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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Jun 2

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← May 19Jun 2Jun 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

125 head

▼ 575 vs last sale 700▲ 125 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 175▲ 150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

759 head

▲ 389 vs last sale 370▲ 759 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with a couple of weeks ago feeder steers and heifers lightly tested. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. In conjunction with the regular sale a special cow -calf pair sale. Demand moderate to 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 $144.66/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$144.66

51 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+16.61

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	587	144.66	850	51

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 sale51 hd

144.66

—

CO average2 barns · 164 hd

128.05

+16.61

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	1,888	82.03	1,549	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	61.02	900	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	57.63	699	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	46.67	489	21

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	160.30/cwt	159.00–165.00	701	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	716	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	866	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	957	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	953	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	147.85/cwt	147.50–149.00	494	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	648	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	130.29/cwt	129.00–132.00	678	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	125.69/cwt	125.00–127.00	660	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	126.98/cwt	126.00–129.00	786	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,857	77.82/cwt	74.50–81.00	1,445	13
Bulls	—	—	1,866	84.50/cwt	82.50–87.00	1,577	7
Bulls	—	—	1,980	88.29/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,748	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	957	52.33/cwt	50.00–54.00	501	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	41.83/cwt	38.00–43.50	445	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	46.75/cwt	45.00–49.00	507	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	58.44/cwt	56.00–61.00	689	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	53.20/cwt	51.00–55.00	666	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	63.49/cwt	63.00–64.00	802	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	60.71/cwt	58.00–63.00	875	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,484	53.44/cwt	51.00–56.00	793	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	65.50/cwt	64.00–68.00	983	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	807	1,372.99/cwt	1,350.00–1,400.00	11,080	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	1,518.12/cwt	1,485.00–1,575.00	16,016	53
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,227	1,277.73/cwt	1,225.00–1,385.00	15,678	65
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,300	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,338	1,071.11/cwt	1,035.00–1,150.00	14,331	121
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	19,575	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,155	57.23/cwt	53.00–61.00	661	70

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 Jun 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 700Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 175Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 759Last week 370Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,866	82.50–87.00	84.50
13	—	1,857	74.50–81.00	77.82
6	—	1,980	88.00–89.00	88.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,442	58.00–63.00	60.71
9	—	1,500	64.00–68.00	65.50
5	—	1,484	51.00–56.00	53.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	957	50.00–54.00	52.33
6	—	1,064	38.00–43.50	41.83
10	—	1,085	45.00–49.00	46.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	63.00–64.00	63.49
6	—	1,252	51.00–55.00	53.20
11	—	1,179	56.00–61.00	58.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	53	—	1,055	1,485.00–1,575.00	1,518.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	121	—	1,338	1,035.00–1,150.00	1,071.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,275	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	65	—	1,227	1,225.00–1,385.00	1,277.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,350	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	807	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,372.99

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	70	—	1,155	53.00–61.00	57.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	153.00	153.00
9	—	564	153.50	153.50
14	—	781	122.00	122.00
17	—	437	159.00–165.00	160.30
5	—	742	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	334	147.50–149.00	147.85
7	—	520	129.00–132.00	130.29
8	—	444	146.00	146.00
9	—	619	126.00–129.00	126.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	125.00–127.00	125.69

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.