Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2019-11-27

La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2019-11-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Nov 27

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Nov 20Nov 27Dec 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

420 head

▼ 3,672 vs last sale 4,092▲ 420 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 110▲ 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

253 head

▼ 447 vs last sale 700▲ 253 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Trade and demand moderate.

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 $133.23/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$133.23

125 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.57

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	133.23	712	125

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 sale125 hd

133.23

—

CO average2 barns · 312 hd

133.80

−0.57

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	—	Low	1,940	79.57	1,544	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	57.55	795	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,092	54.15	591	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	43.26	448	26

Every lot

27 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	171.66/cwt	171.00–174.00	718	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	168.14/cwt	166.00–169.00	797	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	160.09/cwt	156.00–163.00	772	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	753	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	554	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	753	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	142.40/cwt	140.00–146.00	802	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	131.57/cwt	130.00–135.50	820	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	871	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	712	126.30/cwt	125.00–129.00	899	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	798	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,021	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	562	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	146.22/cwt	144.00–148.00	619	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	134.58/cwt	130.50–137.50	655	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	131.00/cwt	130.50–133.00	689	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	131.46/cwt	126.00–134.50	752	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	761	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	863	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,756	74.26/cwt	72.50–78.00	1,304	4
Bulls	—	—	1,979	80.69/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,597	19
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	43.09/cwt	43.00–44.00	435	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	40.84/cwt	36.00–42.00	419	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,054	51.63/cwt	50.00–54.50	544	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	47.21/cwt	46.00–50.00	521	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	56.67/cwt	56.00–58.00	640	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,382	57.55/cwt	56.00–59.00	795	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,090	54.81/cwt	48.00–60.00	597	98

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 Nov 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 4,092Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 110Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 253Last week 700Year ago 0

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Trade and demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	536	140.50	140.50
9	—	418	171.00–174.00	171.66
20	—	482	156.00–163.00	160.09
4	—	554	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	166.00–169.00	168.14
19	—	563	140.00–146.00	142.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	798	128.00	128.00
6	—	650	134.00	134.00
19	—	712	125.00–129.00	126.30
23	—	623	130.00–135.50	131.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	629	121.00	121.00
4	—	670	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	151.00	151.00
5	—	674	128.00	128.00
17	—	487	130.50–137.50	134.58
19	—	423	144.00–148.00	146.22
24	—	526	130.50–133.00	131.00
38	—	572	126.00–134.50	131.46

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	98	—	1,090	48.00–60.00	54.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,756	72.50–78.00	74.26
19	—	1,979	80.00–82.00	80.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,054	50.00–54.50	51.63
5	—	1,130	56.00–58.00	56.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,382	56.00–59.00	57.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,103	46.00–50.00	47.21
9	—	1,026	36.00–42.00	40.84
11	—	1,009	43.00–44.00	43.09

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.