Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 13, 2022

6,430 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $175.61/cwt -4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,254/hd at 714 lb · 468 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.26/cwt -3.35 vs last sale · ≈ $977/hd at 570 lb · 369 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $175.96/cwt +0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,374/hd at 781 lb · 358 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,430	7,060	7,071
Feeder cattle	5,918	6,736	6,531
Slaughter cattle	512	324	540

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared with last Tuesday, steer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves uneven under 550 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 instances 8.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Yearling feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower except for 850 to 900 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and 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
380	380	12	249.00	$249.00	$946	-3.80
385–395 unweaned	392	10	227.50–232.50	$231.03	$906	—
410–438	420	27	239.00–244.00	$241.43	$1,014	+7.62
425–437 unweaned	428	21	219.00–220.00	$219.29	$939	—
457	457	13	234.00	$234.00	$1,069	+1.01
464–483 unweaned	467	44	215.00–219.00	$218.44	$1,020	—
516–547 unweaned	525	42	205.00–209.00	$206.19	$1,082	+2.19
507–548	531	173	208.00–217.00	$213.62	$1,134	—
552–594	582	167	201.00–209.50	$206.52	$1,202	+0.18
600–635	609	129	186.00–195.00	$191.58	$1,167	-2.86
609 value added	609	35	203.00–204.00	$203.74	$1,241	-1.82
627–643 fancy	637	112	197.50–199.50	$198.28	$1,263	—
653–691	673	220	179.00–188.50	$182.36	$1,227	-2.64
700–728	713	358	173.50–180.00	$177.68	$1,267	-3.63
703–746 unweaned	717	110	166.00–171.00	$168.87	$1,211	+0.11
752–796	778	294	172.00–177.50	$174.65	$1,359	-0.36
795 fancy	795	64	182.00	$182.00	$1,447	—
810	810	23	168.50	$168.50	$1,365	-8.18
818 fancy	818	78	181.50	$181.50	$1,485	—
809–824	821	59	173.50–177.50	$176.83	$1,452	+0.15
854–894	867	205	174.00–177.85	$175.73	$1,524	+6.19
914–920	918	73	167.00–171.50	$168.72	$1,549	-3.53
951	951	55	173.00	$173.00	$1,645	+3.17

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
571–597	591	69	183.00–189.50	$187.80	$1,110	—
600–639	619	128	180.00–186.00	$181.30	$1,122	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–584	567	105	190.50–192.00	$191.28	$1,085	—
671	671	28	171.00	$171.00	$1,147	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	10	225.00	$225.00	$896	+6.90
450–495	477	95	187.00–196.00	$193.16	$921	+6.70
510	510	53	199.00	$199.00	$1,015	+25.45
500–530	518	127	177.00–188.00	$181.34	$939	+7.79
551–591	568	199	171.00–180.00	$175.48	$997	+5.21
550–594 unweaned	573	170	160.00–169.50	$166.32	$953	-0.11
607 fancy	607	15	185.00	$185.00	$1,123	+2.00
613	613	43	191.00	$191.00	$1,171	+14.50
616–625 unweaned	621	28	161.00–166.00	$163.30	$1,014	-2.58
607–648	628	110	170.00–174.00	$171.37	$1,076	-5.13
651–688	670	121	170.00–174.00	$171.74	$1,151	-4.66
670–696 unweaned	686	86	160.00–168.00	$165.45	$1,135	+0.56
700–722	712	60	168.00–171.00	$168.92	$1,203	-2.06
777–796	788	173	165.00–166.00	$165.23	$1,302	-1.36
800–816	804	84	165.00–166.00	$165.23	$1,328	—
861–869	866	102	160.00–165.00	$163.20	$1,413	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
668	668	12	158.00	$158.00	$1,055	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1430	1113	80-85%	27	60.00–64.50	$63.21	$704	—
1030–1425	1199	80-85%	36	60.00–65.00	$63.63	$763	—
1100–1445	1274	80-85%	79	65.00–71.00	$66.83	$851	-0.33
1240–1370	1307	80-85%	16	65.00–69.50	$67.15	$878	+3.70

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1078	1078	85-90%	12	59.00	$59.00	$636	—
1015–1285	1101	85-90%	17	51.00–59.00	$55.56	$612	—
970–1250	1147	85-90%	13	61.00–63.00	$62.60	$718	-2.40
1162–1170	1164	85-90%	5	66.00	$66.00	$768	+1.38
1076–1223	1172	85-90%	34	62.00–65.75	$64.07	$751	-0.55

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1512	1416	75-80%	31	62.00–69.00	$66.68	$944	—
1455–1770	1520	75-80%	29	70.00–77.00	$71.39	$1,085	+5.21

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1610–1870	1720	4	87.00–90.00	$88.23	$1,518	+3.52
1880–1890	1885	2	96.00	$96.00	$1,810	+1.49
1777–2320	1948	6	96.00–101.00	$99.12	$1,931	—
1995	1995	1	105.00	$105.00	$2,095	—
1765–2235	2000	2	84.00–89.50	$87.07	$1,741	—

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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.