Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special calf sale:

Compared with last week: Calves uneven. Steers under 500 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 instances 10.00 higher, 500 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, over 700 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves under 350 lbs steady, 350 to 400 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower, 400 to 500 lbs steady to 5.00 higher advance on 400 to 450 lbs, 500 to 650 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, over 650 lbs mostly steady. Demand good for weaned calves, moderate for fleshy unweaned calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.11/cwt on 2,981 head.

Average price

$139.11

2,981 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

per head · Large 1 over Small and Medium 1

$24.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.13

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	494	145.11	716	221
Medium and Large 1	571	138.92	793	2,655
Medium and Large 1-2	540	137.62	743	55
Medium 1	598	128.00	765	23
Small and Medium 1	583	121.00	705	27

One grade step is worth $24.11/cwt here — about $11 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 sale2,981 hd

139.11

—

CO average5 barns · 7,932 hd

144.24

−5.13

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

46 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	552	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	781	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	123.65/cwt	123.00–124.00	837	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	133.77/cwt	129.00–138.00	754	700
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	143.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	535	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	128.97/cwt	126.00–131.00	916	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	160.23/cwt	156.00–166.50	747	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	463	170.54/cwt	169.00–172.00	790	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	136.51/cwt	134.00–137.25	853	205
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	128.86/cwt	123.00–136.00	615	499
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	131.12/cwt	129.00–133.00	935	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	419	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	633	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	122.57/cwt	120.00–126.00	706	341
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	139.72/cwt	136.00–147.00	588	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	876	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	124.77/cwt	120.00–129.50	659	676
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	583	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	705	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	141.72/cwt	137.00–147.50	726	542
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	570	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	681	24
Steers	Medium 1	—	598	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	765	23
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	453	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	539	17
Steers	Large 1	—	488	147.54/cwt	146.00–151.00	720	192
Steers	Large 1	—	531	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	685	29
Heifers	Large 1	—	492	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	581	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	124.20/cwt	123.00–128.00	769	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	528	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	120.72/cwt	117.50–122.50	576	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	506	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	764	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	187.62/cwt	183.00–190.00	741	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	131.47/cwt	127.00–135.00	811	392
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	717	126.48/cwt	124.00–129.50	907	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	128.58/cwt	128.00–129.00	723	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	120.28/cwt	117.00–126.00	805	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	431	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	771	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	171.01/cwt	168.00–177.00	722	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	468	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	667	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	509	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	677	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	421	162.64/cwt	161.00–165.00	685	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	974	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	660	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	127.40/cwt	124.00–130.50	860	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	166.93/cwt	166.00–167.50	574	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	828	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	985	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	720	121.73/cwt	121.50–122.00	876	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	970	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	121.23/cwt	119.00–124.00	758	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	670	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	817	12

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 19, 2020

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

Receipts 7,454Last week 6,961Year ago 5,114

Special calf sale:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	552	141.50	141.50
29	—	463	169.00–172.00	170.54
23	—	506	151.00	151.00
18	—	431	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
700	—	564	129.00–138.00	133.77
115	—	466	156.00–166.50	160.23
205	—	625	134.00–137.25	136.51
106	—	713	129.00–133.00	131.12
28	—	654	134.00	134.00
542	—	512	137.00–147.50	141.72
18	—	395	183.00–190.00	187.62
104	—	422	168.00–177.00	171.01
5	—	752	129.00	129.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	583	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	598	128.00	128.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
192	—	488	146.00–151.00	147.54
29	—	531	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
392	—	617	127.00–135.00	131.47
125	—	717	124.00–129.50	126.48
162	—	675	124.00–130.50	127.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	562	128.00–129.00	128.58
15	—	395	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	421	161.00–165.00	162.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	670	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	677	123.00–124.00	123.65
34	—	373	140.00–145.00	143.42
32	—	710	126.00–131.00	128.97
499	—	477	123.00–136.00	128.86
341	—	576	120.00–126.00	122.57
162	—	421	136.00–147.00	139.72
676	—	528	120.00–129.50	124.77
92	—	619	123.00–128.00	124.20
11	—	773	126.00	126.00
21	—	344	166.00–167.50	166.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	151.00	151.00
19	—	468	142.50	142.50
19	—	509	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	570	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	453	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	492	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	380	139.00	139.00
67	—	477	117.50–122.50	120.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	669	117.00–126.00	120.28
8	—	828	119.00	119.00
24	—	720	121.50–122.00	121.73
207	—	625	119.00–124.00	121.23

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