Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 13, 2021

1,881 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.19/cwt -11.66 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 418 lb · 48 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.53/cwt ≈ $905/hd at 567 lb · 43 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $177.55/cwt -19.14 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 521 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,881	5,649	1,721
Feeder cattle	1,209	5,491	600
Slaughter cattle	260	131	150
Replacement cattle	412	27	971

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers under 700 lbs in a light test 3.00 to 5.00 lower, over 700 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Quality and condition not as attractive as a week ago. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Trade activity and demand moderate for feeders, moderate to good for slaughter cows and cow calf pairs.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307	307	3	216.00	$216.00	$663	—
356–376	369	22	204.00–205.00	$204.35	$754	-23.90
500–535	521	41	175.00–180.00	$177.55	$925	-13.31
556–590	582	27	164.50–167.00	$166.47	$969	-13.38
600–629	611	22	165.00–166.00	$165.37	$1,010	-4.97
734	734	20	140.00	$140.00	$1,028	-3.00
801–831	827	32	132.00–134.25	$133.98	$1,108	-3.69
951	951	11	122.50	$122.50	$1,165	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
464–497	475	19	179.00–187.00	$181.44	$862	—
500	500	34	162.50	$162.50	$812	-16.73
556–597	567	43	153.00–161.00	$159.53	$905	—
641	641	12	154.00	$154.00	$987	-8.41
696	696	23	148.00	$148.00	$1,030	-1.00
778	778	21	134.25	$134.25	$1,044	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150–185	169	5	325.00–425.00	$392.04	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–428	418	48	160.00–166.00	$164.19	$686	-11.35
484–487	486	37	154.00–157.00	$155.89	$758	-13.79
500–531	520	28	148.00–154.00	$150.26	$781	-6.37
550–579	567	24	144.00	$144.00	$816	-4.98
668–684	678	17	131.00–136.00	$134.26	$910	-8.21
794	794	6	124.50	$124.50	$989	-7.62
809	809	30	135.00	$135.00	$1,092	—
853	853	13	120.50	$120.50	$1,028	-3.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371–387	380	28	156.00–163.00	$160.07	$608	-11.42
491	491	23	146.50	$146.50	$719	-11.34
533	533	12	142.00	$142.00	$757	-4.38
581	581	35	136.00–141.00	$137.77	$800	-3.69

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120–135	130	3	375.00–385.00	$378.46	+87.13
170–175	173	2	375.00	$375.00	+15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
586	586	7	137.50	$137.50	$806	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1285	1180	80-85%	3	71.00	$71.00	$838	+3.48
1065–1380	1183	80-85%	18	60.00–65.00	$63.19	$748	-4.33
1005–1279	1193	80-85%	66	65.00–70.50	$67.09	$800	-0.43

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1226–1570	1402	75-80%	28	66.00–70.00	$67.78	$950	—
1360–1600	1446	75-80%	5	61.50–65.00	$63.22	$914	—
1328–1615	1455	75-80%	4	71.50–73.00	$72.41	$1,054	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–995	972	85-90%	3	47.00–48.00	$47.68	$463	-16.38
885–1180	999	85-90%	10	55.00–59.00	$56.69	$566	-1.63
895–1150	1068	85-90%	7	61.00–63.00	$62.30	$665	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465–1820	1643	2	78.00–83.00	$80.77	$1,327	-10.01
1660–2160	1847	7	85.50–92.00	$88.34	$1,632	+3.55
1675–2380	2165	10	93.50–102.50	$97.59	$2,113	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1024–1320	1138	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	65.00–71.00	$68.50	$780
1020–1218	1162	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	26	55.00–62.50	$60.80	$706

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070–1507	1294	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	1,350.00–1,450.00	$1,401.86
1310–1408	1350	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	36	810.00–1,000.00	$907.91
1325–1723	1360	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	1,100.00–1,275.00	$1,182.34

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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
1125–1175	1161	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	26	1,100.00–1,235.00	$1,179.11	-189.18
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—
1100–1432	1239	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	66	1,400.00–1,550.00	$1,456.51	+232.64
1150–1403	1347	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	75	1,110.00–1,275.00	$1,214.21	—
1360–1382 fancy	1371	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	51	1,675.00–1,750.00	$1,695.42	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200–1250 fancy	1216	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,150.00–1,260.00	$1,227.91	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1025	1009	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	37	1,900.00–1,985.00	$1,953.65	—

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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.