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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2026-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-29

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Thu, Oct 29

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1897

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

329 head

▼ 205 vs last sale 534▲ 329 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

130 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 207▲ 130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold 1.00 less and lean cows sold 4.00 less. Slaughter bulls of average dressing were too light for an accurate trend. The replacement sale will be this Saturday October 31, 2026 and the next slaughter cow sale will be next Thursday November 5, 2026.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,677	165.42	2,775	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,379	141.46	1,951	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	139.39	2,159	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	134.88	1,457	264

Every lot, as filed

21 lots · USDA AMS · La Junta Livestock Stock Cow and Pair Special - La Junta, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,538	143.62/cwt	141.00–145.00	2,209	2
Bulls	—	—	1,673	161.59/cwt	152.00–169.00	2,703	12
Bulls	—	—	1,714	175.38/cwt	172.00–181.00	3,006	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	939	121.86/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,144	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	107.55/cwt	92.00–119.00	1,054	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,031	138.00/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,423	44
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	133.41/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,452	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,154	142.56/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,645	118
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	139.17/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,635	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,364	143.43/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,956	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,391	134.03/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,864	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,408	140.51/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,978	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,212	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	132.78/cwt	131.00–136.00	2,102	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	673	247.78/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,668	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	753	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,995	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	835	266.52/cwt	257.50–270.00	2,225	21
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	890	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,670	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,014	235.78/cwt	222.50–252.50	2,391	50
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,026	166.09/cwt	161.00–171.00	1,704	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	185.89/cwt	175.00–202.50	2,069	33

How this sale compares

Colorado weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Colorado auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Colorado feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

La Junta Livestock Stock Cow and Pair Special - La Junta, CO

Thu Oct 29, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 329Last week 534Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 130Last week 207Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,031	136.00–139.00	138.00
118	—	1,154	140.00–152.00	142.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,088	130.00–138.00	133.41
6	—	1,175	139.00–140.00	139.17
18	—	980	92.00–119.00	107.55
40	—	939	120.00–126.00	121.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,583	131.00–136.00	132.78
3	—	1,515	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,391	131.00–137.00	134.03
8	—	1,408	139.00–141.00	140.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,364	141.00–148.00	143.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,673	152.00–169.00	161.59
9	—	1,714	172.00–181.00	175.38
2	—	1,538	141.00–145.00	143.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	890	300.00	300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	673	242.50–252.50	247.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	50	—	1,014	222.50–252.50	235.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	—	835	257.50–270.00	266.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,026	161.00–171.00	166.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,113	175.00–202.50	185.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	753	265.00	265.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.