La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 25, 2024

1,565 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $268.63/cwt +14.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,281/hd at 477 lb · 61 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $303.63/cwt +0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,448/hd at 477 lb · 61 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $278.65/cwt -8.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,436/hd at 515 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,565	1,378	1,731
Feeder cattle	1,326	1,142	1,488
Slaughter cattle	165	109	210
Replacement cattle	74	127	33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers sold 8.00 to 24.00 lower with instances of sharply lower across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 12.00 lower with instances of sharply lower across all weight classes. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold 4.00 higher. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold 2.00 lower and lean slaughter cows of average dressing sold 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 9.00 lower. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday October 2, 2024.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
269	269	5	276.00	$276.00	$742	-80.00
313–349	328	12	321.00–330.00	$324.43	$1,064	+4.43
370–397	388	9	300.00–316.00	$305.09	$1,184	-23.89
406–435	417	19	299.00–300.00	$299.78	$1,250	-2.80
470 fancy	470	36	311.00	$311.00	$1,462	—
480–491	487	25	289.00–297.00	$293.02	$1,427	-9.65
505–537	512	32	264.00–275.00	$266.09	$1,362	-21.28
519 thin fleshed	519	28	293.00	$293.00	$1,521	—
551–594	558	34	265.00–277.50	$274.66	$1,533	+11.14
614–629	622	45	249.00–253.00	$250.81	$1,560	-9.48
655–699	688	45	236.00–249.00	$241.81	$1,664	-13.48
700–725	707	13	220.00–234.00	$228.23	$1,614	-18.96
711–729 thin fleshed	719	9	238.00	$238.00	$1,711	—
755–784 thin fleshed	765	33	237.00–243.00	$240.95	$1,843	—
763–791	775	21	221.00–232.00	$227.12	$1,760	-11.94
801–847	821	47	231.00–232.00	$231.44	$1,900	+25.44
858–895	874	7	211.00–215.00	$213.24	$1,864	-13.91
945	945	3	216.00	$216.00	$2,041	+27.00
974	974	9	222.00	$222.00	$2,162	+21.00
1023	1023	3	206.00	$206.00	$2,107	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–316	315	13	275.00–300.00	$278.76	$878	-12.24
382	382	3	251.00	$251.00	$959	-54.00
400	400	4	261.00	$261.00	$1,044	-21.86
454–496	482	16	271.00	$271.00	$1,306	-15.19
543–548	546	7	240.00–246.00	$243.44	$1,329	-17.56
555–594	578	42	241.00–259.00	$251.40	$1,453	+4.40
618–645	629	5	211.00–222.00	$217.49	$1,368	—
783	783	4	196.00	$196.00	$1,535	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
529	529	8	265.00	$265.00	$1,402	-6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	2	246.00	$246.00	$1,077	—
490–498	493	6	241.00–258.00	$246.73	$1,216	-8.98

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
203–230	217	4	775.00–985.00	$886.55	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,187	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	3	301.00	$301.00	$843	—
317–333	322	10	298.00–303.00	$299.55	$965	+8.55
370 fancy	370	4	317.00	$317.00	$1,173	—
363–384	377	10	287.00–297.00	$291.92	$1,101	-2.56
410–438	426	19	249.00–260.00	$250.96	$1,069	-0.91
455–488	476	19	256.00–260.00	$258.97	$1,233	+4.95
477 thin fleshed	477	42	273.00	$273.00	$1,302	—
526–533	529	16	240.00–255.00	$249.34	$1,319	-1.66
551–590	567	25	231.00–241.00	$238.21	$1,351	-11.90
610–640	615	26	221.00–239.00	$233.64	$1,437	-5.19
654–665	662	17	225.00–237.00	$227.81	$1,508	+1.81
700–740	726	12	213.00–217.00	$216.34	$1,571	-21.61
746 thin fleshed	746	18	237.00	$237.00	$1,768	—
761–774	766	11	216.00–219.00	$217.10	$1,663	-5.51
837	837	3	211.00	$211.00	$1,766	-5.77
851–893	888	56	217.00–224.00	$223.16	$1,982	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
267	267	5	252.50	$252.50	$674	—
333–349	342	9	282.00–283.00	$282.57	$966	+41.57
359	359	6	281.00	$281.00	$1,009	+5.82
426–441	438	43	239.00–246.00	$244.80	$1,072	+8.79
461–495	466	33	231.00–243.00	$240.36	$1,120	+1.37
515–546	535	38	221.00–232.00	$229.67	$1,229	—
628	628	2	211.00	$211.00	$1,325	-5.00
685	685	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,473	—
883	883	4	205.00	$205.00	$1,810	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	3	258.00	$258.00	$826	—
876	876	20	186.00	$186.00	$1,629	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	2	231.00	$231.00	$1,093	—
645	645	3	226.00	$226.00	$1,458	-14.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353	353	2	294.00	$294.00	$1,038	—
478	478	3	261.00	$261.00	$1,248	-27.00
503	503	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,207	-20.24
612–636	629	10	230.00–241.00	$233.21	$1,467	+10.03
694	694	4	207.00	$207.00	$1,437	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	3	216.00	$216.00	$1,372	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
823	823	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,523	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1260	1034	85-90%	74	51.00–105.00	$91.40	$945	—
908–1285	1044	85-90%	7	120.00–142.00	$129.31	$1,350	—
1095–1445	1180	85-90%	47	106.00–118.00	$108.09	$1,275	-16.99

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1318	1318	80-85%	9	114.00	$114.00	$1,503	—
1330–1390	1357	80-85%	5	120.00–126.00	$121.80	$1,653	+6.49
1400	1400	80-85%	2	101.00–103.00	$102.00	$1,428	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1548–1560	1552	75-80%	3	116.00–119.00	$117.01	$1,816	+3.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1435	1213	2	122.00–126.00	$123.63	$1,500	—
930–2320	1626	10	135.00–158.00	$143.29	$2,330	-0.35

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
823–885 thin fleshed	844	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,688
855–1162	1052	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	145.00–157.50	$146.53	$1,541

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
730–1130	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	124.00–137.00	$131.69	$1,297

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1053	1053	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,125.00	$2,125.00
1000–1260	1054	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,625.00–1,725.00	$1,694.06
970–1215	1154	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,225.00–1,425.00	$1,382.96
1195–1225	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,525.00–1,550.00	$1,537.35
1090–1435	1263	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,475.00–1,650.00	$1,574.46
1335	1335	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,475.00	$2,475.00
1335	1335	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00
1415	1415	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
945–1070	1008	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,425.00–1,550.00	$1,491.38
1047	1047	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,275.00	$1,275.00
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,185.00	$1,185.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745	745	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
768–835	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,260.00–1,375.00	$1,300.50
745–880	823	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,200.00–1,525.00	$1,350.07

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–870	818	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	910.00–975.00	$940.41

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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
975–1070	1023	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,875.00–2,375.00	$2,113.39	—
1030	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
1455	1455	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,425.00	$2,425.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—

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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.