La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 27, 2022

933 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.47/cwt ≈ $976/hd at 628 lb · 40 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $187.29/cwt -1.66 vs last sale · ≈ $996/hd at 532 lb · 26 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $186.30/cwt +2.30 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 415 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	933	1,961	922
Feeder cattle	781	1,814	772
Slaughter cattle	152	147	150

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared with last Wednesday: Feeder steer's and heifer's with quality and condition in a light test mostly steady except for 600 to 700 lb steer's 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower decline on breaker's and boner's. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate to good for feeders, moderate for slaughter cows and bulls.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
479	479	8	192.00	$192.00	$920	+2.38
513–543	532	26	186.00–190.00	$187.29	$996	+0.47
611–648	622	14	181.00–186.00	$184.51	$1,148	+10.56
653–689	679	16	166.00–172.00	$167.96	$1,140	+5.30

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308	308	3	193.00	$193.00	$594	—
400–430	415	17	186.00–187.00	$186.30	$773	+2.30
482–483	482	7	171.00–178.00	$173.00	$834	-10.00
660	660	6	155.00	$155.00	$1,023	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	5	165.00	$165.00	$797	-1.59
598	598	13	158.00	$158.00	$945	-5.72
605–638	628	40	153.00–157.00	$155.47	$976	—
848	848	9	130.00	$130.00	$1,102	—
906	906	9	128.00	$128.00	$1,160	—
981	981	8	125.00	$125.00	$1,226	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–389	380	11	158.00–163.00	$159.75	$607	-9.25
433–441	439	11	157.00–158.00	$157.27	$690	-3.73
454–485	471	15	151.00–152.00	$151.55	$714	-2.45
742	742	10	145.00	$145.00	$1,076	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–129	127	5	210.00–260.00	$219.43	—
158	158	2	310.00	$310.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
140–148	143	6	275.00–375.00	$307.71	—
225–240	238	6	510.00–525.00	$522.63	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1665	1428	75-80%	29	79.00–84.00	$82.69	$1,181	+2.07
1335–1535	1434	75-80%	7	76.00–80.00	$78.35	$1,124	-2.27
1440–1580	1510	75-80%	2	86.00–87.00	$86.48	$1,306	+2.11

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1132–1235	1184	80-85%	18	78.00–84.00	$80.27	$950	+0.99
1065–1328	1225	80-85%	16	75.00–81.00	$77.57	$950	-6.53
1295	1295	80-85%	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,153	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1100	998	85-90%	5	61.00–69.00	$64.94	$648	—
980–1275	1092	85-90%	11	71.00–74.00	$72.26	$789	—
815–1275	1148	85-90%	10	73.00–76.00	$74.60	$856	—
1160	1160	85-90%	1	81.00	$81.00	$940	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–1915	1663	4	86.00–91.00	$88.73	$1,476	—
1810–2190	1938	3	106.00–108.00	$106.78	$2,069	-0.76
1860–2025	1943	2	96.00	$96.00	$1,865	-11.54

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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.