Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2019-09-18

La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2019-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Sep 18

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← May 15Sep 18Sep 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

362 head

▲ 362 vs last sale 0▲ 362 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

212 head

▲ 212 vs last sale 0▲ 212 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available since last reported sale was in May. Trade activity and demand moderate. The next available report will be Sept 25 2019.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.52/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$129.52

102 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$3.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.78

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	662	131.07	868	59
Medium and Large 1-2	633	127.41	806	43

One grade step is worth $3.66/cwt here — about $61 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 sale102 hd

129.52

—

CO average2 barns · 419 hd

128.75

+0.78

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	1,696	78.78	1,336	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	61.67	908	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	59.74	743	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	55.69	594	13

Every lot

32 lots · USDA AMS · La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	541	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	598	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	159.43/cwt	154.00–162.00	764	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	735	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	815	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	758	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	601	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	895	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	601	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	895	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	644	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	895	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	678	137.92/cwt	137.00–140.00	935	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	135.12/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,063	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,118	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	133.31/cwt	132.00–134.00	625	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	671	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	131.72/cwt	129.00–135.00	678	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	133.21/cwt	132.50–135.00	773	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	872	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	122.51/cwt	121.00–124.00	949	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	854	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,093	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,110	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,530	75.01/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,148	11
Bulls	—	—	1,765	81.00/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,430	11
Bulls	—	—	2,230	87.31/cwt	86.00–88.50	1,947	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	490	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	56.08/cwt	55.00–58.50	603	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	60.36/cwt	58.00–63.00	740	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	54.08/cwt	53.00–55.00	700	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	66.61/cwt	66.00–67.00	869	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	54.94/cwt	54.00–56.00	772	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	972	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,526	61.56/cwt	58.00–64.50	939	12

This sale against other markets

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 →

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Sep 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 212Last week 0Year ago 0

No trend available since last reported sale was in May. Trade activity and demand moderate. The next available report will be Sept 25 2019.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,765	78.00–83.00	81.00
2	—	2,230	86.00–88.50	87.31
11	—	1,530	71.00–76.00	75.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,075	55.00–58.50	56.08
1	—	960	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,526	58.00–64.50	61.56
3	—	1,305	66.00–67.00	66.61
2	—	1,405	54.00–56.00	54.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,226	58.00–63.00	60.36
4	—	1,295	53.00–55.00	54.08
1	—	1,440	67.50	67.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	487	151.00	151.00
5	—	330	164.00	164.00
4	—	644	139.00	139.00
4	—	534	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	678	137.00–140.00	137.92
7	—	601	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	533	153.00	153.00
12	—	479	154.00–162.00	159.43
9	—	787	134.00–136.00	135.12
7	—	601	149.00	149.00
4	—	860	130.00	130.00
2	—	358	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	775	121.00–124.00	122.51
12	—	469	132.00–134.00	133.31
8	—	515	129.00–135.00	131.72
5	—	703	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	580	132.50–135.00	133.21
12	—	854	128.00	128.00
9	—	490	137.00	137.00
6	—	917	121.00	121.00

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.