La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 17, 2021

1,570 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.50/cwt -5.35 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 611 lb · 61 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.00/cwt +4.79 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 509 lb · 35 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.84/cwt -3.60 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 418 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,570	1,552
Feeder cattle	375	1,352
Slaughter cattle	150	200
Replacement cattle	1,045	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers in a light test mostly steady. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls lightly tested. Demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	9	212.00	$212.00	$731	+15.00
408	408	16	187.00	$187.00	$763	+3.58
500	500	3	161.00	$161.00	$805	-7.88
550	550	5	156.00	$156.00	$858	+4.17
621	621	8	146.00	$146.00	$907	-0.30

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–345	331	11	191.00	$191.00	$632	—
377	377	6	181.00	$181.00	$682	—
653	653	7	130.00	$130.00	$849	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	6	161.00	$161.00	$625	—
416–431	418	25	154.00–155.00	$154.84	$647	-3.60
509	509	35	145.00	$145.00	$738	+4.79
585	585	15	134.00	$134.00	$784	-1.90
611	611	61	128.50	$128.50	$785	-5.35

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
758–970	853	85-90%	6	50.00–53.00	$51.01	$435	+1.65
885	885	85-90%	1	70.00	$70.00	$620	+20.64
930–1045	966	85-90%	17	64.00–68.00	$65.35	$631	—
855–1285	1045	85-90%	4	56.00–60.00	$57.38	$600	-5.28

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1335	1142	80-85%	24	65.00–71.00	$67.94	$776	—
1005–1310	1158	80-85%	2	56.00–61.00	$58.83	$681	-1.90
1255	1255	80-85%	1	73.00	$73.00	$916	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1293–1535	1407	75-80%	10	67.50–71.00	$68.87	$969	—
1553	1553	75-80%	1	74.00	$74.00	$1,149	—
1438–1795	1646	75-80%	4	61.00–66.00	$62.40	$1,027	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–2063	1797	4	85.00	$85.00	$1,527	—
1850	1850	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,536	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
970–1495	1232	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	23	66.00–73.00	$69.35	$854

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1109	1109	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	775.00	$775.00
1000–1534	1233	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	43	1,225.00–1,375.00	$1,289.86
1078–1401	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	85	950.00–1,135.00	$1,046.98
1145–1402	1270	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	73	800.00–985.00	$875.52
1122–1364	1297	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	44	1,175.00–1,310.00	$1,244.64
1471–1500	1490	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	1,010.00–1,110.00	$1,070.99
1393–1576	1508	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	43	1,050.00–1,200.00	$1,101.83

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
961–1212	1040	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	1,250.00–1,350.00	$1,329.19

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1325	1111	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,250.00–1,350.00	$1,311.53	—
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
1155–1340	1259	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	21	1,000.00–1,160.00	$1,058.37	—

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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.