La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 19, 2021

1,031 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.00/cwt +3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 604 lb · 33 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $174.97/cwt ≈ $850/hd at 486 lb · 31 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $147.93/cwt ≈ $969/hd at 655 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,031	884
Feeder cattle	566	558
Slaughter cattle	115	76
Replacement cattle	350	250

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers lightly tested. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls scarce. Trade 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
410–444	429	18	172.00–181.00	$176.99	$759	—
459–494	486	31	172.00–176.00	$174.97	$850	—
500–509	504	20	170.00–175.00	$172.73	$871	+10.76
551–558	553	18	165.00–171.00	$167.02	$924	+11.55
650–659	655	24	146.00–150.00	$147.93	$969	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
421	421	8	166.00	$166.00	$699	—
454	454	4	165.00	$165.00	$749	—
527–548	535	13	155.00–162.00	$156.40	$837	+3.08
591	591	5	156.00	$156.00	$922	+15.00
600–641	627	6	145.00–148.00	$147.04	$922	—
712–729	719	14	132.00–135.00	$133.36	$959	+7.36
752	752	9	126.00	$126.00	$948	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382	382	8	169.00	$169.00	$646	—
568	568	6	141.00	$141.00	$801	+2.85
600–612	604	33	136.00	$136.00	$821	+3.53
660–678	674	13	132.00–136.00	$132.90	$896	+9.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396	396	7	150.00	$150.00	$594	—
514–531	520	16	136.00	$136.00	$707	+7.85
605–646	638	10	120.00–127.00	$121.33	$774	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
210–230	220	2	360.00	$360.00	+29.12

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715	715	9	124.00	$124.00	$887	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
205–224	213	3	310.00–400.00	$366.20	-22.80

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1375	1161	80-85%	30	58.00–63.50	$61.89	$719	-2.63
960–1250	1194	80-85%	24	64.00–66.00	$64.83	$774	+0.31

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–960	875	85-90%	3	48.00–50.00	$48.56	$425	—
810–1265	974	85-90%	19	54.00–59.00	$56.33	$549	+6.35
783–1270	1104	85-90%	22	60.00–63.00	$60.66	$670	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1510	1428	75-80%	11	62.00–64.50	$63.73	$910	—
1395–1510	1459	75-80%	5	65.50–68.00	$66.20	$966	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1960	1960	1	97.50	$97.50	$1,911	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
720–1434	1201	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	21	59.00–66.00	$63.16	$759

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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
750–1275	1019	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	21	925.00–1,010.00	$978.65	—
900–1475	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	37	1,425.00–1,500.00	$1,455.81	—
1000–1375	1107	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	23	1,010.00–1,150.00	$1,061.57	—
1044–1750	1307	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	50	1,300.00–1,410.00	$1,370.70	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1375	1086	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	71	1,175.00–1,260.00	$1,211.95	—

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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.