Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2020-07-28

Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Jul 28

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Jul 14Jul 28Aug 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

350 head

▼ 128 vs last sale 478▲ 350 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

166 head

▼ 160 vs last sale 326▲ 166 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

399 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 463▲ 399 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend this week do to this sale not being covered last week. Demand 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 $149.70/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$149.70

197 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$46.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.56

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	152.45	832	183
Medium and Large 1-2	528	133.00	702	4thin
Medium and Large 2	619	106.00	656	10thin

One grade step is worth $46.45/cwt here — about $175 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 sale197 hd

149.70

—

CO average2 barns · 620 hd

140.14

+9.56

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	—	High	1,782	91.34	1,627	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	65.62	965	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	63.55	784	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,058	56.38	596	34

Every lot

37 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	699	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	744	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	392	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	666	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	761	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	158.99/cwt	158.50–160.00	825	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	794	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,068	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	200	337.50/cwt	325.00–350.00	675	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	264	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,280	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	586	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	376	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	722	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	675	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	150.71/cwt	149.50–152.00	707	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	702	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	140.88/cwt	139.75–144.50	747	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	760	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	656	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	651	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	820	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	908	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	932	30
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	195	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	946	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	220	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,122	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,761	96.74/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,704	4
Bulls	—	—	1,769	92.33/cwt	88.50–95.00	1,633	22
Bulls	—	—	1,873	80.46/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,507	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	50.02/cwt	47.00–52.00	510	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	45.51/cwt	44.00–47.00	476	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	58.23/cwt	56.00–61.00	619	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	57.56/cwt	55.00–61.00	694	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	65.41/cwt	63.00–68.00	812	45
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,044	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,471	65.32/cwt	63.00–69.00	961	21
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,088	1,778.97/cwt	1,750.00–1,810.00	19,355	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,148	1,535.54/cwt	1,500.00–1,575.00	17,628	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,155	1,354.66/cwt	1,310.00–1,425.00	15,646	79
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,221	1,670.56/cwt	1,650.00–1,725.00	20,398	79
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,290	1,505.06/cwt	1,435.00–1,560.00	19,415	32
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,159	64.25/cwt	60.50–69.50	745	39

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 Jul 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 478Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 326Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 399Last week 463Year ago 0

No trend this week do to this sale not being covered last week. Demand good.

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	79	—	1,221	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,670.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,088	1,750.00–1,810.00	1,778.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	79	—	1,155	1,310.00–1,425.00	1,354.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,290	1,435.00–1,560.00	1,505.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,148	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,535.54

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	39	—	1,159	60.50–69.50	64.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	333	210.00	210.00
41	—	370	201.00	201.00
5	—	794	134.50	134.50
15	—	519	158.50–160.00	158.99
16	—	445	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	392	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	315	186.00	186.00
3	—	264	485.00	485.00
2	—	200	325.00–350.00	337.50
12	—	469	149.50–152.00	150.71
23	—	651	126.00	126.00
4	—	565	134.50	134.50
8	—	413	163.50	163.50
8	—	530	139.75–144.50	140.88
30	—	783	119.00	119.00
31	—	716	126.75	126.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	619	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	376	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	195	485.00	485.00
1	—	220	510.00	510.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,205	55.00–61.00	57.56
45	—	1,242	63.00–68.00	65.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	72.00	72.00
21	—	1,471	63.00–69.00	65.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,045	44.00–47.00	45.51
3	—	1,020	47.00–52.00	50.02
28	—	1,063	56.00–61.00	58.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,761	96.00–97.00	96.74
4	—	1,873	79.00–85.00	80.46
22	—	1,769	88.50–95.00	92.33

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.