Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 13, 2020

5,196 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $141.89/cwt ≈ $813/hd at 573 lb · 533 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.28/cwt ≈ $862/hd at 623 lb · 419 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.48/cwt ≈ $698/hd at 531 lb · 331 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,196	3,665	2,522
Feeder cattle	4,672	—	2,300
Slaughter cattle	275	—	222
Replacement cattle	249	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer calves under 500 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 lower, 500 to 600 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower, 600 to 700 lbs mostly steady. Heifer calves steady to 1.00 higher except for 400 to 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Yearling feeder steers over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Yearling feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
350–382	368	51	176.00–184.00	$180.19	$663
407–444	427	106	160.00–171.00	$164.81	$704
450–498	479	151	145.00–155.50	$150.18	$719
500–548	527	325	144.00–156.50	$150.42	$793
570 thin fleshed	570	60	148.50	$148.50	$846
550–599	573	473	134.50–146.00	$141.05	$808
601–645 unweaned	623	370	131.50–140.00	$136.56	$851
626 fancy	626	49	151.25	$151.25	$947
652–662	655	148	137.50–139.50	$138.25	$906
675 unweaned	675	36	132.00	$132.00	$891
700	700	12	137.50	$137.50	$962
705–733 unweaned	716	32	130.00–131.00	$130.41	$934
762 fancy	762	27	146.25	$146.25	$1,114
780	780	28	134.50	$134.50	$1,049
813	813	60	139.75	$139.75	$1,136
921	921	10	128.50	$128.50	$1,183
964	964	8	124.00	$124.00	$1,195

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
320–326	323	23	181.00–182.00	$181.26	$585
380–398	389	20	170.00–172.00	$170.68	$664
509–537	515	28	136.00–144.00	$140.26	$722
550–582	571	44	131.00–133.50	$132.16	$755
781	781	24	128.00	$128.00	$1,000

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
521	521	38	125.50	$125.50	$654

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
270–282	276	6	162.50–165.00	$163.72	$452
360–398	373	75	142.00–150.50	$145.21	$542
403 fancy	403	20	142.00	$142.00	$572
401–447	422	96	130.00–138.00	$134.11	$566
450–496	467	194	129.00–137.00	$133.46	$623
516 fancy	516	37	138.50	$138.50	$715
500–546	533	294	126.00–135.50	$130.60	$696
552–595	574	246	125.00–130.00	$128.46	$737
614	614	41	132.00	$132.00	$810
600–641 unweaned	624	98	125.25–129.50	$126.79	$791
653–685 unweaned	672	51	125.00–126.00	$125.56	$844
694	694	8	131.50	$131.50	$913
701–722 unweaned	714	17	124.00–126.00	$125.18	$894
745	745	20	127.50	$127.50	$950
850	850	28	126.00	$126.00	$1,071

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
300–347	323	31	151.00–158.00	$152.93	$494
386–396	390	15	138.00–140.00	$138.81	$541
450–496	485	78	120.00–127.00	$122.98	$596

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
390	390	12	121.00	$121.00	$472

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–1318	1194	80-85%	8	56.00–60.00	$58.54	$699
1125–1280	1214	80-85%	19	51.00–56.00	$53.15	$645

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1345–1670	1429	75-80%	13	54.00–56.00	$55.00	$786
1315–1740	1525	75-80%	11	57.00–62.00	$60.62	$924
1605	1605	75-80%	1	64.00	$64.00	$1,027

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
985–1190	1102	85-90%	9	31.00–36.00	$34.27	$378
1060–1185	1133	85-90%	8	45.00–49.00	$46.85	$531
1065–1225	1146	85-90%	5	50.00–52.50	$51.33	$588

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1573–2110	1777	7	68.00–76.00	$72.96	$1,296
1555–1995	1796	16	76.00–84.00	$80.74	$1,450

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930–1545	1292	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	71	50.00–62.00	$57.25	$740

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1059–1247	1112	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	49	1,025.00–1,100.00	$1,070.41
1130–1325	1206	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	62	675.00–760.00	$705.79
1298–1351	1315	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	850.00–975.00	$934.13

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1214–1295	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	700.00–760.00	$730.97

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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.