Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 30, 2021

3,375 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $171.05/cwt +14.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,051/hd at 614 lb · 305 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $154.37/cwt +7.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,112/hd at 720 lb · 237 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $154.00/cwt +4.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,045/hd at 679 lb · 184 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,375	1,858	3,618
Feeder cattle	2,966	1,468	3,500
Slaughter cattle	409	390	118

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer and heifers with quality an condition weaned 50 days or longer 5.00 to 8.00 instances 10.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers and heifers over 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 instances 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Trade activity and demand good to very good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365 fancy	365	11	222.00	$222.00	$810	—
363–375	372	12	215.00–217.00	$216.00	$804	—
419 fancy	419	6	217.00	$217.00	$909	—
408–444	432	22	200.00–211.00	$204.22	$882	—
450 value added	450	29	223.00	$223.00	$1,004	—
464 fancy	464	7	212.00	$212.00	$984	+17.50
472–492	481	39	195.00–201.00	$198.26	$954	+8.34
506–515	514	25	184.00–186.00	$185.68	$954	+15.68
553 fancy	553	50	188.00	$188.00	$1,040	+17.00
556–591	567	67	170.00–178.00	$176.57	$1,001	+12.53
612 fancy	612	38	183.50	$183.50	$1,123	—
600–628	614	204	167.00–177.50	$171.61	$1,054	—
608–626 unweaned	617	63	160.00–164.50	$161.74	$998	+4.78
670–687 unweaned	678	31	146.00–149.00	$147.67	$1,001	-0.34
656–691	679	153	151.00–159.50	$155.28	$1,054	+3.75
702–741	718	201	150.50–159.50	$156.49	$1,124	—
713–738 unweaned	732	36	139.00–146.00	$142.56	$1,044	+1.56
758–787	774	111	150.50–156.00	$154.08	$1,193	—
843	843	62	155.50	$155.50	$1,311	—
862–883	875	140	152.50–155.50	$154.06	$1,348	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
467–484	475	15	180.00–188.00	$184.20	$875	—
523	523	29	171.00	$171.00	$894	+7.11
550–567	564	25	161.50–163.00	$161.79	$912	+7.79

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	6	202.00	$202.00	$671	+32.00
366–370 fancy	367	30	200.00–205.00	$204.16	$749	—
389	389	5	182.50	$182.50	$710	+22.50
424	424	17	175.00	$175.00	$742	+25.26
457–469 fancy	463	67	169.99–171.00	$170.51	$789	—
454–485	471	87	159.00–168.00	$161.48	$761	+12.13
502–512 fancy	507	64	170.00–175.50	$172.52	$875	+20.52
500–543	518	33	154.50–163.00	$159.05	$824	—
561 fancy	561	35	164.00	$164.00	$920	—
643 unweaned	643	6	142.50	$142.50	$916	-3.05
657	657	13	153.50	$153.50	$1,008	—
661 unweaned	661	4	134.00	$134.00	$886	-4.71
728 unweaned	728	12	143.00	$143.00	$1,041	—
705–744	731	50	145.00–148.00	$146.54	$1,071	—
761–764	762	94	145.00–148.00	$147.07	$1,121	—
818	818	48	145.00	$145.00	$1,186	—
860	860	51	147.75	$147.75	$1,271	—
871–888	883	38	135.00–138.00	$136.82	$1,208	—
939	939	4	130.00	$130.00	$1,221	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493–497	496	20	156.00	$156.00	$774	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1395	1219	80-85%	98	52.00–59.00	$55.74	$679	+0.85
845–1307	1223	80-85%	7	54.00–59.00	$58.09	$710	+3.20
1190–1390	1306	80-85%	7	60.00–65.00	$61.41	$802	—
1383	1383	80-85%	8	61.50	$61.50	$851	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850	850	85-90%	1	33.00	$33.00	$280	—
800–1080	893	85-90%	3	42.00–48.00	$44.42	$397	—
905–1390	1053	85-90%	11	42.00–49.00	$46.47	$489	-4.40
845–1133	1081	85-90%	60	52.00–55.00	$53.01	$573	+5.66
845–1275	1159	85-90%	17	50.00–57.50	$53.91	$625	+18.91

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1352–1555	1417	75-80%	13	55.00–61.00	$59.92	$849	+4.24
1384–1540	1480	75-80%	14	61.00–68.00	$65.20	$965	—
1572–1685	1588	75-80%	13	67.00–68.00	$67.58	$1,073	—
1590	1590	75-80%	1	73.50	$73.50	$1,169	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460–1775	1655	3	75.50–78.00	$76.54	$1,267	—
1785–2025	1905	2	95.00	$95.00	$1,810	+5.00
1490–2385	1928	18	83.00–91.00	$87.76	$1,692	-2.24

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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.