Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 14, 2023

1,272 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $222.34/cwt -6.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,374/hd at 618 lb · 28 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $187.14/cwt ≈ $1,641/hd at 877 lb · 21 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $189.00/cwt ≈ $1,788/hd at 946 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,272	2,158	1,719
Feeder cattle	498	872	1,137
Slaughter cattle	636	795	582
Replacement cattle	138	491	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were tooo thinly tested for an accurate market trend. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, while slaughter bulls sold 9.00 higher. Replacement stock cows sold mostly 1.00 to 10.00 lower on a very thin test and all other classes of cattle did not have enough comparisons for a market trend. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	3	321.00	$321.00	$1,165	—
450	450	6	257.00	$257.00	$1,156	+1.00
511	511	7	249.00	$249.00	$1,272	-3.29
611–634	618	28	221.00–223.00	$222.34	$1,374	-6.66

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
703	703	7	220.00	$220.00	$1,547	—
752	752	13	220.00	$220.00	$1,654	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
787	787	6	216.00	$216.00	$1,700	—
838	838	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,760	—
858	858	3	202.50	$202.50	$1,737	+3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
854–898	877	21	184.00–189.00	$187.14	$1,641	—
946	946	17	189.00	$189.00	$1,788	—
1030	1030	13	183.00	$183.00	$1,885	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	4	237.50	$237.50	$950	—
728	728	10	189.00	$189.00	$1,376	—
761–767	764	12	190.00–193.00	$191.74	$1,465	+0.81
877	877	6	171.00	$171.00	$1,500	-18.00
1005	1005	10	147.00	$147.00	$1,477	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
703	703	7	186.00	$186.00	$1,308	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1233–1465	1331	80-85%	135	88.00–99.00	$89.37	$1,190	+4.19
1215–1485	1359	80-85%	113	71.00–87.00	$84.01	$1,142	-11.66
1400	1400	80-85%	2	101.00	$101.00	$1,414	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1100	981	85-90%	6	95.00–105.00	$101.85	$999	-19.54
915–1200	1085	85-90%	3	58.00–64.00	$61.44	$667	-51.18
900–1250	1111	85-90%	141	65.00–84.50	$79.87	$887	-10.29
1025–1250	1171	85-90%	83	85.00–92.50	$88.12	$1,032	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1760	1575	75-80%	23	81.00–86.00	$84.64	$1,333	-8.80
1530–1620	1593	75-80%	32	88.00–98.00	$91.58	$1,459	-1.86

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1760–1805	1784	65-75%	5	85.00–94.00	$89.82	$1,602	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1850	1580	4	91.00–95.00	$93.57	$1,478	—
1320–2005	1734	14	100.00–110.00	$107.12	$1,857	—
1490–2200	1809	13	112.00–120.00	$116.53	$2,108	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840	840	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,176
960–1100	1018	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	131.00–142.50	$137.05	$1,395

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820–1070	870	(<2 yrs)	Open	15	175.00–192.50	$183.26	$1,594
942–1100	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	155.00–156.00	$155.87	$1,496

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
830–875	853	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	122.50–127.50	$125.07	$1,067
955–967	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	115.00–123.00	$116.13	$1,121

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–1220	983	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,225.00–1,300.00	$1,278.26
1071	1071	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	775.00	$775.00
1078–1278	1146	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	825.00–1,185.00	$1,001.64
1120–1225	1155	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,150.00–1,250.00	$1,214.65
1155	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1208	1208	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1255	1255	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1065–1460	1265	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	1,025.00–1,325.00	$1,201.22
1268–1405	1315	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,225.00–1,285.00	$1,242.80

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1290	1290	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00
1320	1320	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
1453	1453	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,335.00	$1,335.00
1460	1460	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1320	1320	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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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.