Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 23, 2021

1,858 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.55/cwt ≈ $892/hd at 613 lb · 121 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $156.96/cwt +4.99 vs last sale · ≈ $986/hd at 628 lb · 116 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.08/cwt ≈ $956/hd at 565 lb · 109 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,858	1,775	1,116
Feeder cattle	1,468	1,080	950
Slaughter cattle	390	695	166

Market comments — USDA reporter

Total receipts for last week 7203. Compared with last week: Steer calves steady to 2.00 higher advance on 600 to 650 lbs. Heifer calves heifer calves under 550 lbs mostly steady in a light test, 550 to 650 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher, over 650 lbs steady. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Trade and 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
307–332	319	15	200.00	$200.00	$638	—
482 fancy	482	38	194.50	$194.50	$937	—
474–488	484	45	188.00–191.50	$189.92	$919	—
516 fancy	516	37	184.00	$184.00	$949	—
522–531	530	20	170.00	$170.00	$901	-5.00
562 fancy	562	79	171.00	$171.00	$961	—
554–598	574	30	160.00–167.00	$164.04	$942	—
603–632 unweaned	628	116	156.50–158.50	$156.96	$986	—
664–672 unweaned	670	38	146.50–151.00	$148.01	$992	—
673–683	679	43	149.00–153.00	$151.53	$1,029	+0.53
700–707 unweaned	702	22	141.00	$141.00	$990	+7.00
704–706 fancy	704	65	148.00–148.25	$148.22	$1,043	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	5	170.00	$170.00	$790	—
603–634 unweaned	610	32	144.00	$144.00	$878	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
513–548	541	16	163.00–168.00	$163.89	$887	—
568	568	4	154.00	$154.00	$875	—
660 unweaned	660	12	141.00	$141.00	$931	+3.72

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312	312	9	170.00	$170.00	$530	—
382	382	12	160.00	$160.00	$611	—
413–439	432	11	149.00–150.00	$149.74	$647	—
451–494	470	41	146.50–151.50	$149.35	$702	—
501–536 fancy	532	79	152.00	$152.00	$809	—
550–598	573	52	145.00–150.00	$146.86	$842	—
600–646 unweaned	613	121	137.00–149.00	$145.55	$892	—
650–652 unweaned	651	17	138.00–139.00	$138.71	$903	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1066–1119	1078	80-85%	13	65.50–69.00	$66.18	$713	—
1125	1125	80-85%	9	64.00	$64.00	$720	—
1000–1304	1186	80-85%	86	52.00–57.00	$53.75	$637	+0.23
1095–1416	1216	80-85%	98	53.00–57.00	$54.89	$667	-2.04

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1650	1401	75-80%	14	53.00–59.50	$55.68	$780	-5.86
1340–1525	1441	75-80%	32	52.00–58.00	$56.63	$816	-4.91
1450–1668	1534	75-80%	12	63.00–67.00	$63.91	$980	+6.11
1500–1690	1650	75-80%	7	60.00–65.50	$64.41	$1,063	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1120	1065	85-90%	6	47.00–52.00	$50.87	$542	+4.21
850–1195	1086	85-90%	19	44.00–50.00	$47.35	$514	+0.69
1012–1305	1097	85-90%	13	50.00–56.00	$52.87	$580	+6.21
1130–1170	1160	85-90%	4	35.00	$35.00	$406	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515–2120	1808	3	76.00–79.00	$77.73	$1,405	—
1940	1940	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,746	+4.66
1570–2070	1974	20	81.00–88.00	$86.27	$1,703	—

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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.