Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 30, 2021

1,461 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.20/cwt +17.20 vs last sale · ≈ $929/hd at 615 lb · 99 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.81/cwt +1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $786/hd at 508 lb · 61 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.72/cwt +10.72 vs last sale · ≈ $786/hd at 480 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,461	599
Feeder cattle	1,029	439
Slaughter cattle	198	45
Replacement cattle	234	115

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared with last Tuesday, no trend is available due to the lack of receipts from the past two weeks, but a higher undertone was noted. Trade activity and buyer demand was moderate to good for feeder calves, good for heifer pairs . Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361–388	370	9	213.00–215.00	$213.70	$791	—
467–489	477	22	189.00–193.00	$191.14	$912	—
512–545	533	33	180.00–186.00	$184.43	$983	—
614–637	623	8	152.00–157.00	$155.08	$966	—
808	808	4	133.00	$133.00	$1,075	—
853–876	868	12	123.00–129.00	$124.96	$1,085	—
938–947	943	26	123.50	$123.50	$1,165	+5.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
441	441	14	152.00	$152.00	$670	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–486	482	13	178.00–183.00	$179.90	$867	+7.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410 fancy	410	10	172.00	$172.00	$705	—
455 fancy	455	10	171.00	$171.00	$778	—
470–496	485	50	159.00–168.00	$162.27	$787	+9.27
502–529	508	61	154.00–157.00	$154.81	$786	+1.81
567–592	582	39	144.00–149.00	$147.69	$860	+0.69
614 fancy	614	81	152.51	$152.51	$936	—
618–619	618	18	143.00–146.00	$145.33	$898	+11.33
746	746	33	126.00	$126.00	$940	±0.00
822	822	31	124.50	$124.50	$1,023	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–370	356	13	155.00–160.00	$156.59	$557	—
420–427	426	25	157.00–161.00	$157.32	$670	—
671–673	672	16	128.00–131.00	$129.88	$873	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	10	151.00	$151.00	$664	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80–95	88	2	175.00–225.00	$202.14	—
100–120	111	5	175.00–350.00	$299.37	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
105–135	118	4	285.00–400.00	$356.22	—
155	155	1	360.00	$360.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1019–1190	1120	80-85%	9	60.00–63.00	$61.78	$692	—
970–1363	1199	80-85%	38	63.00–69.00	$65.59	$786	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965	965	85-90%	8	48.00	$48.00	$463	-4.16
925–1190	983	85-90%	13	51.00–58.00	$53.19	$523	+1.03
990–1300	1126	85-90%	6	59.00–63.00	$60.93	$686	+1.50
1135	1135	85-90%	4	65.00	$65.00	$738	+5.57

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1590	1401	75-80%	17	64.00–69.00	$67.31	$943	—
1335–1485	1473	75-80%	13	70.00–70.50	$70.03	$1,032	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520–2220	1723	11	78.00–81.50	$79.40	$1,368	—
1795–2020	1949	5	90.00–96.50	$92.77	$1,808	—
1570–2225	1965	6	82.00–88.00	$84.34	$1,657	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1154	1094	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	900.00–1,000.00	$964.46	—
1350	1350	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1109–1169	1141	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	32	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,145.57	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1175	1143	(<2 yrs)	Open	29	2,300.00–2,400.00	$2,347.96	—
1100–1225	1173	(<2 yrs)	Open	121	2,100.00–2,300.00	$2,200.17	—

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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.