Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2020-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special calf sale:

Compared with last Monday: Calves uneven. Steers under 450 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, 450 to 500 lns 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 500 to 700 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over 700 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, 500 to 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 600 to 700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, over 700 lbs 3.00 higher. Demand good. *This will be the last Monday special calf sale this fall, calves will go back to selling on Tuesdays regular sale. *

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.56/cwt on 3,532 head.

Average price

$151.56

3,532 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$888

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$82

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

$30.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.49

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	484	159.32	771	260
Medium and Large 1	597	151.47	905	3,042
Large 1	543	148.89	808	162
Medium 1-2	539	133.50	720	50
Medium 1	661	129.00	853	18thin

One grade step is worth $30.32/cwt here — about −$82 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 sale3,532 hd

151.56

—

CO average5 barns · 6,479 hd

154.06

−2.49

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

51 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	Large 1	—	451	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	636	22
Steers	Large 1	—	529	152.67/cwt	152.00–154.00	808	63
Heifers	Large 1	—	504	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	630	34
Steers	Large 1	—	474	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	768	22
Steers	Large 1	—	574	142.06/cwt	141.00–144.00	815	77
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	601	124.69/cwt	124.00–125.50	749	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	124.56/cwt	122.50–126.00	779	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	124.30/cwt	122.50–126.50	834	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	137.62/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,045	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	142.49/cwt	135.00–147.00	744	341
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	132.73/cwt	130.00–136.00	884	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	715	132.05/cwt	128.00–134.00	944	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	201.07/cwt	196.00–202.00	639	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	763	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	961	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	135.11/cwt	133.00–135.50	834	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	167.69/cwt	165.00–175.00	793	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	137.52/cwt	135.00–138.25	981	279
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	159.43/cwt	156.00–163.00	604	193
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	189.53/cwt	184.00–194.00	832	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	149.21/cwt	145.00–154.50	864	412
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	125.77/cwt	125.50–127.50	929	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	199.33/cwt	192.50–200.00	763	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	164.01/cwt	158.50–169.00	854	325
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	153.22/cwt	152.00–158.00	484	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	153.45/cwt	148.00–156.00	721	343
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	126.91/cwt	126.00–128.00	725	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	159.24/cwt	152.00–161.00	662	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	132.75/cwt	128.00–136.00	816	279
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	475	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	779	46
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	465	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	670	15
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	571	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	737	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	127.37/cwt	125.00–130.00	662	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	147.88/cwt	142.00–150.00	634	98
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	661	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	853	18
Heifers	Medium 1	—	571	125.34/cwt	124.50–126.00	716	64
Heifers	Medium 1	—	511	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	675	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	172.41/cwt	171.00–175.00	736	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	147.78/cwt	145.00–149.50	799	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	162.13/cwt	162.00–162.50	751	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	601	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	754	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	459	191.14/cwt	186.00–193.00	877	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	706	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	995	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	131.14/cwt	127.00–133.00	871	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	133.56/cwt	128.00–139.00	765	264
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	587	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	872	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	792	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	187.83/cwt	185.00–190.00	678	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	138.51/cwt	137.50–140.50	648	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	139.35/cwt	135.00–144.00	936	404
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	140.68/cwt	136.50–146.50	872	525

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 16, 2020

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

Receipts 7,322Last week 6,280Year ago 6,961

Special calf sale:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	451	141.00	141.00
34	—	504	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	601	124.00–125.50	124.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	625	122.50–126.00	124.56
56	—	671	122.50–126.50	124.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
341	—	522	135.00–147.00	142.49
193	—	379	156.00–163.00	159.43
68	—	739	125.50–127.50	125.77
343	—	470	148.00–156.00	153.45
70	—	416	152.00–161.00	159.24
279	—	615	128.00–136.00	132.75
134	—	664	127.00–133.00	131.14
264	—	573	128.00–139.00	133.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	316	152.00–158.00	153.22
42	—	571	126.00–128.00	126.91
49	—	520	125.00–130.00	127.37
98	—	429	142.00–150.00	147.88
100	—	468	137.50–140.50	138.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	475	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	571	124.50–126.00	125.34
18	—	511	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	587	148.50	148.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	529	152.00–154.00	152.67
22	—	474	162.00	162.00
77	—	574	141.00–144.00	142.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	759	135.00–139.00	137.62
58	—	318	196.00–202.00	201.07
214	—	473	165.00–175.00	167.69
279	—	713	135.00–138.25	137.52
49	—	439	184.00–194.00	189.53
412	—	579	145.00–154.50	149.21
116	—	383	192.50–200.00	199.33
325	—	521	158.50–169.00	164.01
404	—	672	135.00–144.00	139.35
525	—	620	136.50–146.50	140.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	666	130.00–136.00	132.73
150	—	715	128.00–134.00	132.05
9	—	763	126.00	126.00
63	—	617	133.00–135.50	135.11
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	465	144.00	144.00
35	—	571	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	610	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	661	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	427	171.00–175.00	172.41
71	—	541	145.00–149.50	147.78
36	—	463	162.00–162.50	162.13
20	—	562	140.00–142.00	140.98
18	—	361	185.00–190.00	187.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
154	—	459	186.00–193.00	191.14
28	—	706	140.00–142.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	601	125.50	125.50

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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