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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-12-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Dec 22

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Dec 15Dec 22Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

586 head

▼ 2,736 vs last sale 3,322▲ 586 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 141 vs last sale 186▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

178 head

▼ 157 vs last sale 335▲ 178 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tues: Steer calves in a light test mostly steady except for 400 to 450 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves in a light test mostly steady except for 500 to 600 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $139.65/cwt on 238 head.

Average price

$139.65

238 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$0.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.98

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	139.77	781	209
Medium and Large 1-2	480	138.83	666	29

One grade step is worth $0.94/cwt here — about $115 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 sale238 hd

139.65

—

CO average4 barns · 875 hd

136.67

+2.98

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	1,842	75.46	1,390	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	55.57	810	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	53.45	654	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,171	47.57	557	10

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	216.52/cwt	216.00–217.00	693	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	205.37/cwt	204.00–212.00	770	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	194.93/cwt	192.50–198.00	840	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	849	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	152.56/cwt	150.00–155.00	889	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	672	134.43/cwt	134.00–135.00	903	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	140.01/cwt	137.50–141.00	949	50
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	584	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	397	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	603	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	638	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	150.11/cwt	145.00–152.00	706	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	142.32/cwt	140.00–145.00	741	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	142.14/cwt	140.00–143.00	823	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	132.46/cwt	131.00–134.00	823	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	777	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	636	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	795	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	682	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	839	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,725	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,432	1
Bulls	—	—	1,861	74.20/cwt	71.00–79.50	1,381	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,161	47.74/cwt	47.00–50.00	554	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	54.53/cwt	50.00–57.00	663	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	51.29/cwt	51.00–53.00	637	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,265	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	582	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	57.67/cwt	57.00–58.00	815	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,526	52.42/cwt	51.00–53.00	800	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	54.54/cwt	49.00–57.50	652	71

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 586Last week 3,322Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 186Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 178Last week 335Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	83.00	83.00
6	—	1,861	71.00–79.50	74.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,215	50.00–57.00	54.53
6	—	1,242	51.00–53.00	51.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,413	57.00–58.00	57.67
4	—	1,526	51.00–53.00	52.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,161	47.00–50.00	47.74
1	—	1,265	46.00	46.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	632	123.00	123.00
7	—	397	152.00	152.00
16	—	459	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	521	140.00–145.00	142.32
39	—	621	131.00–134.00	132.46
49	—	579	140.00–143.00	142.14
5	—	358	163.00	163.00
18	—	470	145.00–152.00	150.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	636	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	682	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	320	216.00–217.00	216.52
50	—	678	137.50–141.00	140.01
55	—	583	150.00–155.00	152.56
17	—	431	192.50–198.00	194.93
23	—	375	204.00–212.00	205.37
12	—	521	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	672	134.00–135.00	134.43

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	71	—	1,195	49.00–57.50	54.54

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.