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La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 7, 2022

958 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.28/cwt +21.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,153/hd at 669 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.85/cwt +12.19 vs last sale · ≈ $907/hd at 516 lb · 30 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $182.50/cwt ≈ $1,204/hd at 660 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 958 938 0
Feeder cattle 708 673 0
Slaughter cattle 175 213 0
Replacement cattle 75 52 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend available this week as the last covered auction was May 24, 2022. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 19 239.50 $239.50 $802 —
393 393 2 239.00 $239.00 $939 +53.00
442–447 443 13 205.00–210.00 $208.84 $925 —
447 fancy 447 3 214.00 $214.00 $957 —
465 465 8 206.00 $206.00 $958 +27.09
517–521 519 13 203.00–205.00 $203.77 $1,058 —
550–596 575 21 181.00–187.00 $183.32 $1,054 —
659–660 660 22 181.50–183.50 $182.50 $1,204 —
710–728 726 15 171.00–178.00 $171.91 $1,248 —
758–793 777 10 163.00–168.50 $167.23 $1,299 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266–274 269 15 211.00–216.00 $212.70 $572 —
315–330 328 13 207.50–210.00 $207.87 $682 —
588 588 6 179.00 $179.00 $1,053 —
602–633 618 6 175.00–179.00 $177.05 $1,094 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 7 211.00 $211.00 $620 —
360 360 1 209.00 $209.00 $752 —
411 411 15 207.00 $207.00 $851 —
507–532 516 30 172.00–180.00 $175.85 $907 +12.19
663–698 669 36 169.00–175.00 $172.28 $1,153 +21.19
764 764 5 161.00 $161.00 $1,230 +21.00
801 801 4 161.00 $161.00 $1,290 —
851–859 856 21 159.00–163.50 $162.01 $1,387 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
261 261 8 173.00 $173.00 $452 —
314–343 319 17 165.00–170.00 $165.95 $529 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 5 168.00 $168.00 $919 —
551 551 4 166.00 $166.00 $915 +7.64
646 646 5 168.00 $168.00 $1,085 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
130 130 1 310.00 $310.00 +76.47
168–197 188 8 310.00–360.00 $332.40 -27.60
205–243 218 3 310.00–350.00 $335.11 -132.14

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
95 95 1 400.00 $400.00 —
170–190 179 5 375.00–425.00 $402.13 +32.57

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1254 1018 85-90% 15 71.00–76.00 $73.44 $748 +18.30
1040–1134 1125 85-90% 11 80.00–82.00 $80.17 $902 —
975–1270 1161 85-90% 27 77.00–82.50 $80.13 $930 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 80-85% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,048 +9.00
1040–1300 1168 80-85% 6 82.00–88.00 $86.24 $1,007 +5.24
1187–1300 1210 80-85% 5 76.00–79.50 $76.95 $931 +1.84
1055–1342 1272 80-85% 14 83.00–89.00 $86.18 $1,096 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 75-80% 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,016 —
1342–1520 1367 75-80% 7 86.50–91.00 $87.21 $1,192 +9.88
1415 1415 75-80% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,344 +13.93

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1518–1825 1642 8 104.00–111.00 $107.15 $1,759 —
1825–2060 1943 2 101.00–103.00 $101.94 $1,981 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095–1123 1103 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,325.00–1,375.00 $1,360.46
1166–1245 1222 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 24 1,185.00–1,250.00 $1,231.91
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1038 1038 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,275.00 $1,275.00
1256 1256 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,375.00 $1,375.00

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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.