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Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 10, 2020

1,493 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.04/cwt ≈ $691/hd at 480 lb · 57 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.37/cwt -1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 601 lb · 19 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.50/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $990/hd at 815 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,493 1,566 1,471
Feeder cattle 375 450 1,000
Slaughter cattle 200 350 150
Replacement cattle 918 766 321

Market comments — USDA reporter

Total receipts for Mon and Tues sale: 7773 Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady in a light test. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower decline on breakers and boners. Demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 4 170.00 $170.00 $660 —
496 496 12 155.00 $155.00 $769 —
503–544 530 6 140.00–141.00 $140.68 $746 +9.68
601 601 3 134.00 $134.00 $805 +8.06
608 unweaned 608 3 128.00 $128.00 $778 —
674 674 5 128.00 $128.00 $863 —
717 unweaned 717 10 123.00 $123.00 $882 —
765 unweaned 765 6 120.00 $120.00 $918 —
809 809 8 120.00 $120.00 $971 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
871 871 14 122.50 $122.50 $1,067 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 407 10 155.00 $155.00 $631 —
457–481 480 57 140.00–144.25 $144.04 $691 —
815 815 15 121.50 $121.50 $990 -4.00
884 884 14 124.50 $124.50 $1,101 —
968 968 11 118.50 $118.50 $1,147 -1.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 4 143.00 $143.00 $638 +2.00
466 466 9 136.00 $136.00 $634 —
600–602 601 19 120.00–124.50 $122.37 $735 -1.63
670 670 12 118.00 $118.00 $791 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 9 154.00 $154.00 $688 —
543 543 6 134.00 $134.00 $728 —
566 566 5 131.50 $131.50 $744 +12.50
750 750 8 113.00 $113.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 5 167.00 $167.00 $696 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1062–1385 1189 80-85% 25 48.00–54.00 $51.84 $616 —
1284–1340 1290 80-85% 28 55.00–56.00 $55.31 $713 -0.54
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1139 1061 85-90% 8 37.00–41.00 $39.24 $416 -4.54
970–1390 1074 85-90% 24 46.00–50.00 $47.19 $507 +3.41
900–1195 1113 85-90% 19 36.50–46.00 $43.41 $483 -4.94
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1400 1387 75-80% 3 55.50–56.00 $55.67 $772 -1.55
1260–1740 1422 75-80% 44 50.00–55.00 $52.89 $752 -0.77

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–2175 1757 12 76.00–82.00 $78.85 $1,385 -2.47
1570–2195 1908 7 67.00–75.00 $72.23 $1,378 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
925–1494 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 317 49.00–60.00 $53.70 $679

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1194–1483 1322 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 36 860.00–885.00 $874.64
1230–1455 1361 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 42 650.00–775.00 $726.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185 1185 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 610.00 $610.00

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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.