—	395	181.00	181.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	572	138.00	138.00
10	—	532	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	730	129.50	129.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	453	181.00	181.00
12	—	566	152.00–156.50	153.92

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)	42	—	1,078	585.00–700.00	647.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,281	850.00–950.00	895.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	206	—	1,027	1,075.00–1,110.00	1,096.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,167	785.00	785.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	68	—	1,218	49.00–60.50	53.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,699	77.00–83.00	80.00
11	—	1,807	68.00–76.00	72.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	51.50	51.50
3	—	1,028	40.00	40.00
11	—	1,073	43.00–49.00	46.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,411	57.00–64.00	61.01
31	—	1,385	50.00–59.00	53.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	59.00–61.00	59.99
50	—	1,142	49.00–55.00	50.79

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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Replacement Cattle

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