Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 3, 2022

1,370 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.23/cwt +1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,102/hd at 724 lb · 87 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $176.97/cwt +6.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,207/hd at 682 lb · 83 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $196.87/cwt +2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,004/hd at 510 lb · 76 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,370	631	1,148
Feeder cattle	1,189	499	831
Slaughter cattle	148	132	152
Replacement cattle	33	—	165

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers under 700 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 700 too lightly tested last week for a comparison. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter 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
372–392	387	10	204.00–205.00	$204.81	$793	—
419–424	421	26	194.00–203.00	$197.33	$831	—
471	471	8	196.00	$196.00	$923	—
505–516	509	54	194.00–197.00	$195.18	$993	+0.60
500–518 thin fleshed	512	22	200.00–201.50	$201.03	$1,029	—
558–593	586	56	192.00–196.00	$194.36	$1,139	+5.36
609–630	618	22	170.00–178.00	$173.76	$1,074	—
660–686	682	83	174.00–177.50	$176.97	$1,207	+6.97
721	721	19	156.00	$156.00	$1,125	—
787	787	22	156.00	$156.00	$1,228	—
813	813	6	151.00	$151.00	$1,228	—
870	870	15	146.00	$146.00	$1,270	+1.00
922	922	5	142.00	$142.00	$1,309	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	5	184.00	$184.00	$966	—
550–551	550	22	182.00–183.00	$182.77	$1,005	—
602–645	616	28	162.00–169.00	$167.72	$1,033	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–497	491	11	187.50–189.00	$188.03	$923	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406 fancy	406	22	199.00	$199.00	$808	—
416	416	13	181.00	$181.00	$753	+7.23
463–497	481	70	174.00–181.00	$176.98	$851	—
506–547	535	24	162.00–169.00	$165.74	$887	-0.21
555–575	564	50	160.00–167.00	$163.80	$924	—
569 thin fleshed	569	15	172.00	$172.00	$979	—
611 fancy	611	32	169.00	$169.00	$1,033	—
603–631	623	14	160.00–165.00	$163.62	$1,019	+2.75
650	650	6	161.00	$161.00	$1,046	+8.03
679 fancy	679	25	168.00	$168.00	$1,141	—
702–734	724	87	152.00–154.00	$152.23	$1,102	+1.97
756–794	781	24	145.50–150.50	$147.11	$1,149	+3.11
829–845	837	34	138.00–138.50	$138.27	$1,157	-2.23

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
522	522	5	155.00	$155.00	$809	—
610–627	620	31	155.00–156.00	$155.65	$965	—
689	689	11	151.00	$151.00	$1,040	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1632	1461	75-80%	14	69.00–75.50	$72.75	$1,063	-5.36
1407–1692	1590	75-80%	25	80.00–86.00	$83.93	$1,334	-2.76
1265–1913	1783	75-80%	5	88.00–89.00	$88.14	$1,572	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1132	1063	85-90%	9	60.00–65.00	$63.52	$675	—
995–1310	1191	85-90%	15	66.00–70.00	$68.62	$817	-6.01
1040–1310	1227	85-90%	10	70.00–74.00	$72.42	$889	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1365	1223	80-85%	6	75.00–80.00	$77.05	$942	-1.36
1180–1405	1282	80-85%	7	70.00–74.00	$71.80	$920	-4.46

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1570–2250	1987	10	96.00–102.00	$99.04	$1,968	—
1490–2650	1988	3	92.00–95.00	$93.42	$1,857	—
2140–2290	2215	2	104.00–105.00	$104.52	$2,315	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1067–1390	1191	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	975.00–1,060.00	$1,013.73

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1150	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,225.00–1,300.00	$1,272.62	—
1200–1225	1219	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	1,125.00–1,225.00	$1,146.87	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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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.