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La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 6, 2024

1,593 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $295.45/cwt -3.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,250/hd at 423 lb · 123 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.25/cwt -1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,347/hd at 570 lb · 72 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $349.78/cwt -14.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,497/hd at 428 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,593 3,403 5,301
Feeder cattle 1,389 3,403 5,301
Replacement cattle 204 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 400lbs sold sharply lower. Steers between over 400lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 9.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers between 250lbs and 400lbs sold 20.00 to 25.00 higher. Heifers between 400lbs and 600lbs sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifers over 600lbs sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. The next feeder calf sale will be next Wednesday November 13, 2024.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 fancy 322 11 400.00–415.00 $403.19 $1,298 -51.81
318–341 334 19 382.50–397.50 $389.05 $1,299 -22.21
354–375 fancy 362 14 400.00–417.50 $411.02 $1,488 -28.98
363–367 364 12 370.00–395.00 $378.79 $1,379 +11.51
413–449 428 59 342.50–355.00 $349.78 $1,497 -14.54
453 thin fleshed 453 2 352.50 $352.50 $1,597 +9.72
467 467 11 332.50 $332.50 $1,553 +16.06
514–543 523 35 292.00–305.00 $300.43 $1,571 +12.89
561–589 573 33 277.00–289.00 $282.56 $1,619 +5.49
584 thin fleshed 584 6 292.00 $292.00 $1,705 +0.68
615–621 618 25 266.00–279.00 $277.04 $1,712 +22.05
678–696 686 15 241.00–255.00 $246.09 $1,688 -13.62
707–735 726 21 241.00 $241.00 $1,750 +0.44
828–840 837 7 231.00–236.00 $232.41 $1,945 -4.59
859 859 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,976 +9.00
933 fancy 933 9 225.00 $225.00 $2,099 —
934 934 8 201.00 $201.00 $1,877 +4.00
972 972 6 220.00 $220.00 $2,138 —
1074 1074 7 202.00 $202.00 $2,169 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
261 unweaned 261 5 325.00 $325.00 $848 —
337 337 8 315.00 $315.00 $1,062 —
385 385 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,213 +58.14
416–434 419 52 210.00–317.50 $296.16 $1,241 +0.05
434 unweaned 434 4 251.00 $251.00 $1,089 -14.27
450–486 471 31 201.00–277.50 $255.05 $1,201 -17.00
505–545 539 23 200.00–246.00 $225.49 $1,215 -33.51
550–595 564 25 226.00–258.00 $250.38 $1,412 +3.93
645 645 4 223.00 $223.00 $1,438 —
671 671 9 211.00 $211.00 $1,416 -10.00
703–713 708 4 191.00–208.00 $199.56 $1,413 —
754 754 7 186.00 $186.00 $1,402 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263–265 264 5 340.00–352.50 $345.02 $911 —
405–444 414 28 322.50–337.50 $331.67 $1,373 +4.50
454–471 462 15 297.50–306.00 $301.54 $1,393 +2.93
500–549 543 16 274.00–276.00 $274.23 $1,489 +5.04
586–598 594 45 260.00–274.00 $262.98 $1,562 +0.93
600–608 605 8 241.00 $241.00 $1,458 -2.33
684 684 16 225.00 $225.00 $1,539 -16.97
733–740 737 7 221.00–226.00 $223.87 $1,650 -3.13
790 790 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,643 -8.36
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 12 338.00 $338.00 $1,291 —
584 584 42 266.00 $266.00 $1,553 +3.29
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 502 35 298.00 $298.00 $1,496 +13.71
595 595 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,493 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 251.00 $251.00 $836 —
378 378 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,134 +25.00
456 456 9 266.00 $266.00 $1,213 —
553 553 4 201.00 $201.00 $1,112 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293–295 294 5 342.50–350.00 $346.99 $1,020 +24.49
330–347 339 47 335.00–347.50 $344.22 $1,167 +6.15
351 fancy 351 5 355.00 $355.00 $1,246 +20.89
357–386 366 37 310.00–320.00 $315.91 $1,156 +12.08
409–438 423 123 285.00–307.50 $295.45 $1,250 -3.16
451–499 469 34 260.00–279.00 $268.68 $1,260 -1.83
521–542 530 28 253.00–268.00 $259.22 $1,374 -4.22
552–581 570 72 231.00–245.00 $236.25 $1,347 -1.63
611 611 9 246.00 $246.00 $1,503 +4.50
673 673 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,561 -7.06
716 716 6 228.00 $228.00 $1,632 +1.19
758 758 15 218.00 $218.00 $1,652 +1.00
796 thin fleshed 796 8 231.00 $231.00 $1,839 +5.82
838 838 5 208.00 $208.00 $1,743 +2.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–348 338 12 236.00–280.00 $248.14 $839 -12.86
364–389 378 54 191.00–246.00 $221.25 $836 -10.08
442–443 442 9 201.00–231.00 $224.32 $991 -28.76
469–496 487 23 211.00–221.00 $215.13 $1,048 -21.02
590 590 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,239 —
737 737 7 150.00 $150.00 $1,106 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 34 315.00 $315.00 $1,065 +11.34
355–375 363 9 282.50–300.00 $289.71 $1,052 -1.29
430 430 2 281.00 $281.00 $1,208 -2.15
452–498 463 19 241.00–252.00 $247.50 $1,146 -7.87
508–546 517 17 230.00–236.00 $231.49 $1,197 -16.62
597 597 7 226.00 $226.00 $1,349 -4.87
633 633 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,450 +1.79
673–687 680 6 210.00–215.00 $212.53 $1,445 -10.47
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 unweaned 338 8 191.00 $191.00 $646 —
410 410 5 231.00 $231.00 $947 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
256 unweaned 256 8 425.00 $425.00 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,098 -29.01
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
293 unweaned 293 2 475.00 $475.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 —— 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,440 —
887 887 (<2 yrs)N/A 11 216.00 $216.00 $1,916 —
1118 1118 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 6 176.00 $176.00 $1,968 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
690–999 thin fleshed 840 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 40 200.00–211.00 $204.64 $1,719
665–1014 846 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 91 180.00–195.00 $187.05 $1,582
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
898–1180 1059 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 29 141.00–159.00 $151.39 $1,603
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
675–935 884 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 27 161.00–176.00 $171.99 $1,520

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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.