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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Oct 27

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Oct 20Oct 27Nov 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

438 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 422▼ 552 vs year ago 990 · −55.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

320 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 260▼ 30 vs year ago 350 · −8.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

289 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 363▲ 289 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer and heifer calves scarce. Yearling feeder steers and heifers in a light test mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Demand moderate.

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 $119.26/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$119.26

127 head · 810 lb average

Value per head Derived

$966

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$4.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.67

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	879	120.49	1,059	94
Medium and Large 1-2	613	115.74	710	33

One grade step is worth $4.75/cwt here — about $349 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 sale127 hd

119.26

—

CO average5 barns · 2,821 hd

126.92

−7.67

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	1,803	80.91	1,459	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	58.18	848	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	52.33	634	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	41.22	455	48

Every lot

26 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 1-2	385	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	620	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	702	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	711	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	867	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	130.21/cwt	129.00–132.00	958	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	752	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	989	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,059	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	115.43/cwt	115.00–115.50	698	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	794	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	121.52/cwt	121.00–122.00	828	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	746	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	918	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,122	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	977	119.78/cwt	119.50–120.00	1,170	45
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,785	81.52/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,455	13
Bulls	—	—	2,035	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,486	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	51.39/cwt	50.00–53.00	521	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	39.56/cwt	33.00–43.00	427	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	51.77/cwt	49.00–54.50	622	63
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,242	46.56/cwt	44.00–49.50	578	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	56.24/cwt	55.00–57.00	720	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	52.96/cwt	52.00–59.00	752	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	61.00/cwt	57.00–62.00	899	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	63.98/cwt	63.00–65.00	990	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,117	645.99/cwt	625.00–725.00	7,216	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,440	843.27/cwt	810.00–875.00	12,143	14
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,032	39.16/cwt	36.50–49.00	404	58
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,192	54.52/cwt	51.50–63.00	650	116

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 Oct 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 438Last week 422Year ago 990

Slaughter CattleReceipts 320Last week 260Year ago 350

Replacement CattleReceipts 289Last week 363Year ago 0

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer and heifer calves scarce. Yearling feeder steers and heifers in a light test mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Demand moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,281	55.00–57.00	56.24
63	—	1,201	49.00–54.50	51.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	63.00–65.00	63.98
20	—	1,419	52.00–59.00	52.96
33	—	1,474	57.00–62.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,242	44.00–49.50	46.56
38	—	1,079	33.00–43.00	39.56
2	—	1,014	50.00–53.00	51.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,035	73.00	73.00
13	—	1,785	79.00–83.00	81.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,440	810.00–875.00	843.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,117	625.00–725.00	645.99

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	116	—	1,192	51.50–63.00	54.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	58	—	1,032	36.50–49.00	39.16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	605	115.00–115.50	115.43
4	—	673	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	935	120.00	120.00
7	—	746	123.00	123.00
23	—	681	121.00–122.00	121.52
45	—	977	119.50–120.00	119.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	385	161.00	161.00
5	—	453	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	752	131.50	131.50
40	—	736	129.00–132.00	130.21
15	—	834	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	711	122.00	122.00

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.