La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 29, 2023

2,097 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $281.88/cwt ≈ $1,470/hd at 521 lb · 115 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $229.31/cwt ≈ $1,541/hd at 672 lb · 101 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $229.51/cwt -5.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,441/hd at 628 lb · 101 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,097	1,991	2,740
Feeder cattle	2,097	1,570	2,740
Slaughter cattle	—	254	—
Replacement cattle	—	167	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Feeder steers under 450lbs sold 7.00 higher. Feeder steers over 450lbs were too thinly tested for an accurate trend. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 600lbs sold uneven. The next feeder sale will be next Wednesday December 6, 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
318	318	2	308.00	$308.00	$979	—
350–391	371	12	310.00–313.00	$311.58	$1,156	—
417–440	421	17	295.00–311.00	$305.00	$1,284	+3.83
458–483	465	44	288.00–300.00	$291.96	$1,358	-0.04
543	543	2	256.00	$256.00	$1,390	-30.00
564–594	580	64	250.00–265.00	$261.98	$1,519	+5.98
608–648	628	101	225.00–235.00	$229.51	$1,441	-5.09
670–693	682	51	214.00–218.00	$217.16	$1,481	—
714–729	720	84	210.50–219.00	$215.54	$1,552	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	6	322.00	$322.00	$960	—
327	327	3	321.00	$321.00	$1,050	—
368	368	2	343.00	$343.00	$1,262	—
401–415	408	14	326.00–330.00	$328.03	$1,338	+7.03
503 thin fleshed	503	14	302.00	$302.00	$1,519	—
500–540	524	101	271.00–289.00	$279.09	$1,462	—
605–638	611	20	240.00–241.00	$240.70	$1,471	—
651–677	672	101	227.00–233.50	$229.31	$1,541	—
1051	1051	7	183.00	$183.00	$1,923	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273–280	275	12	290.00–301.00	$292.86	$805	-0.19
318–320	319	11	290.00–291.00	$290.73	$927	-12.72
358–361	359	17	290.00–301.00	$296.07	$1,063	-18.63
416	416	4	281.00	$281.00	$1,169	±0.00
450–496	476	17	262.00–282.00	$274.72	$1,308	+3.99
548	548	4	235.00	$235.00	$1,288	-32.93
579–599	590	15	221.00–236.00	$227.87	$1,344	-7.13
608–645	626	14	220.00–222.00	$220.36	$1,379	+3.36
671	671	14	201.00	$201.00	$1,349	-11.39
705–737	728	11	196.00–208.00	$202.04	$1,471	+3.01
753–778	768	26	192.00–210.00	$201.27	$1,546	+5.27

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403	403	3	323.00	$323.00	$1,302	—
549	549	24	251.00	$251.00	$1,378	+7.17
598	598	2	231.00	$231.00	$1,381	+15.00
616	616	16	223.00	$223.00	$1,374	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	4	265.00	$265.00	$1,028	—
541	541	6	229.00	$229.00	$1,239	—
638	638	7	201.00	$201.00	$1,282	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383–399	392	41	253.00–261.00	$255.47	$1,001	—
434	434	7	251.00	$251.00	$1,089	—
474–499	488	40	230.00–241.00	$237.16	$1,157	-5.84
501–528	509	19	230.00–241.00	$233.75	$1,190	-7.14
552–576	567	65	219.00–222.00	$221.05	$1,253	-0.95
615–622	620	40	220.00–223.00	$222.26	$1,378	+8.26
652–677	661	30	191.00–203.50	$198.98	$1,315	—
700–708	701	85	191.00	$191.00	$1,339	—
800	800	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,408	+2.83
1013	1013	11	155.00	$155.00	$1,570	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–283	280	13	241.00–246.00	$244.30	$684	-6.08
333–348	337	15	221.00–249.00	$244.46	$824	-5.94
390	390	2	246.00	$246.00	$959	-5.26
410–442	438	36	235.00–241.00	$236.35	$1,035	-10.20
452–472	459	23	217.00–229.00	$221.98	$1,019	-13.02
529–548	539	45	211.00–225.00	$220.87	$1,190	+1.89
553–589	571	58	201.00–216.00	$208.51	$1,191	-7.05
626–633	627	32	197.00–201.00	$197.75	$1,240	+0.90
795	795	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,399	+13.76

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–448	434	13	224.00–231.00	$226.72	$984	+0.72
495	495	10	224.00	$224.00	$1,109	—
535–541	539	48	213.00–223.00	$218.86	$1,180	—
664	664	72	206.00	$206.00	$1,368	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–663	661	38	209.00–215.00	$213.28	$1,410	—
761–788	775	16	189.00–192.00	$190.53	$1,477	-10.47

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	5	226.00	$226.00	$728	—
491	491	6	201.00	$201.00	$987	-15.00
618	618	4	186.00	$186.00	$1,149	±0.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
235	235	5	500.00	$500.00	—

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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.