Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2019-12-18

La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Dec 18

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,399 head

▼ 2,134 vs last sale 3,533▲ 1,399 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 120 vs last sale 30▲ 150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

650 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 570▲ 650 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 with quality and condition 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower decline on 400 to 500 lbs, 600 to 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers over 700 lbs 2.00 higher. Yearling feeder heifers scarce. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Demand good. *Note due to the holidays this will be the last auction this year. Auctions will resume Wednesday Jan 8, 2020.*

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 $163.76/cwt on 488 head.

Average price

$163.76

488 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$138

per head · Small and Medium 1 over Medium 1

$17.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.06

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1	409	165.17	676	30
Medium and Large 1	546	165.02	901	343
Medium and Large 1-2	467	164.92	769	79
Medium 1	550	148.00	814	36

One grade step is worth $17.17/cwt here — about −$138 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 sale488 hd

163.76

—

CO average3 barns · 2,050 hd

155.69

+8.06

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	1,756	74.80	1,313	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,583	66.69	1,056	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	48.66	575	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	43.95	483	9thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1	315	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	586	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	649	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	178.97/cwt	178.00–181.00	671	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	191.04/cwt	187.00–197.00	734	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	720	6
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1	428	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	689	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	469	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	896	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	174.76/cwt	170.50–180.00	830	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	162.40/cwt	161.00–166.00	783	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	161.66/cwt	160.00–163.00	847	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	827	30
Steers	—	Medium 1	550	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	814	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	158.47/cwt	156.00–162.00	921	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	150.45/cwt	146.00–153.00	931	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	140.78/cwt	139.50–142.50	942	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	144.24/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,031	46
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	303	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	524	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	628	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	401	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	606	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	613	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	139.27/cwt	135.00–140.00	642	123
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	133.30/cwt	130.00–136.00	717	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	130.57/cwt	128.00–133.00	761	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	134.99/cwt	131.50–139.00	911	80
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,633	72.38/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,182	3
Bulls	—	—	1,848	76.61/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,416	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	41.91/cwt	40.00–43.00	429	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	47.69/cwt	46.00–50.00	562	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,194	46.49/cwt	45.00–49.00	555	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	55.09/cwt	52.50–59.00	663	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	60.74/cwt	58.00–61.00	891	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,706	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,245	17
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,131	49.26/cwt	43.00–56.00	557	102

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,399Last week 3,533Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 650Last week 570Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,633	71.00–74.00	72.38
4	—	1,848	75.00–80.00	76.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	52.50–59.00	55.09
20	—	1,178	46.00–50.00	47.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,706	73.00	73.00
18	—	1,467	58.00–61.00	60.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,194	45.00–49.00	46.49
5	—	1,023	40.00–43.00	41.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	475	170.50–180.00	174.76
10	—	326	199.00	199.00
12	—	669	139.50–142.50	140.78
15	—	384	187.00–197.00	191.04
52	—	581	156.00–162.00	158.47
49	—	619	146.00–153.00	150.45
28	—	524	160.00–163.00	161.66
46	—	715	144.00–145.00	144.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	315	186.00	186.00
25	—	428	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	414	174.00	174.00
20	—	482	161.00–166.00	162.40
23	—	375	178.00–181.00	178.97
30	—	537	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	550	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	469	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	675	131.50–139.00	134.99
113	—	583	128.00–133.00	130.57
123	—	461	135.00–140.00	139.27
6	—	303	173.00	173.00
8	—	401	150.00–152.00	151.00
10	—	367	171.00	171.00
32	—	538	130.00–136.00	133.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	423	145.00	145.00

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	102	—	1,131	43.00–56.00	49.26

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.