Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. The next feeder calf and yearling sale will be next Wednesday November 26, 2025.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $411.27/cwt on 310 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −31.72 against this barn's trailing median of $442.98.

Average price

$411.27

310 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,246

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$8.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.06

vs CO average

+1.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	412.88	2,254	248
Large 1	558	405.00	2,260	25
Medium and Large 1-2	539	404.66	2,181	37

One grade step is worth $8.22/cwt here — about $73 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale310 hd

411.27

—

CO average2 barns · 932 hd

423.32

−12.06

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

+1.19

This barn, trailing median12 sales

442.98

−31.72

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

75 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	850–900	888	275.36/cwt	272.50–277.00	2,445	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	573	340.48/cwt	340.00–341.00	1,951	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	478.66/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,235	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	249.76/cwt	242.50–255.00	2,573	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,536	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	368	443.70/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,633	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	521	427.88/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,229	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	799	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,137	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	296.65/cwt	292.50–305.00	2,462	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	264.72/cwt	260.00–272.50	2,451	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,019	256.48/cwt	255.00–257.50	2,614	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	326	536.06/cwt	530.00–542.50	1,748	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	321	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,629	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	284	593.48/cwt	585.00–600.00	1,685	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	358.91/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,200	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	380.80/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,992	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	781	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,281	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	664	340.26/cwt	330.00–346.00	2,259	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	697	322.31/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,247	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	482	450.01/cwt	447.50–451.00	2,169	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,129	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	991	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,725	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	643	321.67/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,068	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	425	476.02/cwt	472.50–482.50	2,023	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	439	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,976	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	539	404.66/cwt	402.50–407.50	2,181	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	850–900	858	249.70/cwt	245.00–257.50	2,142	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	645	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,264	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	710	306.14/cwt	305.00–307.50	2,174	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	362	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,511	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	345	482.33/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,664	38
Steers	Large 1	750–800	769	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,445	7
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	400–450	411	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,623	36
Steers	Large 1	550–600	558	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,260	25
Steers	Large 1	850–900	858	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,394	8
Heifers	Large 1	950–1000	960	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,496	5
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	317	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	484	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,779	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,676	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	308	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,771	2
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	700–750	715	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,467	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	564	397.05/cwt	392.50–402.50	2,239	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,287	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,211	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	374.89/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,291	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	800–850	830	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,096	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	400	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,000	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,321	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	519	360.32/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,870	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	786	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,067	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	834	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,669	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,749	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	318.48/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,440	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,322	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	242	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,307	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,984	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	353	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	843	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	327.83/cwt	324.00–329.00	2,314	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	301.93/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,292	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	616	336.85/cwt	329.00–342.50	2,075	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	677	315.03/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,133	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	726	316.97/cwt	312.50–318.00	2,301	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,098	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,295	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	950–1000	992	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,505	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	418	411.19/cwt	407.50–415.00	1,719	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	271	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	347	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	2,618	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,126	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,759	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	471	391.95/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,846	65

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 Commision - La Junta, CO

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

Receipts 3,294Last week 2,959Year ago 2,162

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	284	585.00–600.00	593.48
29	300–350	326	530.00–542.50	536.06
4	350–400	353	525.00	525.00
10	400–450	400	500.00	500.00
43	450–500	482	447.50–451.00	450.01
99	500–550	521	420.00–435.00	427.88
100	550–600	564	392.50–402.50	397.05
8	600–650	645	351.00	351.00
146	650–700	664	330.00–346.00	340.26
32	700–750	726	312.50–318.00	316.97
7	750–800	781	292.00	292.00
2	800–850	843	282.50	282.50
19	850–900	888	272.50–277.00	275.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	467	475.00–480.00	478.66
6	500–550	510	450.00	450.00
43	550–600	566	410.00	410.00
55	600–650	611	370.00–385.00	374.89
12	650–700	654	355.00	355.00
71	700–750	706	324.00–329.00	327.83
58	750–800	766	318.00–320.00	318.48
51	800–850	830	292.50–305.00	296.65
94	850–900	874	299.50	299.50
8	900–950	926	260.00–272.50	264.72
7	1000–1050	1,030	242.50–255.00	249.76
3	1050–1100	1,098	242.50	242.50
7	1100–1150	1,126	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	321	507.50	507.50
18	400–450	425	472.50–482.50	476.02
37	500–550	539	402.50–407.50	404.66
28	650–700	697	320.00–325.00	322.31
24	700–750	710	305.00–307.50	306.14
9	800–850	830	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	439	450.00	450.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	550–600	558	405.00	405.00
7	750–800	769	318.00	318.00
8	850–900	858	279.00	279.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	715	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
92	800–850	834	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	242	540.00	540.00
4	250–300	271	570.00	570.00
3	300–350	347	505.00	505.00
23	350–400	368	430.00–455.00	443.70
18	400–450	418	407.50–415.00	411.19
65	450–500	471	390.00–397.50	391.95
68	500–550	519	350.00–365.00	360.32
33	550–600	573	340.00–341.00	340.48
45	600–650	616	329.00–342.50	336.85
67	650–700	677	310.00–317.50	315.03
9	750–800	799	267.50	267.50
8	950–1000	992	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	284	590.00	590.00
6	300–350	318	550.00	550.00
91	500–550	523	370.00–387.50	380.80
15	550–600	551	360.00	360.00
121	600–650	613	350.00–362.50	358.91
12	700–750	737	300.00	300.00
44	750–800	759	290.00–305.00	301.93
6	800–850	808	283.00	283.00
9	850–900	881	280.00	280.00
16	900–950	914	277.50	277.50
20	950–1000	991	275.00	275.00
17	1000–1050	1,019	255.00–257.50	256.48
4	1100–1150	1,129	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
38	300–350	345	480.00–490.00	482.33
11	350–400	362	417.50	417.50
42	450–500	484	367.50	367.50
21	600–650	643	320.00–322.50	321.67
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
36	400–450	411	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	530.00	530.00
5	950–1000	960	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	575.00	575.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	786	263.00	263.00
8	850–900	858	245.00–257.50	249.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	473	402.50	402.50
2	950–1000	973	251.00	251.00

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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