Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade active and demand was moderate to good. Feeder steers under 600lbs sold mostly sharply higher. Steers over 600lbs sold 8.00 to 9.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. Feeder heifers under 450lbs sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Heifers over 450lbs sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. The next feeder calf and yearling sale will be next Wednesday October 29, 2025. The next slaughter cow and bred cow sale will be tomorrow October 23, 2025.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $405.86/cwt on 399 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −37.13 against this barn's trailing median of $442.98.

Average price

$405.86

399 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,241

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$75.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.82

vs CO average

−52.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	529	413.23	2,186	53
Medium and Large 1	555	412.68	2,290	288
Medium and Large 1-2	555	368.41	2,046	52
Medium and Large 2	595	337.50	2,008	6thin

One grade step is worth $75.73/cwt here — about $178 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 sale399 hd

405.86

—

CO average4 barns · 2,096 hd

438.67

−32.82

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−52.28

This barn, trailing median12 sales

442.98

−37.13

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 1Unweaned	700–750	724	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,100	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	370.06/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,776	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	626	334.69/cwt	329.00–336.00	2,095	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	564	352.84/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,990	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	768	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,400	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	337	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,887	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	333	467.18/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,556	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	618	337.00/cwt	336.00–342.50	2,083	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	804	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	540	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,901	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	850–900	880	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	366	536.11/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,962	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	491	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,504	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	557	420.23/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,341	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	418	499.50/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,088	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	261	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,383	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	435.24/cwt	430.00–442.50	1,841	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	245	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	359	496.24/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,782	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	532	377.85/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,010	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	274	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	674	345.41/cwt	342.50–352.50	2,328	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	587	380.45/cwt	380.00–381.00	2,233	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	273.05/cwt	262.50–280.00	2,416	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	332	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,025	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	475	355.77/cwt	342.50–362.50	1,690	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	365	436.60/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,594	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,260	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	689	317.82/cwt	317.50–318.00	2,190	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	441	397.01/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,751	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	582	335.59/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,953	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	372	508.64/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,892	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	437	480.47/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,100	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	488	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	539	397.81/cwt	392.50–405.00	2,144	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	346	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,574	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	305	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,334	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	436	433.64/cwt	407.50–450.00	1,891	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,040	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	466	451.52/cwt	442.50–455.00	2,104	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	488	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,732	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	595	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,008	6
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	500–550	520	421.33/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,191	46
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	800–850	837	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,616	3
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	550–600	589	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,120	7
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	350–400	353	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,906	4
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	488	312.95/cwt	311.00–315.00	1,527	20
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	558	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,702	13
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	586	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,007	9
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	643	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,218	2
Steers	Large 1	450–500	462	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,125	17
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,109	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,883	7
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	300–350	346	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,505	7
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	450–500	493	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,681	4
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	550–600	594	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,916	5
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	600–650	633	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,121	6
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	400–450	448	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,613	4
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	850–900	860	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,494	3
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	650–700	655	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,247	41
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	500–550	545	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,839	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,859	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	651	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,474	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	264	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,597	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	436	450.70/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,965	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	457	436.30/cwt	430.00–437.50	1,994	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	664	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,390	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,225	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	354.45/cwt	350.00–377.50	2,183	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	493.54/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,280	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	449.11/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,277	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	982	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,553	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	467.05/cwt	460.00–472.50	2,209	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	456	418.37/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,908	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	532	416.63/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,216	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	614	397.36/cwt	392.50–400.00	2,440	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	336.05/cwt	327.00–345.00	2,315	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	356.27/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,098	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	521.43/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,601	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	363.92/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,460	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	390.31/cwt	387.50–397.50	1,873	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,154	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,014	269.02/cwt	265.00–271.00	2,728	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	586	368.82/cwt	367.50–370.00	2,161	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,032	265.00/cwt	262.50–266.00	2,735	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	392.57/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,242	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	340.81/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,427	73
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,210	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	345.59/cwt	340.00–352.50	2,153	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,611	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,100	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	526.58/cwt	525.00–527.50	2,154	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,098	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	364.64/cwt	359.00–370.00	1,874	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	320.07/cwt	318.00–321.00	2,625	10

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.

