La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 13, 2024

1,024 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $268.34/cwt -8.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,645/hd at 613 lb · 73 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $278.32/cwt -2.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,236/hd at 444 lb · 47 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.04/cwt -0.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,376/hd at 583 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,024	1,593	3,933
Feeder cattle	943	1,389	3,933
Replacement cattle	81	204	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers under 600lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Steers over 600lbs sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly 4.00 to 9.00 lower with instances of sharply lower across all weight classes. The next feeder calf sale will be next Wednesday November 20, 2024.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468–487	474	32	332.00–335.00	$334.04	$1,583	+1.54
513–518	515	18	313.00–317.00	$315.67	$1,626	+15.24
552–569	558	36	276.00–290.00	$285.24	$1,592	+2.68
601–633	613	73	261.00–277.00	$268.34	$1,645	-8.70
696–699	697	19	238.00–239.00	$238.47	$1,662	-7.62
713–721	718	25	235.00–236.00	$235.68	$1,692	-5.32
750–796	789	14	216.00–226.00	$217.36	$1,715	—
858	858	2	211.00	$211.00	$1,810	-19.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306 unweaned	306	7	241.00	$241.00	$737	—
302–348	326	19	250.00–301.00	$283.82	$925	-31.18
355	355	2	301.00	$301.00	$1,069	-14.00
418–427	423	11	211.00–290.00	$246.49	$1,043	-49.67
451–494	473	14	236.00–270.00	$253.77	$1,200	-1.28
523	523	2	241.00	$241.00	$1,260	+15.51
848	848	3	161.00	$161.00	$1,365	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353	353	8	340.00	$340.00	$1,200	—
457–475	474	38	303.00–311.00	$303.61	$1,439	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	2	331.00	$331.00	$1,119	—
394	394	8	320.00	$320.00	$1,261	—
475	475	3	301.00	$301.00	$1,430	-0.54
560 unweaned	560	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,456	—
635	635	2	251.00	$251.00	$1,594	+10.00
693	693	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,455	-15.00
1224	1224	15	163.00	$163.00	$1,995	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	6	300.00	$300.00	$1,071	-38.00
490–492	491	8	291.00–296.00	$292.88	$1,438	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	3	301.00	$301.00	$752	—
322–323	323	7	301.00–310.00	$306.15	$989	-8.85
364	364	7	275.00	$275.00	$1,001	-14.71
429–448	444	47	276.00–279.00	$278.32	$1,236	-2.68
468–475	470	12	268.00	$268.00	$1,260	+20.50
502–541	522	27	220.00–236.00	$227.75	$1,189	-3.74
628	628	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,193	-39.00
684	684	8	191.00	$191.00	$1,306	-21.53
743	743	7	181.00	$181.00	$1,345	—
788	788	2	207.00	$207.00	$1,631	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	3	305.00	$305.00	$1,083	-10.91
458–481	469	15	270.00–284.00	$277.30	$1,301	+8.62
510–548	541	36	245.00–252.00	$247.34	$1,338	-11.88
555–598	583	39	230.00–240.00	$236.04	$1,376	-0.21
612	612	7	233.00	$233.00	$1,426	-13.00
694	694	7	221.00	$221.00	$1,534	-11.00
786	786	4	214.00	$214.00	$1,682	-4.00
848	848	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,696	-8.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
243 unweaned	243	3	251.00	$251.00	$610	—
290 unweaned	290	14	251.00	$251.00	$728	—
298	298	6	180.00	$180.00	$536	—
331–348	339	13	191.00–285.00	$240.44	$815	-7.70
377–388	385	19	191.00–201.00	$197.90	$762	-23.35
400–446	429	18	220.00–261.00	$245.66	$1,054	+21.34
500	500	2	208.00	$208.00	$1,040	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422	422	7	283.00	$283.00	$1,194	—
579	579	24	241.00	$241.00	$1,395	—
662	662	3	201.00	$201.00	$1,331	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	22	246.00	$246.00	$1,090	+15.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	7	291.00	$291.00	$978	—
411	411	4	262.00	$262.00	$1,077	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
760–775	772	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	204.00–205.00	$204.20	$1,576
800–1020	886	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	59	172.00–199.00	$183.45	$1,625

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
795–956	938	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	146.00–162.00	$160.49	$1,505

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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.