La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2020

3,952 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $132.97/cwt -3.34 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 620 lb · 332 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $136.86/cwt -6.92 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 562 lb · 183 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $147.67/cwt -18.53 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 471 lb · 174 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,952	2,683	3,376
Feeder cattle	3,402	2,383	3,021
Slaughter cattle	250	175	355
Replacement cattle	300	125	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared with last Wednesday: Steer calves under 600 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 lower with the exception of 500 to 550 lbs steady, 600 to 700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Heifer calves under 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs mostly steady. Yearling feeder steers over 700 lbs 2.00 lower. Yearling feeder heifers over 700 lbs steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	4	178.00	$178.00	$584	—
385	385	15	177.00	$177.00	$681	—
406–449	422	62	156.00–162.00	$160.05	$675	-6.03
453–494	471	163	143.00–152.50	$146.88	$692	-17.87
476–478 thin fleshed	477	11	159.00–160.00	$159.36	$760	-14.64
500 thin fleshed	500	53	157.00	$157.00	$785	+1.22
502–548	525	86	141.00–149.00	$144.67	$760	+1.12
550–598	562	183	130.50–139.00	$136.86	$769	-5.75
603–640 unweaned	620	332	128.00–136.50	$132.97	$824	-2.66
662–687 unweaned	679	158	125.00–134.25	$131.10	$890	-1.16
755–795	774	48	123.00–131.00	$127.13	$984	-5.67
858	858	6	137.25	$137.25	$1,178	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
504	504	14	138.00	$138.00	$696	—
614 unweaned	614	16	125.50	$125.50	$771	—
824–847	830	40	121.50–125.00	$123.96	$1,029	—
871	871	7	122.50	$122.50	$1,067	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	8	146.00	$146.00	$637	—
580	580	46	126.00	$126.00	$731	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
533–548	543	13	136.00–138.00	$137.40	$746	—
613–628 unweaned	619	10	125.00	$125.00	$774	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–377	374	24	139.50–142.00	$140.09	$524	-2.89
413 thin fleshed	413	8	145.00	$145.00	$599	—
400–438	414	36	130.00–137.00	$132.55	$549	—
463–496	470	42	125.00–130.50	$126.29	$594	-9.36
483 thin fleshed	483	58	135.00	$135.00	$652	—
515–535	530	60	120.00–127.00	$125.03	$663	-4.00
550–592	565	131	120.00–122.50	$121.18	$685	-2.38
621–648	629	76	125.00–131.00	$126.79	$798	+0.05
630 unweaned	630	4	121.00	$121.00	$762	+1.26
663	663	62	127.00	$127.00	$842	+0.45
756–786	774	12	121.00–123.50	$122.48	$948	-3.02

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359–389	377	39	126.00–132.00	$127.17	$479	—
437–443	443	92	121.00–126.00	$121.16	$537	-11.33
454–483	474	16	116.00–121.00	$117.50	$557	-10.24
578	578	24	118.00	$118.00	$682	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
551	551	17	113.00	$113.00	$623	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	14	126.00	$126.00	$564	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
519	519	8	120.00	$120.00	$623	—
581	581	7	116.00	$116.00	$674	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1265	994	85-90%	33	42.00–47.00	$45.62	$453	+11.70
820–1190	1027	85-90%	24	48.00–52.00	$50.38	$517	+7.38

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1695	1462	75-80%	6	51.00–56.00	$53.76	$786	—
1425–1620	1529	75-80%	11	57.00–62.00	$59.07	$903	+0.31
1755–1815	1785	75-80%	2	63.00–64.00	$63.49	$1,133	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1145	1056	80-85%	7	50.00–53.50	$51.40	$543	—
1193–1345	1294	80-85%	8	56.00–59.00	$57.35	$742	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1630–1635	1633	2	71.00–74.00	$72.50	$1,184	—
1655–2080	1848	16	77.00–81.00	$78.95	$1,459	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
905–1755	1199	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	187	48.50–63.00	$54.38	$652

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1127–1383	1242	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	51	625.00–710.00	$700.77
1255–1368	1272	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	810.00–825.00	$812.48

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.