Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 17, 2022

1,311 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.11/cwt ≈ $1,145/hd at 773 lb · 37 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.53/cwt -5.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,065/hd at 685 lb · 32 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.07/cwt -3.93 vs last sale · ≈ $922/hd at 627 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,311	1,207	658
Feeder cattle	681	729	279
Slaughter cattle	294	288	254
Replacement cattle	336	190	125

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared with last Tues: Feeder steer's and heifer's lightly tested. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Today's sale consisted mostly of slaughter cows and cow calf pairs. Demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
533	533	5	177.00	$177.00	$943	—
556–575	564	16	166.00–170.00	$167.78	$946	-7.22
651–690	685	32	153.00–156.00	$155.53	$1,065	-5.47
763–780	773	37	147.00–150.00	$148.11	$1,145	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
636	636	14	172.50	$172.50	$1,097	-12.04

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
552	552	13	154.50	$154.50	$853	—
611–641	627	27	145.00–150.00	$147.07	$922	-3.93

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150–170 unweaned	160	9	325.00–435.00	$422.78	—
200–240 unweaned	224	5	450.00–475.00	$466.07	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
461	461	9	151.50	$151.50	$698	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
707	707	2	156.00	$156.00	$1,103	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75 unweaned	75	1	125.00	$125.00	—
125–135 unweaned	130	2	125.00	$125.00	—
180 unweaned	180	1	375.00	$375.00	—
200–245 unweaned	232	8	425.00–525.00	$494.57	—
255 unweaned	255	1	500.00	$500.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1220	1118	85-90%	15	58.00–61.00	$59.79	$668	—
905–1230	1147	85-90%	38	63.00–67.00	$65.92	$756	—
1014–1335	1157	85-90%	20	67.00–71.00	$68.92	$797	+0.31
1350	1350	85-90%	1	74.00	$74.00	$999	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1720	1423	75-80%	38	76.00–79.00	$76.96	$1,095	—
1510	1510	75-80%	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,238	—
1315–1905	1523	75-80%	22	71.00–75.00	$73.52	$1,120	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1375	1229	80-85%	30	66.00–73.50	$69.32	$852	+1.37
1180–1550	1303	80-85%	14	74.00–77.00	$75.21	$980	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–2205	1737	19	95.00–100.00	$97.31	$1,690	—
1450–2140	1751	11	87.00–94.00	$92.56	$1,621	—
2200–2340	2285	3	102.00–105.00	$104.04	$2,377	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
957–1410	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	1,050.00–1,200.00	$1,157.68
1310–1408	1327	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	885.00–935.00	$894.36

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1225	1148	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,410.00–1,500.00	$1,443.03	—
1150–1325	1208	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	195	1,235.00–1,335.00	$1,279.95	—
1195–1350	1241	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	34	1,300.00–1,425.00	$1,327.30	—

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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.