La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2020

3,788 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $129.26/cwt -3.71 vs last sale · ≈ $805/hd at 623 lb · 353 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $134.34/cwt -2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 571 lb · 321 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.00/cwt -8.50 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 618 lb · 207 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,788	3,952	4,236
Feeder cattle	3,238	3,402	3,936
Slaughter cattle	200	250	300
Replacement cattle	350	300	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared with last Wednesday: Steer calves under 600 lbs mostly steady, 600 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves under 450 lbs steady, 450 to 600 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 lower, 600 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. 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
323	323	8	184.00	$184.00	$594	+6.00
410–426	418	40	156.00–161.00	$158.33	$662	-1.72
443 thin fleshed	443	9	165.00	$165.00	$731	—
451–497	475	123	143.00–156.00	$149.66	$711	+2.78
502 thin fleshed	502	6	155.00	$155.00	$778	-2.00
501–546	523	98	142.00–151.00	$148.53	$777	+3.86
560 thin fleshed	560	21	145.00	$145.00	$812	—
556–593	572	300	130.50–139.00	$133.59	$764	-3.27
600–632 unweaned	610	161	125.50–130.00	$127.51	$778	-5.46
613–646	633	192	130.00–131.00	$130.72	$827	—
655–694 unweaned	673	156	120.00–128.00	$125.20	$843	-5.90
671–688	679	40	127.50–130.00	$128.77	$874	—
705–741 unweaned	711	82	119.00–126.00	$124.08	$882	—
762 unweaned	762	26	121.00	$121.00	$922	—
878	878	36	129.00	$129.00	$1,133	-8.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	9	161.00	$161.00	$631	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–378	373	18	148.00–152.00	$150.65	$562	+10.56
419–447	434	37	135.00–139.00	$135.94	$590	+3.39
469–497	484	108	122.00–129.00	$125.84	$609	-0.45
493 thin fleshed	493	27	134.00	$134.00	$661	-1.00
503–544	525	92	120.50–126.00	$121.70	$639	-3.33
555–586	572	172	118.00–126.00	$123.10	$704	+1.92
600–639	611	43	120.50–127.00	$124.16	$759	-2.63
611–628 unweaned	620	164	115.50–118.50	$116.39	$722	-4.61
650 unweaned	650	16	116.00	$116.00	$754	—
743 unweaned	743	8	116.00	$116.00	$862	—
812	812	40	124.25	$124.25	$1,009	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	23	121.00	$121.00	$520	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	10	120.00	$120.00	$598	+2.50
515	515	11	119.00	$119.00	$613	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1090	959	85-90%	18	31.00–41.00	$38.33	$368	-7.29
1000–1125	1072	85-90%	15	43.00–47.00	$45.25	$485	—
1050–1220	1143	85-90%	6	48.00–52.00	$49.55	$566	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990	990	80-85%	1	61.00	$61.00	$604	—
935–1350	1118	80-85%	18	50.00–54.00	$51.52	$576	—
1030–1370	1203	80-85%	6	56.00–58.00	$56.63	$681	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1223–1900	1370	75-80%	13	52.00–58.00	$54.52	$747	—
1430	1430	75-80%	1	65.00	$65.00	$930	—
1560–1750	1623	75-80%	3	59.00–62.00	$60.92	$989	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1675–2090	1816	4	70.00–76.00	$73.65	$1,337	-5.30
1590–2195	1893	5	77.00–83.00	$79.23	$1,500	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
940–1482	1189	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	123	48.00–61.00	$52.34	$622

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1079–1270	1189	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	52	700.00–760.00	$732.53
1020–1423	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	860.00–885.00	$870.44

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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.