La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 24, 2021

1,497 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $158.07/cwt +11.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,091/hd at 690 lb · 53 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.50/cwt +15.55 vs last sale · ≈ $918/hd at 594 lb · 38 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $154.43/cwt -9.04 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 584 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,497	4,671	1,312
Feeder cattle	1,125	4,204	1,259
Slaughter cattle	372	467	53

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend available this week due to the limited number of calves. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls scarce. Trade activity and buyer demand was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332–337	335	16	203.00–210.00	$205.60	$689	—
361	361	17	181.00	$181.00	$653	—
435–448	441	9	175.00–177.00	$176.10	$777	-1.19
476–478	478	22	170.00–172.00	$170.36	$814	-5.64
537	537	9	164.00	$164.00	$881	-0.81
579–589	584	38	153.00–156.00	$154.43	$902	-9.04
607 unweaned	607	5	156.00	$156.00	$947	—
683–698	689	38	160.00–162.00	$161.25	$1,111	+15.10
693 unweaned	693	15	150.00	$150.00	$1,040	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–377	376	19	171.00–178.00	$173.20	$651	+1.16
408	408	14	166.00	$166.00	$677	-2.46
465–485	473	32	161.00	$161.00	$762	-5.18
510–541	530	25	156.00	$156.00	$827	+5.92
550	550	4	146.00	$146.00	$803	+0.21
614–635 unweaned	627	20	141.00–146.00	$143.02	$897	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
477	477	7	161.00	$161.00	$768	+0.42

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	13	145.00	$145.00	$508	—
405–446	425	25	139.00–146.00	$143.80	$611	-2.28
503–541	528	21	133.00–137.00	$135.65	$716	+3.86
553–590	583	10	136.00–138.00	$136.38	$795	+6.53
602 unweaned	602	8	133.00	$133.00	$801	—
671 unweaned	671	11	127.00	$127.00	$852	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457–476	467	10	145.00–149.00	$147.04	$687	-5.25
513	513	5	145.00	$145.00	$744	+3.35
594 fancy	594	38	154.50	$154.50	$918	—
651	651	11	151.00	$151.00	$983	+7.88
713	713	6	139.00	$139.00	$991	-0.70
721 unweaned	721	5	141.00	$141.00	$1,017	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	14	166.00	$166.00	$664	±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–995	968	85-90%	14	31.00–38.00	$32.06	$310	-10.32
975–1148	1045	85-90%	10	51.00–54.00	$51.75	$541	—
895–1363	1068	85-90%	32	51.00–58.00	$55.30	$591	—
605–1150	1084	85-90%	14	43.00–48.00	$47.01	$510	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1205	1052	80-85%	5	61.00–66.00	$63.46	$668	+16.33
925–1290	1160	80-85%	17	51.00–57.00	$53.56	$621	-1.70
1050–1325	1176	80-85%	39	52.00–59.00	$54.61	$642	-0.65
1040–1255	1210	80-85%	6	61.00	$61.00	$738	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1358	1322	75-80%	11	52.00–58.00	$53.92	$713	—
1320–1480	1358	75-80%	13	55.00–57.00	$56.15	$763	—
1305–1693	1480	75-80%	27	61.00–63.50	$61.63	$912	—
1375–1883	1629	75-80%	13	60.00–63.00	$61.79	$1,007	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1600–1650	1617	3	71.00–78.50	$73.55	$1,189	—

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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.