Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Monday calf sale.

Steer calves under 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 instances 8.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher instances 5.00 higher on weaned calves. Heifer calves under 500 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, 500 to 600 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.78/cwt on 2,342 head.

Average price

$159.78

2,342 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$152

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

$31.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.10

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	418	175.75	735	42
Medium and Large 1	592	160.61	951	2,053
Medium 1	515	157.94	813	108
Large 1	615	144.25	888	139

One grade step is worth $31.50/cwt here — about −$152 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 sale2,342 hd

159.78

—

CO average5 barns · 4,338 hd

157.68

+2.10

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

44 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	—	524	143.36/cwt	139.00–147.50	751	336
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	163.45/cwt	162.00–164.00	637	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	137.13/cwt	132.00–142.00	783	318
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	155.31/cwt	152.00–157.00	728	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	156.05/cwt	153.00–160.00	683	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	143.26/cwt	140.00–146.00	871	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	508	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	775	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	777	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,064	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	444	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	653	20
Heifers	Large 1	—	495	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	720	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	136.71/cwt	135.50–137.00	701	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	168.46/cwt	168.00–169.00	559	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	161.28/cwt	157.00–167.50	926	489
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	148.51/cwt	143.00–153.00	933	194
Steers	Medium 1	—	506	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	794	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	205.01/cwt	199.00–210.00	808	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	764	134.39/cwt	133.50–137.50	1,027	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	714	139.38/cwt	136.00–142.00	995	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	181.03/cwt	172.50–187.50	864	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	171.49/cwt	161.00–176.50	887	223
Steers	Large 1	—	681	139.74/cwt	139.50–140.00	952	46
Steers	Medium 1	—	420	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	731	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	147.47/cwt	142.00–150.00	982	335
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	631	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	883	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	184.80/cwt	182.00–193.00	621	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	869	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	562	170.16/cwt	170.00–170.25	956	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	795	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,114	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	161.57/cwt	160.00–162.50	982	109
Steers	Large 1	—	500	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	785	19
Steers	Large 1	—	581	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	854	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	174.45/cwt	171.00–179.00	644	40
Heifers	Medium 1	—	546	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	732	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,024	51
Steers	Medium 1	—	616	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	875	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	730	131.37/cwt	130.00–134.00	959	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	451	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	866	16
Heifers	Medium 1	—	445	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	672	93
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	733	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	920	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	193.89/cwt	190.00–199.00	814	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	151.92/cwt	151.00–152.50	1,071	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	664	129.36/cwt	126.00–131.00	859	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	133.50/cwt	130.00–137.50	840	166

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 1, 2021

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

Receipts 4,837Last week 4,193Year ago 5,029

Special Monday calf sale.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
336	—	524	139.00–147.50	143.36
318	—	571	132.00–142.00	137.13
122	—	469	152.00–157.00	155.31
81	—	438	153.00–160.00	156.05
42	—	608	140.00–146.00	143.26
40	—	369	171.00–179.00	174.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	390	162.00–164.00	163.45
47	—	513	135.50–137.00	136.71
9	—	332	168.00–169.00	168.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	508	152.50	152.50
19	—	777	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	444	147.00	147.00
33	—	495	145.50	145.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	546	134.00	134.00
93	—	445	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	730	130.00–134.00	131.37
146	—	664	126.00–131.00	129.36
166	—	629	130.00–137.50	133.50
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	733	125.50	125.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
489	—	574	157.00–167.50	161.28
35	—	394	199.00–210.00	205.01
185	—	477	172.50–187.50	181.03
223	—	517	161.00–176.50	171.49
36	—	779	143.00	143.00
109	—	608	160.00–162.50	161.57
51	—	654	156.50	156.50
59	—	420	190.00–199.00	193.89
26	—	705	151.00–152.50	151.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
194	—	628	143.00–153.00	148.51
31	—	764	133.50–137.50	134.39
148	—	714	136.00–142.00	139.38
335	—	666	142.00–150.00	147.47
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	506	157.00	157.00
43	—	420	174.00	174.00
42	—	616	142.00	142.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	681	139.50–140.00	139.74
19	—	500	157.00	157.00
40	—	581	147.00	147.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	631	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	336	182.00–193.00	184.80
13	—	533	163.00	163.00
7	—	465	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	562	170.00–170.25	170.16
16	—	451	192.00	192.00

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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