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

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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $435.85/cwt on 1,219 head.

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

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	372.23/cwt	371.00–375.00	2,352	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	527	379.01/cwt	371.00–384.00	1,997	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	436	415.99/cwt	415.00–418.00	1,814	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	377	488.90/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,843	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	475	397.76/cwt	390.00–406.00	1,889	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	646	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,019	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	583	340.01/cwt	331.00–345.00	1,982	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	774	330.33/cwt	330.00–331.00	2,557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	378	540.62/cwt	527.50–545.00	2,044	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	385	441.20/cwt	432.50–445.00	1,699	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	417	436.92/cwt	427.50–447.50	1,822	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	705	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,485	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	320	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	556	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,569	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	340	588.83/cwt	582.50–590.00	2,002	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	476	441.89/cwt	430.00–453.00	2,103	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	627	385.78/cwt	380.00–397.00	2,419	281
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	426	489.43/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,085	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	383.63/cwt	380.00–397.00	2,244	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	475.65/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,717	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	573	419.64/cwt	410.00–427.50	2,405	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	286	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	565	367.55/cwt	361.00–375.00	2,077	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	453.31/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,144	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	432.98/cwt	425.00–437.00	2,290	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	493	431.06/cwt	422.50–436.00	2,125	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	2,115	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	537	409.75/cwt	401.00–415.00	2,200	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	330.44/cwt	326.00–334.00	2,072	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	353.53/cwt	350.00–359.00	2,065	130
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	383	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	538	365.11/cwt	342.50–369.00	1,964	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	737	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,447	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	396.42/cwt	389.00–405.00	2,311	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	626	353.83/cwt	347.50–361.00	2,215	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	683	349.11/cwt	348.00–350.00	2,384	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	474	384.65/cwt	382.50–386.00	1,823	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	556	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,907	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	395.00/cwt	386.00–400.00	2,050	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	417.54/cwt	410.00–419.00	1,937	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	561	378.10/cwt	375.00–382.50	2,121	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	438	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,905	6
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	550–600	566	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,066	11
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	500–550	546	353.50/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,930	5
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	450–500	454	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,873	4
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	650–700	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	23
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	500–550	535	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,236	29
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	692	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,360	28
Bulls	Large 1	400–450	407	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,795	18
Steers	Large 1	600–650	635	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,407	24
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	559	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,124	10
Steers	Large 1	750–800	767	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,615	5
Steers	Large 1	450–500	478	469.44/cwt	469.00–472.50	2,244	48
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	415	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,909	5
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	603	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,141	38
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	395	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,689	16
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	517	373.06/cwt	371.00–397.50	1,929	38
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	495	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,163	29
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	328	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,640	18
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	600–650	622	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,494	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,890	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	401	568.00/cwt	568.00–568.00	2,278	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	364	609.44/cwt	602.50–610.00	2,218	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	417	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,168	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	353	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,959	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	297	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,782	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	469.82/cwt	460.00–477.50	2,387	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	531.21/cwt	525.00–545.00	2,290	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	447.97/cwt	433.00–458.00	2,536	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	381.75/cwt	372.00–390.00	2,756	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	612.80/cwt	600.00–619.00	1,992	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	578.14/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,197	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,584	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	489.50/cwt	472.50–500.00	2,271	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	455.47/cwt	455.00–457.50	2,163	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	407.02/cwt	400.00–414.00	2,544	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	360.16/cwt	353.00–365.00	2,744	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,163	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	506.14/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,716	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,632	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	344.52/cwt	342.00–355.00	2,339	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	619	348.66/cwt	339.00–351.00	2,158	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	698	338.04/cwt	330.00–339.00	2,360	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	418.59/cwt	418.00–420.00	2,118	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,334	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	479.82/cwt	472.50–487.50	2,020	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	462	429.04/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,982	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	527	448.37/cwt	440.00–458.00	2,363	323
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	523	397.94/cwt	387.00–405.00	2,081	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	667	365.73/cwt	359.00–376.00	2,439	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	368	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,858	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,374	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	422	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,131	8

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
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
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
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
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
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	500–550	535	418.00	418.00
5	600–650	622	401.00	401.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	650–700	692	341.00	341.00
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	407	441.00	441.00
10	550–600	559	380.00	380.00
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

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