La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 28, 2022

2,057 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.98/cwt -14.57 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 578 lb · 146 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $189.87/cwt -1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,019/hd at 537 lb · 124 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $187.75/cwt ≈ $883/hd at 470 lb · 122 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,057	1,286	1,505
Feeder cattle	1,791	1,057	1,335
Slaughter cattle	266	209	170
Replacement cattle	—	20	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared with last Wednesday steer calves with quality and condition steady, full and fleshy calves 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifer calves under 450 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, 450 to 600 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 lower, 600 to 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Yearling feeder steer's in a light test steady to 2.00 higher. Yearling feeder heifer's in a light test mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bull's mostly 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
313	313	8	204.00	$204.00	$639	-10.41
323–328 fancy	327	21	224.00–227.00	$226.15	$740	—
423 fancy	423	24	203.00	$203.00	$859	—
431–440	434	11	191.00–198.00	$193.58	$840	-4.23
450–494	467	75	181.00–188.00	$185.71	$867	—
476 fancy	476	47	191.00	$191.00	$909	—
519–539	533	59	184.00–186.00	$184.76	$985	-6.72
539–541 fancy	540	65	194.50	$194.50	$1,050	—
554–583	574	70	179.00–185.00	$181.49	$1,042	-10.51
603 fancy	603	54	183.50	$183.50	$1,107	—
625–646 unweaned	634	66	168.00–176.00	$172.69	$1,095	-10.31
654–694 unweaned	673	44	166.00–173.00	$170.38	$1,147	—
709	709	11	170.00	$170.00	$1,205	—
753	753	4	171.00	$171.00	$1,288	—
826–849	845	23	169.00	$169.00	$1,428	+5.51
866	866	5	164.00	$164.00	$1,420	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
766–796	778	18	167.50–169.00	$168.40	$1,310	—
920	920	6	155.00	$155.00	$1,426	—
971	971	8	149.00	$149.00	$1,447	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306	306	8	190.00	$190.00	$581	+4.00
413–430	422	62	175.00–177.00	$175.19	$739	-0.81
450–484	471	88	161.00–164.50	$163.10	$768	-12.90
503–506	504	58	161.00–162.00	$161.81	$816	-10.19
559–594	576	122	154.00–157.00	$155.39	$895	-16.16
586–593 fancy	590	24	163.00–168.00	$165.07	$974	—
640 unweaned	640	8	161.00	$161.00	$1,030	-2.78
682–686 unweaned	684	7	161.00–162.00	$161.57	$1,105	—
708–745	724	7	161.00–164.00	$162.68	$1,178	-1.32
784	784	10	159.50	$159.50	$1,250	-2.50
803	803	10	157.00	$157.00	$1,261	+2.00
889	889	18	145.50	$145.50	$1,293	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314	314	5	180.00	$180.00	$565	—
394	394	7	172.00	$172.00	$678	±0.00
424	424	15	169.00	$169.00	$717	—
602 unweaned	602	15	155.00	$155.00	$933	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
497	497	37	157.00	$157.00	$780	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190	1190	80-85%	5	81.00	$81.00	$964	-1.34
1208	1208	80-85%	2	87.00	$87.00	$1,051	—
1249	1249	80-85%	7	75.00	$75.00	$937	—
1050–1460	1250	80-85%	21	80.00–85.00	$81.80	$1,022	—
1013–1460	1271	80-85%	38	71.00–79.00	$75.81	$964	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1200	1021	85-90%	29	53.00–66.00	$61.53	$628	-10.62
970–1278	1106	85-90%	4	75.00–80.00	$77.78	$860	—
845–1350	1131	85-90%	11	68.00–75.00	$70.96	$803	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1850	1496	75-80%	25	78.00–83.50	$79.73	$1,193	—
1360–1955	1544	75-80%	14	81.00–88.50	$86.31	$1,333	—
1620	1620	75-80%	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,442	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1432–1780	1565	8	93.00–99.00	$96.43	$1,509	—
1525–2345	1893	19	100.00–106.00	$102.78	$1,946	—

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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.