Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special calf sale:

Compared with last Monday: Steer calves 300 to 400 lbs steady, 400 to 600 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 instances 10.00 to 12.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Heifer calves under 550 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher, 550 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady. Trade activity and buyer demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.02/cwt on 2,295 head.

Average price

$148.02

2,295 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

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

$11.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.13

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	503	150.47	758	54
Large 1	536	148.50	796	67
Medium and Large 1	577	148.13	855	2,132
Medium 1	539	138.50	747	42

One grade step is worth $11.97/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 sale2,295 hd

148.02

—

CO average5 barns · 4,369 hd

145.89

+2.13

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

41 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	—	416	151.26/cwt	150.00–153.00	629	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	168.75/cwt	165.00–175.00	791	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	139.81/cwt	136.50–144.00	875	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	191.11/cwt	189.00–192.50	659	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	182.09/cwt	176.00–188.00	750	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	179.37/cwt	179.00–181.00	617	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	454	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	817	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	763	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	456	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	739	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	752	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	944	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	125.56/cwt	123.00–130.00	662	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	148.00/cwt	147.00–149.00	780	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	150.84/cwt	147.00–159.00	718	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	153.56/cwt	153.00–155.00	728	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	129.47/cwt	128.25–133.50	822	75
Heifers	Large 1	—	530	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	694	14
Steers	Large 1	—	536	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	796	67
Heifers	Medium 1	—	401	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	553	25
Heifers	Medium 1	—	461	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	625	49
Heifers	Medium 1	—	515	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	680	83
Steers	Medium 1	—	539	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	747	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	501	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	736	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	139.60/cwt	134.50–144.00	725	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	672	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	155.85/cwt	150.50–161.50	812	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	134.89/cwt	133.00–138.00	966	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	133.57/cwt	130.00–136.00	890	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	158.21/cwt	155.00–165.00	663	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	134.00/cwt	129.00–136.00	832	191
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	177.37/cwt	176.00–181.00	683	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	672	130.13/cwt	123.00–133.50	874	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	145.64/cwt	141.00–152.50	835	616
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	419	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	704	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	511	165.18/cwt	164.50–165.50	844	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	706	128.48/cwt	127.00–131.50	907	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	667	123.27/cwt	121.00–125.75	822	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	397	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	778	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	125.78/cwt	124.00–128.50	838	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	128.30/cwt	123.00–133.00	735	474
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	122.98/cwt	120.50–125.50	759	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	164.97/cwt	161.00–170.00	624	50

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 2, 2020

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

Receipts 5,029Last week 2,877Year ago 7,432

Special calf sale:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	416	150.00–153.00	151.26
71	—	527	123.00–130.00	125.56
50	—	378	161.00–170.00	164.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	344	179.00–181.00	179.37
166	—	476	147.00–159.00	150.84
75	—	635	128.25–133.50	129.47
230	—	519	134.50–144.00	139.60
59	—	419	155.00–165.00	158.21
84	—	385	176.00–181.00	177.37
57	—	666	124.00–128.50	125.78
474	—	573	123.00–133.00	128.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	555	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	456	162.00	162.00
16	—	501	147.00	147.00
14	—	419	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	530	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	401	138.00	138.00
49	—	461	135.50	135.50
83	—	515	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	667	121.00–125.75	123.27
137	—	617	120.50–125.50	122.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
179	—	469	165.00–175.00	168.75
125	—	626	136.50–144.00	139.81
40	—	345	189.00–192.50	191.11
44	—	412	176.00–188.00	182.09
7	—	369	182.00	182.00
200	—	521	150.50–161.50	155.85
69	—	716	133.00–138.00	134.89
139	—	666	130.00–136.00	133.57
616	—	573	141.00–152.50	145.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	454	180.00	180.00
76	—	511	164.50–165.50	165.18
37	—	397	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	752	125.50	125.50
191	—	621	129.00–136.00	134.00
196	—	672	123.00–133.50	130.13
113	—	706	127.00–131.50	128.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	527	147.00–149.00	148.00
24	—	474	153.00–155.00	153.56
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	536	148.00–149.00	148.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	539	138.50	138.50

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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