Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer calves under 450 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady to 2.00 higher instances 3.00 to 4.00 higher on weaned calves weighing 550 to 600 lbs. Heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher except for 400 to 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.63/cwt on 1,707 head.

Average price

$161.63

1,707 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$908

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$6.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.82

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	162.34	919	1,510
Medium and Large 1-2	532	156.17	831	197

One grade step is worth $6.17/cwt here — about $88 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 sale1,707 hd

161.63

—

CO average5 barns · 4,860 hd

160.80

+0.82

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

31 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 1Fancy	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	411	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	674	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	450	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	695	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	184.53/cwt	182.00–189.00	530	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	161.37/cwt	158.00–164.50	607	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	723	140.74/cwt	135.00–142.25	1,018	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	664	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	661	147.32/cwt	140.00–152.50	974	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	626	143.87/cwt	142.50–145.50	901	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	213.39/cwt	210.00–215.00	691	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	175.13/cwt	170.00–180.00	839	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	166.57/cwt	162.50–170.25	869	269
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	156.95/cwt	150.00–162.00	909	301
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	150.18/cwt	145.50–155.50	948	265
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	459	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	884	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	166.71/cwt	165.00–169.00	800	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	202.31/cwt	201.00–205.00	761	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	606	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	135.92/cwt	132.50–140.50	839	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	193.93/cwt	192.50–198.00	847	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	773	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,051	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	963	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	164.04/cwt	163.75–164.50	919	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	401	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	802	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	667	134.39/cwt	130.50–136.50	896	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	148.96/cwt	143.00–153.00	803	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	157.02/cwt	151.00–160.00	648	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	137.81/cwt	135.00–141.00	730	246
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	145.27/cwt	139.25–151.00	697	194
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	137.08/cwt	133.00–141.00	783	282

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 18, 2021

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

Receipts 3,477Last week 7,322Year ago 7,454

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	360	170.00	170.00
12	—	411	164.00	164.00
23	—	450	154.50	154.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	173.00	173.00
20	—	287	182.00–189.00	184.53
60	—	376	158.00–164.50	161.37
81	—	413	151.00–160.00	157.02
246	—	530	135.00–141.00	137.81
194	—	480	139.25–151.00	145.27
282	—	571	133.00–141.00	137.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
192	—	617	132.50–140.50	135.92
14	—	773	136.00	136.00
47	—	667	130.50–136.50	134.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	723	135.00–142.25	140.74
201	—	661	140.00–152.50	147.32
265	—	631	145.50–155.50	150.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	346	192.00	192.00
56	—	480	165.00–169.00	166.71
64	—	539	143.00–153.00	148.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	626	142.50–145.50	143.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	324	210.00–215.00	213.39
150	—	479	170.00–180.00	175.13
269	—	522	162.50–170.25	166.57
301	—	579	150.00–162.00	156.95
44	—	376	201.00–205.00	202.31
11	—	275	220.50	220.50
68	—	437	192.50–198.00	193.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	459	192.50	192.50
35	—	600	160.50	160.50
45	—	560	163.75–164.50	164.04
11	—	401	200.00	200.00

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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