Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 500lbs sold mostly sharply higher. Feeder steers over 500lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. Feeder heifers over 550lbs sold sharply higher. Next week will be the beginning of the fall run schedule. Calves and yearlings will sell on Wednesday October 15 and slaughter cows, bulls and bred cows and pairs will sell on Thursday October 16, 2025.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $383.93/cwt on 153 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −59.05 against this barn's trailing median of $442.98.

Average price

$383.93

153 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$478

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$53.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.38

vs CO average

−61.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	386.06	2,164	100
Medium and Large 1-2	544	382.75	2,081	50
Medium and Large 2	507	332.50	1,686	3thin

One grade step is worth $53.56/cwt here — about $478 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $484.95, low $415.25, median $442.98 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale153 hd

383.93

—

CO average3 barns · 615 hd

412.30

−28.38

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−61.92

This barn, trailing median12 sales

442.98

−59.05

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

91 lots · USDA AMS · La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	294	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	341	459.79/cwt	455.00–467.50	1,568	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	458	431.65/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,977	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	654	354.99/cwt	347.50–357.00	2,322	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	537	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,269	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	575	363.22/cwt	355.00–371.00	2,089	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	459	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	619	410.52/cwt	407.50–415.00	2,541	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	294	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,250	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	479	388.25/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,860	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	534	388.04/cwt	382.50–392.50	2,072	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	476	380.43/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,811	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	361.59/cwt	352.50–370.00	2,104	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	425	419.55/cwt	415.00–422.50	1,783	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,179	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,077	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	334.36/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,247	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	513	346.32/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,777	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	313.65/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,920	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	319	428.74/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,368	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	296.70/cwt	295.00–297.50	2,169	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	452.13/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,197	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	392	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,676	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	353.87/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,713	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	886	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	403.29/cwt	402.50–405.00	1,754	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,309	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	325.42/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,865	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	314.18/cwt	312.50–315.00	2,416	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	507	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	938	256.70/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,408	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	365.27/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,848	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	372.52/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,360	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	423	384.97/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,628	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	482	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,639	16
Bulls	Large 1	500–550	530	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,226	4
Steers	Large 1	750–800	753	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,466	2
Steers	Large 1	250–300	287	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,507	3
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	504	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,802	4
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	399	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,666	7
Bulls	Large 1	650–700	658	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	459	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,433	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	425	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,274	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	570	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	273	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,679	2
Steers	Large 1	350–400	365	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,661	6
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	483	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	348.86/cwt	345.00–352.50	2,739	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	375.38/cwt	365.00–377.50	2,545	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,226	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,033	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,376	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	349.69/cwt	342.50–355.00	2,895	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	363.50/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,283	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	327.46/cwt	320.00–330.00	3,062	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,550	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	486.34/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,009	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	358.94/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	576.07/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,630	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	362.82/cwt	362.50–363.00	2,522	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,284	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	390.03/cwt	382.50–395.00	2,176	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	345.13/cwt	338.00–349.00	2,502	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	334.61/cwt	332.50–337.50	2,918	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	321.81/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,661	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,589	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	470.45/cwt	460.00–482.50	2,230	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	433.98/cwt	427.50–442.50	2,270	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	379.77/cwt	377.50–387.50	1,910	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	282	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	1,516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	428.89/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,831	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	570.26/cwt	565.00–585.00	1,956	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,244	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	396	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,683	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	432	516.87/cwt	515.00–525.00	2,233	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,067	271.82/cwt	270.00–272.50	2,900	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	539	352.29/cwt	352.00–355.00	1,899	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	385	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,021	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	461	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,351	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	589	346.19/cwt	341.00–347.50	2,039	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,606	4

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 →

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	294	487.50	487.50
23	300–350	341	455.00–467.50	459.79
6	350–400	396	425.00	425.00
10	400–450	425	415.00–422.50	419.55
24	450–500	476	377.50–385.00	380.43
45	500–550	539	352.00–355.00	352.29
49	550–600	589	341.00–347.50	346.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	294	425.00	425.00
16	300–350	319	425.00–435.00	428.74
33	400–450	423	380.00–395.00	384.97
4	450–500	459	336.00	336.00
13	500–550	513	345.00–347.50	346.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	467.50	467.50
3	350–400	378	405.00	405.00
12	400–450	435	402.50–405.00	403.29
16	450–500	484	350.00–362.50	353.87
15	500–550	506	360.00–370.00	365.27
25	550–600	573	320.00–327.50	325.42
19	600–650	612	310.00–322.50	313.65
5	650–700	681	320.00	320.00
6	700–750	731	295.00–297.50	296.70
9	750–800	769	312.50–315.00	314.18
4	850–900	886	285.00	285.00
6	900–950	938	250.00–260.00	256.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	365	367.50–375.00	372.52
4	550–600	554	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	399	417.50	417.50
2	450–500	483	375.00	375.00
4	500–550	504	357.50	357.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	502.50	502.50
5	300–350	323	480.00	480.00
4	350–400	361	445.00	445.00
31	400–450	427	425.00–430.00	428.89
5	450–500	460	397.50	397.50
31	500–550	503	377.50–387.50	379.77
4	550–600	554	405.00	405.00
11	600–650	605	377.50	377.50
28	650–700	695	362.50–363.00	362.82
31	700–750	725	338.00–349.00	345.13
16	750–800	787	329.00	329.00
8	800–850	827	312.50–325.00	321.81
11	1050–1100	1,067	270.00–272.50	271.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	537.50	537.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	525.00	525.00
33	450–500	458	430.00–435.00	431.65
15	500–550	537	422.50	422.50
56	550–600	575	355.00–371.00	363.22
43	650–700	654	347.50–357.00	354.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	432	515.00–525.00	516.87
12	450–500	461	510.00	510.00
36	600–650	619	407.50–415.00	410.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	392	427.50	427.50
9	450–500	479	380.00–402.50	388.25
40	500–550	534	382.50–392.50	388.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	486	445.00–455.00	452.13
10	550–600	582	352.50–370.00	361.59
5	600–650	611	340.00	340.00
8	650–700	672	332.50–340.00	334.36
3	750–800	788	322.50	322.50
2	900–950	925	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	482	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	507	332.50	332.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	525.00	525.00
6	350–400	365	455.00	455.00
2	750–800	753	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	615.00	615.00
3	400–450	425	535.00	535.00
18	450–500	459	530.00	530.00
2	550–600	570	435.00	435.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	283	560.00–580.00	576.07
34	300–350	343	565.00–585.00	570.26
4	350–400	353	595.00	595.00
8	400–450	413	480.00–500.00	486.34
22	450–500	474	460.00–482.50	470.45
12	500–550	523	427.50–442.50	433.98
15	550–600	558	382.50–395.00	390.03
128	600–650	628	340.00–375.00	363.50
12	650–700	678	365.00–377.50	375.38
5	700–750	726	355.00–365.00	358.94
22	750–800	785	345.00–352.50	348.86
54	800–850	828	342.50–355.00	349.69
7	850–900	872	332.50–337.50	334.61
35	900–950	935	320.00–330.00	327.46
3	950–1000	967	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	530	420.00	420.00
3	650–700	658	317.50	317.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	540.00	540.00
3	450–500	452	460.00	460.00
6	700–750	736	302.50	302.50
3	750–800	768	325.00	325.00
6	1000–1050	1,033	230.00	230.00

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.

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