Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special calf sale:

Compared with last Monday: Steer calves under 450 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher, 450 to 500 lbs steady instances 5.00 higher, 500 to 650 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 650 to 700 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves under 650 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 instances 5.00 higher, 650 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.61/cwt on 2,937 head.

Average price

$153.61

2,937 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$26

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

$15.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.16

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	481	162.07	780	89
Medium and Large 1	580	153.51	890	2,777
Large 1	548	146.97	806	71

One grade step is worth $15.10/cwt here — about −$26 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 sale2,937 hd

153.61

—

CO average5 barns · 4,860 hd

152.45

+1.16

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	—	431	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	629	114
Heifers	Large 1	—	450	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	621	25
Steers	Large 1	—	526	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	784	35
Steers	Large 1	—	570	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	827	36
Heifers	Medium 1	—	571	125.57/cwt	125.00–126.00	717	46
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	359	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	574	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	404	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	671	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	131.41/cwt	129.00–133.00	954	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	158.75/cwt	155.00–163.00	676	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	162.38/cwt	158.50–166.00	840	477
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	137.01/cwt	130.00–141.00	733	415
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	168.18/cwt	165.25–174.00	814	205
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	143.27/cwt	137.00–147.50	961	474
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	453	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	834	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	819	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	135.10/cwt	130.50–136.50	847	274
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	149.71/cwt	144.00–156.00	726	385
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	152.32/cwt	147.00–158.25	879	529
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	506	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	860	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	133.89/cwt	130.00–136.00	750	381
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	126.78/cwt	124.00–129.00	984	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	636	123.66/cwt	120.00–129.00	786	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	715	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	901	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	186.34/cwt	184.00–187.00	730	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	698	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	199.41/cwt	198.00–200.00	682	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	144.15/cwt	139.00–149.00	888	558
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	161.62/cwt	161.00–162.00	616	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	135.07/cwt	130.00–138.00	843	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	134.21/cwt	133.00–139.00	629	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	144.38/cwt	143.00–146.00	820	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	707	121.14/cwt	120.00–124.00	856	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	133.23/cwt	130.00–137.00	881	99
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	128.64/cwt	128.00–129.00	729	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	732	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	131.33/cwt	130.00–133.00	888	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	194.55/cwt	192.50–199.00	767	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	186.11/cwt	184.00–191.00	787	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	710	16

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 9, 2020

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

Receipts 6,280Last week 5,029Year ago 6,498

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
114	—	431	146.00	146.00
51	—	541	129.00	129.00
37	—	381	161.00–162.00	161.62
54	—	469	133.00–139.00	134.21
32	—	567	128.00–129.00	128.64
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	450	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	571	125.00–126.00	125.57
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	359	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	404	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	426	155.00–163.00	158.75
415	—	535	130.00–141.00	137.01
274	—	627	130.50–136.50	135.10
385	—	485	144.00–156.00	149.71
17	—	365	170.00	170.00
381	—	560	130.00–136.00	133.89
99	—	661	130.00–137.00	133.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	650	126.00	126.00
170	—	636	120.00–129.00	123.66
53	—	707	120.00–124.00	121.14
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	526	149.00	149.00
36	—	570	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	726	129.00–133.00	131.41
477	—	517	158.50–166.00	162.38
205	—	484	165.25–174.00	168.18
474	—	671	137.00–147.50	143.27
529	—	577	147.00–158.25	152.32
66	—	776	124.00–129.00	126.78
31	—	342	198.00–200.00	199.41
558	—	616	139.00–149.00	144.15
53	—	394	192.50–199.00	194.55
135	—	423	184.00–191.00	186.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	453	184.00	184.00
23	—	506	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	715	126.00	126.00
79	—	624	130.00–138.00	135.07
27	—	676	130.00–133.00	131.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	392	184.00–187.00	186.34
38	—	568	143.00–146.00	144.38
16	—	470	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	141.00	141.00
7	—	626	117.00	117.00

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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