La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 4, 2024

3,754 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $302.37/cwt +4.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,720/hd at 569 lb · 395 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $275.03/cwt ≈ $1,837/hd at 668 lb · 378 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.54/cwt +22.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,517/hd at 578 lb · 236 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,754	2,162	2,940
Feeder cattle	3,754	—	2,940

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 14.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. The next feeder calf sale will be next Wednesday December 11, 2024.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–317	310	8	401.00–405.00	$402.54	$1,248	-7.46
313 fancy	313	9	455.00	$455.00	$1,424	—
360–392	372	84	422.50–465.00	$438.28	$1,630	+29.20
407–436	421	24	395.00–412.50	$402.23	$1,693	+36.55
454–498	467	137	327.50–365.00	$350.20	$1,635	+16.57
500–547	525	179	301.00–339.00	$322.26	$1,692	+6.65
553–598	569	395	285.00–315.00	$302.37	$1,720	+4.61
601–645	621	153	278.00–294.00	$289.51	$1,798	+16.40
650–694	668	378	265.00–281.00	$275.03	$1,837	—
704–731	715	40	246.00–258.00	$251.09	$1,795	—
756–798	761	45	242.00–256.00	$249.13	$1,896	+20.13
892	892	3	236.00	$236.00	$2,105	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401–448	434	59	360.00–385.00	$376.91	$1,636	+25.59
603–649	615	59	260.00–269.00	$262.75	$1,616	+2.75
662–691	680	171	255.00–263.00	$260.68	$1,773	+12.62
746	746	5	241.00	$241.00	$1,798	—
780	780	7	224.00	$224.00	$1,747	+13.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–406	405	8	375.00–385.00	$379.98	$1,539	+24.98
453	453	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,586	—
564	564	6	283.00	$283.00	$1,596	—
697	697	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,777	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442–449	446	15	317.50–351.00	$337.08	$1,503	—
1088	1088	4	155.00	$155.00	$1,686	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422	422	3	305.00	$305.00	$1,287	—
458	458	5	301.00	$301.00	$1,379	—
692	692	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,626	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
474	474	8	276.00	$276.00	$1,308	+8.22

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
256–289	273	21	375.00–400.00	$388.85	$1,062	—
314–347	334	55	350.00–375.00	$360.55	$1,204	+28.35
361–385	372	34	340.00–360.00	$349.89	$1,302	+20.35
409–447	417	96	301.00–326.00	$318.95	$1,330	+3.95
456–457 fancy	457	34	310.00–311.00	$310.79	$1,420	—
458–499	490	95	289.00–306.00	$295.98	$1,450	—
500–549	523	200	267.00–318.00	$288.39	$1,508	—
523 fancy	523	16	325.00	$325.00	$1,700	—
560–596	577	198	241.00–269.00	$260.15	$1,501	+20.15
582 fancy	582	38	275.00	$275.00	$1,600	—
601–645	621	213	248.00–256.00	$251.30	$1,561	—
656–699	680	36	237.00–248.00	$245.60	$1,670	+14.60
700 fancy	700	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,715	—
700–737	720	15	226.00–239.00	$233.33	$1,680	—
946	946	4	205.00	$205.00	$1,939	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
486	486	8	276.00	$276.00	$1,341	—
539–543	541	20	259.00–276.00	$266.62	$1,442	—
570–597	591	99	249.00–253.00	$252.10	$1,490	—
622–628	627	16	241.00–251.00	$249.14	$1,562	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378–387	385	19	325.00	$325.00	$1,251	+18.42
443	443	12	295.00	$295.00	$1,307	+13.00
460	460	9	251.00	$251.00	$1,155	-19.01
530–532	532	29	256.00–265.00	$261.00	$1,389	+13.96
613–621	616	11	231.00–237.00	$234.80	$1,446	+1.53
875	875	4	206.00	$206.00	$1,802	—
1085	1085	10	186.00	$186.00	$2,018	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	37	252.00	$252.00	$900	+7.95

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
547	547	3	221.00	$221.00	$1,209	—
833	833	5	163.00	$163.00	$1,358	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308	308	3	315.00	$315.00	$970	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
185	185	1	825.00	$825.00	—
260	260	1	825.00	$825.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268	268	7	400.00	$400.00	$1,072	—
348 fancy	348	10	455.00	$455.00	$1,583	—
398	398	2	405.00	$405.00	$1,612	—
452–480	461	14	350.00–365.00	$355.09	$1,637	—
508	508	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,473	—
553	553	2	281.00	$281.00	$1,554	—
655	655	2	242.00	$242.00	$1,585	—
768	768	2	231.00	$231.00	$1,774	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
205–230	218	2	975.00	$975.00	—
250	250	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,494	—

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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.