Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2020-02-12

La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Feb 12

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Feb 5Feb 12Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

565 head

▼ 213 vs last sale 778▲ 565 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 78▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 81 vs last sale 16▲ 97 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steers and heifers in a light test mostly steady on those with quality and condition. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate.

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 $170.68/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$170.68

125 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$147

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

$15.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.49

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	410	184.00	754	15thin
Medium and Large 1	534	168.86	901	110

One grade step is worth $15.14/cwt here — about −$147 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 sale125 hd

170.68

—

CO average4 barns · 1,945 hd

158.18

+12.49

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	1,827	79.47	1,451	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	60.45	881	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,089	55.15	601	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	921	47.34	436	11

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	787	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	754	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	195.08/cwt	192.00–198.00	812	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	186.93/cwt	183.00–192.00	871	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	172.40/cwt	172.00–175.00	881	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	159.85/cwt	157.00–162.00	903	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	145.43/cwt	143.00–148.00	913	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	138.58/cwt	138.50–139.00	927	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	670	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	661	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	599	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	152.39/cwt	150.00–157.00	721	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	139.25/cwt	135.00–143.00	739	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	666	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	131.91/cwt	131.00–135.00	811	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,817	81.29/cwt	79.00–82.50	1,477	3
Bulls	—	—	1,855	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,373	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	469	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	898	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	422	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,018	53.02/cwt	52.00–54.00	540	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	45.86/cwt	45.00–47.00	472	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	56.48/cwt	55.00–60.00	640	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	893	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	57.90/cwt	56.00–60.00	823	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	941	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,237	57.00/cwt	53.00–64.00	705	45

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 Feb 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 565Last week 778Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 78Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 16Year ago 0

Compared with last Wednesday: Steers and heifers in a light test mostly steady on those with quality and condition. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	74.00	74.00
3	—	1,817	79.00–82.50	81.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	64.00	64.00
11	—	1,018	52.00–54.00	53.02
11	—	1,133	55.00–60.00	56.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,422	56.00–60.00	57.90
2	—	1,493	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	53.00	53.00
2	—	1,030	45.00–47.00	45.86
8	—	898	47.00	47.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	565	157.00–162.00	159.85
6	—	628	143.00–148.00	145.43
7	—	366	215.00	215.00
10	—	416	192.00–198.00	195.08
16	—	466	183.00–192.00	186.93
18	—	669	138.50–139.00	138.58
23	—	511	172.00–175.00	172.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	410	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	385	174.00	174.00
13	—	615	131.00–135.00	131.91
17	—	531	135.00–143.00	139.25
23	—	473	150.00–157.00	152.39
4	—	416	159.00	159.00
7	—	800	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	425	141.00	141.00
20	—	533	125.00	125.00

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	45	—	1,237	53.00–64.00	57.00

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.