Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2019-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special calf sale:

Compared with last week: Steer calves under 500 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Heifer calves under 400 lbs 8.00 higher, 400 to 550 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, 550 to 600 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower, over 600 lbs mostly steady. Demand good for steers, moderate for heifers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.91/cwt on 2,621 head.

Average price

$147.91

2,621 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$10.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.54

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	157.49	853	104
Medium and Large 1	609	147.52	899	2,404
Large 1	546	147.33	805	113

One grade step is worth $10.16/cwt here — about $48 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 sale2,621 hd

147.91

—

CO average5 barns · 6,003 hd

149.45

−1.54

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

35 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock Seasonal Feeder Cattle Sale (Monday) - La Junta, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Large 1	—	571	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	711	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	412	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	639	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	522	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	163.83/cwt	160.00–166.00	636	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	140.13/cwt	133.00–141.50	589	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	131.66/cwt	130.00–134.00	832	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	131.71/cwt	130.00–136.00	865	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	140.50/cwt	134.00–144.50	673	228
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	132.70/cwt	127.00–136.00	703	278
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	128.81/cwt	124.50–132.50	737	436
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	125.00/cwt	124.00–128.00	839	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	715	129.82/cwt	129.50–130.50	928	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	128.69/cwt	126.00–130.00	798	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	126.68/cwt	122.50–129.00	655	30
Steers	Large 1	—	498	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	827	24
Steers	Large 1	—	592	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	799	30
Steers	Large 1	—	543	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	793	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	190.65/cwt	190.00–192.50	713	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	640	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	185.80/cwt	182.00–189.50	784	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	178.50/cwt	173.00–183.00	834	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	146.48/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,071	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	153.55/cwt	148.00–159.00	809	270
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	143.59/cwt	141.00–147.00	955	285
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	144.28/cwt	140.00–150.00	890	392
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	145.18/cwt	140.00–152.50	845	587
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	521	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	839	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	771	139.70/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,077	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	138.64/cwt	136.50–141.50	873	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	661	140.74/cwt	137.00–142.00	930	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	718	137.76/cwt	132.00–140.00	989	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	820	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	169.26/cwt	166.00–172.00	824	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	684	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	899	22

How this sale compares

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 Seasonal Feeder Cattle Sale (Monday) - La Junta, CO

Mon Oct 21, 2019

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

Receipts 5,114Last week 2,300Year ago 0

Special calf sale:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	571	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	412	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	324	161.00	161.00
15	—	388	160.00–166.00	163.83
48	—	420	133.00–141.50	140.13
79	—	632	130.00–134.00	131.66
120	—	657	130.00–136.00	131.71
228	—	479	134.00–144.50	140.50
278	—	530	127.00–136.00	132.70
436	—	572	124.50–132.50	128.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	671	124.00–128.00	125.00
34	—	715	129.50–130.50	129.82
120	—	620	126.00–130.00	128.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	351	155.00	155.00
30	—	517	122.50–129.00	126.68
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	498	166.00	166.00
30	—	592	135.00	135.00
59	—	543	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	374	190.00–192.50	190.65
14	—	337	190.00	190.00
81	—	422	182.00–189.50	185.80
85	—	467	173.00–183.00	178.50
99	—	731	144.00–149.00	146.48
270	—	527	148.00–159.00	153.55
285	—	665	141.00–147.00	143.59
392	—	617	140.00–150.00	144.28
587	—	582	140.00–152.50	145.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	521	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	771	138.00–141.00	139.70
103	—	630	136.50–141.50	138.64
201	—	661	137.00–142.00	140.74
232	—	718	132.00–140.00	137.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	590	139.00	139.00
69	—	487	166.00–172.00	169.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	684	131.50	131.50

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.

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