Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts for Mon and Tues sale: 9231

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer and heifers calves mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.28/cwt on 351 head.

Average price

$129.28

351 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$14.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.56

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	624	136.75	853	164
Medium and Large 1-2	595	122.72	730	187

One grade step is worth $14.03/cwt here — about $123 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 sale351 hd

129.28

—

CO average5 barns · 5,382 hd

137.83

−8.56

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	1,832	77.96	1,428	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	53.64	785	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	52.93	650	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	45.60	518	19

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	778	123.16/cwt	123.00–124.00	958	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	709	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	586	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	53.41/cwt	47.00–59.00	670	283
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	124.72/cwt	123.00–125.00	881	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	627	127.88/cwt	127.00–131.00	802	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	674	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	123.87/cwt	122.50–125.00	958	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	162.45/cwt	162.00–163.00	538	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	618	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	748	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	129.38/cwt	127.00–131.00	942	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	736	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,091	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	672	118.25/cwt	118.00–118.50	795	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	149.26/cwt	148.00–150.00	696	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	123.90/cwt	121.00–127.00	701	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	131.13/cwt	130.00–134.00	636	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	130.51/cwt	129.00–132.50	885	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	613	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	122.47/cwt	120.00–124.00	642	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	54.98/cwt	54.00–56.00	622	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	57.06/cwt	55.00–58.00	890	6
Bulls	—	—	1,876	79.39/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,489	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	50.16/cwt	48.00–52.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	123.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	842	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	52.81/cwt	47.00–54.00	652	53
Bulls	—	—	1,691	73.38/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,241	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	52.43/cwt	52.00–54.50	750	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	45.43/cwt	43.00–47.00	506	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	37.06/cwt	33.00–41.00	409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	133.50/cwt	129.00–136.00	761	86

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 Nov 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,134Last week 375Year ago 950

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 200Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 525Last week 918Year ago 515

Total receipts for Mon and Tues sale: 9231

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer and heifers calves mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	778	123.00–124.00	123.16
11	—	378	155.00	155.00
38	—	706	123.00–125.00	124.72
47	—	331	162.00–163.00	162.45
28	—	891	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	709	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	618	121.00	121.00
51	—	672	118.00–118.50	118.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	566	121.00–127.00	123.90
20	—	485	130.00–134.00	131.13
26	—	524	120.00–124.00	122.47
19	—	682	120.00–125.00	123.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	400	175.00	175.00
3	—	460	163.00	163.00
20	—	360	180.00	180.00
57	—	678	129.00–132.50	130.51
9	—	560	150.00	150.00
10	—	326	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	627	127.00–131.00	127.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	411	164.00	164.00
9	—	773	122.50–125.00	123.87
26	—	728	127.00–131.00	129.38
14	—	526	140.00	140.00
24	—	466	148.00–150.00	149.26
86	—	570	129.00–136.00	133.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	283	—	1,255	47.00–59.00	53.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,132	54.00–56.00	54.98
53	—	1,234	47.00–54.00	52.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,559	55.00–58.00	57.06
17	—	1,431	52.00–54.50	52.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,191	48.00–52.00	50.16
10	—	1,114	43.00–47.00	45.43
3	—	1,103	33.00–41.00	37.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,876	76.00–81.00	79.39
5	—	1,691	71.00–75.00	73.38

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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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

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle