Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2019-12-04

La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Dec 4

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Nov 27Dec 4Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,113 head

▲ 2,693 vs last sale 420▲ 3,113 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

92 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 100▲ 92 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

425 head

▲ 172 vs last sale 253▲ 425 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with couple of weeks ago: Steer calves steady to 2.00 lower with the exception of 500 to 600 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifer calves mostly steady except for 400 to 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers over 700 lbs mostly steady. Yearling feeder heifers over 700 lbs too lightly tested last couple of weeks for a comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Trading and demand moderate to good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.64/cwt on 1,375 head.

Average price

$145.64

1,375 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$18.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.97

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	469	162.06	760	105
Medium and Large 1	623	144.39	899	1,096
Medium 1	535	143.62	769	174

One grade step is worth $18.44/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale1,375 hd

145.64

—

CO average3 barns · 4,039 hd

149.62

−3.97

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	1,790	78.43	1,404	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	54.61	808	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	53.28	664	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,199	46.69	560	12

Every lot

43 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	306	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	627	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	177.63/cwt	176.00–181.00	650	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	722	7
Steers	—	Medium 1	414	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	638	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	184.89/cwt	182.00–188.00	786	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	171.76/cwt	170.00–173.00	747	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	169.69/cwt	169.00–171.00	798	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	154.18/cwt	150.50–161.00	805	160
Steers	—	Medium 1	525	145.11/cwt	143.00–145.50	762	145
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	148.33/cwt	146.00–149.50	804	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	147.33/cwt	145.50–152.50	840	188
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	139.32/cwt	135.50–141.50	867	161
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	634	125.01/cwt	124.50–126.00	793	51
Steers	—	Medium 1	642	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	838	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	658	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	967	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	135.50/cwt	131.00–139.00	916	204
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	137.15/cwt	135.50–139.00	989	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	770	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,101	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	134.25/cwt	133.00–139.50	1,106	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,166	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,232	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	153.97/cwt	153.00–155.00	644	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	422	162.19/cwt	161.50–163.00	684	47
Heifers	—	Medium 1	448	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	600	11
Heifers	—	Medium 1	475	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	610	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	136.67/cwt	133.00–140.00	661	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	134.04/cwt	130.50–137.00	713	238
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	127.68/cwt	127.00–131.00	732	106
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	579	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	741	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	128.72/cwt	127.00–131.00	803	171
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	125.47/cwt	125.00–126.50	838	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	126.72/cwt	125.25–132.50	893	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	972	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	809	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	991	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,783	80.79/cwt	80.00–83.50	1,440	5
Bulls	—	—	1,794	76.95/cwt	73.50–79.50	1,380	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	47.58/cwt	46.00–49.00	549	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	56.92/cwt	56.50–57.00	666	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	45.80/cwt	43.00–47.00	570	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	52.29/cwt	47.00–55.50	663	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	56.71/cwt	56.00–58.00	754	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,514	54.12/cwt	51.00–55.00	819	13
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	54.88/cwt	46.00–58.00	697	167

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 Dec 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,113Last week 420Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 425Last week 253Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	448	134.00	134.00
25	—	475	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	809	122.50	122.50
15	—	762	127.50	127.50
23	—	668	125.00–126.50	125.47
25	—	484	133.00–140.00	136.67
34	—	418	153.00–155.00	153.97
63	—	705	125.25–132.50	126.72
106	—	573	127.00–131.00	127.68
171	—	624	127.00–131.00	128.72
238	—	532	130.50–137.00	134.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	579	128.00	128.00
47	—	422	161.50–163.00	162.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	414	154.00	154.00
22	—	642	130.50	130.50
145	—	525	143.00–145.50	145.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	306	205.00	205.00
6	—	978	126.00	126.00
7	—	372	194.00	194.00
29	—	425	182.00–188.00	184.89
30	—	880	132.50	132.50
39	—	824	133.00–139.50	134.25
54	—	470	169.00–171.00	169.69
118	—	721	135.50–139.00	137.15
160	—	522	150.50–161.00	154.18
161	—	622	135.50–141.50	139.32
188	—	570	145.50–152.50	147.33
204	—	676	131.00–139.00	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	770	143.00	143.00
37	—	658	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	634	124.50–126.00	125.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	366	176.00–181.00	177.63
29	—	435	170.00–173.00	171.76
50	—	542	146.00–149.50	148.33

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	167	—	1,270	46.00–58.00	54.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,783	80.00–83.50	80.79
8	—	1,794	73.50–79.50	76.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,170	56.50–57.00	56.92
22	—	1,268	47.00–55.50	52.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,330	56.00–58.00	56.71
13	—	1,514	51.00–55.00	54.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,153	46.00–49.00	47.58
6	—	1,245	43.00–47.00	45.80

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.