Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2020-02-18

Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Feb 18

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Feb 11Feb 18Feb 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,043 head

▲ 605 vs last sale 1,438▲ 2,043 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 38▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 30▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Steers under 500 lbs steady, 500 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 instances 8.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs steady, 600 to 700 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, Yearling feeder steers over 700 lbs steady to 1.00 lower. Yearling feeder heifers over 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Demand good.

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 $151.14/cwt on 983 head.

Average price

$151.14

983 head · 707 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.22

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	707	151.14	1,069	983

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale983 hd

151.14

—

CO average3 barns · 1,560 hd

156.36

−5.22

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	—	Low	1,851	82.20	1,521	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	62.09	876	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	61.43	759	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	52.48	545	9thin

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	857	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	185.48/cwt	182.00–190.00	855	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	501	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	934	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	177.52/cwt	176.00–179.00	932	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	173.15/cwt	169.00–176.00	987	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	164.97/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,041	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	155.42/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,023	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	665	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,084	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	143.07/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,014	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	138.65/cwt	137.00–143.25	1,088	237
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	846	135.62/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,147	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	137.11/cwt	134.50–138.50	1,182	148
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	174.26/cwt	170.00–181.00	742	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	155.63/cwt	151.00–161.00	822	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	146.45/cwt	144.00–147.50	820	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	144.27/cwt	141.50–147.00	894	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	133.13/cwt	131.00–136.00	892	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	129.37/cwt	128.25–132.00	948	199
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	797	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,004	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,019	21
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,827	80.60/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,473	7
Bulls	—	—	1,833	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,430	2
Bulls	—	—	1,879	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,597	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	47.39/cwt	45.00–51.00	457	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	55.03/cwt	53.00–56.00	592	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	56.65/cwt	56.00–58.00	661	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	60.89/cwt	59.00–63.00	747	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	65.25/cwt	64.50–65.50	846	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	62.09/cwt	59.00–64.00	876	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,012	52.95/cwt	52.00–56.00	536	6

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 Feb 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,043Last week 1,438Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	710	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	570	169.00–176.00	173.15
148	—	862	134.50–138.50	137.11
237	—	785	137.00–143.25	138.65
24	—	461	182.00–190.00	185.48
22	—	390	200.00	200.00
29	—	658	151.00–159.00	155.42
30	—	709	140.00–144.00	143.07
34	—	631	163.00–166.00	164.97
45	—	525	176.00–179.00	177.52
95	—	846	133.00–137.00	135.62
17	—	437	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	665	163.00	163.00
42	—	501	186.50	186.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	426	170.00–181.00	174.26
64	—	528	151.00–161.00	155.63
84	—	620	141.50–147.00	144.27
199	—	733	128.25–132.00	129.37
84	—	670	131.00–136.00	133.13
21	—	815	125.00	125.00
44	—	560	144.00–147.50	146.45
45	—	797	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	570	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,833	78.00	78.00
7	—	1,827	79.00–83.00	80.60
7	—	1,879	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,166	56.00–58.00	56.65
7	—	1,296	64.50–65.50	65.25
14	—	1,226	59.00–63.00	60.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,411	59.00–64.00	62.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	45.00–51.00	47.39
6	—	1,075	53.00–56.00	55.03

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	6	—	1,012	52.00–56.00	52.95

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.