Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 18, 2023

917 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $187.50/cwt ≈ $1,461/hd at 779 lb · 71 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $191.02/cwt ≈ $1,299/hd at 680 lb · 35 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.75/cwt ≈ $1,498/hd at 815 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	917	1,693	920
Feeder cattle	767	597	756
Slaughter cattle	150	240	164
Replacement cattle	—	856	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared with last Tuesday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady in a light run. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. 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
421 fancy	421	6	287.50	$287.50	$1,210	—
423	423	5	272.00	$272.00	$1,151	—
487	487	13	256.00	$256.00	$1,247	—
543	543	8	244.00	$244.00	$1,325	—
610–623	616	19	214.00–217.00	$215.56	$1,328	—
697–698	697	31	208.00–211.00	$210.71	$1,469	-1.29
702–705	703	13	195.00–197.00	$196.07	$1,378	—
704 thin fleshed	704	8	207.00	$207.00	$1,457	—
800–820	818	25	192.00–194.50	$194.21	$1,589	—
863	863	3	180.50	$180.50	$1,558	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	6	260.00	$260.00	$1,001	—
579	579	8	220.00	$220.00	$1,274	+6.39
680	680	11	197.00	$197.00	$1,340	—
707	707	12	184.00	$184.00	$1,301	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371	371	7	236.50	$236.50	$877	—
431–442	437	14	235.00–240.00	$237.47	$1,038	—
521–539	534	11	210.00–215.00	$211.33	$1,129	-12.86
566–590	578	20	199.00–201.00	$199.59	$1,154	—
648	648	7	198.00	$198.00	$1,283	—
655–693	680	35	188.00–196.50	$191.02	$1,299	—
724–732	726	20	187.00–190.50	$189.12	$1,373	+11.62
779	779	71	187.50	$187.50	$1,461	—
801–826	815	33	182.00–185.00	$183.75	$1,498	—
986	986	7	178.00	$178.00	$1,755	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371	371	7	236.50	$236.50	$877	—
461	461	9	213.00	$213.00	$982	±0.00
737	737	13	180.50	$180.50	$1,330	—
784–796	790	15	181.00–182.00	$181.54	$1,434	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	6	221.00	$221.00	$1,067	—
671	671	7	196.00	$196.00	$1,315	—
860	860	5	172.00	$172.00	$1,479	—
972	972	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,458	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1298–1430	1373	75-80%	14	90.50–91.00	$90.54	$1,243	—
1320–1845	1487	75-80%	40	92.00–97.50	$94.39	$1,404	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1235	1125	80-85%	3	83.00–87.00	$85.40	$961	—
1035–1380	1221	80-85%	21	82.00–89.00	$85.46	$1,043	-11.87
1250	1250	80-85%	7	93.00	$93.00	$1,162	—
1140–1350	1282	80-85%	12	90.00–94.00	$92.41	$1,185	—
1335	1335	80-85%	1	96.50	$96.50	$1,288	+0.40

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1315	1043	85-90%	4	66.00–68.00	$67.37	$703	-13.47
995–1145	1096	85-90%	12	77.00–83.00	$77.83	$853	—
920–1217	1130	85-90%	7	79.00–82.00	$80.60	$911	-5.75
1125–1350	1238	85-90%	2	85.00–88.00	$86.64	$1,073	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1580	1416	3	96.00–102.00	$98.75	$1,398	—
1425–2020	1666	4	92.00–103.00	$98.56	$1,642	—
1795	1795	1	118.00	$118.00	$2,118	+14.32
1730–2240	1957	11	106.00–113.50	$109.06	$2,134	—

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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.