La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 21, 2022

1,286 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.55/cwt +2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $993/hd at 579 lb · 62 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $189.19/cwt -0.43 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 480 lb · 35 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.00/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $893/hd at 519 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,286	784	991
Feeder cattle	1,057	566	761
Slaughter cattle	209	218	150
Replacement cattle	20	—	80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared with last Wednesday steer and heifer calves under 500 lbs too lightly tested for a comparison. over 500 lbs in a light test mostly steady. Feeder steer's and heifer's over 700 lbs in a light test mostly steady. Slaughter cow's and bull's mostly steady. Trade and demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451–489	480	35	188.00–191.00	$189.19	$908	-0.43
513–531	520	24	181.00–187.00	$183.17	$952	-1.95
550–581	566	12	171.00–172.00	$171.51	$971	-9.49
616 unweaned	616	7	168.00	$168.00	$1,035	—
717–748	733	12	168.00–170.00	$169.02	$1,239	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	5	212.00–216.00	$214.41	$714	-10.18
385–389	388	7	205.00–210.00	$208.58	$809	-10.98
404–410	408	10	196.00–199.00	$197.81	$807	-10.14
508–528	525	16	191.00–195.00	$191.48	$1,005	-0.59
557	557	3	192.00	$192.00	$1,069	—
610 unweaned	610	3	183.00	$183.00	$1,116	-2.00
635	635	5	186.00	$186.00	$1,181	—
665	665	5	178.00	$178.00	$1,184	—
812–818	816	12	161.00–167.00	$163.49	$1,334	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	186.00	$186.00	$586	-16.00
350	350	2	184.00	$184.00	$644	-11.00
425	425	14	176.00	$176.00	$748	-11.84
481	481	5	176.00	$176.00	$847	-5.00
519	519	26	172.00	$172.00	$893	-3.00
564–587	579	62	166.00–173.00	$171.55	$993	+2.06
605–620 unweaned	617	10	163.00–167.00	$163.78	$1,011	+0.78
615–626	620	13	166.00–170.00	$168.14	$1,042	—
658–673	670	10	169.00	$169.00	$1,132	+3.00
733	733	4	164.00	$164.00	$1,202	+8.00
792	792	8	162.00	$162.00	$1,283	—
800	800	6	155.00	$155.00	$1,240	—
808 fancy	808	19	163.00	$163.00	$1,317	—
962	962	21	140.00	$140.00	$1,347	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	10	172.00	$172.00	$645	—
489	489	12	166.00	$166.00	$812	-7.00
525–526	526	14	165.00–166.00	$165.57	$871	—
550–569	557	18	162.00	$162.00	$902	—
667	667	9	161.00	$161.00	$1,074	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645–1100	896	85-90%	33	61.00–66.00	$63.85	$572	—
780–1870	1032	85-90%	32	69.00–75.00	$72.15	$745	-3.89
900–1113	1082	85-90%	8	77.00–79.00	$77.46	$838	-4.34

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1111	1111	80-85%	4	81.00	$81.00	$900	—
990–1390	1152	80-85%	11	71.00–79.00	$74.97	$864	-0.95
1090–1295	1195	80-85%	11	80.00–86.00	$82.34	$984	-0.41

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1339–1665	1396	75-80%	12	84.00–88.00	$84.85	$1,185	—
1240–1750	1412	75-80%	9	76.00–82.00	$78.63	$1,110	+0.14

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480–1825	1663	10	91.00–99.00	$95.86	$1,594	—
1620–2035	1837	7	101.00–108.00	$103.97	$1,910	+5.64

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075–1588	1351	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	1,300.00–1,425.00	$1,362.95
1415	1415	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,300.00	$1,300.00

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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.