Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with a couple of weeks ago: Calves uneven, steer calves under 650 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher except for 400 to 450 lbs and 500 to 550 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Heifer calves 300 to 400 lbs steady, 400 to 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, over 500 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers over 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Yearling feeder heifers over 700 lbs steady to 3.00 higher advance on 800 to 850 lbs. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.53/cwt on 1,587 head.

Average price

$155.53

1,587 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$13.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.02

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	604	156.15	943	1,506
Medium and Large 1-2	527	152.00	801	11thin
Medium 1	580	142.71	828	70

One grade step is worth $13.44/cwt here — about $115 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 sale1,587 hd

155.53

—

CO average2 barns · 1,937 hd

155.55

−0.02

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	—	High	1,771	80.23	1,421	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,493	54.16	809	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	53.25	661	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	41.72	461	36

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	429	145.24/cwt	142.00–151.00	623	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	127.14/cwt	126.00–130.00	870	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	684	133.20/cwt	132.00–135.00	911	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	148.25/cwt	142.50–153.00	915	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	128.53/cwt	128.00–129.00	816	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	140.40/cwt	136.00–147.00	951	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	160.44/cwt	155.00–167.50	860	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	744	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	915	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	141.16/cwt	138.00–142.50	1,086	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,022	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	172.50/cwt	166.00–178.50	826	238
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	738	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	467	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	719	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	839	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,099	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	619	142.03/cwt	141.00–144.00	879	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	138.72/cwt	136.00–140.00	881	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	479	180.27/cwt	180.00–182.00	863	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	131.35/cwt	131.35–131.35	1,275	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	203.90/cwt	201.00–210.00	754	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	47.47/cwt	45.00–50.50	549	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	36.80/cwt	34.50–41.00	376	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	42.75/cwt	41.00–45.00	486	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	52.97/cwt	51.00–54.50	796	13
Bulls	—	—	2,022	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,719	3
Bulls	—	—	1,766	80.09/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,414	11
Steers	Medium 1	—	543	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	823	40
Heifers	Large 1	—	533	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	693	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	55.89/cwt	55.00–58.00	826	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	51.28/cwt	48.00–53.00	665	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	54.66/cwt	53.50–56.00	658	25
Bulls	—	—	1,537	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,168	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,323	718.85/cwt	610.00–785.00	9,510	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	921	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,280	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	402	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	792	17
Steers	Medium 1	—	629	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	824	30
Heifers	Medium 1	—	494	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	647	9
Heifers	Medium 1	—	520	125.36/cwt	124.00–130.50	652	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	145.40/cwt	142.00–150.50	685	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	944	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	140.97/cwt	136.00–146.00	739	344
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	1,125.01/cwt	1,125.01–1,125.01	15,413	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,252	53.85/cwt	45.00–59.00	674	147
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,293	919.61/cwt	900.00–1,010.00	11,891	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	801	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	128.70/cwt	125.50–131.00	696	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	157.51/cwt	151.00–163.00	893	255
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	162.62/cwt	159.00–167.50	618	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	136.70/cwt	132.00–140.50	797	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	133.70/cwt	130.00–137.00	840	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	135.78/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,130	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	183.58/cwt	177.50–188.00	777	43

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 Dec 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,500Last week 950Year ago 3,850

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 166Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 889Last week 603Year ago 505

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	429	142.00–151.00	145.24
50	—	684	126.00–130.00	127.14
130	—	471	142.00–150.50	145.40
13	—	755	125.00	125.00
344	—	524	136.00–146.00	140.97
5	—	312	185.00	185.00
32	—	380	159.00–167.50	162.62
147	—	583	132.00–140.50	136.70
146	—	628	130.00–137.00	133.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	635	128.00–129.00	128.53
18	—	744	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	467	154.00	154.00
55	—	839	131.00	131.00
51	—	619	141.00–144.00	142.03
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	533	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	494	131.00	131.00
29	—	520	124.00–130.50	125.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	541	125.50–131.00	128.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	684	132.00–135.00	133.20
59	—	635	136.00–140.00	138.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
207	—	617	142.50–153.00	148.25
3	—	332	210.00	210.00
91	—	677	136.00–147.00	140.40
6	—	276	215.00	215.00
169	—	536	155.00–167.50	160.44
102	—	769	138.00–142.50	141.16
8	—	700	146.00	146.00
238	—	479	166.00–178.50	172.50
36	—	971	131.35	131.35
23	—	370	201.00–210.00	203.90
255	—	567	151.00–163.00	157.51
70	—	832	131.00–138.00	135.78
43	—	423	177.50–188.00	183.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	479	180.00–182.00	180.27
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	543	151.50	151.50
30	—	629	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	921	139.00	139.00
17	—	402	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	527	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	156.00	156.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,157	45.00–50.50	47.47
11	—	1,021	34.50–41.00	36.80
19	—	1,138	41.00–45.00	42.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,503	51.00–54.50	52.97
9	—	1,478	55.00–58.00	55.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,297	48.00–53.00	51.28
25	—	1,203	53.50–56.00	54.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,022	85.00	85.00
11	—	1,766	77.00–83.00	80.09
3	—	1,537	76.00	76.00

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)	17	—	1,323	610.00–785.00	718.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,370	1,125.01	1,125.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,293	900.00–1,010.00	919.61
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	147	—	1,252	45.00–59.00	53.85

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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