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La Junta Livestock Commision · Wed, Oct 21

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La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Oct 21

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,238 head

▼ 164 vs last sale 3,402▼ 698 vs year ago 3,936 · −17.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

200 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 250▼ 100 vs year ago 300 · −33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

350 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 300▲ 350 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Wednesday: Steer calves under 600 lbs mostly steady, 600 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves under 450 lbs steady, 450 to 600 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 lower, 600 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Demand moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.68/cwt on 1,307 head.

Average price

$134.68

1,307 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$178

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

$26.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.83

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	392	161.00	631	9thin
Medium and Large 1	602	134.50	809	1,298

One grade step is worth $26.50/cwt here — about −$178 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 sale1,307 hd

134.68

—

CO average5 barns · 5,538 hd

140.52

−5.83

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	1,859	76.75	1,427	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	56.27	798	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,133	53.13	602	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	42.72	440	39

Every lot

44 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	594	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	631	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	158.33/cwt	156.00–161.00	662	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	443	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	731	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	149.66/cwt	143.00–156.00	711	123
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	502	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	778	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	148.53/cwt	142.00–151.00	777	98
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 Oct 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,238Last week 3,402Year ago 3,936

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 250Year ago 300

Replacement CattleReceipts 350Last week 300Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	525	120.50–126.00	121.70
108	—	484	122.00–129.00	125.84
172	—	572	118.00–126.00	123.10
18	—	373	148.00–152.00	150.65
40	—	812	124.25	124.25
43	—	611	120.50–127.00	124.16
37	—	434	135.00–139.00	135.94

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

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La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Oct 21

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,238 head

▼ 164 vs last sale 3,402▼ 698 vs year ago 3,936 · −17.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

200 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 250▼ 100 vs year ago 300 · −33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

350 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 300▲ 350 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $134.68/cwt on 1,307 head.

Average price

$134.68

1,307 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$178

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

$26.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.83

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	392	161.00	631	9thin
Medium and Large 1	602	134.50	809	1,298

One grade step is worth $26.50/cwt here — about −$178 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 sale1,307 hd

134.68

—

CO average5 barns · 5,538 hd

140.52

−5.83

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	1,859	76.75	1,427	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	56.27	798	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,133	53.13	602	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	42.72	440	39

Every lot

44 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	594	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	631	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	158.33/cwt	156.00–161.00	662	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	443	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	731	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	149.66/cwt	143.00–156.00	711	123
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	502	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	778	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	148.53/cwt	142.00–151.00	777	98
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 Oct 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,238Last week 3,402Year ago 3,936

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 250Year ago 300

Replacement CattleReceipts 350Last week 300Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	525	120.50–126.00	121.70
108	—	484	122.00–129.00	125.84
172	—	572	118.00–126.00	123.10
18	—	373	148.00–152.00	150.65
40	—	812	124.25	124.25
43	—	611	120.50–127.00	124.16
37	—	434	135.00–139.00	135.94

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,816	73.65/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,337	4
Bulls	—	—	1,893	79.23/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,500	5

Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	38.33/cwt	31.00–41.00	368	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	990	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	604	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	45.25/cwt	43.00–47.00	485	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	51.52/cwt	50.00–54.00	576	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	49.55/cwt	48.00–52.00	566	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	56.63/cwt	56.00–58.00	681	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	54.52/cwt	52.00–58.00	747	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	930	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	60.92/cwt	59.00–62.00	989	3

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,189	732.53/cwt	700.00–760.00	8,710	52
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,222	870.44/cwt	860.00–885.00	10,637	4

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,189	52.34/cwt	48.00–61.00	622	123

11	—	515	119.00	119.00
10	—	498	120.00	120.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	150.65/cwt	148.00–152.00	562	18
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	430	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	520	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	135.94/cwt	135.00–139.00	590	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	125.84/cwt	122.00–129.00	609	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	493	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	661	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	598	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	613	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	121.70/cwt	120.50–126.00	639	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	123.10/cwt	118.00–126.00	704	172
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	124.16/cwt	120.50–127.00	759	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	116.39/cwt	115.50–118.50	722	164
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	743	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	862	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	1,009	40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	493	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	650	116.00	116.00
8	—	743	116.00	116.00
164	—	620	115.50–118.50	116.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	430	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
192	—	633	130.00–131.00	130.72
40	—	418	156.00–161.00	158.33
98	—	523	142.00–151.00	148.53
40	—	679	127.50–130.00	128.77
300	—	572	130.50–139.00	133.59
123	—	475	143.00–156.00	149.66
8	—	323	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	392	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	560	145.00	145.00
6	—	502	155.00	155.00
9	—	443	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
161	—	610	125.50–130.00	127.51
156	—	673	120.00–128.00	125.20
26	—	762	121.00	121.00
82	—	711	119.00–126.00	124.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	878	129.00	129.00

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)	52	—	1,189	700.00–760.00	732.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,222	860.00–885.00	870.44

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	123	—	1,189	48.00–61.00	52.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,893	77.00–83.00	79.23
4	—	1,816	70.00–76.00	73.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,143	48.00–52.00	49.55
15	—	1,072	43.00–47.00	45.25
18	—	959	31.00–41.00	38.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,118	50.00–54.00	51.52
6	—	1,203	56.00–58.00	56.63
1	—	990	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,623	59.00–62.00	60.92
1	—	1,430	65.00	65.00
13	—	1,370	52.00–58.00	54.52