La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 16, 2022

1,349 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.72/cwt +4.11 vs last sale · ≈ $964/hd at 619 lb · 84 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $194.32/cwt -0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,127/hd at 580 lb · 53 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $209.13/cwt -2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,094/hd at 523 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,349	1,050	797
Feeder cattle	1,027	883	747
Slaughter cattle	322	167	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared with last Wednesday: All weight's of feeder steer's and heifer's in a light test mostly steady with the exception of 600 to 700 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade and 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
344	344	7	227.00	$227.00	$781	—
363–393	381	5	218.00–226.00	$221.05	$842	-3.95
409–447	433	32	212.00–218.00	$215.02	$931	—
473 fancy	473	5	226.00	$226.00	$1,069	—
463–491	484	28	218.00–222.00	$219.57	$1,063	—
517 fancy	517	12	220.00	$220.00	$1,137	—
510–538	525	37	202.00–210.00	$205.61	$1,079	-6.39
565–588	580	53	193.00–198.00	$194.32	$1,127	-0.24
601–632	623	14	178.00–181.00	$180.17	$1,122	-4.83
660–688	671	36	164.00–171.00	$168.78	$1,133	+17.37
776	776	16	150.50	$150.50	$1,168	—
835	835	4	145.00	$145.00	$1,211	-0.50
962	962	7	129.00	$129.00	$1,241	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
466	466	6	200.00	$200.00	$932	-5.00
633	633	4	166.00	$166.00	$1,051	+10.00
655	655	22	158.50	$158.50	$1,038	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	3	186.00	$186.00	$738	—
411	411	4	184.00	$184.00	$756	—
500–514	508	21	162.00–170.00	$164.59	$836	—
552–569	558	27	154.00–161.00	$157.94	$881	—
600–645	619	84	153.00–160.00	$155.72	$964	+4.11
693	693	8	154.00	$154.00	$1,067	+9.00
700–735	711	18	146.00–148.00	$146.68	$1,043	—
761–786	772	36	148.00–150.50	$149.47	$1,154	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	18	155.00	$155.00	$760	—
539	539	27	155.00	$155.00	$835	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359–373	365	9	176.00–180.00	$177.82	$649	+6.82
513–531	523	14	151.00–156.00	$153.10	$801	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	6	171.00	$171.00	$1,086	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
806–1108	921	80-85%	23	66.00–71.00	$68.76	$633	—
978–1370	1037	80-85%	33	72.50–78.00	$73.61	$763	—
985–1345	1211	80-85%	6	83.00–90.00	$87.37	$1,058	—
990–1355	1230	80-85%	13	82.00–87.00	$84.21	$1,036	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1255	1052	85-90%	18	76.00–81.00	$79.23	$833	+1.52
860–1185	1100	85-90%	32	72.00–76.00	$75.61	$832	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1590	1483	75-80%	2	80.00–81.00	$80.46	$1,193	-5.52
1330–1700	1502	75-80%	21	84.50–88.00	$85.89	$1,290	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465–1880	1615	3	92.00–97.00	$95.06	$1,535	—
1608–2340	1887	23	101.00–106.00	$103.91	$1,961	—
2085–2350	2218	2	110.00–112.00	$111.06	$2,463	—

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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.