Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2020-07-08

La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Jul 8

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

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Feeder Cattle receipts

225 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 175▲ 225 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

250 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 250▲ 250 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

175 head

▼ 148 vs last sale 323▲ 175 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and heifers lightly tested. Todays sale consisted mostly of slaughter and feeder cows. Trade and demand moderate to good.

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 $133.53/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$133.53

76 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$35

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

$24.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	139.31	682	58
Medium and Large 1-2	624	114.89	717	18thin

One grade step is worth $24.42/cwt here — about −$35 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 sale76 hd

133.53

—

CO average1 barns · 76 hd

133.53

+0.00

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	—	High	1,689	90.10	1,522	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,461	61.34	896	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	59.04	689	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,046	50.47	528	27

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	299	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	595	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	142.58/cwt	141.00–144.00	734	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	142.50/cwt	140.00–144.00	819	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	992	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,042	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	128	317.35/cwt	310.00–325.00	406	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	172	373.81/cwt	310.00–450.00	643	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	246	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	462	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	160.47/cwt	159.00–161.00	507	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	125.91/cwt	125.00–129.00	666	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	779	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	122.15/cwt	120.50–126.00	893	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	175	393.40/cwt	325.00–450.00	688	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	220	490.11/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,078	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,473	81.58/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,202	3
Bulls	—	—	1,596	95.97/cwt	93.00–97.50	1,532	7
Bulls	—	—	1,833	88.38/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,620	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	949	40.49/cwt	39.00–41.00	384	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	57.42/cwt	55.00–60.50	583	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	50.37/cwt	47.00–52.00	544	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	56.32/cwt	51.50–59.50	654	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	61.95/cwt	60.00–64.50	724	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	865	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	61.80/cwt	60.00–65.50	899	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	58.00/cwt	57.00–59.00	873	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,301	61.84/cwt	54.00–66.00	805	104

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 Jul 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 175Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 250Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 175Last week 323Year ago 0

Feeder steers and heifers lightly tested. Todays sale consisted mostly of slaughter and feeder cows. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	66.00	66.00
37	—	1,169	60.00–64.50	61.95
42	—	1,161	51.50–59.50	56.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,505	57.00–59.00	58.00
36	—	1,455	60.00–65.50	61.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	949	39.00–41.00	40.49
6	—	1,015	55.00–60.50	57.42
17	—	1,080	47.00–52.00	50.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,596	93.00–97.50	95.97
9	—	1,833	86.00–92.00	88.38
3	—	1,473	78.00–84.00	81.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	515	141.00–144.00	142.58
2	—	660	130.00	130.00
4	—	299	199.00	199.00
8	—	575	140.00–144.00	142.50
3	—	992	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	172	310.00–450.00	373.81
7	—	246	188.00	188.00
10	—	731	120.50–126.00	122.15
11	—	316	159.00–161.00	160.47
30	—	529	125.00–129.00	125.91
2	—	128	310.00–325.00	317.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	125.00	125.00
13	—	702	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	175	325.00–450.00	393.40
3	—	220	485.00–500.00	490.11

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	104	—	1,301	54.00–66.00	61.84

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.