La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 1, 2023

2,476 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $260.91/cwt ≈ $1,615/hd at 619 lb · 180 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $295.67/cwt -2.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,535/hd at 519 lb · 138 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.90/cwt ≈ $1,392/hd at 578 lb · 66 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,476	3,176	2,239
Feeder cattle	2,476	3,176	2,239

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 450lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder steers over 450lbs too thinly tested for an accurate trend. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 5.00 higher on a light test. Feeder heifers over 500lbs sold 8.00 lower on a light test. The next feeder calf sale will be next Wednesday November 8, 2023.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336–348	346	21	360.00	$360.00	$1,246	—
359–370	362	28	360.00–369.00	$366.58	$1,327	—
401–415	411	30	332.50–345.00	$340.57	$1,400	+21.50
457–487	471	44	301.00–319.00	$311.16	$1,466	-5.14
505–526	519	138	289.00–308.00	$295.67	$1,535	-2.58
551–584	577	30	263.00–270.00	$266.71	$1,539	-22.29
608–638	619	180	246.00–265.00	$260.91	$1,615	—
650–663	658	25	241.00–247.00	$243.47	$1,602	—
704–748	713	57	228.00–239.00	$233.19	$1,663	—
760–783	770	36	231.00–234.00	$232.07	$1,787	—
803–819	816	19	230.00	$230.00	$1,877	—
856	856	4	228.00	$228.00	$1,952	-7.00
909	909	16	207.00	$207.00	$1,882	-20.00
963	963	6	197.00	$197.00	$1,897	—
1084	1084	4	189.00	$189.00	$2,049	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
291	291	7	342.50	$342.50	$997	—
303–326	316	8	340.00–345.00	$341.23	$1,078	+11.11
374–393	378	9	346.00–348.00	$347.54	$1,314	+26.99
418–443	431	18	313.00–329.00	$319.67	$1,378	+18.67
485	485	6	276.00	$276.00	$1,339	-28.36
515–544	537	37	275.00–287.00	$279.15	$1,499	-6.13
568–596	572	42	259.00–268.00	$263.89	$1,509	+6.65
612–645	626	18	240.00–241.00	$240.83	$1,508	-10.54
650–666	654	35	230.00–236.00	$230.95	$1,510	-12.48
838	838	2	221.00	$221.00	$1,852	-10.54

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283–298	291	4	281.00–283.00	$281.97	$821	-31.03
393–395	393	44	327.00–330.00	$327.62	$1,288	+22.62
440–448	446	8	291.00–311.00	$295.93	$1,320	+8.91
458–494	471	14	236.00–253.00	$243.27	$1,146	-30.54
505–530	514	37	252.00–272.00	$264.03	$1,357	-2.08
570–599	587	54	246.00–251.00	$249.12	$1,462	+1.93

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403	403	5	276.00	$276.00	$1,112	—
622	622	9	226.00	$226.00	$1,406	-18.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
219–229	224	11	600.00–675.00	$637.26	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	3	241.00	$241.00	$1,434	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
195	195	2	525.00	$525.00	—
225	225	1	450.00	$450.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–293	282	11	271.00–281.00	$275.62	$777	—
337	337	24	301.00	$301.00	$1,014	+8.00
415–428	417	43	273.00–284.00	$281.81	$1,175	+16.35
454–498	475	61	253.00–260.00	$255.99	$1,216	-4.85
511–549	534	39	244.00–256.00	$247.57	$1,322	-11.43
555–590	576	27	231.00–238.00	$234.49	$1,351	-0.81
612–643	630	37	226.00–227.00	$226.27	$1,426	-5.73
652–696	667	37	223.00–226.00	$225.08	$1,501	-5.33
806	806	4	202.00	$202.00	$1,628	—
902–926	915	30	173.00–179.00	$176.71	$1,617	—
1015–1033	1018	19	161.00–172.00	$170.24	$1,733	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
266	266	12	300.00	$300.00	$798	—
339	339	12	300.00	$300.00	$1,017	—
472–495	474	41	274.00–285.00	$275.12	$1,304	+4.26
514–531	525	55	260.00–273.00	$264.68	$1,390	—
554–597	578	66	236.00–246.00	$240.90	$1,392	—
606–639	629	42	231.00–237.00	$233.41	$1,468	-8.40
675–695	683	10	228.00–229.00	$228.59	$1,561	—
704–726	722	28	223.00–226.00	$225.48	$1,628	—
760	760	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,710	-2.81
801–823	810	7	216.00	$216.00	$1,750	—
906–919	911	12	181.00–191.00	$186.80	$1,702	—
967–993	980	16	172.00–189.00	$180.51	$1,769	—
1011	1011	7	181.00	$181.00	$1,830	—
1209	1209	6	161.00	$161.00	$1,946	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	2	281.00	$281.00	$950	+17.99
364–397	368	32	269.00–281.00	$272.81	$1,004	+11.81
417–440	426	23	258.00–268.00	$260.86	$1,111	+2.66
470–495	478	12	229.00–241.00	$236.21	$1,129	-12.90
503–545	523	37	230.00–242.00	$236.15	$1,235	-1.48
556–557	556	14	221.00–227.00	$223.15	$1,241	-4.39
622–635	630	44	216.00–223.00	$220.35	$1,388	-4.50
660	660	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,353	—
908–930	927	13	161.00–166.00	$165.25	$1,532	—
1041	1041	4	164.00	$164.00	$1,707	-16.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
210–233	227	12	500.00–510.00	$507.69	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457	457	7	231.00	$231.00	$1,056	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
204	204	4	485.00	$485.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	17	233.00	$233.00	$1,095	—

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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.