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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
7	250–300	261	530.00	530.00
25	300–350	333	460.00–470.00	467.18
22	350–400	365	425.00–440.00	436.60
21	400–450	441	390.00–415.00	397.01
109	450–500	480	367.50–380.00	370.06
12	500–550	540	352.00	352.00
137	550–600	582	330.00–347.50	335.59
27	600–650	626	329.00–336.00	334.69
11	650–700	689	317.50–318.00	317.82
7	700–750	724	290.00	290.00
4	800–850	804	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	307	515.00–525.00	521.43
3	350–400	382	470.00	470.00
35	400–450	423	430.00–442.50	435.24
58	450–500	480	387.50–397.50	390.31
48	500–550	514	359.00–370.00	364.64
18	550–600	589	350.00–360.00	356.27
36	600–650	623	340.00–352.50	345.59
72	650–700	689	327.00–345.00	336.05
3	700–750	712	312.50	312.50
10	750–800	768	340.00	340.00
9	850–900	885	262.50–280.00	273.05
3	900–950	922	280.00	280.00
13	950–1000	982	260.00	260.00
12	1000–1050	1,014	265.00–271.00	269.02
6	1050–1100	1,098	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	359	490.00–500.00	496.24
43	450–500	456	415.00–420.00	418.37
41	500–550	532	375.00–380.00	377.85
17	550–600	586	367.50–370.00	368.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	305	437.50	437.50
36	450–500	475	342.50–362.50	355.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	766	295.00	295.00
2	1000–1050	1,040	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	488	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	313	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	488	311.00–315.00	312.95
13	550–600	558	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	586	342.50	342.50
2	600–650	643	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	346	435.00	435.00
4	450–500	493	341.00	341.00
20	500–550	545	337.50	337.50
5	550–600	594	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
50	400–450	436	450.00–455.00	450.70
25	450–500	457	430.00–437.50	436.30
6	650–700	664	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	346	455.00	455.00
37	350–400	372	495.00–520.00	508.64
13	400–450	437	470.00–485.00	480.47
24	450–500	466	442.50–455.00	451.52
18	500–550	539	392.50–405.00	397.81
34	550–600	564	345.00–357.50	352.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	245	605.00	605.00
4	250–300	274	520.00	520.00
13	300–350	337	560.00	560.00
9	350–400	366	535.00–540.00	536.11
79	400–450	418	490.00–510.00	499.50
98	450–500	473	460.00–472.50	467.05
29	500–550	532	410.00–420.00	416.63
35	550–600	587	380.00–381.00	380.45
32	600–650	618	336.00–342.50	337.00
36	650–700	674	342.50–352.50	345.41
6	750–800	768	312.50	312.50
2	850–900	880	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	332	610.00	610.00
20	450–500	491	510.00	510.00
128	550–600	557	415.00–425.00	420.23
48	600–650	614	392.50–400.00	397.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	400–450	436	407.50–450.00	433.64
8	450–500	488	355.00	355.00
6	550–600	595	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	350	220.00	220.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	353	540.00	540.00
4	400–450	448	360.00	360.00
46	500–550	520	415.00–425.00	421.33
7	550–600	589	360.00	360.00
6	600–650	633	335.00	335.00
41	650–700	655	343.00	343.00
3	800–850	837	312.50	312.50
3	850–900	860	290.00	290.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	462	460.00	460.00
7	1100–1150	1,109	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	264	605.00	605.00
28	650–700	651	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	585.00	585.00
3	300–350	318	585.00	585.00
6	350–400	359	585.00	585.00
32	400–450	409	525.00–527.50	526.58
75	450–500	462	485.00–495.00	493.54
35	500–550	507	445.00–450.00	449.11
61	550–600	571	385.00–395.00	392.57
63	600–650	616	350.00–377.50	354.45
84	650–700	676	357.50–370.00	363.92
73	700–750	712	340.00–347.50	340.81
10	800–850	820	318.00–321.00	320.07
5	900–950	919	300.00	300.00
7	1000–1050	1,032	262.50–266.00	265.00
5	1150–1200	1,154	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	361	515.00	515.00
6	700–750	713	310.00	310.00

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