La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 25, 2023

3,176 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $235.30/cwt +1.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,339/hd at 569 lb · 138 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $251.37/cwt +3.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,541/hd at 613 lb · 122 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $235.75/cwt -2.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,737/hd at 737 lb · 117 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,176	2,301	2,900
Feeder cattle	3,176	2,301	2,900

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks feeder calf special, trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers across all weight classes sold mostly 1.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers across all weight classes sold mostly 3.00 to 9.00 higher. The next feeder calf special sale will be next Wednesday November 1, 2023.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314–340	317	9	330.00–331.00	$330.12	$1,046	+6.07
370–398	382	9	320.00–321.00	$320.55	$1,225	+15.55
403	403	2	301.00	$301.00	$1,213	-2.13
456–489	474	37	295.00–310.00	$304.36	$1,443	+12.02
500–537	529	93	276.00–290.00	$285.28	$1,509	+6.00
550–598	579	62	256.00–263.00	$257.24	$1,489	-5.32
602–625	613	122	250.00–254.50	$251.37	$1,541	+3.99
656–675	662	48	243.00–247.00	$243.43	$1,612	-1.26
703–745	737	117	228.00–240.00	$235.75	$1,737	-2.66
750–790	769	26	225.00–232.00	$227.37	$1,748	-3.97
805–846	832	22	229.00–233.00	$231.54	$1,926	+6.54
1037	1037	5	208.00	$208.00	$2,157	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
282	282	6	313.00	$313.00	$883	+6.00
304–349	335	34	300.00–313.00	$306.70	$1,027	+1.59
358	358	10	305.00	$305.00	$1,092	+0.37
427–432	428	12	285.00–293.00	$287.02	$1,228	+5.49
479–492	486	9	271.00–276.00	$273.81	$1,331	-2.81
512–530	516	24	261.00–272.00	$266.11	$1,373	+13.52
559–590	568	78	241.00–252.00	$247.19	$1,404	+2.03
600–646	628	61	239.00–246.00	$243.09	$1,527	+5.61
713–736	732	22	221.00	$221.00	$1,618	—
815	815	15	216.00	$216.00	$1,760	—
996	996	4	207.00	$207.00	$2,062	—
1282	1282	8	173.00	$173.00	$2,218	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273–288	279	5	291.00–299.00	$295.70	$825	—
333	333	6	281.00	$281.00	$936	-20.00
389	389	9	274.00	$274.00	$1,066	—
475	475	10	261.00	$261.00	$1,240	—
526–543	531	33	240.00–252.00	$248.20	$1,318	—
609–649	642	72	226.00–240.00	$235.59	$1,512	—
703–733	727	10	221.00–229.00	$222.55	$1,618	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409–446	424	64	316.00–330.00	$319.07	$1,353	—
473–478	475	20	315.00–317.00	$316.30	$1,502	+1.10
507–528	509	29	291.00–300.00	$298.25	$1,518	+6.83
553	553	12	289.00	$289.00	$1,598	—
868	868	2	235.00	$235.00	$2,040	+0.91
923	923	2	227.00	$227.00	$2,095	-6.98

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
513	513	21	271.00	$271.00	$1,390	—
568–589	578	49	254.00–260.00	$257.81	$1,490	—
603	603	16	244.00	$244.00	$1,471	—
781	781	24	233.00	$233.00	$1,820	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	6	293.00	$293.00	$923	+5.04
362–393	374	54	266.00–277.00	$268.82	$1,005	+4.28
416–449	440	48	264.00–268.00	$265.46	$1,168	+5.70
480–489	486	51	258.00–263.00	$260.84	$1,268	+3.27
503	503	9	259.00	$259.00	$1,303	—
550–599	569	138	231.00–243.00	$235.30	$1,339	+1.47
631–632	632	23	232.00	$232.00	$1,466	+1.68
660–679	674	69	230.00–231.00	$230.41	$1,553	—
703–744	719	88	221.00–230.00	$224.22	$1,612	—
759	759	8	216.00	$216.00	$1,639	—
896	896	4	212.00	$212.00	$1,900	+10.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	7	284.00	$284.00	$809	—
306–347	320	25	258.00–270.00	$263.01	$842	+23.01
353–375	359	8	261.00	$261.00	$937	+18.09
431–449	443	12	256.00–260.00	$258.20	$1,144	+9.04
452–465	453	9	249.00–250.00	$249.11	$1,128	+8.77
505–533	521	44	231.00–241.00	$237.63	$1,238	+7.87
577–595	585	30	227.00–229.00	$227.54	$1,331	+2.67
636–646	644	30	219.00–226.00	$224.85	$1,448	—
718	718	6	211.00	$211.00	$1,515	+13.00
815	815	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,671	—
850–895	885	9	202.00–206.00	$202.85	$1,795	+7.85
1046	1046	6	180.00	$180.00	$1,883	+27.00
1145	1145	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,912	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404–425	415	18	275.00–283.00	$278.06	$1,154	+8.58
455–485	478	16	268.00–280.00	$270.86	$1,295	+3.86
603–640	621	36	237.00–248.00	$241.81	$1,502	+4.34
750–787	775	21	225.00–231.00	$227.81	$1,766	-3.16

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	11	255.00	$255.00	$811	—
388	388	2	251.00	$251.00	$974	—
409–443	423	26	230.00–246.00	$237.51	$1,005	+6.51
495	495	6	231.00	$231.00	$1,143	—
560–592	580	43	221.00–226.00	$225.41	$1,307	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
539	539	34	236.00	$236.00	$1,272	—
564	564	17	239.00	$239.00	$1,348	—
618	618	4	232.00	$232.00	$1,434	—
672	672	23	222.00	$222.00	$1,492	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	28	233.00	$233.00	$1,526	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
516	516	6	243.00	$243.00	$1,254	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
739	739	5	215.00	$215.00	$1,589	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
200	200	1	510.00	$510.00	—

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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.