La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 11, 2024

2,374 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $241.44/cwt +19.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,963/hd at 813 lb · 181 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $232.51/cwt +11.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,048/hd at 881 lb · 165 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $284.04/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,434/hd at 505 lb · 96 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,374	840	1,683
Feeder cattle	1,937	591	1,521
Slaughter cattle	387	183	134
Replacement cattle	50	66	28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold mostly 1.00 to 23.00 higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold mostly 5.00 to 13.00 higher across all weight classes. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold steady while lean cows of average dressing sold 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 16.00 lower. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday September 18, 2024.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	334	19	369.00–372.00	$370.93	$1,239	+0.93
352	352	6	343.00	$343.00	$1,207	-27.00
425 fancy	425	35	334.00	$334.00	$1,420	—
415–447	439	12	284.00–290.00	$288.87	$1,268	-46.79
475–479	478	7	285.00–291.00	$289.30	$1,383	+7.30
500–538	505	96	277.00–287.00	$284.04	$1,434	+5.00
559–592	581	59	269.00–280.00	$274.66	$1,596	+12.05
600–646	622	60	260.00–277.00	$268.04	$1,667	+22.34
650–688	677	18	251.50–269.00	$256.74	$1,738	+3.75
712–747	733	44	251.00–253.00	$251.74	$1,845	+4.28
760–770	764	38	234.00–246.50	$241.86	$1,848	—
803–828	813	181	236.00–245.00	$241.44	$1,963	+19.62
880–887	881	165	225.00–233.50	$232.51	$2,048	+11.60
900–921	911	56	220.00–228.50	$223.22	$2,034	—
966–984	982	68	210.00–216.00	$210.61	$2,068	—
1045	1045	3	202.00	$202.00	$2,111	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	12	320.00	$320.00	$1,178	-9.85
420–430	423	21	261.00–276.00	$270.92	$1,146	-43.19
477	477	12	275.00	$275.00	$1,312	—
500–548	537	14	266.00–271.00	$269.78	$1,449	+27.04
555–593	579	43	256.00–267.00	$265.27	$1,536	—
639–647	643	13	255.00–257.00	$256.07	$1,647	—
653–699	691	32	244.00–250.00	$247.79	$1,712	—
714–736	725	8	231.00	$231.00	$1,675	—
809–849	832	23	226.00–231.00	$228.54	$1,901	—
1005	1005	2	179.00	$179.00	$1,799	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	2	231.00	$231.00	$781	-34.00
430	430	5	211.00	$211.00	$907	—
516	516	16	251.00	$251.00	$1,295	—
628	628	6	237.00	$237.00	$1,488	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	5	301.00	$301.00	$1,014	—
363	363	2	256.00	$256.00	$929	—
439	439	15	236.00	$236.00	$1,036	—
670	670	2	254.00	$254.00	$1,702	+28.00
730	730	2	249.00	$249.00	$1,818	—
750	750	2	246.00	$246.00	$1,845	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273	273	2	281.00	$281.00	$767	-30.00
315	315	2	313.00	$313.00	$986	-2.67
356–362	357	21	308.00–311.00	$308.43	$1,101	—
418–432	421	40	271.00–281.00	$278.95	$1,174	-16.05
451–484	468	14	255.00–265.00	$261.40	$1,223	+11.45
518–548	542	48	251.00–256.00	$252.00	$1,366	+4.41
556–587	573	33	246.00–253.00	$247.94	$1,421	+7.94
600–640	622	48	240.00–253.50	$248.05	$1,543	+7.05
652–698	682	66	233.00–240.00	$238.52	$1,627	—
713–742	725	14	229.00–231.00	$229.88	$1,667	-4.43
769–796	789	66	223.00–231.00	$225.01	$1,775	—
805–848	812	12	218.00–221.00	$220.48	$1,790	—
855	855	16	220.00	$220.00	$1,881	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	2	292.00	$292.00	$929	+16.00
356–395	377	28	271.00–286.00	$281.22	$1,060	—
443	443	2	253.00	$253.00	$1,121	-26.00
474–489	486	29	231.00–243.00	$233.42	$1,134	—
526–542	532	8	240.00–241.00	$240.38	$1,279	+9.38
560–583	578	10	233.00–239.00	$237.84	$1,375	—
618–633	622	12	229.00–239.00	$231.85	$1,442	—
699	699	4	228.00	$228.00	$1,594	—
771–792	774	23	218.00	$218.00	$1,687	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	6	241.00	$241.00	$790	—
402–430	415	18	226.00–275.00	$238.16	$988	—
873	873	13	218.00	$218.00	$1,903	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	12	261.00	$261.00	$940	—
419	419	14	212.00	$212.00	$888	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
198	198	2	710.00	$710.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
467	467	6	259.00	$259.00	$1,210	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1500–1575	1538	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	2,800.00–3,300.00	$3,056.10	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1495–1500	1498	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	2,200.00–2,300.00	$2,249.92	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1230	1028	85-90%	26	88.00–108.00	$98.09	$1,008	+1.51
795–1276	1102	85-90%	153	110.00–119.00	$115.82	$1,276	—
900–1293	1190	85-90%	123	120.00–132.00	$123.29	$1,467	-4.10

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1363	1363	80-85%	2	113.00	$113.00	$1,540	-17.56
1300–1460	1375	80-85%	40	122.00–132.00	$128.02	$1,760	-2.54

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1695	1583	75-80%	6	120.00–134.00	$127.57	$2,019	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1985	1560	4	111.00–129.00	$118.92	$1,855	—
1070–2095	1646	17	136.00–161.00	$151.30	$2,490	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
830–1014	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	201.00–216.00	$207.09	$1,978

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
915–1120	1018	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	141.00–151.00	$145.50	$1,481

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,855

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00
1067–1315	1124	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,625.00–1,800.00	$1,744.82
1138–1165	1147	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,500.00–1,710.00	$1,571.10
1250–1267	1263	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,825.00–2,025.00	$1,975.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150	1150	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,410.00	$1,410.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00
935–955	942	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,525.00–1,625.00	$1,558.81
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
740–1240	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00–1,525.00	$1,412.88	—
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00	—

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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.