Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-11-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week: Steer and heifer calves and feeders in a light test mostly steady. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.68/cwt on 350 head.

Average price

$147.68

350 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.74

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	586	147.68	865	350

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 sale350 hd

147.68

—

CO average4 barns · 2,698 hd

149.42

−1.74

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	1,838	78.63	1,445	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,427	55.07	786	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	53.18	685	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	41.52	432	23

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	543	132.93/cwt	131.00–134.00	722	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	162.51/cwt	160.00–165.00	788	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	710	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	937	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,014	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	132.10/cwt	131.00–134.00	876	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	759	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	147.86/cwt	142.50–154.00	864	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	132.68/cwt	132.00–133.00	945	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	667	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	643	131.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	849	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	157.78/cwt	156.50–159.00	830	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	122.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	745	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	138.41/cwt	136.00–141.00	649	30
Bulls	—	—	1,872	79.36/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,486	34
Bulls	—	—	1,900	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,587	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	72.88/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,184	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	55.25/cwt	53.00–56.00	660	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	50.54/cwt	50.00–51.00	711	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	55.91/cwt	55.00–59.00	751	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	154.36/cwt	153.00–159.00	551	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	724	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	138.09/cwt	137.50–139.00	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	132.03/cwt	131.00–133.00	636	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,063	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	10,939	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,119	51.50/cwt	45.00–59.50	576	272
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,083	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,101	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,212	659.77/cwt	625.00–710.00	7,996	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	111.58/cwt	110.00–116.00	759	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,010	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	51.71/cwt	51.00–53.00	806	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	46.30/cwt	45.00–49.00	530	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	43.40/cwt	41.00–45.00	454	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	38.34/cwt	33.00–40.00	378	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	15,125	6

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 950Last week 1,134Year ago 652

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 250Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 603Last week 525Year ago 261

Compared with last week: Steer and heifer calves and feeders in a light test mostly steady. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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
68	—	543	131.00–134.00	132.93
22	—	607	120.00–125.00	122.71
30	—	469	136.00–141.00	138.41
22	—	357	153.00–159.00	154.36
80	—	557	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	137.50–139.00	138.09
10	—	482	131.00–133.00	132.03
15	—	680	110.00–116.00	111.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	485	160.00–165.00	162.51
12	—	824	123.00	123.00
36	—	663	131.00–134.00	132.10
131	—	584	142.50–154.00	147.86
19	—	712	132.00–133.00	132.68
5	—	417	171.00	171.00
8	—	353	189.00	189.00
44	—	526	156.50–159.00	157.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	710	132.00	132.00
4	—	759	126.50	126.50
25	—	643	130.00–135.00	131.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,872	77.00–82.00	79.36
2	—	1,900	83.50	83.50
6	—	1,625	71.00–77.00	72.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,195	53.00–56.00	55.25
11	—	1,407	50.00–51.00	50.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,344	55.00–59.00	55.91
1	—	1,655	61.00	61.00
4	—	1,558	51.00–53.00	51.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,145	45.00–49.00	46.30
5	—	1,046	41.00–45.00	43.40
12	—	987	33.00–40.00	38.34

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	8	—	1,150	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,250	1,210.00	1,210.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,310	835.00	835.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,083	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	56	—	1,212	625.00–710.00	659.77
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	272	—	1,119	45.00–59.50	51.50

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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