Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity was moderate to good. Feeder steers under 650lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder steers over 650lbs sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold mostly sharply higher. Feeder heifers over 500lbs sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower. The next bred cow and slaughter cow sale will be tomorrow October 16, 2025. The next feeder calf sale will be next Wednesday October 22, 2025.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $414.66/cwt on 341 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −28.32 against this barn's trailing median of $442.98.

Average price

$414.66

341 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$574

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

$89.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.38

vs CO average

−54.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	421.97	2,289	271
Medium and Large 1-2	548	389.62	2,135	66
Large 1-2	516	332.50	1,716	4thin

One grade step is worth $89.47/cwt here — about $574 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale341 hd

414.66

—

CO average4 barns · 1,318 hd

435.04

−20.38

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

−54.38

This barn, trailing median12 sales

442.98

−28.32

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

101 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 1	700–750	721	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,271	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,155	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,559	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	450.00/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,138	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	440.04/cwt	437.00–450.00	1,707	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	525.91/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,699	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	603	381.73/cwt	378.00–387.00	2,302	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,037	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,774	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	772	316.08/cwt	312.50–317.50	2,440	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	318	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	318	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,606	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	730	331.78/cwt	328.00–335.00	2,422	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	618	343.02/cwt	332.50–347.50	2,120	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	512	346.11/cwt	342.50–357.50	1,772	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	272	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	483	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	556	385.53/cwt	377.50–400.00	2,144	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	776	302.75/cwt	299.00–315.00	2,349	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	298	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	388	536.25/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,081	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	516	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,374	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	417	423.75/cwt	422.50–425.00	1,767	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	525	422.60/cwt	417.50–427.00	2,219	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	662	328.78/cwt	322.50–333.00	2,177	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	684	338.94/cwt	331.00–341.00	2,318	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	493	370.22/cwt	367.50–385.00	1,825	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	425	488.16/cwt	480.00–492.50	2,075	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	327.79/cwt	327.50–328.00	1,937	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	534	335.64/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,792	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	437	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	587	346.16/cwt	337.50–357.50	2,032	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	618	331.76/cwt	329.00–340.00	2,050	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	353.99/cwt	347.50–355.00	2,021	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	358	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	349	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	469	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,670	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	516.06/cwt	515.00–517.50	1,894	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	325.76/cwt	325.00–328.00	2,215	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,332	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	376	386.95/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,455	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,066	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	401.39/cwt	387.50–412.50	2,155	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	589	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,268	4
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	498	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,718	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	431	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,487	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	463	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,597	7
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	332	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,494	3
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	420	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,649	10
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	300–350	348	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,740	5
Steers	Large 1	450–500	497	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,246	24
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	400–450	409	402.83/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,648	17
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	456	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,949	22
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	583	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,058	33
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	345	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,570	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	829	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,238	4
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	250–300	286	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,230	6
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	658	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,056	3
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	350–400	373	426.28/cwt	422.50–430.00	1,590	4
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	700–750	703	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,197	3
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	500–550	507	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	625	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,203	2
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	450–500	455	430.64/cwt	430.00–432.50	1,959	12
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	250–300	263	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,473	5
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	700–750	720	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,250	5
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	516	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,716	4
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	397	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,747	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,918	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,747	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,084	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	686	400.50/cwt	400.50–400.50	2,747	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	423.73/cwt	421.00–437.50	2,475	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	398.46/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,877	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	328	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	397	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,826	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	301.64/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,621	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	323.83/cwt	322.50–327.50	2,950	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	563.56/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,764	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	330.56/cwt	325.00–333.00	2,496	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	372.83/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,920	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	350.73/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,350	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	362.52/cwt	351.00–369.00	2,255	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	332.96/cwt	332.50–333.00	2,511	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,063	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	428.70/cwt	420.00–437.00	1,783	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	326.46/cwt	326.00–329.00	2,866	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	537.53/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,204	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	319.03/cwt	317.50–320.00	2,632	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	451	480.99/cwt	475.00–482.50	2,169	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	564.46/cwt	555.00–572.50	2,122	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	442.82/cwt	442.50–445.00	2,289	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	346.30/cwt	344.50–352.50	2,493	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,474	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,054	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,162	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,144	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	3,403	7

