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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special calf sale:

All weights of steer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs steady to 1.00 higher with the exception of 450 to 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 instances 8.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.97/cwt on 2,693 head.

Average price

$152.97

2,693 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$79

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

$14.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.90

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	459	158.50	728	29
Large 1	492	156.00	768	12thin
Medium and Large 1	590	153.34	905	2,523
Medium and Large 1-2	559	144.19	806	129

One grade step is worth $14.31/cwt here — about −$79 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 sale2,693 hd

152.97

—

CO average5 barns · 5,589 hd

150.07

+2.90

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

37 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 1	—	382	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	539	33
Heifers	Medium 1	—	470	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	649	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	403	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	693	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	477	158.75/cwt	158.00–159.00	757	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	150.29/cwt	147.50–155.00	654	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	162.48/cwt	160.00–169.00	614	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	136.55/cwt	134.50–139.00	908	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	139.40/cwt	134.00–146.00	732	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	148.41/cwt	142.00–155.00	702	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	136.33/cwt	136.00–139.50	852	277
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	135.34/cwt	131.00–139.00	781	567
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	526	149.04/cwt	147.00–151.75	784	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	686	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	906	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	132.24/cwt	129.00–134.00	817	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	130.21/cwt	130.00–130.50	768	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	688	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	132.83/cwt	131.00–134.00	708	95
Steers	Large 1	—	492	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	768	12
Steers	Medium 1	—	459	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	728	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	577	157.24/cwt	157.00–158.00	907	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,077	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	193.22/cwt	192.00–196.00	707	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	656	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	167.87/cwt	166.00–172.00	804	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	146.28/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,043	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	182.58/cwt	178.00–188.00	754	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	156.68/cwt	150.00–160.00	821	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	145.39/cwt	140.00–151.00	919	315
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	145.46/cwt	141.50–149.00	973	415
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	150.63/cwt	144.00–155.00	865	622
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	675	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,026	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	521	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	865	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	681	137.67/cwt	133.00–139.50	938	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	716	139.91/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,002	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	141.86/cwt	141.50–143.00	889	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	728	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	141.35/cwt	141.00–142.50	825	100

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 11, 2019

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

Receipts 6,498Last week 7,432Year ago 0

Special calf sale:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	382	141.00	141.00
60	—	470	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	403	172.00	172.00
97	—	477	158.00–159.00	158.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	435	147.50–155.00	150.29
91	—	378	160.00–169.00	162.48
140	—	665	134.50–139.00	136.55
147	—	525	134.00–146.00	139.40
198	—	473	142.00–155.00	148.41
277	—	625	136.00–139.50	136.33
567	—	577	131.00–139.00	135.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
169	—	526	147.00–151.75	149.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	686	132.00	132.00
134	—	618	129.00–134.00	132.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	590	130.00–130.50	130.21
29	—	493	139.50	139.50
95	—	533	131.00–134.00	132.83
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	492	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	459	158.50	158.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	577	157.00–158.00	157.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	761	141.50	141.50
23	—	366	192.00–196.00	193.22
33	—	324	202.50	202.50
88	—	479	166.00–172.00	167.87
166	—	713	142.00–148.00	146.28
177	—	413	178.00–188.00	182.58
229	—	524	150.00–160.00	156.68
315	—	632	140.00–151.00	145.39
415	—	669	141.50–149.00	145.46
622	—	574	144.00–155.00	150.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	675	152.00	152.00
64	—	521	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	681	133.00–139.50	137.67
61	—	716	139.00–141.00	139.91
65	—	627	141.50–143.00	141.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	473	154.00	154.00
100	—	584	141.00–142.50	141.35

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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