Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-11-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with instances of sharply lower across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold sharply lower across all weight classes. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday December 3, 2025.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $341.30/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −101.68 against this barn's trailing median of $442.98.

Average price

$341.30

51 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$53.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.78

vs CO average

−57.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	360.26	2,017	33
Medium and Large 1-2	577	306.55	1,769	18thin

One grade step is worth $53.71/cwt here — about $248 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale51 hd

341.30

—

CO average2 barns · 107 hd

362.08

−20.78

National average33 barns · 4,299 hd

398.67

−57.37

This barn, trailing median12 sales

442.98

−101.68

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

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	1,648	171.69	2,829	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,566	155.99	2,443	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,389	155.74	2,163	32
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,938	155.50	3,014	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,162	154.65	1,797	88

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Bulls	—	—	1,580	154.55/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,442	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	160.66/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,185	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,246	161.01/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,006	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,939	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,938	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	3,014	4
Bulls	—	—	1,699	184.55/cwt	175.00–191.50	3,136	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	517	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,042	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	703	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,127	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	309	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,622	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	740	257.79/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,908	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	519	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,778	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	780	289.01/cwt	285.00–292.50	2,254	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	636	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,685	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,882	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	616	294.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,817	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	245.93/cwt	240.00–248.00	2,157	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	488	405.02/cwt	402.50–415.00	1,976	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	422	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,530	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	553	269.49/cwt	267.50–272.50	1,490	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	274.57/cwt	267.50–277.50	2,422	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	452	326.87/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,477	16
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	450–500	469	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,712	4
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	457	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,440	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	140.76/cwt	132.00–149.00	1,464	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	157.20/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,839	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	155.99/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,443	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	155.88/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,168	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	750–800	770	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,867	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	577	306.55/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,769	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	437	341.45/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,492	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	574	248.78/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,428	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	477	377.54/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,801	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	669	303.88/cwt	302.50–307.50	2,033	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	576	347.23/cwt	342.50–362.50	2,000	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	621	334.70/cwt	327.50–340.00	2,078	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	208.81/cwt	200.00–227.50	2,213	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	813	257.45/cwt	255.00–258.00	2,093	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,412	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	593	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,912	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	655	327.36/cwt	325.00–327.50	2,144	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,230	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,034	217.94/cwt	217.50–220.00	2,253	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	414	469.58/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,944	19

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

Wed Nov 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 991Last week 3,294Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,580	150.00–164.00	154.55
4	—	1,699	175.00–191.50	184.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	160.00–161.00	160.66
1	—	1,415	137.00	137.00
28	—	1,391	151.00–159.00	155.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,246	160.00–164.00	161.01
19	—	1,040	132.00–149.00	140.76
46	—	1,170	151.00–159.00	157.20
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,938	155.50	155.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,566	153.00–159.00	155.99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	309	525.00	525.00
19	400–450	414	460.00–475.00	469.58
47	450–500	488	402.50–415.00	405.02
9	500–550	517	395.00	395.00
24	550–600	576	342.50–362.50	347.23
23	600–650	621	327.50–340.00	334.70
35	650–700	655	325.00–327.50	327.36
9	700–750	703	302.50	302.50
24	750–800	780	285.00–292.50	289.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	445	375.00	375.00
27	450–500	477	375.00–382.50	377.54
18	550–600	577	302.50–315.00	306.55
11	650–700	669	302.50–307.50	303.88
11	750–800	770	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	850–900	882	267.50–277.50	274.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	422	362.50	362.50
16	450–500	452	325.00–332.50	326.87
30	500–550	519	342.50	342.50
8	600–650	616	290.00–300.00	294.96
16	700–750	740	255.00–262.50	257.79
34	800–850	813	255.00–258.00	257.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	437	332.50–345.00	341.45
5	550–600	553	267.50–272.50	269.49
20	600–650	636	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	512	367.50	367.50
6	800–850	826	270.00	270.00
23	850–900	877	240.00–248.00	245.93
3	900–950	910	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	469	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	457	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	550–600	574	242.50–257.50	248.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,005	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	593	322.50	322.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	53	—	1,060	200.00–227.50	208.81
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,034	217.50–220.00	217.94

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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