Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2019-12-11

La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Dec 11

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Dec 4Dec 11Dec 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,533 head

▲ 420 vs last sale 3,113▲ 3,533 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 92▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

570 head

▲ 145 vs last sale 425▲ 570 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steers under 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Yearling feeder steers over 700 lbs mostly steady. Yearling feeder heifers over 700 lbs scarce. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand moderate to good for calves , slow to moderate for slaughter cows and bulls.

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 $151.65/cwt on 1,393 head.

Average price

$151.65

1,393 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$57

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

$11.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.33

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	498	160.06	797	151
Medium and Large 1	618	150.66	931	1,219
Medium 1	573	149.00	854	23

One grade step is worth $11.06/cwt here — about −$57 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 sale1,393 hd

151.65

—

CO average4 barns · 6,128 hd

151.32

+0.33

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	1,831	70.47	1,290	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	49.36	603	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	43.83	496	5thin

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	344	196.99/cwt	195.00–200.00	678	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	185.94/cwt	181.00–188.00	712	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	401	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	782	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	706	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	183.26/cwt	181.00–185.00	786	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	173.13/cwt	170.00–175.00	802	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	164.09/cwt	162.00–166.00	778	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	163.43/cwt	160.00–167.00	843	161
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	154.00/cwt	153.00–155.00	813	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	557	163.54/cwt	163.00–164.00	911	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	859	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	154.07/cwt	151.00–160.00	881	165
Steers	—	Medium 1	573	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	854	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	145.12/cwt	140.00–149.00	906	378
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	142.49/cwt	139.00–147.00	956	230
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	141.12/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,040	147
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,261	33
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	157.33/cwt	154.00–159.00	664	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	143.70/cwt	140.00–149.00	628	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	142.75/cwt	139.00–147.00	661	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	133.97/cwt	130.00–136.00	642	15
Heifers	—	Large 1	493	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	666	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	133.70/cwt	130.50–136.50	693	175
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	129.82/cwt	128.00–130.50	753	149
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	598	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	861	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	128.25/cwt	125.50–131.00	781	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	126.68/cwt	126.00–127.00	842	32
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,817	70.21/cwt	66.50–74.50	1,276	21
Bulls	—	—	2,125	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,615	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,132	43.83/cwt	42.00–46.00	496	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	49.36/cwt	48.00–50.00	603	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,209	51.24/cwt	45.50–54.00	619	121

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 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,533Last week 3,113Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 92Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 570Last week 425Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	344	195.00–200.00	196.99
147	—	737	138.00–142.00	141.12
161	—	516	160.00–167.00	163.43
165	—	572	151.00–160.00	154.07
230	—	671	139.00–147.00	142.49
378	—	624	140.00–149.00	145.12
11	—	463	170.00–175.00	173.13
17	—	383	181.00–188.00	185.94
24	—	429	181.00–185.00	183.26
33	—	914	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	573	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	408	173.00	173.00
23	—	569	151.00	151.00
41	—	528	153.00–155.00	154.00
75	—	474	162.00–166.00	164.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	401	195.00	195.00
26	—	557	163.00–164.00	163.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	493	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	665	126.00–127.00	126.68
175	—	518	130.50–136.50	133.70
68	—	422	154.00–159.00	157.33
68	—	463	139.00–147.00	142.75
88	—	609	125.50–131.00	128.25
149	—	580	128.00–130.50	129.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	479	130.00–136.00	133.97
27	—	437	140.00–149.00	143.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	598	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,125	76.00	76.00
21	—	1,817	66.50–74.50	70.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,221	48.00–50.00	49.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,132	42.00–46.00	43.83

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	121	—	1,209	45.50–54.00	51.24

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.