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Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 19, 2021

5,980 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.54/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $768/hd at 571 lb · 438 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.55/cwt -1.79 vs last sale · ≈ $934/hd at 674 lb · 398 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.69/cwt -3.15 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 623 lb · 396 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,980 7,813 5,039
Feeder cattle 5,590 7,452 4,689
Slaughter cattle 64 55 91
Replacement cattle 326 306 259

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared with last Tuesday; Steer calves under 450 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher, 450 to 500 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, 500 to 550 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower, over 550 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves under 550 lbs steady to 2.00 lower except for 350 to 400 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, 600 to 700 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers over 700 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 21 222.00 $222.00 $753 +1.00
382 thin fleshed 382 50 214.00 $214.00 $817 —
374–396 386 18 200.00–204.00 $202.28 $781 -3.25
403–427 418 76 193.00–202.00 $195.49 $817 +0.87
452–460 thin fleshed 454 49 180.00–183.00 $180.87 $821 -6.84
450–498 477 184 168.00–179.00 $171.56 $818 -8.64
505 thin fleshed 505 11 171.00 $171.00 $864 —
500–542 524 242 154.00–164.00 $158.92 $833 -3.12
568 thin fleshed 568 40 160.50 $160.50 $912 -1.44
550–593 569 196 149.00–159.50 $153.11 $871 -1.40
600–633 615 205 143.50–152.00 $148.90 $916 +0.01
673 thin fleshed 673 38 144.00 $144.00 $969 —
663–696 674 360 133.50–141.50 $137.97 $930 -2.37
714–742 724 274 130.00–137.25 $134.57 $974 +1.91
753–774 758 128 128.00–136.00 $133.73 $1,014 +4.70
803–839 827 200 126.75–131.85 $129.66 $1,072 +1.34
874–897 890 87 125.00–125.50 $125.27 $1,115 -0.72
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 26 183.00 $183.00 $811 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 thin fleshed 350 12 171.00 $171.00 $598 —
354–393 373 46 156.50–162.00 $160.08 $597 -16.62
410–434 422 116 151.00–159.00 $153.51 $648 -4.36
459–488 479 203 146.50–157.00 $150.07 $719 +0.18
511 thin fleshed 511 28 151.50 $151.50 $774 —
516–541 527 76 140.00–142.00 $140.61 $741 -0.35
529 fancy 529 31 149.00 $149.00 $788 —
552–590 571 438 129.00–140.00 $134.54 $768 -1.29
601–639 623 396 124.25–131.00 $127.69 $796 -3.15
650–697 677 283 122.00–130.50 $125.50 $850 -1.99
683 thin fleshed 683 76 132.75 $132.75 $907 —
707–748 728 82 124.00–128.00 $126.19 $919 +0.30
760–786 765 156 123.00–124.00 $123.73 $947 -1.59
815–827 820 55 120.50–125.00 $122.94 $1,008 -0.06
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 22 164.00 $164.00 $543 —
500–537 518 23 133.00–135.00 $133.99 $694 —
587 587 13 128.00 $128.00 $751 -2.47
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
591 591 19 127.00 $127.00 $751 -5.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 7 151.00 $151.00 $711 —
550 550 5 131.00 $131.00 $720 —
656–692 666 22 119.00–123.00 $121.98 $812 —
778 778 10 109.00 $109.00 $848 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1493 1472 75-80% 7 54.00–57.00 $54.39 $801 —
1258–1820 1476 75-80% 20 50.00–54.00 $52.09 $769 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1132–1390 1207 80-85% 16 50.50–53.00 $51.48 $621 —
1200–1370 1257 80-85% 3 56.00 $56.00 $704 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1030 1008 85-90% 2 35.00–39.00 $36.96 $373 —
1115–1195 1143 85-90% 3 43.00–45.00 $44.30 $506 -0.58
1253 1253 85-90% 4 49.50 $49.50 $620 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–2280 1765 4 74.50–78.00 $76.32 $1,347 —
1535–2110 1836 5 79.00–83.00 $81.04 $1,488 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
940–1455 1192 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 165 45.00–56.00 $51.25 $611

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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.