La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 11, 2023

2,171 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $266.18/cwt -15.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,528/hd at 574 lb · 72 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.65/cwt +7.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,489/hd at 619 lb · 71 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $316.56/cwt +6.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,320/hd at 417 lb · 65 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,171	2,059	2,974
Feeder cattle	1,825	1,773	2,599
Slaughter cattle	222	257	375
Replacement cattle	124	29	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Feeder steers under 550 lbs sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, over 550 lbs mostly 2,00 to 13.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs sold sharply higher, 550-700 lbs 1.00 to 8.00 higher, and over 700 lbs sharply higher. The next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–335	317	5	325.00–337.00	$328.66	$1,042	—
368–394	379	24	313.00–321.00	$315.83	$1,197	+2.00
403–436	417	65	309.00–322.00	$316.56	$1,320	+6.74
452–489	473	52	295.00–310.00	$300.67	$1,422	+4.75
508–528	511	24	275.00–281.00	$276.91	$1,415	—
551–598	574	72	260.00–274.00	$266.18	$1,528	-15.16
603–620	606	45	258.00–264.00	$263.12	$1,595	+12.76
650–695	674	25	248.00–256.00	$252.31	$1,701	+10.99
703–719	713	17	241.00–243.00	$242.30	$1,728	+0.36
784–795	791	20	234.00–246.00	$238.76	$1,889	+1.99
814–815	814	10	236.00–241.00	$237.00	$1,929	+26.61
869–894	879	42	235.00–241.50	$237.75	$2,090	+22.75
900	900	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,115	—
982	982	31	228.00	$228.00	$2,239	+14.00
1018	1018	4	215.00	$215.00	$2,189	+2.51
1090	1090	13	215.00	$215.00	$2,344	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–343	326	14	305.00–319.00	$315.27	$1,028	+9.27
359–395	377	15	293.00–302.00	$296.95	$1,120	-4.06
410–448	428	23	297.00–308.00	$302.31	$1,294	+10.31
465–484	479	11	288.00–290.00	$289.10	$1,385	+18.08
520–545	539	17	262.00–272.00	$269.13	$1,451	+5.93
600–649	635	33	250.00–251.00	$250.91	$1,593	+9.91
710–731	728	6	236.00–238.00	$237.67	$1,730	+15.15
840	840	4	231.00–233.00	$232.50	$1,953	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273–275	274	7	311.00–316.00	$314.56	$862	—
300–330	315	2	291.00–301.00	$295.76	$932	+1.76
372–385	375	5	284.00–291.00	$285.44	$1,070	+13.44
423–445	428	12	267.00–285.00	$277.92	$1,189	+11.13
450–498	469	20	271.00–277.00	$274.74	$1,289	+18.78
500–548	526	38	240.00–256.00	$246.50	$1,297	-0.03
595	595	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,428	—
623	623	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,433	+3.97
700–738	730	5	231.00	$231.00	$1,686	+25.04
765–770	767	3	230.00–231.00	$230.67	$1,769	—
850–890	870	2	218.00–220.00	$218.98	$1,905	+37.98
900	900	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,944	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
227–240	230	6	675.00–850.00	$742.59	—
250	250	1	785.00	$785.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
210	210	2	660.00	$660.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
248	248	2	325.00	$325.00	$806	+2.00
255–293	280	6	291.00–301.00	$294.06	$823	-22.06
310–340	334	5	290.00–301.00	$292.04	$975	—
370–399	391	25	281.00–285.00	$283.66	$1,109	+8.27
416	416	4	276.50	$276.50	$1,150	+15.94
451–481	469	58	260.00–274.50	$268.17	$1,258	+20.59
511–528	524	41	250.00–255.00	$252.78	$1,325	+11.12
552–595	580	64	236.00–246.00	$244.40	$1,418	+1.40
601–636	617	65	234.00–242.00	$238.96	$1,474	+5.76
636 fancy	636	6	259.00	$259.00	$1,647	—
652–685	676	19	231.00–243.00	$232.88	$1,574	+7.88
715–740	722	14	228.00–239.00	$231.13	$1,669	+15.13
780	780	2	236.00	$236.00	$1,841	+30.96
835	835	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,904	+34.52
860–865	863	8	216.00–226.00	$220.99	$1,907	+34.99
913–915	914	3	191.00–201.00	$194.34	$1,776	—
950	950	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,834	+12.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
288	288	5	284.00	$284.00	$818	+1.98
315–327	322	5	280.00–281.00	$280.61	$904	+3.63
350–398	379	41	251.00–264.00	$255.81	$970	-1.68
400–443	430	42	251.00–266.00	$262.06	$1,127	+10.87
467–495	486	35	250.00–258.00	$255.28	$1,241	+20.63
525–542	536	13	241.00–248.00	$245.86	$1,318	+9.86
565–594	590	17	222.00–228.00	$225.48	$1,330	-6.79
605–625	617	10	222.00–231.00	$226.59	$1,398	+2.70
677–690	685	11	226.00–228.00	$227.28	$1,557	—
740–748	746	11	220.00–225.50	$224.46	$1,674	+8.46
798	798	2	221.00	$221.00	$1,764	+20.00
889	889	4	206.00	$206.00	$1,831	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
266–288	273	9	276.00–281.00	$277.76	$758	—
310–340	329	19	251.00–262.00	$255.16	$839	+1.62
373–397	387	8	221.00–235.00	$226.92	$878	-17.61
422–442	429	64	230.00–250.00	$240.66	$1,032	-0.83
459–495	480	20	240.00–246.00	$243.80	$1,170	+19.27
513–532	522	24	230.00–233.00	$231.17	$1,207	+2.64
575	575	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,248	-4.60
643	643	1	219.00	$219.00	$1,408	+12.96
725	725	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,530	+11.00
795	795	2	211.00	$211.00	$1,677	+24.32
825–840	833	2	191.00	$191.00	$1,591	—
880	880	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,654	+12.00
925–948	940	3	171.00–178.00	$175.70	$1,652	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
185	185	1	450.00	$450.00	—
225	225	1	685.00	$685.00	-50.00
250–261	259	5	735.00–785.00	$744.66	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
180	180	1	660.00	$660.00	—
239	239	5	900.00	$900.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1170	953	85-90%	32	41.00–81.00	$72.15	$688	—
995	995	85-90%	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,204	—
720–1195	1115	85-90%	20	100.00–111.00	$105.83	$1,180	—
915–1303	1158	85-90%	90	82.00–97.00	$91.14	$1,055	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1475	1343	80-85%	41	106.00–119.00	$113.28	$1,521	—
1338–1530	1403	80-85%	4	92.00–93.00	$92.75	$1,301	—
1438	1438	80-85%	2	79.00	$79.00	$1,136	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1670	1401	4	85.00–113.00	$102.20	$1,432	—
1615–2350	2005	5	118.00–123.00	$121.57	$2,437	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,074

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00
965–1038	1014	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,575.00–1,625.00	$1,609.13
1052	1052	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,525.00	$1,525.00
920–1395	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	1,375.00–2,100.00	$1,764.90
1036–1473	1224	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	1,325.00–1,875.00	$1,682.35
1424	1424	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	1,650.00	$1,650.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
898	898	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,425.00	$1,425.00
1018–1110	1073	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,175.00–1,225.00	$1,206.03

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
933	933	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1095	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–928	902	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,425.00	$1,425.00
921	921	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,625.00	$1,625.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	975.00	$975.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1190	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—
1125–1320	1223	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,725.00–1,925.00	$1,817.02	—
1515	1515	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00	—

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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.