Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2019-11-19

Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2019-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Nov 19

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Nov 12Nov 19Nov 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

950 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 1,000▲ 950 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

200 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 150▲ 200 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

515 head

▲ 194 vs last sale 321▲ 515 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer and heifer calves in a light test mostly steady. Yearling feeder steers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Yearling feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. 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 $134.91/cwt on 251 head.

Average price

$134.91

251 head · 785 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,059

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$13.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.43

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	803	136.01	1,092	208
Medium and Large 1-2	704	130.45	918	38
Large 1	641	123.00	788	5thin

One grade step is worth $13.01/cwt here — about $304 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 sale251 hd

134.91

—

CO average5 barns · 5,180 hd

138.34

−3.43

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	1,833	82.13	1,506	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,498	56.63	848	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	54.15	671	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,190	48.08	572	19

Every lot

32 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	158.70/cwt	157.50–159.00	674	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	738	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	149.78/cwt	147.50–151.00	779	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	797	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	870	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	914	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	140.27/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,146	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,295	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	959	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,381	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	691	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	641	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	788	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	646	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	833	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	656	124.83/cwt	124.00–129.00	819	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	138.13/cwt	134.50–140.00	946	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	133.66/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,018	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,150	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	894	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,252	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	956	139.52/cwt	137.00–141.50	1,334	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,395	30
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,780	82.52/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,469	36
Bulls	—	—	1,948	77.91/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,518	8
Bulls	—	—	2,170	88.65/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,924	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	43.43/cwt	42.00–44.50	505	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	56.62/cwt	55.00–60.00	666	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,209	51.47/cwt	45.00–52.50	622	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	53.59/cwt	50.00–54.75	671	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,397	57.94/cwt	56.00–61.50	809	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	54.07/cwt	52.00–55.00	805	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,693	67.49/cwt	67.00–68.00	1,143	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,295	55.42/cwt	49.00–61.00	718	215

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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 950Last week 1,000Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 150Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 515Last week 321Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,209	45.00–52.50	51.47
8	—	1,163	42.00–44.50	43.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,489	52.00–55.00	54.07
3	—	1,397	56.00–61.50	57.94
2	—	1,693	67.00–68.00	67.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,253	50.00–54.75	53.59
7	—	1,176	55.00–60.00	56.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,780	80.00–86.00	82.52
8	—	1,948	75.00–79.00	77.91
3	—	2,170	88.00–90.00	88.65

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	215	—	1,295	49.00–61.00	55.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	817	140.00–141.00	140.27
39	—	561	142.00	142.00
32	—	619	140.50	140.50
26	—	959	144.00	144.00
26	—	520	147.50–151.00	149.78
15	—	425	157.50–159.00	158.70
13	—	665	137.50	137.50
9	—	476	155.00	155.00
6	—	925	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	858	134.00	134.00
12	—	540	128.00	128.00
7	—	565	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	656	124.00–129.00	124.83
10	—	646	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	762	131.00–135.00	133.66
40	—	685	134.50–140.00	138.13
30	—	1,000	139.50	139.50
29	—	956	137.00–141.50	139.52
27	—	894	140.00	140.00
6	—	500	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	641	123.00	123.00

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.