Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2019-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Monday: Steer calves under 450 lbs steady to 3.00 higher advance on 300 to 400 lbs, 450 to 650 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 lower, with the exception of 500 to 550 lbs mostly steady, over 650 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves under 400 lbs steady, 400 to 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 instances 8.00 lower. 600 to 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower, over 700 lbs steady. Condition on most of the calves full. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.35/cwt on 2,821 head.

Average price

$144.35

2,821 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$3.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.09

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	592	144.79	857	2,391
Large 1	510	143.75	733	81
Medium and Large 1-2	543	141.52	768	256
Medium 1	511	141.45	723	93

One grade step is worth $3.34/cwt here — about $134 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 sale2,821 hd

144.35

—

CO average5 barns · 6,528 hd

146.44

−2.09

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

43 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	—	581	120.41/cwt	120.00–121.00	700	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,028	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	926	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	163.35/cwt	160.00–167.00	622	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	133.44/cwt	133.00–134.50	945	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	128.33/cwt	125.75–132.50	801	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	142.82/cwt	137.00–147.00	596	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	133.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	638	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	124.04/cwt	121.00–129.00	712	328
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	127.87/cwt	122.50–131.50	671	433
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	413	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	636	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	455	144.21/cwt	142.00–144.50	656	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	713	121.17/cwt	118.00–123.50	864	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	124.17/cwt	121.00–129.00	827	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	124.38/cwt	122.00–128.00	775	259
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	125.02/cwt	121.00–126.00	609	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	120.19/cwt	120.00–120.50	698	112
Steers	Large 1	—	510	143.75/cwt	141.00–145.00	733	81
Steers	Medium 1	—	478	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	717	40
Steers	Medium 1	—	536	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	724	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,101	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,026	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	140.98/cwt	136.00–142.50	1,177	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	184.12/cwt	181.00–189.00	714	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	141.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	971	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	138.61/cwt	138.25–142.50	876	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	163.91/cwt	160.00–168.00	795	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	152.56/cwt	150.00–159.50	783	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	183.68/cwt	181.00–189.00	760	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	138.94/cwt	135.00–146.00	795	578
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	371	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	723	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	569	151.91/cwt	150.00–152.50	864	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	454	174.32/cwt	172.00–178.00	791	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	506	162.77/cwt	160.00–164.50	824	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	755	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,000	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	713	132.79/cwt	130.50–136.00	947	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	134.00/cwt	131.00–136.50	892	259
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	134.04/cwt	127.50–138.50	839	459
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	144.65/cwt	142.50–146.00	775	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	751	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	133.68/cwt	132.50–134.50	767	124

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 28, 2019

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

Receipts 6,467Last week 5,114Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	581	120.00–121.00	120.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	175.00	175.00
21	—	759	135.50	135.50
39	—	681	136.00	136.00
43	—	381	160.00–167.00	163.35
46	—	708	133.00–134.50	133.44
82	—	624	125.75–132.50	128.33
148	—	417	137.00–147.00	142.82
206	—	480	130.00–135.00	133.01
328	—	574	121.00–129.00	124.04
433	—	525	122.50–131.50	127.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	413	154.00	154.00
91	—	455	142.00–144.50	144.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	713	118.00–123.50	121.17
144	—	666	121.00–129.00	124.17
259	—	623	122.00–128.00	124.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	487	121.00–126.00	125.02
112	—	581	120.00–120.50	120.19
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	510	141.00–145.00	143.75
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	478	150.00	150.00
53	—	536	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	336	195.00	195.00
20	—	759	145.00	145.00
35	—	720	142.50	142.50
38	—	835	136.00–142.50	140.98
39	—	388	181.00–189.00	184.12
47	—	686	140.00–145.00	141.55
93	—	632	138.25–142.50	138.61
115	—	485	160.00–168.00	163.91
144	—	513	150.00–159.50	152.56
150	—	414	181.00–189.00	183.68
578	—	572	135.00–146.00	138.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	371	195.00	195.00
22	—	569	150.00–152.50	151.91
39	—	454	172.00–178.00	174.32
106	—	506	160.00–164.50	162.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	755	132.50	132.50
213	—	713	130.50–136.00	132.79
259	—	666	131.00–136.50	134.00
459	—	626	127.50–138.50	134.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	536	142.50–146.00	144.65
67	—	491	153.00	153.00
124	—	574	132.50–134.50	133.68

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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