Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report, La Junta, CO

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 4, 2022

1,772 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $170.11/cwt -5.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,149/hd at 675 lb · 153 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.34/cwt ≈ $1,072/hd at 619 lb · 110 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $178.88/cwt -11.33 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 516 lb · 85 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,772	2,448	1,770
Feeder cattle	1,539	2,265	1,595
Slaughter cattle	233	183	175

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared with last Tuesday: Steer and heifer calve's 5.00 to 8.00 instances 10.00 lower. Yearling feeder steers and heifer's in a light test mostly steady. Slaughter cow's 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bull's 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	374	19	192.00–200.00	$196.42	$735	-16.58
411 fancy	411	13	191.00	$191.00	$785	—
406–447	423	65	180.00–189.00	$182.63	$773	-17.37
452–476	466	77	177.50–183.00	$180.23	$840	—
507–538	516	85	176.00–182.50	$178.88	$923	-11.33
580–593	586	47	169.00–173.00	$170.20	$997	-8.67
601–638 unweaned	627	68	162.00–169.50	$166.98	$1,047	-9.05
646–648	647	15	177.00–178.00	$177.40	$1,148	-4.60
660–696	672	82	171.50–174.50	$173.76	$1,168	-2.24
677–688 unweaned	679	71	161.00–168.75	$165.89	$1,126	-9.52
735–742	739	15	168.00–170.00	$168.80	$1,247	-4.50
744 unweaned	744	9	165.00	$165.00	$1,228	—
771–783	779	14	168.00–169.00	$168.65	$1,314	—
834	834	11	172.00	$172.00	$1,434	+3.86

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416	416	5	175.00	$175.00	$728	-18.00
523–544	536	11	170.00–174.00	$171.42	$919	—
633 unweaned	633	5	156.00	$156.00	$987	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	10	141.00	$141.00	$705	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
366–370	368	7	171.00–179.00	$174.45	$642	-6.71
404–440	421	13	165.00–170.00	$167.21	$704	—
457–476	468	54	159.00–164.00	$161.09	$754	-13.14
514–538	523	29	160.00–163.00	$161.22	$843	-10.78
583–585 fancy	584	13	166.00–170.00	$168.77	$986	—
617 fancy	617	84	174.75	$174.75	$1,078	—
618–636	624	26	168.50–170.00	$168.79	$1,053	—
660 unweaned	660	15	164.00	$164.00	$1,082	—
672–693	689	27	165.00–165.75	$165.61	$1,141	-5.35
723	723	24	166.50	$166.50	$1,204	-1.05
876	876	39	150.00	$150.00	$1,314	-5.97
900	900	19	135.00	$135.00	$1,215	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
366–393	386	22	165.00–168.00	$165.78	$640	—
463–468	464	21	152.00–153.00	$152.86	$709	—
507–547	536	34	153.00–157.00	$154.72	$829	—
551–592	568	35	152.50–156.00	$153.89	$874	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
266	266	7	385.00	$385.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
507	507	20	140.00	$140.00	$710	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	11	146.00	$146.00	$876	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1362	1204	80-85%	27	62.00–69.00	$65.07	$783	—
1220–1280	1253	80-85%	3	80.00–83.00	$81.64	$1,023	+10.44
1120–1395	1302	80-85%	20	72.00–76.00	$73.54	$957	-4.45

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1340	1090	85-90%	15	51.00–59.00	$56.73	$618	—
1087–1110	1099	85-90%	2	65.00–70.00	$67.53	$742	—
980–1415	1218	85-90%	31	60.00–64.00	$62.08	$756	-1.67

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1680	1449	75-80%	5	71.00–74.00	$72.19	$1,046	—
1435–1564	1515	75-80%	14	77.50–82.50	$80.25	$1,216	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1635–1995	1815	5	90.00–92.00	$90.70	$1,646	—
1640–2060	1822	15	84.00–89.00	$86.40	$1,574	—
2090	2090	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,986	+10.78

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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.