Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 29, 2022

786 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.56/cwt +3.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 688 lb · 43 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $185.00/cwt -1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,136/hd at 614 lb · 37 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.84/cwt ≈ $996/hd at 623 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	786	774	1,461
Feeder cattle	593	702	1,029
Slaughter cattle	153	34	198
Replacement cattle	40	38	234

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steer's and heifer's with quality and condition in a light test mostly steady. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 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
411	411	4	208.00	$208.00	$855	—
456–478	469	17	204.00–208.00	$206.02	$966	-3.59
522–548	538	13	190.00–196.00	$192.24	$1,034	-0.50
571	571	14	182.50	$182.50	$1,042	-6.47
614	614	37	185.00	$185.00	$1,136	-1.90
715	715	6	171.00	$171.00	$1,223	+17.50
875–881	879	5	140.00–142.00	$140.80	$1,238	-4.70

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469–486	475	8	191.00	$191.00	$907	—
601–637	613	14	171.00–175.00	$173.67	$1,065	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	4	191.00	$191.00	$888	+5.59
516	516	4	165.00	$165.00	$851	—
598	598	3	165.00	$165.00	$987	+2.71
607–635	623	31	158.00–162.00	$159.84	$996	—
685–698	688	43	149.50–153.50	$152.56	$1,050	+3.56
710–736	727	29	147.50–148.50	$147.91	$1,075	-1.82
767	767	10	144.00	$144.00	$1,104	-19.99
850	850	7	133.00	$133.00	$1,130	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417–446	432	14	175.00–183.00	$180.13	$778	—
488	488	5	179.00	$179.00	$874	—
500–543	522	10	150.00–152.00	$151.04	$788	—
601	601	5	151.00	$151.00	$908	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1280	1195	80-85%	14	80.00–85.00	$82.33	$984	+6.58
1010–1220	1205	80-85%	14	86.00–87.00	$86.94	$1,048	—
1185–1471	1272	80-85%	25	85.00–87.00	$86.24	$1,097	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1480	1400	75-80%	8	83.00–87.00	$85.23	$1,193	-0.77
1332–1625	1412	75-80%	28	88.00–92.50	$89.83	$1,268	+3.83
1290–1560	1519	75-80%	10	93.00–94.00	$93.08	$1,414	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1055	990	85-90%	5	73.00–76.00	$74.06	$733	-5.73
980–1160	1065	85-90%	3	78.00–84.00	$81.80	$871	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–2170	1784	4	96.00–102.00	$99.58	$1,777	—
1390–2185	1983	8	105.00–110.00	$107.06	$2,123	—
2355	2355	1	114.00	$114.00	$2,685	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1175 fancy	1067	(<2 yrs)	Open	30	2,700.00–2,800.00	$2,757.62	—

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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.