La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 8, 2023

5,301 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $246.37/cwt -2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,426/hd at 579 lb · 343 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $247.80/cwt +6.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,541/hd at 622 lb · 229 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $226.74/cwt ≈ $1,417/hd at 625 lb · 214 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,301	2,476	3,864
Feeder cattle	5,301	2,476	3,864

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers across all weight classes were sharply lower. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold mostly 10.00 to 11.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 550lbs sold 5.00 to 12.00 higher. The next feeder calf special will be next Thursday, November 16 2023.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
284	284	18	304.00	$304.00	$863	+22.03
335	335	11	322.00	$322.00	$1,079	—
351–370	355	121	295.00–320.00	$314.52	$1,117	—
418–441	430	22	285.00–300.00	$291.92	$1,255	-4.01
453–499	482	178	254.00–279.00	$272.04	$1,311	+28.77
507–531	517	50	251.00–264.00	$257.03	$1,329	-7.00
563–599	579	343	237.50–251.00	$246.37	$1,426	-2.75
601–649	625	214	219.00–236.00	$226.74	$1,417	—
664–673	666	77	217.00–223.00	$219.69	$1,463	—
714–733	720	16	201.00–203.00	$201.64	$1,452	—
750–794	787	18	206.00–209.00	$206.48	$1,625	—
866	866	7	185.00	$185.00	$1,602	—
922	922	8	185.00	$185.00	$1,706	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–394	391	63	332.00–341.00	$338.61	$1,324	-8.93
437	437	8	329.00	$329.00	$1,438	+9.33
450–492	473	145	284.50–295.00	$286.54	$1,355	+10.54
508–536	524	172	273.00–277.00	$274.65	$1,439	-4.50
566–568	567	27	255.00–256.00	$255.33	$1,448	-8.56
610–639	622	229	241.00–256.00	$247.80	$1,541	+6.97
658–686	662	93	228.00–230.00	$228.37	$1,512	-2.58
702–739	734	116	212.00–219.00	$215.58	$1,582	—
750	750	3	221.00	$221.00	$1,658	—
801–832	825	19	218.00–220.00	$218.41	$1,802	-2.59
934	934	10	193.00	$193.00	$1,803	—
1070–1090	1083	6	181.00–182.00	$181.33	$1,964	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–341	312	56	352.00–365.00	$354.06	$1,105	-5.94
506–537	521	42	270.00–271.00	$270.44	$1,409	-25.23
716–731	727	38	223.00–224.00	$223.77	$1,627	-9.42
854–883	861	33	206.00–210.50	$209.38	$1,803	-18.62
1013–1045	1024	3	185.00–190.00	$186.70	$1,912	—
1070–1086	1078	25	192.00–198.00	$195.10	$2,103	+6.10
1100	1100	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,980	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
484	484	58	284.50	$284.50	$1,377	—
535	535	25	243.00	$243.00	$1,300	—
559	559	20	256.00	$256.00	$1,431	—
651	651	4	198.00	$198.00	$1,289	—
820	820	2	196.00	$196.00	$1,607	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
531	531	8	211.00	$211.00	$1,120	—
637	637	3	221.00	$221.00	$1,408	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
212	212	3	460.00	$460.00	+10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268–295	281	19	221.00–261.00	$240.26	$675	—
338	338	9	271.00	$271.00	$916	-10.00
355–398	377	66	241.00–257.00	$249.27	$940	-23.54
401–442	423	69	231.00–247.00	$236.49	$1,000	-24.37
466–494	482	176	231.00–248.00	$243.22	$1,172	+7.01
506–548	526	96	221.00–228.00	$224.49	$1,181	-11.66
563–598	577	55	208.00–226.00	$214.28	$1,236	-8.87
605–645	623	67	206.00–216.00	$211.18	$1,316	-9.17
661–663	662	42	203.00–208.00	$205.50	$1,360	+0.50
737	737	7	213.00	$213.00	$1,570	—
778	778	15	196.00	$196.00	$1,525	—
801–843	822	19	180.00–181.00	$180.54	$1,484	—
923	923	3	178.00	$178.00	$1,643	+12.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293–298	293	30	271.00–283.00	$271.81	$796	-3.81
372	372	33	271.00	$271.00	$1,008	—
411–430	421	38	262.00–265.00	$263.22	$1,108	-18.59
460–493	479	134	251.00–259.00	$256.56	$1,229	+0.57
536–547	539	97	230.00–233.00	$232.44	$1,253	-15.13
550–588	574	65	230.00–237.00	$231.34	$1,328	-3.15
601–638	627	33	221.00–222.00	$221.71	$1,390	-4.56
650–689	683	55	210.00–220.00	$211.98	$1,448	-13.10
714	714	41	221.00	$221.00	$1,578	—
843	843	7	191.00	$191.00	$1,610	—
881	881	15	174.00–179.00	$176.67	$1,556	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	35	301.00	$301.00	$873	+1.00
371–372	372	55	279.00–282.00	$281.62	$1,048	—
410	410	11	275.00	$275.00	$1,128	—
465–490	482	33	261.00–269.00	$263.23	$1,269	-11.89
500–532	522	135	246.00–256.00	$254.21	$1,327	-10.47
555–566	561	39	241.00–248.00	$245.45	$1,377	+4.55
603–622	617	36	232.00–248.00	$243.65	$1,503	+10.24
853–855	854	16	186.00–187.00	$186.38	$1,592	—
905	905	4	195.00	$195.00	$1,765	+8.20
990	990	2	192.00	$192.00	$1,901	+11.49
1020–1045	1037	3	181.00–189.00	$183.62	$1,904	+2.62

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416	416	32	259.50	$259.50	$1,080	—
502–532	516	13	221.00–225.00	$223.10	$1,151	—
591	591	4	205.00	$205.00	$1,212	—
621	621	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,242	—
758	758	5	200.00	$200.00	$1,516	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317	317	11	245.00	$245.00	$777	—

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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.