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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Dec 15

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Dec 8Dec 15Dec 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,322 head

▼ 5,080 vs last sale 8,402▲ 956 vs year ago 2,366 · +40.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

186 head

▲ 96 vs last sale 90▲ 86 vs year ago 100 · +86.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

335 head

▼ 272 vs last sale 607▲ 162 vs year ago 173 · +93.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: All weights of steer calves under 700 lbs mostly steady except for 450 to 500 lbs 2.00 lower. Heifer calves under 600 lbs mostly steady, instances 5.00 higher on 450 to 500 lbs, 600 to 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers over 700 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Demand moderate to good. Many cattle in full and fleshy condition.

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 $150.70/cwt on 1,780 head.

Average price

$150.70

1,780 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$172

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

$4.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.93

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	154.54	832	107
Medium and Large 1	667	150.45	1,003	1,673

One grade step is worth $4.08/cwt here — about −$172 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 sale1,780 hd

150.70

—

CO average4 barns · 4,906 hd

153.63

−2.93

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	1,821	80.54	1,467	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,387	57.15	793	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	53.68	620	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	42.47	444	37

Every lot

51 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	339	214.74/cwt	214.00–215.00	728	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	201.64/cwt	200.00–202.00	772	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	735	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	186.69/cwt	186.00–187.00	795	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	179.75/cwt	175.00–183.00	856	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	160.46/cwt	160.00–162.00	772	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	905	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	168.05/cwt	166.00–173.00	899	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	563	166.28/cwt	164.00–168.00	936	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	155.65/cwt	151.00–161.50	887	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	144.60/cwt	141.00–147.00	830	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	609	159.52/cwt	159.25–160.00	971	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	139.35/cwt	135.50–143.50	865	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	154.00/cwt	149.00–155.50	981	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	659	154.60/cwt	154.60–154.60	1,019	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	133.72/cwt	130.50–138.50	893	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	145.89/cwt	141.00–149.00	983	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	141.98/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,021	169
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	741	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,000	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	136.68/cwt	133.50–142.75	1,074	200
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	133.90/cwt	133.50–136.50	1,087	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	861	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,182	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	889	132.44/cwt	131.25–133.00	1,177	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	917	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,110	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	547	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	167.21/cwt	161.00–171.00	632	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	157.60/cwt	156.00–158.00	689	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	474	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	766	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	150.38/cwt	145.00–153.00	729	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	148.75/cwt	145.00–153.00	763	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	723	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	142.45/cwt	136.00–147.00	813	204
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	768	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	601	131.46/cwt	131.00–132.00	790	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	602	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	873	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	126.87/cwt	125.00–129.00	793	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	800	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	131.05/cwt	130.00–135.00	891	131
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	122.91/cwt	121.00–125.00	889	107
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	120.57/cwt	120.00–121.00	946	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	791	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,028	47
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,730	76.74/cwt	73.00–77.50	1,328	8
Bulls	—	—	1,882	83.07/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,563	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	36.07/cwt	36.00–37.00	355	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	48.47/cwt	48.00–51.00	500	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	51.43/cwt	49.00–54.50	568	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	44.86/cwt	42.00–48.00	519	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	57.98/cwt	55.00–60.00	725	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,339	57.67/cwt	57.00–59.00	772	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,678	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	906	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,159	55.39/cwt	46.00–59.50	642	168

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 Dec 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,322Last week 8,402Year ago 2,366

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 90Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 335Last week 607Year ago 173

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,882	80.00–86.00	83.07
8	—	1,730	73.00–77.50	76.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,032	48.00–51.00	48.47
10	—	1,158	42.00–48.00	44.86
15	—	984	36.00–37.00	36.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,105	49.00–54.50	51.43
12	—	1,251	55.00–60.00	57.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	54.00	54.00
12	—	1,339	57.00–59.00	57.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	791	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	474	161.50	161.50
9	—	602	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	172.00	172.00
20	—	437	156.00–158.00	157.60
36	—	378	161.00–171.00	167.21
50	—	601	131.00–132.00	131.46
131	—	680	130.00–135.00	131.05
82	—	485	145.00–153.00	150.38
74	—	785	120.00–121.00	120.57
60	—	513	145.00–153.00	148.75
204	—	571	136.00–147.00	142.45
107	—	723	121.00–125.00	122.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	595	128.00–130.00	129.00
49	—	526	135.00–140.00	137.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	625	125.00–129.00	126.87
9	—	650	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	426	186.00–187.00	186.69
27	—	383	200.00–202.00	201.64
129	—	570	151.00–161.50	155.65
133	—	535	166.00–173.00	168.05
169	—	719	139.00–146.00	141.98
12	—	339	214.00–215.00	214.74
87	—	889	131.25–133.00	132.44
127	—	674	141.00–149.00	145.89
127	—	637	149.00–155.50	154.00
120	—	812	133.50–136.50	133.90
38	—	476	175.00–183.00	179.75
200	—	786	133.50–142.75	136.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	741	135.00	135.00
43	—	668	130.50–138.50	133.72
96	—	621	135.50–143.50	139.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	500	181.00	181.00
94	—	563	164.00–168.00	166.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	574	141.00–147.00	144.60
35	—	481	160.00–162.00	160.46
14	—	385	191.00	191.00
6	—	917	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	659	154.60	154.60
75	—	609	159.25–160.00	159.52
60	—	861	137.25	137.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	168	—	1,159	46.00–59.50	55.39

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.