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Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 10, 2022

1,207 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.42/cwt -7.27 vs last sale · ≈ $922/hd at 582 lb · 61 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.93/cwt -5.81 vs last sale · ≈ $846/hd at 529 lb · 38 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $184.54/cwt +10.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,133/hd at 614 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,207 1,370 1,276
Feeder cattle 729 1,189 461
Slaughter cattle 288 148 125
Replacement cattle 190 33 690

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers lightly tested. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 3 175.00 $175.00 $985 -7.77
600–612 605 21 171.00–173.00 $171.77 $1,039 +4.05
658 658 14 161.00 $161.00 $1,059 —
722–741 735 28 148.00–150.00 $148.63 $1,092 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 3 196.00 $196.00 $951 ±0.00
550 550 16 193.50 $193.50 $1,064 —
600–617 614 32 182.00–185.00 $184.54 $1,133 +10.78

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–535 529 38 159.00–161.00 $159.93 $846 -5.81
566–594 582 61 156.50–165.00 $158.42 $922 -5.38
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
641 641 16 149.50 $149.50 $958 —
690 690 9 140.00 $140.00 $966 —
700–730 710 26 140.50–142.00 $141.47 $1,004 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 577 25 147.50 $147.50 $851 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 5 150.00 $150.00 $807 -5.00
606 606 10 151.00 $151.00 $915 -4.65

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1375 1221 80-85% 44 65.00–71.00 $67.95 $830 -9.10
1150–1350 1272 80-85% 26 72.00–76.00 $72.86 $927 +1.06
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1540 1454 75-80% 30 67.50–75.50 $71.93 $1,046 -0.82
1472–1710 1565 75-80% 17 77.00–81.50 $78.91 $1,235 -5.02
1945 1945 75-80% 6 84.00 $84.00 $1,634 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1200 1065 85-90% 18 56.00–60.00 $59.10 $629 -4.42
1000–1147 1098 85-90% 7 64.00–66.00 $65.14 $715 +1.62
1085–1250 1185 85-90% 3 68.00–70.00 $68.61 $813 -0.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580–2470 1862 11 95.00–101.00 $97.45 $1,815 —
1525–2102 1904 10 89.00–94.00 $92.14 $1,754 —
2130–2335 2233 2 102.50–103.00 $102.76 $2,295 -1.76

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1180–1436 1285 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 17 1,100.00–1,110.00 $1,104.44
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1289 1289 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1293–1485 1389 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,385.00–1,425.00 $1,403.62

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1075 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,625.00 $1,625.00 —
1000–1210 1084 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 1,600.00–1,725.00 $1,671.69 —
1150 1150 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —
1150–1350 1166 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 38 1,100.00–1,225.00 $1,113.37 —
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,500.00 $1,500.00 -100.00
1180–1550 1410 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,300.00–1,400.00 $1,349.41 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
925–1290 1024 (<2 yrs)Open 46 1,600.00–1,800.00 $1,757.43 —

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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.