Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2019-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Monday: Steer calves uneven, 300 to 400 lbs steady, 400 to 550 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, 550 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher except for 550 to 600 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady. Heifer calves 300 to 400 lbs steady, 400 to 600 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Demand good especially for calves weaned over 30 days.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.41/cwt on 3,294 head.

Average price

$152.41

3,294 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$57

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

$22.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.56

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	459	162.21	745	103
Medium and Large 1	568	152.60	867	3,070
Large 1	575	139.38	802	121

One grade step is worth $22.83/cwt here — about −$57 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 sale3,294 hd

152.41

—

CO average5 barns · 5,820 hd

150.85

+1.56

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

44 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	131.21/cwt	128.00–138.00	766	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	137.02/cwt	136.00–137.50	671	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	155.43/cwt	135.00–171.00	657	86
Steers	Large 1	—	431	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	698	22
Steers	Large 1	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	24
Steers	Large 1	—	586	135.75/cwt	131.00–137.00	795	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,099	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	188.71/cwt	182.00–191.00	702	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	182.10/cwt	180.00–187.00	788	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	190.07/cwt	187.00–193.00	639	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	143.91/cwt	141.00–145.50	1,036	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	162.86/cwt	160.00–168.00	783	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	145.16/cwt	142.50–148.50	894	246
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	146.48/cwt	141.50–149.00	968	296
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	153.22/cwt	149.00–157.00	798	620
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	149.94/cwt	144.00–155.00	873	717
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	322	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	644	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	568	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	923	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	463	171.90/cwt	171.00–176.00	796	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	517	161.23/cwt	160.50–163.00	834	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	138.61/cwt	138.00–139.50	919	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	709	135.24/cwt	133.00–137.00	959	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	137.19/cwt	132.00–140.50	848	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	811	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	175.19/cwt	170.50–177.50	685	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	157.23/cwt	155.00–158.00	564	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	127.58/cwt	124.00–129.50	797	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	652	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	802	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	558	141.88/cwt	140.00–143.00	792	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	500	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	770	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	491	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	749	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	433	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	667	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.24/cwt	133.00–142.00	723	417
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	144.82/cwt	139.00–149.00	694	320
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	134.71/cwt	131.00–139.50	781	230
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	164.03/cwt	160.00–166.00	632	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	130.18/cwt	124.00–135.50	871	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	127.55/cwt	126.50–130.50	805	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	146.91/cwt	142.50–151.00	632	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,029	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	565	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	814	101
Heifers	Medium 2	—	376	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	474	32
Heifers	Large 1	—	396	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	586	25

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 Nov 4, 2019

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

Receipts 7,432Last week 6,467Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	584	128.00–138.00	131.21
64	—	490	136.00–137.50	137.02
86	—	423	135.00–171.00	155.43
27	—	359	155.00–158.00	157.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	625	124.00–129.50	127.58
42	—	725	125.00	125.00
27	—	652	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
161	—	558	140.00–143.00	141.88
60	—	500	154.00	154.00
59	—	491	152.50	152.50
29	—	433	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
417	—	523	133.00–142.00	138.24
320	—	479	139.00–149.00	144.82
230	—	580	131.00–139.50	134.71
158	—	385	160.00–166.00	164.03
133	—	669	124.00–135.50	130.18
67	—	631	126.50–130.50	127.55
52	—	430	142.50–151.00	146.91
11	—	865	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	565	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	376	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	396	148.00	148.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	431	162.00	162.00
24	—	675	130.00	130.00
75	—	586	131.00–137.00	135.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	814	135.00	135.00
42	—	372	182.00–191.00	188.71
47	—	433	180.00–187.00	182.10
48	—	336	187.00–193.00	190.07
96	—	720	141.00–145.50	143.91
194	—	481	160.00–168.00	162.86
246	—	616	142.50–148.50	145.16
296	—	661	141.50–149.00	146.48
620	—	521	149.00–157.00	153.22
717	—	582	144.00–155.00	149.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	322	200.00	200.00
59	—	568	162.50	162.50
155	—	463	171.00–176.00	171.90
163	—	517	160.50–163.00	161.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	663	138.00–139.50	138.61
87	—	709	133.00–137.00	135.24
210	—	618	132.00–140.50	137.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	592	137.00	137.00
68	—	391	170.50–177.50	175.19

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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