Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2019-11-26

Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2019-11-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Nov 26

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Nov 19Nov 26Dec 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

652 head

▼ 298 vs last sale 950▲ 652 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

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

Replacement Cattle receipts

261 head

▼ 254 vs last sale 515▲ 261 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week: Feeder steers and heifers in a light test mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 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 $140.84/cwt on 201 head.

Average price

$140.84

201 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$8.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.33

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	614	142.58	875	160
Medium and Large 1-2	592	134.03	794	41

One grade step is worth $8.55/cwt here — about $81 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 sale201 hd

140.84

—

CO average3 barns · 1,777 hd

146.17

−5.33

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	1,731	81.71	1,415	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	56.91	816	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	55.48	644	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,129	47.04	531	21

Every lot

33 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	414	165.45/cwt	161.00–168.00	685	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	152.74/cwt	152.00–154.00	704	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	504	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	736	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	736	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	820	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	134.59/cwt	134.00–136.00	789	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	137.58/cwt	136.50–138.00	854	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	130.35/cwt	127.00–133.00	821	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	137.31/cwt	135.00–138.00	927	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	743	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,018	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,120	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	289	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	470	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	309	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	482	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	590	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	138.48/cwt	138.00–139.00	579	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	136.47/cwt	133.00–137.00	656	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	133.44/cwt	130.00–139.50	713	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	694	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	131.01/cwt	128.00–132.00	743	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	733	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	800	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	975	15
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,712	76.64/cwt	73.00–79.50	1,312	7
Bulls	—	—	1,718	82.23/cwt	80.25–85.00	1,413	38
Bulls	—	—	1,942	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,690	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	388	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	44.18/cwt	43.00–45.00	477	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	52.89/cwt	50.00–54.50	602	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	48.59/cwt	46.00–53.00	560	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	55.95/cwt	55.00–58.00	651	50
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	57.81/cwt	56.00–62.50	822	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,502	51.48/cwt	50.00–53.00	773	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,266	54.74/cwt	50.00–62.00	693	108

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 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 652Last week 950Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 200Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 261Last week 515Year ago 0

Compared with last week: Feeder steers and heifers in a light test mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	38.00	38.00
15	—	1,152	46.00–53.00	48.59
5	—	1,080	43.00–45.00	44.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,422	56.00–62.50	57.81
5	—	1,502	50.00–53.00	51.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,164	55.00–58.00	55.95
9	—	1,138	50.00–54.50	52.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,718	80.25–85.00	82.23
7	—	1,712	73.00–79.50	76.64
3	—	1,942	87.00	87.00

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	108	—	1,266	50.00–62.00	54.74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	630	127.00–133.00	130.35
13	—	586	134.00–136.00	134.59
9	—	522	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	675	135.00–138.00	137.31
27	—	461	152.00–154.00	152.74
25	—	621	136.50–138.00	137.58
18	—	504	146.00	146.00
16	—	845	132.50	132.50
16	—	743	137.00	137.00
12	—	414	161.00–168.00	165.45
3	—	586	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	542	128.00	128.00
4	—	591	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	567	128.00–132.00	131.01
45	—	481	133.00–137.00	136.47
23	—	534	130.00–139.50	133.44
15	—	762	128.00	128.00
12	—	635	125.00–127.00	126.00
11	—	418	138.00–139.00	138.48
6	—	309	156.00	156.00
5	—	289	162.50	162.50
3	—	388	152.00	152.00

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.