Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 28, 2023

1,384 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.74/cwt ≈ $1,384/hd at 766 lb · 148 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $186.70/cwt ≈ $1,333/hd at 714 lb · 78 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $200.30/cwt ≈ $1,442/hd at 720 lb · 73 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,384	1,331	786
Feeder cattle	1,230	468	593
Slaughter cattle	129	155	153
Replacement cattle	25	708	40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared with two weeks ago Steer and heifer calves lightly tested, Feeder steers over 700 lbs mostly steady. Heifers over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher advance on breakers and boners. Slaughter bulls 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
503–519	512	9	257.00–266.00	$260.93	$1,336	—
560	560	6	247.00	$247.00	$1,383	+9.16
607–636	619	20	216.00–221.00	$218.94	$1,355	-1.21
665–690	669	29	187.00–195.50	$190.36	$1,274	—
708–721	719	22	191.00–195.00	$191.72	$1,378	—
720 fancy	720	51	204.00	$204.00	$1,469	—
807–814	811	60	186.00–188.25	$186.90	$1,516	+4.90
873–890	879	31	175.00–177.00	$176.28	$1,550	+1.28
919	919	25	172.50	$172.50	$1,585	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
421	421	11	270.00	$270.00	$1,137	—
492	492	4	267.00	$267.00	$1,314	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417–444	440	15	211.00–217.50	$211.82	$932	-3.18
454 fancy	454	10	219.00	$219.00	$994	—
522–549	539	48	204.00–210.00	$208.72	$1,125	+10.66
604	604	18	200.50	$200.50	$1,211	+13.00
603–627	621	51	190.00–198.00	$196.57	$1,221	+9.07
662	662	11	197.00	$197.00	$1,304	+17.00
664–669	666	50	182.00–189.00	$184.53	$1,229	+4.53
708–726	714	78	180.00–190.00	$186.70	$1,333	—
765–776	766	148	175.00–181.50	$180.74	$1,384	—
834	834	60	174.00	$174.00	$1,451	—
870–884	876	20	160.00–165.00	$162.98	$1,428	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	7	181.00	$181.00	$1,077	—
713	713	25	177.75	$177.75	$1,267	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
644–648	647	15	183.00–183.50	$183.17	$1,185	+2.43

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115	115	2	385.00–500.00	$442.50	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–145	135	3	485.00–575.00	$549.44	—
150	150	1	560.00	$560.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1305	1193	80-85%	14	84.50–90.00	$89.32	$1,066	—
1151–1440	1248	80-85%	27	95.00–99.50	$97.66	$1,219	+11.52
1175–1356	1316	80-85%	6	100.00–102.00	$100.46	$1,322	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1460	1408	75-80%	7	103.00–106.50	$103.80	$1,462	+17.69
1255–1597	1435	75-80%	25	96.00–102.00	$100.68	$1,445	+4.45
1565–1720	1637	75-80%	5	84.00–93.50	$89.37	$1,463	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1005	920	85-90%	2	61.00–64.00	$62.36	$574	-16.46
890–1070	1006	85-90%	8	77.00–81.00	$78.00	$785	+6.50
1115–1185	1150	85-90%	2	83.00–85.00	$83.97	$966	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1760–2000	1880	2	95.00–97.00	$96.06	$1,806	—
1625–2260	1990	14	104.00–109.00	$106.90	$2,127	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000 fancy	1000	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—
1075–1100	1086	(<2 yrs)	Open	17	3,000.00–3,300.00	$3,089.38	—

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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.