Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report, La Junta, CO

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 21, 2023

1,264 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $237.96/cwt ≈ $1,245/hd at 523 lb · 49 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $219.39/cwt ≈ $1,244/hd at 567 lb · 46 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $274.86/cwt ≈ $1,432/hd at 521 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,264	1,272	1,016
Feeder cattle	704	498	691
Slaughter cattle	384	636	325
Replacement cattle	176	138	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was moderate. There was no trend activity due to lack of comparable trades. This is the first regular Tuesday sale of the season with all feeder sales being solely on Tuesdays from now on. The next sale will be next Tuesday November 28, 2023.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	292.50	$292.50	$921	—
365	365	1	307.50	$307.50	$1,122	-13.50
479	479	7	275.00	$275.00	$1,317	+18.00
549	549	15	237.00	$237.00	$1,301	—
555–588	576	40	221.00–243.00	$234.22	$1,349	—
606–632	612	40	224.00–233.00	$227.73	$1,394	+5.39
655–696	667	33	216.00–223.00	$220.99	$1,474	—
753–760	758	13	192.50–210.00	$205.99	$1,561	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–449	446	16	310.00	$310.00	$1,383	—
500–534	521	43	272.50–281.00	$274.86	$1,432	—
607–618	614	37	236.00–237.50	$236.60	$1,453	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
523	523	5	255.00	$255.00	$1,334	—
661–674	669	18	227.00	$227.00	$1,519	—
700	700	4	213.00	$213.00	$1,491	—
845	845	7	188.00	$188.00	$1,589	-22.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	5	270.00	$270.00	$932	—
363–390	382	7	245.00–255.00	$252.29	$964	—
425–441	436	11	227.00–240.00	$237.48	$1,035	—
483	483	5	225.00	$225.00	$1,087	—
515–516	516	17	221.00–222.50	$221.18	$1,141	—
554–584	567	46	212.50–220.00	$219.39	$1,244	—
602–634	623	14	202.00–215.50	$210.07	$1,309	—
657–682	667	23	180.50–202.50	$191.58	$1,278	—
708	708	3	182.50	$182.50	$1,292	-6.50
757	757	6	170.00	$170.00	$1,287	-21.74
857–874	866	32	170.00–179.00	$176.08	$1,525	+5.08

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–433	428	10	250.00–252.00	$251.62	$1,077	—
457–472	467	6	247.50–250.00	$249.18	$1,164	—
513–527	523	49	235.00–238.50	$237.96	$1,245	—
571	571	10	222.00	$222.00	$1,268	—
638	638	16	220.00	$220.00	$1,404	—
818	818	8	180.00	$180.00	$1,472	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
718	718	5	215.00	$215.00	$1,544	—
753	753	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,468	—
813	813	5	193.00	$193.00	$1,569	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,125	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
933–1230	1046	85-90%	6	93.00–99.00	$96.32	$1,008	—
1043–1065	1050	85-90%	4	51.00–60.00	$53.53	$562	-7.91
800–1285	1094	85-90%	95	61.00–83.00	$77.71	$850	+16.27
1020–1285	1190	85-90%	117	84.00–90.00	$85.97	$1,023	-2.15
1190	1190	85-90%	1	107.50	$107.50	$1,279	+19.38

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1475	1296	80-85%	30	86.00–91.00	$89.26	$1,157	—
1245–1485	1338	80-85%	53	71.00–85.50	$82.11	$1,099	-7.26
1395	1395	80-85%	1	66.00	$66.00	$921	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1715	1540	75-80%	22	86.00–91.00	$86.82	$1,337	—
1650–1705	1687	75-80%	3	96.00–99.00	$98.02	$1,654	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475–1825	1675	5	94.00–96.00	$95.25	$1,595	—
1355–1920	1706	7	100.00–108.00	$104.41	$1,781	-2.71
1860–2045	1943	3	115.00–117.00	$115.66	$2,247	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–850	830	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	130.00–140.00	$135.12	$1,121
925–1125	1034	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	58	120.00–147.50	$133.88	$1,384

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
853	853	(<2 yrs)	Open	14	161.00	$161.00	$1,373
935–1030	958	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	150.00–166.00	$161.68	$1,549

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800–865	835	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	107.50–112.50	$109.99	$918
953–1090	997	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	112.50–119.00	$117.73	$1,174

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1117–1500	1242	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,125.00–1,400.00	$1,211.37
1333–1510	1378	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,100.00–1,350.00	$1,178.51
1260–1700	1408	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	1,125.00–1,450.00	$1,239.06
1285–1750	1425	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,150.00–1,460.00	$1,250.65
1565	1565	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,360.00	$1,360.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–925	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00–975.00	$901.66
1036–1230	1103	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	875.00–950.00	$913.42
1103	1103	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	850.00	$850.00
1160–1280	1220	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–925.00	$885.66

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1048	1048	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,535.00	$1,535.00
1345	1345	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,475.00	$1,475.00
1655	1655	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

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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
1155	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
1415	1415	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—
1530	1530	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

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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.