Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2019-11-05

Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2019-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Nov 5

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Oct 29Nov 5Nov 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

680 head

▼ 310 vs last sale 990▲ 680 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 261 vs last sale 350▲ 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

750 head

▲ 750 vs last sale 0▲ 750 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tues: Steer and heifers calves under 700 lbs lightly tested. Yearling feeder steers and heifers in a light test over 700 lbs mostly steady on the kind offered. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 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 $146.14/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$146.14

166 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$961

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$337

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

$20.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.16

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	509	155.42	792	91
Medium and Large 1	837	134.88	1,129	75

One grade step is worth $20.53/cwt here — about −$337 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 sale166 hd

146.14

—

CO average5 barns · 5,624 hd

151.30

−5.16

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	1,915	76.93	1,473	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	57.47	844	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	51.03	647	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,091	44.02	480	12

Every lot

29 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	166.70/cwt	162.00–167.50	702	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	718	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	792	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	640	130.42/cwt	130.00–131.00	835	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	739	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	979	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	956	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,110	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	132.72/cwt	130.00–134.50	1,084	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	137.17/cwt	136.00–140.50	1,151	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,193	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,251	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	551	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	744	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	127.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	740	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	643	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	842	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	651	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	872	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	662	126.94/cwt	126.50–128.00	840	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	984	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	131.79/cwt	131.50–132.50	1,081	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	874	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,123	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	942	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,234	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,826	79.55/cwt	78.00–82.50	1,453	6
Bulls	—	—	2,049	73.01/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,496	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	43.97/cwt	43.00–46.00	441	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	37.63/cwt	35.00–41.00	406	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	47.90/cwt	46.50–49.00	559	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	51.03/cwt	47.00–53.00	647	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	57.47/cwt	55.00–60.00	844	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	14,278	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,292	54.40/cwt	48.00–58.50	703	227

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 Nov 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 680Last week 990Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 350Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 750Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	750	127.50	127.50
6	—	739	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	817	130.00–134.50	132.72
4	—	587	135.00	135.00
60	—	421	162.00–167.50	166.70
7	—	522	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	782	142.00	142.00
30	—	839	136.00–140.50	137.17
10	—	930	134.50	134.50
14	—	890	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	640	130.00–131.00	130.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	651	134.00	134.00
58	—	820	131.50–132.50	131.79
3	—	551	135.00	135.00
18	—	729	135.00	135.00
10	—	942	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	874	128.50	128.50
25	—	581	125.00–130.00	127.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	662	126.50–128.00	126.94
11	—	643	131.00	131.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,180	1,210.00	1,210.00

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	227	—	1,292	48.00–58.50	54.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,826	78.00–82.50	79.55
4	—	2,049	72.00–74.00	73.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,004	43.00–46.00	43.97
5	—	1,168	46.50–49.00	47.90
3	—	1,078	35.00–41.00	37.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,268	47.00–53.00	51.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,469	55.00–60.00	57.47

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.