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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Nov 10

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Nov 3Nov 10Nov 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

375 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 450▼ 625 vs year ago 1,000 · −62.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

200 head

▼ 150 vs last sale 350▲ 50 vs year ago 150 · +33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

918 head

▲ 152 vs last sale 766▲ 597 vs year ago 321 · +186.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Total receipts for Mon and Tues sale: 7773

Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady in a light test. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower decline on breakers and boners. 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 $133.55/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$133.55

151 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$10.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.45

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	623	136.72	852	107
Medium and Large 1-2	578	125.84	728	44

One grade step is worth $10.88/cwt here — about $125 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 sale151 hd

133.55

—

CO average5 barns · 3,646 hd

137.00

−3.45

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	1,813	76.41	1,385	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	53.67	667	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	53.07	753	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,086	44.53	484	51

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	660	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	769	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	140.68/cwt	140.00–141.00	746	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	601	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	805	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	608	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	778	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	863	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	717	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	882	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	809	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	971	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,067	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	631	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	638	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	634	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	144.04/cwt	140.00–144.25	691	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	601	122.37/cwt	120.00–124.50	735	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	791	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	815	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	990	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	884	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,101	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	968	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,147	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	417	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	696	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	688	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	728	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	744	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	848	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,757	78.85/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,385	12
Bulls	—	—	1,908	72.23/cwt	67.00–75.00	1,378	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	39.24/cwt	37.00–41.00	416	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	47.19/cwt	46.00–50.00	507	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	43.41/cwt	36.50–46.00	483	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	51.84/cwt	48.00–54.00	616	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	55.31/cwt	55.00–56.00	713	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,387	55.67/cwt	55.50–56.00	772	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	52.89/cwt	50.00–55.00	752	44
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	7,229	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,322	874.64/cwt	860.00–885.00	11,563	36
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,361	726.60/cwt	650.00–775.00	9,889	42
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	53.70/cwt	49.00–60.00	679	317

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 Nov 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 450Year ago 1,000

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 350Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 918Last week 766Year ago 321

Total receipts for Mon and Tues sale: 7773

Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady in a light test. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower decline on breakers and boners. Demand moderate to good.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,185	610.00	610.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	—	1,361	650.00–775.00	726.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	—	1,322	860.00–885.00	874.64

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	317	—	1,265	49.00–60.00	53.70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	815	121.50	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	407	155.00	155.00
57	—	480	140.00–144.25	144.04
14	—	884	124.50	124.50
11	—	968	118.50	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	446	143.00	143.00
9	—	466	136.00	136.00
19	—	601	120.00–124.50	122.37
12	—	670	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	131.50	131.50
6	—	543	134.00	134.00
9	—	447	154.00	154.00
8	—	750	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	674	128.00	128.00
3	—	601	134.00	134.00
6	—	530	140.00–141.00	140.68
8	—	809	120.00	120.00
4	—	388	170.00	170.00
12	—	496	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	128.00	128.00
6	—	765	120.00	120.00
10	—	717	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	871	122.50	122.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,387	55.50–56.00	55.67
44	—	1,422	50.00–55.00	52.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,113	36.50–46.00	43.41
24	—	1,074	46.00–50.00	47.19
8	—	1,061	37.00–41.00	39.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,290	55.00–56.00	55.31
25	—	1,189	48.00–54.00	51.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,757	76.00–82.00	78.85
7	—	1,908	67.00–75.00	72.23

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.