Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2020-12-23

La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-12-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Dec 23

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Dec 16Dec 23Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,037 head

▼ 1,037 vs last sale 2,074▲ 1,037 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

134 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 60▲ 134 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

175 head

▼ 149 vs last sale 324▲ 175 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wed: Steer and heifer calves steady instances 2.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers and heifers over 700 lbs scarce. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls scarce. Demand moderate. * Note due to the holidays this will be the last sale this year, sale will resume Wed Jan 6, 2021.*

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 $170.52/cwt on 389 head.

Average price

$170.52

389 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$857

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$36.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.01

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	172.10	859	372
Medium 1	587	136.00	798	17thin

One grade step is worth $36.10/cwt here — about $60 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 sale389 hd

170.52

—

CO average3 barns · 587 hd

167.52

+3.01

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	2,075	80.00	1,660	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	53.36	786	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,140	52.76	601	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	41.53	412	56

Every lot

29 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	219.15/cwt	219.00–220.00	734	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	203.78/cwt	199.00–210.00	780	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	185.29/cwt	185.00–186.00	776	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	425	195.21/cwt	194.00–197.00	830	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	176.00/cwt	170.00–180.00	834	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	501	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	857	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	160.61/cwt	160.00–166.00	838	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	149.30/cwt	148.50–151.00	833	37
Steers	—	Medium 1	587	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	798	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	144.64/cwt	142.50–145.50	885	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	679	136.87/cwt	134.00–138.00	929	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	997	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	261	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	457	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	163.46/cwt	160.00–166.00	598	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	143.56/cwt	141.00–146.00	619	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	143.90/cwt	141.00–148.00	692	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	142.61/cwt	140.00–143.00	744	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	136.16/cwt	136.00–137.00	734	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	792	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	133.24/cwt	131.00–137.00	829	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	953	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,075	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,660	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	37.81/cwt	31.00–42.00	369	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	50.58/cwt	49.00–51.00	508	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	43.82/cwt	42.00–46.00	442	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	52.76/cwt	51.00–54.00	601	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	56.52/cwt	56.00–58.50	813	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	51.10/cwt	50.50–55.00	765	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,138	50.26/cwt	46.00–58.00	572	100

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,037Last week 2,074Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 175Last week 324Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	522	140.00–143.00	142.61
19	—	366	160.00–166.00	163.46
38	—	622	131.00–137.00	133.24
48	—	481	141.00–148.00	143.90
8	—	261	175.00	175.00
23	—	558	142.00	142.00
7	—	781	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	431	141.00–146.00	143.56
32	—	539	136.00–137.00	136.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	335	219.00–220.00	219.15
8	—	817	122.00	122.00
24	—	419	185.00–186.00	185.29
32	—	383	199.00–210.00	203.78
57	—	522	160.00–166.00	160.61
37	—	612	142.50–145.50	144.64
81	—	474	170.00–180.00	176.00
37	—	558	148.50–151.00	149.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	501	171.00	171.00
15	—	425	194.00–197.00	195.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	679	134.00–138.00	136.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	587	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,075	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,140	51.00–54.00	52.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,439	56.00–58.50	56.52
7	—	1,498	50.50–55.00	51.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,004	49.00–51.00	50.58
24	—	1,008	42.00–46.00	43.82
27	—	977	31.00–42.00	37.81

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	100	—	1,138	46.00–58.00	50.26

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.