Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 23, 2021

1,335 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.87/cwt +0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $858/hd at 627 lb · 116 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.62/cwt +3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 577 lb · 99 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $139.26/cwt +1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,015/hd at 729 lb · 95 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,335	3,450	1,863
Feeder cattle	1,158	3,344	1,763
Slaughter cattle	131	106	100
Replacement cattle	46	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared with a couple of weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers under 700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, over 700 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter 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	Δ last sale
314	314	5	194.00	$194.00	$609	—
370	370	12	188.00	$188.00	$696	—
454–480	474	24	179.00–182.50	$181.17	$859	-0.87
524–542	534	28	170.00–177.00	$173.19	$925	-2.02
567–574	572	20	161.00–163.50	$162.88	$932	-0.43
600–644	632	81	146.00–151.50	$148.76	$940	-3.38
652–664	656	74	141.50–148.00	$146.11	$958	+3.51
728 fancy	728	37	143.50	$143.50	$1,045	+1.90
715–736	730	58	136.50–138.00	$136.55	$997	-0.26
774–791	785	27	132.50–133.00	$132.66	$1,041	+0.40
803–832	813	85	130.50–132.50	$131.58	$1,070	+0.42
939	939	7	124.50	$124.50	$1,169	-3.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
743	743	13	133.00	$133.00	$988	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	5	166.00	$166.00	$594	-2.50
418–440	430	19	152.00–157.50	$156.37	$672	+0.62
468–495	484	38	144.00–150.00	$148.29	$718	—
504 fancy	504	8	155.00	$155.00	$781	+2.34
521	521	7	142.00	$142.00	$740	-4.10
553–586	577	99	137.00–143.00	$140.62	$811	+3.45
600–632	627	116	133.00–139.25	$136.87	$858	+2.79
650–681	664	52	131.50–132.00	$131.76	$875	+0.80
700–744	720	31	128.75–129.50	$129.12	$930	+1.49
805	805	23	123.00	$123.00	$990	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446	446	11	149.00	$149.00	$665	—
538	538	6	136.00	$136.00	$732	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1286–1570	1437	75-80%	6	56.50–63.50	$60.07	$863	—
1255–1566	1452	75-80%	54	64.00–67.50	$65.17	$946	-2.10
1630	1630	75-80%	1	69.00	$69.00	$1,125	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1490	1185	80-85%	21	56.50–63.00	$59.63	$707	-7.21
1060–1365	1229	80-85%	19	63.50–67.50	$64.57	$794	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–995	978	85-90%	3	54.00–57.00	$55.65	$544	—
1015–1183	1100	85-90%	13	58.00–61.00	$59.56	$655	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1540–2135	1681	10	77.00–82.00	$77.97	$1,311	—
1660–1995	1821	4	83.50–88.50	$86.61	$1,577	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1015–1325	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	46	54.00–63.50	$59.38	$662

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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.