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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-20

Feeder Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Mon, Oct 20

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1902

← Nov 18Oct 20Oct 27 →

Receipts

5,409 head

▲ 1,400 vs last sale 4,009▲ 2,484 vs year ago 2,925 · +84.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers under 400lbs sold sharply higher. Steers between 400 and 500lbs sold sharply lower. Steers between 500 and 650lbs sold mostly 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Steers over 650lbs sold mostly 6.00 to 8.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. Feeder heifers under 400lbs sold unevenly steady. Heifers between 400 and 500lbs sold mostly sharply higher. Heifers over 500lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. The next special feeder calf sale will be next Monday October 27, 2025. The next slaughter cow and bred cow sale will be tomorrow October 21, 2025.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $435.85/cwt on 1,219 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits −1.19 against this barn's trailing median of $437.04.

Average price

$435.85

1,219 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$500

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

$103.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.14

vs CO average

−22.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	446.52	2,408	829
Large 1	535	418.00	2,236	29
Medium and Large 1-2	549	414.98	2,277	350
Medium and Large 2	556	343.00	1,907	11thin

One grade step is worth $103.52/cwt here — about $500 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,219 hd

435.85

—

CO average4 barns · 2,241 hd

434.70

+1.14

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−22.29

This barn, trailing median2 sales

437.04

−1.19

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

98 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock Seasonal Feeder Cattle Sale (Monday) - 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
Feeder Cattle · Steers50 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	286	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,602	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	297	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,782	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,728	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	320	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,016	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	612.80/cwt	600.00–619.00	1,992	38
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	340	588.83/cwt	582.50–590.00	2,002	25
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	364	609.44/cwt	602.50–610.00	2,218	40
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	377	488.90/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,843	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	378	540.62/cwt	527.50–545.00	2,044	21
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	578.14/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,197	35
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	383	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,612	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	401	568.00/cwt	568.00–568.00	2,278	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	489.43/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,085	130
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	531.21/cwt	525.00–545.00	2,290	175
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	438	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,905	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	449	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	2,115	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	489.50/cwt	472.50–500.00	2,271	122
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	453.31/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,144	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	441.89/cwt	430.00–453.00	2,103	92
Steers	450–500	Large 1	478	469.44/cwt	469.00–472.50	2,244	48
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	493	431.06/cwt	422.50–436.00	2,125	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	469.82/cwt	460.00–477.50	2,387	183
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	527	448.37/cwt	440.00–458.00	2,363	323
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	432.98/cwt	425.00–437.00	2,290	168
Steers	500–550	Large 1Unweaned	535	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,236	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	537	409.75/cwt	401.00–415.00	2,200	54
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	556	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,569	52
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	556	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,907	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	561	378.10/cwt	375.00–382.50	2,121	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	447.97/cwt	433.00–458.00	2,536	57
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	573	419.64/cwt	410.00–427.50	2,405	214
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	396.42/cwt	389.00–405.00	2,311	108
Steers	600–650	Large 1Unweaned	622	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,494	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	407.02/cwt	400.00–414.00	2,544	182
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	626	353.83/cwt	347.50–361.00	2,215	37
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	627	385.78/cwt	380.00–397.00	2,419	281
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	372.23/cwt	371.00–375.00	2,352	63
Steers	600–650	Large 1	635	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,407	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,632	42
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	667	365.73/cwt	359.00–376.00	2,439	99
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	683	349.11/cwt	348.00–350.00	2,384	27
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2Unweaned	692	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,360	28
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	705	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,485	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	381.75/cwt	372.00–390.00	2,756	137
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	737	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,447	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	360.16/cwt	353.00–365.00	2,744	48
Steers	750–800	Large 1	767	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,615	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	774	330.33/cwt	330.00–331.00	2,557	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,826	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	296	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,584	6
Heifers	300–350	Large 1	328	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,640	18
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	506.14/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,716	91
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	353	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,959	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	475.65/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,717	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	368	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,858	29
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	441.20/cwt	432.50–445.00	1,699	40
Heifers	350–400	Large 1	395	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,689	16
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	415	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,909	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	417	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,168	135
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	417	436.92/cwt	427.50–447.50	1,822	43
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	479.82/cwt	472.50–487.50	2,020	66
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	422	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,131	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	436	415.99/cwt	415.00–418.00	1,814	9
Heifers	450–500	Large 1Unweaned	454	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,873	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	462	429.04/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,982	76
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	417.54/cwt	410.00–419.00	1,937	103
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	474	384.65/cwt	382.50–386.00	1,823	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	455.47/cwt	455.00–457.50	2,163	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	475	397.76/cwt	390.00–406.00	1,889	73
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	495	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,163	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,163	74
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	418.59/cwt	418.00–420.00	2,118	24
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	517	373.06/cwt	371.00–397.50	1,929	38
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	395.00/cwt	386.00–400.00	2,050	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	397.94/cwt	387.00–405.00	2,081	104
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	527	379.01/cwt	371.00–384.00	1,997	196
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	538	365.11/cwt	342.50–369.00	1,964	40
Heifers	500–550	Large 1Unweaned	546	353.50/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,930	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	565	367.55/cwt	361.00–375.00	2,077	92
Heifers	550–600	Large 1Unweaned	566	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,066	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	583	340.01/cwt	331.00–345.00	1,982	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	353.53/cwt	350.00–359.00	2,065	130
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	383.63/cwt	380.00–397.00	2,244	18
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	603	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,141	38
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	619	348.66/cwt	339.00–351.00	2,158	100
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	330.44/cwt	326.00–334.00	2,072	77
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	646	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,019	4
Heifers	650–700	Large 1Unweaned	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	344.52/cwt	342.00–355.00	2,339	31
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	698	338.04/cwt	330.00–339.00	2,360	28
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,374	36
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,334	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,890	6
Bulls	400–450	Large 1	407	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,795	18
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,970	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,977	3
Bulls	550–600	Large 1	559	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,124	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.

