La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 19, 2022

3,418 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $165.62/cwt -7.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,045/hd at 631 lb · 236 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.81/cwt +0.70 vs last sale · ≈ $833/hd at 518 lb · 188 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $176.66/cwt +1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,001/hd at 567 lb · 164 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,418	2,974	3,486
Feeder cattle	3,103	2,599	3,336
Slaughter cattle	315	375	150

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared with last Wednesday, Steer's under 500 lbs steady, 500 to 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 instances 8.00 to 10.00 higher, 600 to 750 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Heifer's under 500 lb's 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Yearling feeder steer's steady to 2.00 higher. Yearling feeder heifer's scarce. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. slaughter bull's 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
276	276	7	220.00	$220.00	$607	—
404–439 fancy	427	31	211.00–213.00	$211.67	$904	+0.16
418–437	428	30	197.00–204.00	$199.58	$854	+4.58
455–497	477	74	186.50–191.00	$189.22	$903	+6.88
500–544	532	39	180.00–186.00	$183.63	$977	+6.99
530–536 fancy	533	35	190.00–191.00	$190.43	$1,015	—
556–591 fancy	561	84	180.00–181.00	$180.11	$1,010	—
554–595	573	80	170.50–176.00	$173.04	$992	-1.89
601–646 unweaned	631	236	160.50–172.00	$165.62	$1,045	-6.92
663 fancy	663	102	174.00	$174.00	$1,154	—
650–696 unweaned	668	52	168.00–170.00	$169.26	$1,131	+7.81
719 unweaned	719	71	157.00–161.00	$158.35	$1,139	-7.01
719–732	722	79	163.00–167.50	$165.93	$1,198	-4.07
758–795	776	25	163.00–164.00	$163.20	$1,266	+0.33
751–791 unweaned	778	46	155.00–160.50	$158.77	$1,235	—
809	809	4	163.00	$163.00	$1,319	-3.00
866	866	15	162.00	$162.00	$1,403	+4.34
901	901	32	160.00	$160.00	$1,442	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
531–541	536	34	171.00–175.00	$173.02	$927	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	7	190.00	$190.00	$522	—
391	391	15	185.00	$185.00	$723	+7.85
425–439 fancy	433	13	182.00–183.00	$182.45	$790	—
461–495	484	123	160.00–168.00	$165.56	$801	+1.57
503–545	518	188	158.00–168.00	$160.81	$833	+0.70
550–591	565	112	151.00–158.50	$153.81	$869	-0.06
608–634 unweaned	618	116	150.00–161.50	$158.40	$979	+12.51
626	626	5	173.00	$173.00	$1,083	+7.79
650–694 unweaned	663	74	146.00–153.00	$148.22	$983	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
563–594	576	19	146.00–148.00	$146.87	$846	—
605 unweaned	605	28	150.50	$150.50	$911	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
559–574	568	40	145.50–146.00	$145.80	$828	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	4	170.00	$170.00	$969	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1540	1395	75-80%	31	66.00–68.50	$67.76	$945	-3.40
1500	1500	75-80%	4	74.50	$74.50	$1,118	—
1322–2270	1587	75-80%	55	69.00–73.50	$71.91	$1,141	-2.54

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170	1170	80-85%	1	73.00	$73.00	$854	—
1120–1198	1182	80-85%	5	67.00–71.00	$67.76	$801	—
1020–1590	1218	80-85%	37	66.00–71.00	$68.72	$837	+3.97
1060–1380	1234	80-85%	24	61.00–66.50	$64.44	$795	-0.66

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1280	1060	85-90%	6	59.00–64.50	$61.27	$649	+5.91
820–1213	1064	85-90%	16	51.00–58.00	$55.27	$588	-0.09
1008–1165	1104	85-90%	13	63.00–67.00	$64.96	$717	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1810	1631	16	86.00–91.00	$90.27	$1,472	—
1475–2300	1825	14	92.00–96.00	$94.33	$1,722	+3.82
1775–2335	1949	4	101.00–101.50	$101.15	$1,971	—

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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.