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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Sep 1

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Aug 18Sep 1Sep 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

700 head

▼ 876 vs last sale 1,576▲ 700 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

221 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 150▲ 221 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

214 head

▲ 134 vs last sale 80▲ 214 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available this week due to the lack of receipts from the prior week. 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 $141.21/cwt on 282 head.

Average price

$141.21

282 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.61

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	141.21	710	282

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 sale282 hd

141.21

—

CO average2 barns · 407 hd

146.82

−5.61

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	—	Low	1,712	82.04	1,404	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,497	64.67	968	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	61.10	760	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	47.22	498	30

Every lot

39 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	657	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	732	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	707	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	760	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	160.14/cwt	160.00–164.00	778	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	795	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	147.59/cwt	147.50–148.00	856	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	144.36/cwt	142.00–145.50	911	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	820	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	141.37/cwt	139.50–143.50	971	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	142.32/cwt	140.25–144.25	1,028	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,169	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	953	125.53/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,196	43
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	575	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	405	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	612	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	611	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	144.07/cwt	140.00–146.50	674	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	502	138.67/cwt	138.00–139.00	696	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	136.80/cwt	136.00–137.50	766	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	127.72/cwt	126.50–128.50	860	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	888	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	918	22
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	724	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,534	77.32/cwt	70.00–79.50	1,186	12
Bulls	—	—	1,897	84.72/cwt	82.50–87.50	1,607	5
Bulls	—	—	1,953	90.68/cwt	89.00–93.50	1,771	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	45.43/cwt	44.50–48.00	467	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	53.08/cwt	52.00–57.00	604	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	63.20/cwt	60.50–65.50	771	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	55.43/cwt	51.75–57.50	679	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	66.95/cwt	66.00–67.50	884	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	64.15/cwt	62.50–66.50	949	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	57.82/cwt	54.00–61.00	859	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,509	67.95/cwt	67.50–68.50	1,025	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,111	1,625.96/cwt	1,535.00–1,675.00	18,064	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	13,020	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	1,518.86/cwt	1,500.00–1,560.00	18,682	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,233	1,449.32/cwt	1,425.00–1,525.00	17,870	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,233	1,380.54/cwt	1,160.00–1,485.00	17,022	12

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 Sep 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 1,576Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 221Last week 150Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 214Last week 80Year ago 0

No trend available this week due to the lack of receipts from the prior week. Demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	953	124.00–126.00	125.53
2	—	335	196.00	196.00
57	—	486	160.00–164.00	160.14
10	—	383	191.00	191.00
16	—	687	139.50–143.50	141.37
23	—	580	147.50–148.00	147.59
23	—	631	142.00–145.50	144.36
35	—	722	140.25–144.25	142.32
7	—	434	175.00	175.00
14	—	853	137.00	137.00
15	—	505	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	393	180.00	180.00
14	—	641	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	424	144.00	144.00
96	—	468	140.00–146.50	144.07
9	—	502	138.00–139.00	138.67
12	—	719	123.50	123.50
16	—	370	155.50	155.50
18	—	673	126.50–128.50	127.72
26	—	560	136.00–137.50	136.80
22	—	768	119.00–120.00	119.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	405	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	435	166.50	166.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,233	1,160.00–1,485.00	1,380.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,233	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,449.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,230	1,500.00–1,560.00	1,518.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,111	1,535.00–1,675.00	1,625.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	1,085.00	1,085.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,029	44.50–48.00	45.43
7	—	1,138	52.00–57.00	53.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,321	66.00–67.50	66.95
35	—	1,225	51.75–57.50	55.43
39	—	1,220	60.50–65.50	63.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,486	54.00–61.00	57.82
4	—	1,479	62.50–66.50	64.15
9	—	1,509	67.50–68.50	67.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,534	70.00–79.50	77.32
5	—	1,897	82.50–87.50	84.72
5	—	1,953	89.00–93.50	90.68

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.