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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Receipts 2,603Last week 2,030Year ago 2,582

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	253	585.00	585.00
33	300–350	323	515.00–530.00	525.91
41	350–400	388	437.00–450.00	440.04
87	400–450	416	420.00–437.00	428.70
61	450–500	471	390.00–407.50	398.46
78	500–550	515	360.00–375.00	372.83
18	700–750	721	315.00	315.00
30	750–800	755	325.00–333.00	330.56
7	800–850	819	312.50	312.50
38	850–900	869	300.00–310.00	301.64
8	1000–1050	1,037	267.50	267.50
6	1050–1100	1,063	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	318	505.00	505.00
2	400–450	437	390.00	390.00
23	450–500	493	367.50–385.00	370.22
48	500–550	512	342.50–357.50	346.11
54	550–600	587	337.50–357.50	346.16
44	600–650	618	329.00–340.00	331.76
29	650–700	662	322.50–333.00	328.78
21	750–800	776	299.00–315.00	302.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	460.00	460.00
12	550–600	591	327.50–328.00	327.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	349	430.00	430.00
13	350–400	376	380.00–395.00	386.95
8	450–500	469	356.00	356.00
8	500–550	534	332.50–337.50	335.64
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	431	345.00	345.00
7	450–500	463	345.00	345.00
2	700–750	715	280.00	280.00
4	800–850	829	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	286	430.00	430.00
4	350–400	373	422.50–430.00	426.28
17	400–450	409	400.00–415.00	402.83
6	500–550	507	320.00	320.00
3	700–750	703	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	345	455.00	455.00
22	450–500	456	427.50	427.50
33	550–600	583	353.00	353.00
3	650–700	658	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	352.50	352.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	397	460.00	460.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	680.00	680.00
2	250–300	288	590.00	590.00
12	300–350	313	560.00–570.00	563.56
20	350–400	376	555.00–572.50	564.46
8	400–450	410	530.00–540.00	537.53
15	450–500	451	475.00–482.50	480.99
15	500–550	517	442.50–445.00	442.82
69	550–600	584	421.00–437.50	423.73
114	600–650	622	351.00–369.00	362.52
50	650–700	670	345.00–365.00	350.73
49	700–750	720	344.50–352.50	346.30
27	750–800	754	332.50–333.00	332.96
23	800–850	825	317.50–320.00	319.03
66	850–900	878	326.00–329.00	326.46
15	900–950	911	322.50–327.50	323.83
7	1050–1100	1,054	300.00	300.00
7	1100–1150	1,144	297.50	297.50
3	1150–1200	1,155	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	510.00	510.00
3	300–350	318	535.00	535.00
21	350–400	388	530.00–545.00	536.25
9	400–450	425	480.00–492.50	488.16
97	450–500	475	440.00–465.00	450.00
142	500–550	525	417.50–427.00	422.60
30	550–600	556	377.50–400.00	385.53
13	600–650	618	332.50–347.50	343.02
25	650–700	684	331.00–341.00	338.94
23	700–750	730	328.00–335.00	331.78
7	750–800	772	312.50–317.50	316.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	615.00	615.00
5	300–350	328	600.00	600.00
15	500–550	516	460.00	460.00
63	600–650	603	378.00–387.00	381.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	475.00	475.00
33	400–450	417	422.50–425.00	423.75
3	450–500	483	390.00	390.00
4	550–600	589	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	367	515.00–517.50	516.06
7	450–500	489	422.50	422.50
47	500–550	537	387.50–412.50	401.39
15	550–600	571	347.50–355.00	353.99
8	650–700	680	325.00–328.00	325.76
4	700–750	723	322.50	322.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	498	345.00	345.00
4	500–550	516	332.50	332.50
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	450.00	450.00
13	350–400	397	440.00	440.00
10	400–450	420	392.50	392.50
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	263	560.00	560.00
5	300–350	348	500.00	500.00
12	450–500	455	430.00–432.50	430.64
5	700–750	720	312.50	312.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	450–500	497	452.00	452.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
170	650–700	686	400.50	400.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
3	350–400	360	1,225.00	1,225.00
12	350–400	397	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	422	480.00	480.00
10	450–500	463	450.00	450.00
13	550–600	590	325.00	325.00
6	850–900	853	290.00	290.00

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