Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 28, 2023

2,058 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $232.69/cwt ≈ $1,459/hd at 627 lb · 101 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $212.58/cwt -8.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,441/hd at 678 lb · 98 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $238.15/cwt +1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,286/hd at 540 lb · 94 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,058	1,264	4,580
Feeder cattle	1,478	704	4,188
Slaughter cattle	502	384	392
Replacement cattle	78	176	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers and heifers were too thinly supplied for an accurate trend but a lower undertone was noticed. Slaughter cows and bulls of average dressing sold steady to 1.00 higher. The next feeder sale will be next Tuesday December 5, 2023.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–347	337	5	271.00–287.50	$277.32	$935	-15.18
356–369	363	10	300.00–307.50	$303.68	$1,102	-3.82
404–435	410	16	280.00–284.00	$283.20	$1,161	—
458–489	469	61	252.00–282.50	$269.53	$1,264	-5.47
518–545	540	94	234.00–246.00	$238.15	$1,286	+1.15
559–599	577	63	220.00–240.00	$231.76	$1,337	-2.46
612–648	628	49	218.00–232.00	$224.26	$1,408	-3.47
665–699	678	98	210.00–216.00	$212.58	$1,441	-8.41
702–725	712	16	193.00–204.00	$197.90	$1,409	—
767–796	785	27	209.00–215.00	$211.17	$1,658	+5.18
828	828	3	177.00	$177.00	$1,466	—
898	898	2	166.00	$166.00	$1,491	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	3	297.50	$297.50	$1,428	—
512–527	520	22	255.00–265.00	$261.98	$1,362	+6.98
557	557	37	250.00	$250.00	$1,392	—
605–645	627	101	230.25–238.00	$232.69	$1,459	—
656	656	15	220.00	$220.00	$1,443	-7.00
721	721	44	216.00	$216.00	$1,557	+3.00
764	764	51	224.00	$224.00	$1,711	—
810	810	2	187.00	$187.00	$1,515	-1.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412–445	425	5	310.00	$310.00	$1,318	±0.00
457	457	23	306.00	$306.00	$1,398	—
687	687	64	232.00	$232.00	$1,594	—
819	819	18	206.00	$206.00	$1,687	—
884	884	7	197.00	$197.00	$1,741	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
568–590	579	6	218.00–223.00	$220.55	$1,277	—
679	679	10	219.00	$219.00	$1,487	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	3	201.00	$201.00	$860	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373–399	387	22	247.00–253.00	$250.82	$971	-1.47
411–413	411	18	235.00–245.00	$243.88	$1,002	+6.40
460–488	476	70	211.00–228.00	$218.85	$1,042	-6.15
502–548	515	49	208.00–219.00	$211.15	$1,087	-10.03
555–598	577	46	201.00–216.00	$213.31	$1,231	-6.08
601–609	606	57	191.00–213.50	$204.10	$1,237	-5.97
681	681	4	175.00	$175.00	$1,192	-16.58
745	745	16	177.50	$177.50	$1,322	—
786	786	7	157.00	$157.00	$1,234	-13.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	3	262.50	$262.50	$992	—
406	406	6	256.00	$256.00	$1,039	+4.38
703–736	709	45	192.00–202.00	$200.15	$1,419	—
813	813	3	176.00	$176.00	$1,431	-4.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–580	574	9	200.00–208.00	$201.72	$1,158	—
645	645	5	198.00	$198.00	$1,277	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
514	514	9	191.00	$191.00	$982	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1325	1075	85-90%	83	61.00–83.00	$76.92	$827	-0.79
955–1265	1110	85-90%	2	53.00–57.00	$55.28	$614	—
895–1261	1155	85-90%	56	91.00–100.00	$91.87	$1,061	+5.90
955–1260	1160	85-90%	156	84.00–90.00	$87.77	$1,018	+1.80
1185	1185	85-90%	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,209	+16.03

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1300	1288	80-85%	2	92.50–94.00	$93.24	$1,201	+3.98
1269–1485	1349	80-85%	90	86.00–91.00	$88.67	$1,196	+6.56
1270–1455	1350	80-85%	33	77.00–85.00	$83.62	$1,129	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510–1625	1551	75-80%	10	85.50–89.00	$87.10	$1,351	—
1640–1680	1660	75-80%	2	93.00	$93.00	$1,544	-5.02

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1775	1775	65-75%	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,686	—
1790	1790	65-75%	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,593	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1855	1579	4	91.00–97.00	$95.24	$1,504	—
1085–2040	1653	18	101.00–110.00	$105.34	$1,741	+10.09
1570–2255	1897	32	111.00–121.00	$114.78	$2,177	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870–899	893	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	117.50–212.00	$193.59	$1,729
935–1180	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	107.50–121.00	$112.52	$1,170

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870	870	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,327
945–1039	1026	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	150.00–154.00	$152.79	$1,568

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
860–935	917	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	127.50–142.50	$133.49	$1,224
932–1085	997	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	132.50–148.00	$140.76	$1,403

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,100.00	$1,100.00
910–1265	1138	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,050.00–1,150.00	$1,099.62
1160	1160	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1230–1300	1255	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,075.00–1,175.00	$1,130.28
1255	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1048	1048	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,450.00	$1,450.00
1235	1235	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1280	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1413–1675	1500	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,400.00–1,450.00	$1,418.61

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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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.