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La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 17, 2021

4,671 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $154.88/cwt -1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $965/hd at 623 lb · 166 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.65/cwt +0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 527 lb · 164 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.90/cwt ≈ $792/hd at 610 lb · 144 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,671 4,919 4,180
Feeder cattle 4,204 4,339 4,000
Slaughter cattle 467 580 180

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: The larger test was in the 5 weight range with steers up 2.00 and heifers up 1.00. Feeders over 750 had no test. Slaughter cows were down 2.00 and bulls were also down on a light test. Trade and demand was moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 3 183.00 $183.00 $727 —
429–435 432 71 175.00–182.00 $177.29 $766 -6.35
458 458 10 176.00 $176.00 $806 -4.49
513–548 533 101 160.00–170.00 $164.81 $878 -1.56
555–597 569 81 156.00–168.50 $163.47 $930 +2.29
601–631 623 166 148.50–158.50 $154.88 $965 -6.28
651–674 667 104 141.00–150.00 $146.15 $975 -1.80
706–731 726 106 146.00–157.50 $156.01 $1,133 +5.62
750–795 775 45 143.00–153.00 $149.20 $1,156 +7.32
800–833 809 129 141.00–154.50 $152.32 $1,232 +11.32
860–892 868 21 141.00–142.00 $141.76 $1,230 —
901–935 903 133 123.00–155.00 $152.24 $1,375 —
965 965 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,216 —
1002 1002 3 131.00 $131.00 $1,313 —
1093 1093 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,476 —
1210 1210 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,331 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 8 211.00 $211.00 $665 —
388–399 396 61 166.00–181.00 $172.04 $681 -22.96
405–432 424 41 160.00–170.50 $168.46 $714 +3.58
450–495 475 20 161.00–178.00 $166.18 $789 —
508–545 523 60 140.00–155.00 $150.08 $785 —
563–599 575 100 136.00–156.00 $145.79 $838 —
601–647 631 61 142.50–151.00 $147.97 $934 —
656–692 677 54 126.00–137.00 $134.46 $910 —
702–741 727 98 129.00–141.50 $138.41 $1,006 +6.27
755–794 775 40 121.00–137.50 $136.39 $1,057 —
925 925 1 101.00 $101.00 $934 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 8 151.00 $151.00 $670 —
482–496 488 24 160.00–161.00 $160.58 $784 —
646 646 20 140.00 $140.00 $904 —
945 945 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,096 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 6 212.00 $212.00 $729 —
459 459 5 171.00 $171.00 $785 —
673 673 14 149.00 $149.00 $1,003 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
668 668 5 126.00 $126.00 $842 —
885 885 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,000 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406–410 408 44 164.00–170.50 $166.53 $679 +14.78
453–497 475 32 148.00–157.00 $152.29 $723 +1.37
509–543 527 164 138.00–149.00 $141.65 $746 +0.90
553–580 574 137 137.00–149.00 $138.95 $798 -1.89
600–621 607 84 137.50–147.00 $139.51 $847 —
662–689 679 109 134.00–146.00 $143.12 $972 +3.49
722–740 729 31 131.00–153.00 $139.70 $1,018 —
773–781 779 38 135.50–152.00 $148.55 $1,157 —
808–814 809 42 137.00–148.10 $145.71 $1,179 —
850 850 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,224 —
920 920 11 137.00 $137.00 $1,260 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
249 249 5 145.00 $145.00 $361 —
333–345 337 34 136.00–144.00 $139.25 $469 -18.73
355–396 389 32 130.00–163.00 $143.29 $557 —
410–430 421 55 144.00–150.00 $146.08 $615 —
469–499 490 63 131.00–143.00 $136.17 $667 —
508–545 527 44 126.00–135.00 $131.79 $695 —
563–596 584 47 120.00–135.00 $129.85 $758 —
600–625 610 144 125.00–135.50 $129.90 $792 —
651–697 678 74 128.00–132.50 $129.64 $879 —
724–735 730 25 116.00–126.00 $123.67 $903 —
765–776 771 16 114.00–126.00 $119.96 $925 —
815 815 2 121.00 $121.00 $986 —
865 865 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,090 —
935 935 3 91.00 $91.00 $851 —
950 950 1 92.00 $92.00 $874 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 4 165.00 $165.00 $629 —
438 438 2 149.00 $149.00 $653 +5.86
477–497 485 39 140.00–143.00 $141.74 $687 —
562 562 9 143.00 $143.00 $804 +9.00
626 626 29 137.50 $137.50 $861 —
692 692 40 150.00 $150.00 $1,038 —
831 831 7 140.00 $140.00 $1,163 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 8 127.00–141.00 $134.00 $527 —
435–440 438 10 121.00–136.00 $130.01 $569 —
501–547 521 17 116.00–132.00 $124.93 $651 —
703–747 721 20 81.00–106.00 $82.23 $593 —
750–795 759 5 81.00–117.00 $88.54 $672 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–398 392 8 131.00–151.00 $146.22 $573 —
437 437 6 141.00 $141.00 $616 —
561 561 5 125.50 $125.50 $704 —
1011 1011 4 86.00 $86.00 $869 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 12 166.00 $166.00 $719 —
587 587 12 134.00 $134.00 $787 +11.00
653 653 8 127.00 $127.00 $829 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 4 111.00 $111.00 $777 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 206.00 $206.00 $690 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
763–1075 978 80-85% 38 61.00–86.00 $73.83 $722 —
983–1240 1067 80-85% 8 42.00–48.00 $47.13 $503 —
930–1745 1181 80-85% 126 51.00–60.00 $55.26 $653 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–918 861 85-90% 15 31.00–40.00 $31.98 $275 —
880–1110 999 85-90% 16 41.00–48.00 $42.38 $423 -3.89
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1118–1595 1403 75-80% 13 55.00–69.00 $61.26 $859 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1390 1348 2 66.00–67.00 $66.48 $896 —
1085–2030 1540 4 83.00–92.00 $86.74 $1,336 —
1455–1975 1654 9 71.00–78.00 $73.63 $1,218 —

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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.