Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 7, 2023

2,158 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $198.36/cwt ≈ $1,843/hd at 929 lb · 58 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $214.07/cwt -12.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,670/hd at 780 lb · 44 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $236.20/cwt +0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,084/hd at 459 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,158	1,215	1,572
Feeder cattle	872	553	856
Slaughter cattle	795	412	716
Replacement cattle	491	250	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Feeder cattle were too thin for an accurate trend. Slaughter cows average dressed sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower. Replacement cattle supply was mostly bred cows with a few pairs.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	7	256.00	$256.00	$1,178	—
522–543	533	25	240.00–261.50	$252.29	$1,345	—
588–598	593	23	231.00–238.00	$235.20	$1,395	—
645	645	5	229.00	$229.00	$1,477	+2.35
778	778	5	214.00	$214.00	$1,665	—
801	801	17	214.00	$214.00	$1,714	—
985	985	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,665	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
542	542	15	275.00	$275.00	$1,490	—
651	651	11	236.00	$236.00	$1,536	—
721	721	12	219.00	$219.00	$1,579	—
871	871	12	199.50	$199.50	$1,738	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
859	859	8	211.00	$211.00	$1,812	—
1081–1083	1083	21	184.00–186.50	$185.79	$2,012	—
1104	1104	4	169.00	$169.00	$1,866	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
776–790	780	44	210.00–216.00	$214.07	$1,670	-12.35
832	832	15	210.00	$210.00	$1,747	-16.00
857	857	14	205.00	$205.00	$1,757	—
906–940	929	58	197.00–199.00	$198.36	$1,843	—
1023	1023	19	194.50	$194.50	$1,990	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–358	354	16	254.00–255.00	$254.38	$901	—
454–490	459	32	235.00–244.00	$236.20	$1,084	+0.20
524–549	537	17	218.00–219.00	$218.54	$1,174	+1.04
585	585	7	221.00	$221.00	$1,293	—
656	656	12	216.50	$216.50	$1,420	—
771–796	788	15	187.50–198.00	$190.93	$1,505	—
825	825	3	182.50	$182.50	$1,506	—
858	858	2	189.00	$189.00	$1,622	—
968	968	4	142.00	$142.00	$1,375	-38.36

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268	268	5	256.00	$256.00	$686	—
566	566	13	232.00	$232.00	$1,313	—
750	750	5	203.00	$203.00	$1,522	—
820–826	821	19	191.00–195.00	$191.85	$1,575	—
1070	1070	17	187.00	$187.00	$2,001	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
607	607	3	203.00	$203.00	$1,232	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
939–1118	966	85-90%	20	120.00–128.00	$121.39	$1,173	—
736–1220	1030	85-90%	98	60.00–84.00	$76.08	$784	-32.69
993–1195	1093	85-90%	5	98.00–130.00	$112.62	$1,231	—
952–1240	1134	85-90%	230	85.00–96.00	$90.16	$1,022	+3.92

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1480	1314	80-85%	152	88.00–93.50	$91.29	$1,200	-17.86
1233–1435	1326	80-85%	98	80.00–87.25	$85.18	$1,129	-23.97
1205–1440	1357	80-85%	20	94.00–114.00	$95.67	$1,298	+10.38

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460–1620	1536	75-80%	8	87.00–90.00	$88.75	$1,363	-7.67
1500–1630	1560	75-80%	5	72.00–86.00	$80.64	$1,258	-7.03
1405–1843	1586	75-80%	29	91.00–98.00	$93.44	$1,482	-16.66

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1910	1536	4	78.00–91.00	$87.21	$1,340	—
1295–2080	1676	10	93.00–104.00	$98.14	$1,645	—
1450–2180	1858	42	107.00–126.00	$115.69	$2,150	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825–928	895	(<2 yrs)	Open	16	132.50–158.00	$151.59	$1,357
939–1189	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	66	130.00–142.50	$138.18	$1,396

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
730–885	828	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	172.50–201.00	$192.47	$1,594
926–1110	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	162.50–200.00	$180.74	$1,816

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
937	937	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	121.00	$121.00	$1,134
1105	1105	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	125.00	$125.00	$1,381

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1008	1008	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,925.00	$1,925.00
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	1,900.00	$1,900.00
990–1131	1113	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	32	1,850.00–2,500.00	$2,386.67
1025–1350	1137	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,400.00–2,050.00	$1,666.13
1050–1218	1149	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	925.00–1,100.00	$1,021.43
1164	1164	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	2,550.00	$2,550.00
1130–1215	1167	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,200.00	$1,126.29
1080–1307	1231	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,141.53
1150–1251	1237	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,075.00–1,150.00	$1,140.04
1090–1330	1248	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	975.00–1,225.00	$1,166.02
1086–1371	1272	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	16	1,535.00–1,950.00	$1,754.42
1245–1315	1280	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,900.00–2,125.00	$2,009.42
1258–1371	1295	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	51	1,210.00–1,285.00	$1,237.02
1298	1298	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,310.00	$1,310.00
1325	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1265–1425	1351	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	30	1,135.00–1,700.00	$1,424.65
1235–1595	1375	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,175.00–1,500.00	$1,339.97
1495–1600	1548	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,550.00–1,800.00	$1,670.76

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1100	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,350.00	$1,185.57
955–1086	1051	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	825.00–1,125.00	$1,036.86
1020–1140	1084	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	935.00–985.00	$961.42
1093	1093	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00
1030–1210	1120	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	875.00	$875.00
1151	1151	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1188	1188	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1210	1210	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
865–1369	1213	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	65	975.00–1,850.00	$1,211.58

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
968–979	978	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	17	1,210.00–2,050.00	$1,952.16

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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
940–1080	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00–2,000.00	$1,518.81	—
910–1465	1191	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	1,900.00–2,950.00	$2,403.03	—
1230	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—
1345	1345	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
1273–1503	1388	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	1,185.00–1,575.00	$1,396.16	—
1408	1408	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
1465	1465	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

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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.