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Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2026-10-31
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Published: 2026-10-31

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Sat, Oct 31

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1897

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 246 vs last sale 329▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

570 head

▲ 440 vs last sale 130▲ 570 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today was the first special replacement sale of the season so there are no comparisons for an accurate report. The next special replacement cow sale will be on November 21, 2026. The next slaughter cow sale will be Thursday November 5, 2026.

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	132.28	1,441	78
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,435	101.00	1,449	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,277	$3,267	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,076	$3,112	54
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,359	$3,019	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,259	$2,954	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,951	46
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,211	$2,861	51
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,153	$2,530	32
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,137	$2,457	27
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,057	$2,444	90
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,364	$2,406	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,216	$2,121	60
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$2,051	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,261	$2,006	45
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,214	$1,949	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,152	$1,707	19
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$2,363	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$3,463	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$3,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	924	$184	3thin

Every lot, as filed

57 lots · USDA AMS · La Junta Livestock Stock Cow and Pair Special - La Junta, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	955	132.64/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,267	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	102.78/cwt	92.00–109.00	1,050	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,105	142.82/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,578	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	117.51/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,313	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	128.60/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,490	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,229	137.56/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,691	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,449	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows41 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	915	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	929	2,316.56/head	2,175.00–2,425.00	2,317	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	999	2,573.55/head	2,475.00–2,750.00	2,574	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,018	1,673.69/head	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,674	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,037	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,051	2,559.54/head	2,525.00–2,875.00	2,560	59
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,053	1,573.46/head	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,573	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,058	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,081	2,227.46/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,227	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,084	1,877.82/head	1,725.00–1,975.00	1,878	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,095	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,109	2,241.95/head	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,242	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,114	1,570.68/head	1,425.00–1,625.00	1,571	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,129	2,420.31/head	2,325.00–2,500.00	2,420	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	1,489.01/head	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,489	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,141	3,291.27/head	3,125.00–3,375.00	3,291	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,154	2,590.29/head	2,450.00–2,875.00	2,590	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,175	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	2,731.50/head	2,625.00–2,900.00	2,732	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,177	1,837.25/head	1,425.00–1,950.00	1,837	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,181	3,317.01/head	3,100.00–3,375.00	3,317	30
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,181	3,103.42/head	3,025.00–3,375.00	3,103	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,191	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,192	2,387.65/head	2,125.00–2,500.00	2,388	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,196	1,890.87/head	1,825.00–1,925.00	1,891	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,211	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,229	3,384.58/head	3,275.00–3,450.00	3,385	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,848.62/head	1,625.00–1,925.00	1,849	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	2,773.53/head	2,700.00–2,975.00	2,774	28
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,259	2,953.60/head	2,925.00–3,000.00	2,954	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,259	2,140.01/head	2,075.00–2,375.00	2,140	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	1,717.42/head	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,717	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,262	2,281.20/head	2,250.00–2,375.00	2,281	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,264	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,268	2,216.69/head	2,025.00–2,300.00	2,217	43
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,315	1,973.80/head	1,475.00–2,075.00	1,974	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,364	2,406.42/head	2,225.00–2,500.00	2,406	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	2,912.68/head	2,900.00–2,925.00	2,913	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,535	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	845	232.50/head	232.50–232.50	233	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	159.29/head	152.00–167.50	159	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	847	1,759.06/head	1,525.00–1,975.00	1,759	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	858	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	889	2,444.15/head	2,325.00–2,700.00	2,444	25
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	2,090.59/head	2,025.00–2,225.00	2,091	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,305	3,675.00/head	3,675.00–3,675.00	3,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,455	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2

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 Stock Cow and Pair Special - La Junta, CO

Sat Oct 31, 2026

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 329Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 570Last week 130Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,037	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	3,425.00	3,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,211	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,058	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,191	2,975.00	2,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,264	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,181	3,100.00–3,375.00	3,317.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,535	3,025.00	3,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,109	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,241.95
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,262	2,250.00–2,375.00	2,281.20
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,364	2,225.00–2,500.00	2,406.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,175	2,625.00–2,900.00	2,731.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,259	2,075.00–2,375.00	2,140.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,181	3,025.00–3,375.00	3,103.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,141	3,125.00–3,375.00	3,291.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,229	3,275.00–3,450.00	3,384.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	43	—	1,268	2,025.00–2,300.00	2,216.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	59	—	1,051	2,525.00–2,875.00	2,559.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,192	2,125.00–2,500.00	2,387.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,196	1,825.00–1,925.00	1,890.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,259	2,925.00–3,000.00	2,953.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,177	1,425.00–1,950.00	1,837.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,315	1,475.00–2,075.00	1,973.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,081	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,227.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,053	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,573.46
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,018	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,673.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,084	1,725.00–1,975.00	1,877.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,154	2,450.00–2,875.00	2,590.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,133	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,489.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,114	1,425.00–1,625.00	1,570.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,173	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,235	1,625.00–1,925.00	1,848.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,255	2,700.00–2,975.00	2,773.53
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,260	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,717.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	929	2,175.00–2,425.00	2,316.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	999	2,475.00–2,750.00	2,573.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,420	2,900.00–2,925.00	2,912.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	1,129	2,325.00–2,500.00	2,420.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	232.50	232.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	152.00–167.50	159.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	847	1,525.00–1,975.00	1,759.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	858	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	893	2,025.00–2,225.00	2,090.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	889	2,325.00–2,700.00	2,444.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,455	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	3,050.00	3,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,305	3,675.00	3,675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,117	113.00–122.00	117.51
7	—	1,229	136.00–139.00	137.56
4	—	1,159	124.00–132.00	128.60
3	—	1,022	92.00–109.00	102.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,105	141.00–144.00	142.82
15	—	955	129.00–139.00	132.64

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.