Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special calf sale:

Compare with last Monday: Calves uneven. Steer calves under 500 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, 500 to 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower decline on weights 600 to 650 lbs and 700 to 800 lbs. Heifer calves 300 to 400 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 400 to 450 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, over 450 lbs steady to 2.00 lower decline over 550 lbs. Demand moderate. Several cancellations due to the winter weather and road conditions.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.50/cwt on 1,414 head.

Average price

$140.50

1,414 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$7.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.47

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	140.83	809	1,290
Medium and Large 1-2	522	138.65	724	66
Large 1	543	136.97	744	31
Medium 1	525	133.13	699	27

One grade step is worth $7.70/cwt here — about $110 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 sale1,414 hd

140.50

—

CO average5 barns · 3,863 hd

139.02

+1.47

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
Steers	Large 1	—	474	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	702	12
Steers	Large 1	—	587	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	763	19
Steers	Medium 1	—	409	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	583	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	551	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	722	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	592	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	524	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	717	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	169.92/cwt	167.00–176.00	731	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	173.59/cwt	168.00–181.00	674	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	380	156.04/cwt	154.00–159.00	593	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	133.34/cwt	130.50–135.50	816	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	126.76/cwt	125.00–130.00	676	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	726	123.30/cwt	121.00–124.00	895	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	135.17/cwt	131.00–137.00	593	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	132.17/cwt	127.00–136.00	624	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	155.93/cwt	153.00–161.00	748	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	980	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	609	128.98/cwt	123.00–131.00	785	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	753	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	904	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	707	364
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	116.69/cwt	115.00–118.50	721	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	149.39/cwt	144.00–153.00	775	299
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	139.64/cwt	136.50–147.00	810	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	138.65/cwt	137.50–139.00	724	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	544	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	120.54/cwt	120.00–121.00	626	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	126.81/cwt	121.00–130.00	841	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	143.58/cwt	140.00–149.00	528	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	132.54/cwt	130.00–134.00	871	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	532	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	790	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	115.55/cwt	115.00–117.50	677	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	465	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	681	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	783	17

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 26, 2020

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

Receipts 2,877Last week 7,454Year ago 6,467

Special calf sale:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	474	148.00	148.00
19	—	587	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	409	142.50	142.50
22	—	551	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	430	167.00–176.00	169.92
58	—	388	168.00–181.00	173.59
94	—	612	130.50–135.50	133.34
4	—	329	183.00	183.00
88	—	480	153.00–161.00	155.93
16	—	784	125.00	125.00
299	—	519	144.00–153.00	149.39
195	—	580	136.50–147.00	139.64
61	—	657	130.00–134.00	132.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	726	121.00–124.00	123.30
222	—	609	123.00–131.00	128.98
7	—	753	120.00	120.00
121	—	663	121.00–130.00	126.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	522	137.50–139.00	138.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	400	148.00	148.00
30	—	524	136.75	136.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	380	154.00–159.00	156.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	533	125.00–130.00	126.76
107	—	439	131.00–137.00	135.17
194	—	472	127.00–136.00	132.17
364	—	566	120.00–130.00	124.96
10	—	368	140.00–149.00	143.58
15	—	343	155.00	155.00
29	—	705	120.00	120.00
30	—	658	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	618	115.00–118.50	116.69
17	—	681	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	432	126.00	126.00
27	—	519	120.00–121.00	120.54
40	—	586	115.00–117.50	115.55

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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