Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2019-05-07

Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2019-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, May 7

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Apr 30May 7May 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,892 head

▲ 2,480 vs last sale 412▲ 2,892 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

306 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 278▲ 306 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week: Due to the light receipts last week on feeder cattle no trend available. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade activity and Demand moderate for feeder cattle and good 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 $164.07/cwt on 1,179 head.

Average price

$164.07

1,179 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$1.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.10

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	641	164.91	1,057	680
Medium and Large 1-2	581	162.92	946	499

One grade step is worth $1.99/cwt here — about $111 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 sale1,179 hd

164.07

—

CO average3 barns · 1,620 hd

168.18

−4.10

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	1,868	81.70	1,526	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,383	66.61	921	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	64.31	716	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	64.20	790	96

Every lot

43 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	346	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	695	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	671	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	761	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	171.62/cwt	170.00–172.50	795	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	476	201.45/cwt	201.00–202.50	959	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	196.81/cwt	192.50–198.00	953	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	186.68/cwt	184.50–189.00	967	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	174.62/cwt	171.00–175.00	936	146
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	176.16/cwt	173.50–178.00	1,001	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	164.73/cwt	162.50–168.00	937	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	155.25/cwt	150.00–159.75	958	161
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,045	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	149.51/cwt	146.00–153.00	993	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	144.15/cwt	143.00–146.50	1,036	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,102	178
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,112	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	901	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,144	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	354	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	605	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	161.67/cwt	158.00–164.00	695	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	161.78/cwt	157.00–166.00	767	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	149.08/cwt	148.00–155.00	769	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	159.54/cwt	158.00–162.00	828	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	146.38/cwt	142.00–151.00	837	187
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	151.63/cwt	147.50–152.50	919	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	143.11/cwt	142.00–144.00	892	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	889	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	139.81/cwt	139.00–141.50	924	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	136.13/cwt	133.00–137.00	975	158
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,020	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	128.00/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,001	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	126.85/cwt	124.00–127.50	1,038	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,058	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	889	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,058	34
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,548	76.61/cwt	72.50–79.50	1,186	3
Bulls	—	—	1,945	81.94/cwt	80.00–83.50	1,594	5
Bulls	—	—	2,155	88.74/cwt	88.50–89.00	1,912	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	64.31/cwt	63.00–67.50	716	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	61.05/cwt	52.00–63.50	745	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	65.60/cwt	63.00–69.00	805	62
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,364	67.15/cwt	65.00–69.50	916	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	63.13/cwt	62.00–64.00	949	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,525	71.09/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,084	2

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 →

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Tue May 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,892Last week 412Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 306Last week 278Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	818	124.00–127.50	126.85
120	—	519	158.00–162.00	159.54
57	—	606	147.50–152.50	151.63
55	—	661	139.00–141.50	139.81
29	—	782	127.00–132.00	128.00
21	—	850	124.50	124.50
158	—	716	133.00–137.00	136.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	889	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	750	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	354	171.00	171.00
22	—	650	136.75	136.75
37	—	430	158.00–164.00	161.67
70	—	623	142.00–144.00	143.11
71	—	516	148.00–155.00	149.08
122	—	474	157.00–166.00	161.78
187	—	572	142.00–151.00	146.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	346	201.00	201.00
8	—	901	127.00	127.00
9	—	855	130.00	130.00
12	—	600	170.00	170.00
43	—	655	159.50	159.50
80	—	484	192.50–198.00	196.81
91	—	719	143.00–146.50	144.15
93	—	568	173.50–178.00	176.16
103	—	518	184.50–189.00	186.68
178	—	821	134.25	134.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	476	201.00–202.50	201.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	358	187.50	187.50
4	—	418	182.00	182.00
28	—	463	170.00–172.50	171.62
77	—	664	146.00–153.00	149.51
79	—	569	162.50–168.00	164.73
146	—	536	171.00–175.00	174.62
161	—	617	150.00–159.75	155.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,155	88.50–89.00	88.74
3	—	1,548	72.50–79.50	76.61
5	—	1,945	80.00–83.50	81.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	70.00–72.00	71.09
32	—	1,221	52.00–63.50	61.05
62	—	1,227	63.00–69.00	65.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,504	62.00–64.00	63.13
26	—	1,364	65.00–69.50	67.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,113	63.00–67.50	64.31

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.