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La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 23, 2024

2,914 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $261.32/cwt +3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,521/hd at 582 lb · 145 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $270.28/cwt +23.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,541/hd at 570 lb · 140 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.01/cwt +10.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,365/hd at 525 lb · 128 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,914 2,582 3,176
Feeder cattle 2,914 2,582 3,176

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 to 9.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold mostly 4.00 to 11.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. The next feeder calf sale will be next Wednesday October 30, 2024.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 260 6 352.50 $352.50 $916 -52.50
337 337 10 376.00 $376.00 $1,267 -16.75
350–360 357 12 371.00–388.00 $375.68 $1,341 +29.22
418 fancy 418 2 352.00 $352.00 $1,471 +18.00
415–449 435 38 330.00–345.00 $338.14 $1,471 +18.82
453–472 462 51 336.00–349.00 $341.26 $1,577 +36.79
477 fancy 477 5 377.00 $377.00 $1,798 —
500–526 512 86 280.00–299.00 $292.18 $1,496 -5.73
558–583 576 83 271.00–283.00 $278.21 $1,602 -2.15
609–640 617 33 263.00–271.00 $269.51 $1,663 +11.15
653–663 658 38 251.00–262.00 $253.88 $1,671 +11.52
713–739 734 68 232.00–247.00 $239.07 $1,755 +0.57
754–762 759 20 232.00–237.00 $235.26 $1,786 +1.76
817–849 835 62 230.00–242.00 $232.52 $1,942 +7.17
864–899 875 22 216.00–225.25 $222.23 $1,945 -3.77
915–933 920 8 208.00–209.00 $208.75 $1,920 -5.25
958–961 960 12 207.00–211.00 $208.66 $2,003 +7.66
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 3 287.50 $287.50 $719 —
343 343 2 342.50 $342.50 $1,175 -12.94
376–396 386 28 342.50–355.00 $346.39 $1,337 +29.41
401–441 428 27 319.00–323.00 $320.25 $1,371 +25.07
462–482 468 10 314.00–315.00 $314.69 $1,473 +34.91
504–544 527 42 260.00–275.00 $266.40 $1,404 -17.77
558–597 582 145 256.00–267.00 $261.32 $1,521 +3.48
609–649 625 10 249.00–259.00 $253.15 $1,582 +9.86
653–690 672 80 229.00–247.00 $237.42 $1,595 —
714–746 729 16 216.00–228.00 $223.36 $1,628 -4.64
825–849 836 26 218.00–226.00 $221.68 $1,853 +12.68
885 885 3 208.00 $208.00 $1,841 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 381 47 251.00–332.50 $313.55 $1,195 +60.39
406–432 419 10 276.00–281.00 $278.42 $1,167 +14.86
450–499 475 91 251.00–306.00 $289.69 $1,376 +18.44
557–585 567 10 241.00–251.00 $248.94 $1,411 +16.45
607–646 625 29 211.00–240.00 $234.28 $1,464 +123.28
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 fancy 335 3 392.50 $392.50 $1,315 —
417 417 15 315.00 $315.00 $1,314 +59.00
463 463 28 323.00 $323.00 $1,495 —
548 548 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,348 —
569–596 592 54 253.00–260.00 $258.88 $1,533 —
654 654 44 244.00 $244.00 $1,596 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 8 261.00 $261.00 $1,195 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
200–215 210 3 825.00 $825.00 -16.46

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
299 299 8 325.00 $325.00 $972 -21.57
309–312 310 10 320.00 $320.00 $992 -60.00
320 fancy 320 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,088 —
361–395 366 15 306.00 $306.00 $1,120 -25.72
368–370 fancy 369 9 320.00 $320.00 $1,181 -40.00
411 fancy 411 10 306.00 $306.00 $1,258 +5.00
406–445 425 53 284.00–294.00 $289.01 $1,228 +5.28
453–469 460 117 284.00–289.00 $286.08 $1,316 +30.03
501–538 525 128 254.00–265.00 $260.01 $1,365 +10.15
566 thin fleshed 566 83 286.00 $286.00 $1,619 —
552–598 576 57 240.00–252.00 $247.40 $1,425 +0.68
607–614 thin fleshed 609 14 240.00–243.00 $242.14 $1,475 —
623–649 632 25 230.00–237.00 $234.25 $1,480 -4.88
651–695 678 51 223.00–236.00 $229.91 $1,559 +6.95
700–742 717 39 221.00–225.00 $221.94 $1,591 +2.93
752–790 780 58 214.00–225.50 $221.70 $1,729 +5.67
868–879 873 17 192.00–203.00 $197.96 $1,728 +6.96
920 920 6 206.00 $206.00 $1,895 +14.00
989–997 995 21 196.00–204.00 $202.49 $2,015 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 6 285.00 $285.00 $750 —
337 337 3 302.50 $302.50 $1,019 -35.00
355–376 374 26 288.00–299.00 $289.21 $1,082 -28.29
418–442 425 22 261.00–272.00 $268.12 $1,140 +4.70
452–490 474 33 256.00–266.00 $263.54 $1,249 +23.11
502–547 524 36 236.00–249.00 $243.46 $1,276 +7.46
560–585 573 32 231.00–241.00 $237.31 $1,360 +4.39
602–645 614 22 220.00–228.00 $226.20 $1,389 +0.20
714 714 4 181.00 $181.00 $1,292 -21.00
775 775 2 189.00 $189.00 $1,465 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 fancy 306 5 325.00 $325.00 $994 —
355 355 10 299.00 $299.00 $1,061 +34.51
420–443 427 31 270.00–281.00 $277.68 $1,186 +37.68
452–460 453 12 240.00 $240.00 $1,087 -11.00
530 530 10 238.00 $238.00 $1,261 —
558 fancy 558 47 260.00 $260.00 $1,451 —
708 708 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,494 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 221.00 $221.00 $729 -70.00
371–396 386 17 257.00–267.50 $261.21 $1,008 -3.93
402–449 427 35 231.00–255.00 $247.01 $1,055 +21.90
463–493 483 30 231.00–250.00 $244.06 $1,179 +34.38
549 549 9 231.00 $231.00 $1,268 +30.00
583–591 588 18 227.00 $227.00 $1,335 +6.83
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 5 281.00 $281.00 $857 —
399 399 4 261.00 $261.00 $1,041 —
402–412 405 18 240.00–252.00 $248.61 $1,007 —
590 590 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,304 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
242–245 243 7 825.00–960.00 $921.09 +221.09

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 2 244.00 $244.00 $1,220 -21.00
657 657 6 228.00 $228.00 $1,498 —
782–786 784 10 191.00–199.00 $194.21 $1,523 —

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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.