Colorado feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Winter Livestock Seasonal Feeder Cattle Sale (Monday) - La Junta, CO

Mon Oct 20, 2025

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

Receipts 5,409Last week 4,009Year ago 2,925

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	545.00	545.00
21	400–450	449	471.00	471.00
12	450–500	473	450.00–455.00	453.31
168	500–550	529	425.00–437.00	432.98
108	550–600	583	389.00–405.00	396.42
63	600–650	632	371.00–375.00	372.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	377	475.00–515.00	488.90
6	400–450	438	435.00	435.00
21	450–500	493	422.50–436.00	431.06
54	500–550	537	401.00–415.00	409.75
20	550–600	561	375.00–382.50	378.10
37	600–650	626	347.50–361.00	353.83
27	650–700	683	348.00–350.00	349.11
7	700–750	737	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	286	560.00	560.00
25	300–350	340	582.50–590.00	588.83
21	350–400	378	527.50–545.00	540.62
130	400–450	426	475.00–500.00	489.43
92	450–500	476	430.00–453.00	441.89
323	500–550	527	440.00–458.00	448.37
214	550–600	573	410.00–427.50	419.64
281	600–650	627	380.00–397.00	385.78
99	650–700	667	359.00–376.00	365.73
18	700–750	705	352.50	352.50
6	750–800	774	330.00–331.00	330.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	630.00	630.00
52	550–600	556	462.00	462.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	421.00	421.00
11	550–600	556	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	500–550	535	418.00	418.00
5	600–650	622	401.00	401.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	650–700	692	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	450–500	478	469.00–472.50	469.44
24	600–650	635	379.00	379.00
5	750–800	767	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
40	350–400	364	602.50–610.00	609.44
8	400–450	401	568.00	568.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
4	200–250	225	1,500.00	1,500.00
5	250–300	297	600.00	600.00
38	300–350	325	600.00–619.00	612.80
35	350–400	380	570.00–580.00	578.14
175	400–450	431	525.00–545.00	531.21
122	450–500	464	472.50–500.00	489.50
183	500–550	508	460.00–477.50	469.82
57	550–600	566	433.00–458.00	447.97
182	600–650	625	400.00–414.00	407.02
42	650–700	663	397.00	397.00
137	700–750	722	372.00–390.00	381.75
48	750–800	762	353.00–365.00	360.16
3	850–900	867	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	436	415.00–418.00	415.99
73	450–500	475	390.00–406.00	397.76
196	500–550	527	371.00–384.00	379.01
27	550–600	583	331.00–345.00	340.01
4	600–650	646	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
40	350–400	385	432.50–445.00	441.20
43	400–450	417	427.50–447.50	436.92
76	450–500	462	420.00–435.00	429.04
104	500–550	523	387.00–405.00	397.94
92	550–600	565	361.00–375.00	367.55
100	600–650	619	339.00–351.00	348.66
28	650–700	698	330.00–339.00	338.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	296	535.00	535.00
91	300–350	339	495.00–510.00	506.14
22	350–400	361	460.00–480.00	475.65
66	400–450	421	472.50–487.50	479.82
26	450–500	475	455.00–457.50	455.47
24	500–550	506	418.00–420.00	418.59
18	550–600	585	380.00–397.00	383.63
31	650–700	679	342.00–355.00	344.52
36	700–750	713	333.00	333.00
4	750–800	759	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
103	450–500	464	410.00–419.00	417.54
28	500–550	519	386.00–400.00	395.00
130	550–600	584	350.00–359.00	353.53
77	600–650	627	326.00–334.00	330.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	450–500	474	382.50–386.00	384.65
40	500–550	538	342.50–369.00	365.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	454	412.50	412.50
5	500–550	546	352.50–355.00	353.50
11	550–600	566	365.00	365.00
23	650–700	650	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	328	500.00	500.00
16	350–400	395	427.50	427.50
5	400–450	415	460.00	460.00
29	450–500	495	437.00	437.00
38	500–550	517	371.00–397.50	373.06
38	600–650	603	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	353	555.00	555.00
135	400–450	417	520.00	520.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	350–400	368	505.00	505.00
8	400–450	422	505.00	505.00
74	500–550	500	432.50	432.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	407	441.00	441.00
10	550–600	559	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	367	515.00	515.00
2	400–450	433	455.00	455.00
3	450–500	468	422.50	422.50

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.