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La Junta Livestock Commision · Wed, Apr 8

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La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Apr 8

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Mar 25Apr 8Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,034 head

▼ 2,233 vs last sale 3,267▲ 1,034 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 107 vs last sale 125▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

227 head

▲ 227 vs last sale 0▲ 227 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 limited receipts from the prior week. Demand good for calves slow to moderate for slaughter cows and bulls.

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 $151.69/cwt on 251 head.

Average price

$151.69

251 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$253

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 1

$3.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.17

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	421	155.00	653	8thin
Medium and Large 1	598	151.58	906	243

One grade step is worth $3.42/cwt here — about −$253 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 sale251 hd

151.69

—

CO average2 barns · 1,878 hd

149.51

+2.17

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	49.81	760	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	48.35	579	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	822	32.84	270	9thin

Every lot

29 lots · USDA AMS · La Junta Livestock Commision - 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 1	421	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	653	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	729	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	792	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	530	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	917	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	861	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	571	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	939	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	868	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1

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 →

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Apr 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,034Last week 3,267Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 125Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 227Last week 0Year ago 0

No trend available this week due to the limited receipts from the prior week. Demand good for calves slow to moderate for slaughter cows and bulls.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	506	151.00–155.00	153.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	587	131.00–136.00	135.53
40	—	609	125.00	125.00
28	—	515	141.00–146.50	145.09
14	—	700	113.00	113.00
10	—	404	139.00–141.00	140.00

Steers — Medium and Large 1

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La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Apr 8

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Mar 25Apr 8Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,034 head

▼ 2,233 vs last sale 3,267▲ 1,034 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 107 vs last sale 125▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

227 head

▲ 227 vs last sale 0▲ 227 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 limited receipts from the prior week. Demand good for calves slow to moderate for slaughter cows and bulls.

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 $151.69/cwt on 251 head.

Average price

$151.69

251 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$253

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 1

$3.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.17

vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	421	155.00	653	8thin
Medium and Large 1	598	151.58	906	243

One grade step is worth $3.42/cwt here — about −$253 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 sale251 hd

151.69

—

CO average2 barns · 1,878 hd

149.51

+2.17

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	49.81	760	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	48.35	579	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	822	32.84	270	9thin

Every lot

29 lots · USDA AMS · La Junta Livestock Commision - 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 1	421	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	653	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	729	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	792	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	530	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	917	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	861	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	571	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	939	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	868	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1

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 →

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Apr 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,034Last week 3,267Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 125Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 227Last week 0Year ago 0

No trend available this week due to the limited receipts from the prior week. Demand good for calves slow to moderate for slaughter cows and bulls.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	506	151.00–155.00	153.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	587	131.00–136.00	135.53
40	—	609	125.00	125.00
28	—	515	141.00–146.50	145.09
14	—	700	113.00	113.00
10	—	404	139.00–141.00	140.00

Steers — Medium and Large 1

Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	421	155.00	155.00

Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	530	173.00	173.00
65	—	571	164.50	164.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,114	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,341.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,323	1,085.00–1,100.00	1,097.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,256	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,238.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,081	1,410.00–1,475.00	1,443.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,275	1,685.00	1,685.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,306	1,585.00–1,675.00	1,641.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,130	45.00–53.00	47.73

Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	809	31.69/cwt	31.00–35.00	256	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	389	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	50.13/cwt	49.00–51.00	596	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	529	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	612	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	50.26/cwt	48.00–51.00	798	4

Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	404	140.00/cwt	139.00–141.00	566	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	506	153.15/cwt	151.00–155.00	775	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	145.09/cwt	141.00–146.50	747	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	135.53/cwt	131.00–136.00	796	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	761	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	14

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,114	1,341.82/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	14,948	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,256	1,238.16/cwt	1,225.00–1,275.00	15,551	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,323	1,097.74/cwt	1,085.00–1,100.00	14,523	12

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,081	1,443.32/cwt	1,410.00–1,475.00	15,602	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	1,685.00/cwt	1,685.00–1,685.00	21,484	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,306	1,641.22/cwt	1,585.00–1,675.00	21,434	18

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	47.73/cwt	45.00–53.00	539	19

4	—	489	162.00	162.00
57	—	619	142.00–147.00	146.21
49	—	535	161.00	161.00
19	—	821	106.00–108.00	107.58
18	—	709	121.00	121.00
14	—	575	151.00	151.00
7	—	424	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	809	31.00–35.00	31.69
1	—	925	42.00	42.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,588	48.00–51.00	50.26
1	—	1,275	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	49.00–51.00	50.13
1	—	1,230	43.00	43.00