La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 15, 2023

3,933 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $228.46/cwt +1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,412/hd at 618 lb · 228 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $238.23/cwt -8.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,406/hd at 590 lb · 141 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $246.09/cwt -8.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,322/hd at 537 lb · 139 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,933	5,301	3,767
Feeder cattle	3,933	5,301	3,767

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers under 450lbs sold sharply lower. Feeder steers between 450lbs to 550lbs sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder steers over 550lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 550lbs sold 7.00 higher. The next feeder calf sale will be next Wednesday November 22, 2023.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273	273	7	319.00	$319.00	$871	+15.00
306–341	328	32	301.00–318.00	$307.96	$1,010	-14.04
417–448	429	57	287.00–296.00	$289.42	$1,242	-2.50
458–462	461	15	274.00–282.00	$279.35	$1,288	+7.31
530–537	534	49	256.00–266.00	$260.09	$1,389	+3.06
570–598	590	141	230.00–244.00	$238.23	$1,406	-8.14
601–646	618	228	217.00–235.50	$228.46	$1,412	+1.72
651–695	672	95	196.00–220.00	$208.08	$1,398	-11.61
700–725	704	77	201.00–203.00	$202.05	$1,422	+0.41

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
272	272	5	330.00	$330.00	$898	—
304–343	330	31	330.00–332.50	$331.47	$1,094	—
368–399	390	11	311.00–326.00	$316.85	$1,236	-21.76
410–448	428	52	299.00–308.00	$300.77	$1,287	-28.23
465–499	486	45	290.00–301.00	$295.22	$1,435	+8.68
516–544	524	65	275.00–286.00	$281.39	$1,474	+6.74
554–591	584	64	251.00–255.00	$251.82	$1,471	-3.51
603–638	613	67	244.00–246.50	$245.76	$1,507	-2.04
663	663	15	225.00	$225.00	$1,492	-3.37
701–749	720	86	211.00–217.00	$214.78	$1,546	-0.80
753	753	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,581	-11.00
891	891	5	181.00	$181.00	$1,613	—
945	945	2	181.00	$181.00	$1,710	-12.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	3	357.50	$357.50	$1,062	—
313–343	337	26	339.00–353.00	$341.44	$1,151	-12.62
350–375	363	9	332.50–342.00	$335.11	$1,216	—
412–448	429	18	315.00–321.00	$318.69	$1,367	—
453–461	459	52	306.00–311.00	$306.92	$1,409	—
867	867	6	195.00	$195.00	$1,691	-14.38
902	902	12	200.00	$200.00	$1,804	—
963–991	984	25	181.00–191.00	$183.69	$1,808	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	3	240.00	$240.00	$883	—
414	414	5	231.00	$231.00	$956	—
595	595	30	226.00	$226.00	$1,345	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	8	271.00	$271.00	$938	—
408	408	6	291.00	$291.00	$1,187	—
456	456	7	285.00	$285.00	$1,300	+0.50
607	607	6	237.00	$237.00	$1,439	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
492	492	15	252.00	$252.00	$1,240	—
622–645	631	5	207.00–211.00	$208.63	$1,316	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302	302	9	262.50	$262.50	$793	—
378–385	383	15	258.00–266.00	$263.95	$1,011	+14.68
402–444	423	54	246.00–254.00	$248.89	$1,053	+12.40
452–487	477	54	220.00–235.00	$227.86	$1,087	-15.36
506–541	524	95	209.00–230.00	$218.42	$1,145	-6.07
550–598	579	96	201.00–214.00	$209.98	$1,216	-4.30
609–644	626	70	196.00–217.00	$208.69	$1,306	-2.49
657–694	674	125	186.00–201.00	$195.41	$1,317	-10.09
714–747	734	26	185.00–193.00	$190.01	$1,395	-22.99
811–846	829	16	161.00–162.00	$161.51	$1,339	-19.03
892	892	3	171.00	$171.00	$1,525	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–299	294	38	300.00–307.50	$304.41	$895	+3.41
307–333	315	18	290.00–303.00	$294.35	$927	—
357–389	370	47	274.00–288.00	$281.15	$1,040	-0.47
420–442	430	98	259.00–270.00	$265.42	$1,141	-9.58
455–473	459	18	251.00–260.00	$254.05	$1,166	-9.18
502–549	537	139	241.00–250.00	$246.09	$1,322	-8.12
703–748	736	68	206.00–211.00	$209.74	$1,544	—
779	779	8	201.00	$201.00	$1,566	—
870	870	36	193.00	$193.00	$1,679	+6.62
978–985	981	20	181.00–187.00	$183.41	$1,799	-8.59

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
299	299	12	285.00	$285.00	$852	+13.19
320–336	331	6	277.00–281.00	$279.71	$926	—
594	594	4	226.00	$226.00	$1,342	-5.34
624	624	62	221.00	$221.00	$1,379	-0.71
772–792	786	23	186.00	$186.00	$1,462	—
866–868	867	15	181.00	$181.00	$1,569	+4.33
933	933	19	176.00	$176.00	$1,642	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	10	241.00	$241.00	$790	-4.00
401	401	10	245.00	$245.00	$982	—
667	667	10	191.00	$191.00	$1,274	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	2	241.00	$241.00	$670	—
369	369	5	236.00	$236.00	$871	—
429	429	5	233.00	$233.00	$1,000	—
508–543	517	8	201.00–210.00	$204.32	$1,056	—
601	601	5	197.00	$197.00	$1,184	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
299	299	11	261.00	$261.00	$780	—
364	364	5	274.00	$274.00	$997	—
465	465	2	236.00	$236.00	$1,097	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
619	619	4	171.00	$171.00	$1,058	—
833	833	15	137.00	$137.00	$1,141	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	2	227.50	$227.50	$990	—
553	553	7	201.00	$201.00	$1,112	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
230	230	3	475.00	$475.00	—

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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.