La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 11, 2023

3,825 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $178.10/cwt +11.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,382/hd at 776 lb · 268 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $184.44/cwt ≈ $1,228/hd at 666 lb · 158 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.93/cwt ≈ $1,233/hd at 752 lb · 154 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,825	597	2,861
Feeder cattle	3,375	479	2,551
Slaughter cattle	450	118	310

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared with a couple of weeks ago: Steer calves under 600 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 higher, 600 to 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves under 700 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher. yearling feeder Steers over 700 lbs mostly steady. Not enough feeder heifers weighing over 700 lbs a couple of weeks ago for a comparison. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Trade and demand very good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
291–294	293	14	286.00–291.00	$288.49	$845	—
343	343	2	270.00	$270.00	$926	—
391	391	18	251.00	$251.00	$981	—
444	444	10	245.00	$245.00	$1,088	—
451–452 value added	452	18	240.00–244.00	$242.22	$1,095	—
455–483	474	85	226.50–236.00	$229.72	$1,089	+16.62
504–525	512	19	209.00–217.00	$213.94	$1,095	+13.94
558–565	562	64	200.00–206.00	$202.02	$1,135	+7.02
562 fancy	562	15	216.00	$216.00	$1,214	—
620 fancy	620	24	193.00	$193.00	$1,197	—
604–645	629	110	181.00–190.00	$185.31	$1,166	+1.01
650–695	666	158	181.00–186.00	$184.44	$1,228	—
736–743	738	22	171.00–175.00	$172.10	$1,270	—
750–789	776	268	175.00–180.00	$178.10	$1,382	+11.38
814	814	4	174.00	$174.00	$1,416	+4.00
902	902	28	165.00	$165.00	$1,488	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341	341	11	201.00	$201.00	$685	—
480 unweaned	480	44	191.00	$191.00	$917	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446	446	22	210.00	$210.00	$937	—
532	532	29	199.00	$199.00	$1,059	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
592	592	20	193.00	$193.00	$1,143	—
686	686	29	176.00	$176.00	$1,207	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
728	728	19	172.50	$172.50	$1,256	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	16	219.00	$219.00	$657	—
354	354	27	217.00	$217.00	$768	—
420 fancy	420	12	211.50	$211.50	$888	—
406–430	423	50	199.50–205.00	$200.72	$849	+33.72
455–476	461	57	193.00–201.00	$197.11	$909	+31.61
507–536	518	96	190.00–195.00	$191.93	$994	+25.71
551	551	5	186.00	$186.00	$1,025	+20.82
608–609	609	59	171.00–176.00	$173.24	$1,055	+6.83
654–681	674	49	170.00–171.00	$170.24	$1,147	—
717	717	13	165.00	$165.00	$1,183	—
750–779	752	154	163.00–164.00	$163.93	$1,233	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352	352	43	209.00	$209.00	$736	—
501–532	512	22	185.00–187.00	$185.76	$951	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	23	164.00	$164.00	$1,009	—
675	675	38	164.00	$164.00	$1,107	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
593–595	594	61	166.00–169.50	$167.95	$998	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1360	1168	80-85%	49	63.00–68.00	$66.47	$776	-9.45
1015–1392	1204	80-85%	63	67.00–74.50	$70.88	$853	-8.12
1045–1330	1231	80-85%	64	68.00–76.00	$69.70	$858	-9.30

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900	900	85-90%	15	60.00	$60.00	$540	—
907–1005	948	85-90%	60	63.00–66.00	$63.67	$604	—
870–1285	1057	85-90%	33	63.00–66.00	$64.61	$683	—
935–1265	1084	85-90%	27	51.00–62.00	$59.24	$642	—
1094–1195	1141	85-90%	13	67.00–67.50	$67.24	$767	+5.73
1130–1168	1166	85-90%	21	67.00–70.50	$70.34	$820	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1277–1830	1484	75-80%	13	65.00–69.50	$68.01	$1,009	-16.30
1210–1680	1491	75-80%	42	70.00–76.00	$73.95	$1,103	-10.36
1740	1740	75-80%	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,444	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1855	1558	2	86.00–91.00	$88.02	$1,371	—
1420–2010	1745	3	85.00–92.00	$87.24	$1,522	—
1755–2260	1954	5	91.00–102.00	$96.48	$1,885	—
2020–2370	2145	5	99.00–102.00	$100.18	$2,149	—

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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.