Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As today is the first sale of the 2026-2027 season, there is no trend to compare. The next sale will be next Wednesday September 30, 2026 or as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $383.69/cwt on 181 head, down $88.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −79.18 against this barn's trailing median of $462.87.

Average price

$383.69

▼ 88.31 vs prior sale

181 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$475

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

$107.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

−22.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	420.12	2,225	62
Medium and Large 1-2	535	391.57	2,095	38
Medium and Large 2	531	353.63	1,877	78
Large 1-2	560	312.50	1,750	3thin

One grade step is worth $107.62/cwt here — about $475 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

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $484.95, low $383.69, median $462.87 across 9 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 sale181 hd

383.69

—

CO average1 barns · 181 hd

383.69

+0.00

National average171 barns · 11,845 hd

405.79

−22.10

This barn, trailing median9 sales

462.87

−79.18

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	1,815	170.87	3,102	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	151.54	1,998	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,173	144.69	1,697	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,665	136.00	2,264	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,700	136.00	2,312	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,713	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,210	$1,925	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,088	$2,463	2thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	Large 1	450–500	489	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,721	26
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	502	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,519	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	153.03/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,795	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	142.90/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,798	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,264	3
Bulls	—	—	1,732	166.76/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,888	6
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	560	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,750	3
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	458	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,740	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	415	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,463	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	538	268.18/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,443	11
Steers	Large 1	600–650	630	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,142	2
Steers	Large 1	700–750	735	316.25/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,324	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	2,463.33/head	2,100.00–2,825.00	2,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	500	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,940	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	414	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,853	51
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	2,712.74/head	2,700.00–2,725.00	2,713	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	403.90/cwt	402.50–408.00	1,874	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	312.58/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,657	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	327.53/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,487	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	344	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	1,815	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	459.70/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,503	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	402.52/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	355.77/cwt	332.50–382.50	1,882	76
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	481.91/cwt	452.50–505.00	1,802	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	376.16/cwt	375.00–377.50	1,595	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,111	13
Bulls	—	—	1,908	178.31/cwt	173.00–184.00	3,402	12
Bulls	—	—	1,610	149.34/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,404	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	143.46/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,948	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	128.50/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,374	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,700	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,312	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	153.33/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,009	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	401.52/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,658	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,170	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,679	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,262	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,354	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,796	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	949	245.00/cwt	202.50–252.50	2,325	45
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,251	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,284	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	349	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	347.69/cwt	342.50–350.00	2,024	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,993	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	306.31/cwt	302.50–312.50	1,740	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	950–1000	975	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	2,891	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	338.17/cwt	332.50–342.50	2,103	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	269.24/cwt	262.50–277.50	2,221	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	417.47/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,178	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	941	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	2,771	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	328.20/cwt	327.50–330.00	2,173	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	436.94/cwt	435.00–442.50	2,075	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	2,009	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	480.57/cwt	480.00–482.50	1,552	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	850–900	888	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	650–700	687	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,509	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	400.28/cwt	400.00–402.50	2,113	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,621	9

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,227Last week 5,562Year ago 2,041

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 0Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 60Year ago 116

As today is the first sale of the 2026-2027 season, there is no trend to compare. The next sale will be next Wednesday September 30, 2026 or as receipts warrant.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	450–500	489	352.00	352.00
8	500–550	502	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	415	352.50	352.50
11	500–550	538	262.50–275.00	268.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
51	400–450	414	447.50	447.50
72	500–550	500	388.00	388.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	327	455.00–465.00	459.70
13	400–450	424	375.00–377.50	376.16
2	450–500	450	355.00	355.00
21	500–550	530	310.00–316.00	312.58
9	550–600	559	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	613	282.50	282.50
3	650–700	665	272.00	272.00
2	750–800	793	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	444	335.00	335.00
4	450–500	473	322.50–332.50	327.53
2	650–700	673	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	455.00	455.00
17	300–350	323	480.00–482.50	480.57
4	350–400	363	415.00–420.00	417.47
57	400–450	413	400.00–405.00	401.52
21	450–500	469	383.00	383.00
9	500–550	505	332.50	332.50
21	550–600	568	302.50–312.50	306.31
4	600–650	639	327.50	327.50
18	650–700	659	302.50	302.50
5	700–750	721	301.00	301.00
8	750–800	751	290.00	290.00
23	800–850	825	262.50–277.50	269.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	687	375.00	375.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	458	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	560	312.50	312.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	630	340.00	340.00
4	700–750	735	312.50–320.00	316.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	344	527.50	527.50
2	350–400	355	522.50	522.50
13	400–450	418	505.00	505.00
12	450–500	464	402.50–408.00	403.90
34	500–550	528	400.00–402.50	400.28
4	550–600	595	317.50	317.50
2	650–700	658	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	705	297.50	297.50
2	800–850	810	292.50	292.50
2	950–1000	955	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	480.00	480.00
17	350–400	374	452.50–505.00	481.91
6	400–450	417	385.00–435.00	402.52
2	450–500	490	335.00	335.00
76	500–550	529	332.50–382.50	355.77
2	550–600	595	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	285	590.00	590.00
4	300–350	349	565.00	565.00
5	350–400	367	547.50	547.50
57	400–450	432	545.00	545.00
105	450–500	475	435.00–442.50	436.94
50	500–550	517	437.50	437.50
12	550–600	582	342.50–350.00	347.69
13	600–650	622	332.50–342.50	338.17
11	650–700	662	327.50–330.00	328.20
3	700–750	725	315.00	315.00
28	750–800	789	318.00	318.00
4	800–850	803	315.00	315.00
13	900–950	941	294.50	294.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	888	304.00	304.00
8	950–1000	975	296.50	296.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,173	151.00–154.00	153.03
12	—	1,258	141.00–145.00	142.90
10	—	1,069	120.00–138.00	128.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,665	136.00	136.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	141.00–146.00	143.46
9	—	1,310	150.00–155.00	153.33
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	136.00	136.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,732	163.00–170.00	166.76
12	—	1,908	173.00–184.00	178.31
3	—	1,610	146.00–151.00	149.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	2,100.00–2,825.00	2,463.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,040	2,700.00–2,725.00	2,712.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,925.00	1,925.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	45	—	949	202.50–252.50	245.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle