Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 28, 2021

2,008 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $151.48/cwt -1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $938/hd at 619 lb · 144 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $147.63/cwt ≈ $1,231/hd at 834 lb · 144 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $149.11/cwt -7.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,132/hd at 759 lb · 118 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,008	816	3,746
Feeder cattle	1,853	739	2,896
Slaughter cattle	101	77	200
Replacement cattle	54	—	650

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder cattle and calves too lightly tested last week for a comparison . Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Demand moderate for calves, good for yearling feeder cattle over 700 lbs.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317	317	5	212.00	$212.00	$672	—
405–418	412	20	183.00–185.00	$183.98	$758	-9.70
451–491	472	35	175.00–183.00	$179.65	$848	+1.65
510–529	519	93	160.50–167.00	$164.11	$852	+8.11
584–590	586	85	150.00–151.50	$150.44	$882	-4.08
600–626 unweaned	619	144	149.00–154.00	$151.48	$938	-1.31
650 unweaned	650	30	144.50–145.00	$144.80	$941	-10.70
657–680	661	23	146.50–149.50	$149.03	$985	-10.97
668 fancy	668	27	154.50	$154.50	$1,032	—
701 unweaned	701	7	142.50	$142.50	$999	-6.00
705–712	709	6	148.75–152.00	$150.37	$1,066	—
750 unweaned	750	11	140.00	$140.00	$1,050	—
750–786	760	107	147.25–152.00	$150.05	$1,140	-6.95
800–848	834	144	145.25–149.00	$147.63	$1,231	—
858–890	873	82	140.75–147.50	$143.17	$1,250	—
916–935	931	66	141.50–143.10	$142.03	$1,322	+4.35
963–979	968	38	132.50–136.50	$135.33	$1,310	-2.17

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351	351	17	167.00	$167.00	$586	+9.00
419	419	15	151.00	$151.00	$633	+8.94
462–466	464	31	150.00–151.00	$150.55	$699	+8.55
500	500	17	150.00	$150.00	$750	+8.14
563–592	584	54	144.00–150.00	$146.03	$853	—
614–632 unweaned	627	33	136.50–139.00	$138.26	$867	—
636	636	17	144.50	$144.50	$919	-11.00
675	675	4	141.00	$141.00	$952	—
691 unweaned	691	5	135.00	$135.00	$933	-2.50
702–731	725	50	134.00–141.75	$138.51	$1,004	-3.49
800–840	819	100	133.00–139.25	$136.26	$1,116	-0.22
879	879	50	133.50	$133.50	$1,173	+6.50
910–934	931	25	128.00–133.50	$132.85	$1,237	—
951	951	14	127.50	$127.50	$1,213	+1.58

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
531–538	535	20	139.00–141.00	$139.79	$748	—
575–577	576	36	136.00–136.50	$136.18	$784	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
776	776	18	130.50	$130.50	$1,013	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1520	1244	80-85%	17	58.00–64.00	$59.05	$735	—
1095–1385	1286	80-85%	14	66.00–70.00	$66.47	$855	+6.93

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1260	1126	85-90%	11	49.00–54.00	$50.88	$573	—
968–1250	1192	85-90%	17	57.00–61.00	$60.11	$717	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1550	1427	75-80%	13	61.00–69.00	$65.03	$928	—
1460–1632	1583	75-80%	6	71.00–75.00	$73.01	$1,156	—
1650	1650	75-80%	1	78.00	$78.00	$1,287	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1830–1855	1843	3	75.50–81.50	$78.17	$1,441	—
1560–2075	1865	12	83.00–88.50	$85.48	$1,594	+0.35
1980–2265	2113	6	90.00–97.00	$93.82	$1,982	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1130–1905	1465	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	54	62.50–68.00	$65.72	$963

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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.