Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. This is the first sale reported of the season so there is no trend available. The next sale will be next Tuesday September 30, 2025.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $399.63/cwt on 186 head. That ranks 2 of 13 comparable sales and sits −33.46 against this barn's trailing median of $433.09.

Average price

$399.63

186 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$55.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.23

vs CO average

+33.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	402.59	2,117	176
Medium and Large 1-2	544	347.50	1,890	10thin

One grade step is worth $55.09/cwt here — about $227 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

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $447.46, low $384.03, median $433.09 across 13 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 sale186 hd

399.63

—

CO average2 barns · 227 hd

396.39

+3.23

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

+33.78

This barn, trailing median13 sales

433.09

−33.46

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	1,696	179.01	3,037	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,569	172.80	2,711	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,805	165.00	2,978	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,402	164.39	2,304	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,163	159.13	1,851	38

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$3,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,272	$3,600	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,193	$3,000	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,498	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,125	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,405	$2,651	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$2,759	7
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,670	$4,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,430	$3,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - 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	300–350	329	570.28/cwt	570.00–571.00	1,876	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	368.29/cwt	364.50–374.00	2,269	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	551	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,397	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	476.93/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,388	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	395.21/cwt	388.00–401.00	2,071	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	2,974	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	435.61/cwt	430.00–446.00	1,821	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	449.15/cwt	445.00–452.50	1,671	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	403.19/cwt	398.00–407.00	1,875	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	413.56/cwt	412.50–414.00	2,196	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	339.19/cwt	337.00–340.00	2,649	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	330.47/cwt	327.50–332.00	2,052	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	386.25/cwt	385.00–387.50	2,430	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	375.65/cwt	370.00–382.50	2,528	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	607.50/cwt	607.50–607.50	1,713	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,115	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	345.66/cwt	342.00–348.00	2,544	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	409.26/cwt	401.00–419.00	2,386	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	2,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,835	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	406.75/cwt	401.00–412.00	2,534	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	429.10/cwt	422.50–431.00	2,201	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,492	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,835	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	437.87/cwt	437.50–439.00	2,124	8
Bulls	—	—	1,779	175.25/cwt	169.00–179.50	3,118	12
Bulls	—	—	1,763	187.64/cwt	181.00–199.00	3,308	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	168.13/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,959	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	140.79/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,689	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	152.42/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,059	8
Bulls	—	—	1,437	161.15/cwt	143.00–167.00	2,316	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	173.89/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,723	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,600	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	166.55/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,343	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,805	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,978	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,451	174.36/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,530	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	158.36/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,826	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,161	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,890	10
Steers	Large 1	500–550	513	417.73/cwt	413.00–419.00	2,143	15
Steers	Large 1	650–700	691	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,529	6
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	651	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,327	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,485	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,489	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	520.35/cwt	515.00–537.00	1,993	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,175	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	960	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	505	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,161	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	281	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,419	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	567	378.50/cwt	378.50–378.50	2,146	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,670	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,510	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,405	2,650.53/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,651	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,193	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	2,814.50/head	2,725.00–3,150.00	2,815	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	362.08/cwt	357.50–367.00	2,064	31
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,272	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	454.03/cwt	451.00–455.00	2,157	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,105	16

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 (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Tue Sep 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 966Last week 723Year ago 2,976

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 106Year ago 235

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 615Year ago 58

Trade activity and demand was good. This is the first sale reported of the season so there is no trend available. The next sale will be next Tuesday September 30, 2025.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	226	1,675.00	1,675.00
9	250–300	282	607.50	607.50
13	300–350	329	570.00–571.00	570.28
16	350–400	366	575.00	575.00
4	400–450	404	512.00	512.00
28	450–500	475	451.00–455.00	454.03
33	500–550	513	422.50–431.00	429.10
48	550–600	583	401.00–419.00	409.26
43	600–650	623	401.00–412.00	406.75
7	650–700	673	370.00–382.50	375.65
8	700–750	736	372.50	372.50
16	850–900	851	349.50	349.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
68	550–600	551	435.00	435.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	517.50	517.50
17	350–400	383	515.00–537.00	520.35
7	400–450	441	490.00	490.00
8	450–500	485	437.50–439.00	437.87
20	500–550	531	412.50–414.00	413.56
3	550–600	591	368.00	368.00
31	600–650	629	385.00–387.50	386.25
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	513	413.00–419.00	417.73
6	650–700	691	366.00	366.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	291	475.00–480.00	476.93
3	300–350	328	455.00	455.00
9	350–400	372	445.00–452.50	449.15
20	400–450	418	430.00–446.00	435.61
23	450–500	465	398.00–407.00	403.19
62	500–550	524	388.00–401.00	395.21
31	550–600	570	357.50–367.00	362.08
27	600–650	616	364.50–374.00	368.29
16	650–700	680	366.00	366.00
68	700–750	736	342.00–348.00	345.66
33	750–800	781	337.00–340.00	339.19
7	850–900	886	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	431.00	431.00
2	400–450	445	417.00	417.00
2	450–500	473	388.00	388.00
10	500–550	544	347.50	347.50
6	600–650	621	327.50–332.00	330.47
2	700–750	715	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	795	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	651	357.50	357.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	281	505.00	505.00
75	500–550	505	428.00	428.00
8	550–600	567	378.50	378.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	560.00	560.00
7	450–500	450	470.00	470.00
2	550–600	570	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	497	407.00	407.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,485	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,510	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,405	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,650.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,193	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	3,850.00	3,850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,272	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	825	2,425.00	2,425.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	819	2,725.00–3,150.00	2,814.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,485	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,670	4,800.00	4,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	3,200.00	3,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,779	169.00–179.50	175.25
28	—	1,763	181.00–199.00	187.64
11	—	1,437	143.00–167.00	161.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,165	164.00–174.00	168.13
5	—	1,200	135.00–149.00	140.79
21	—	1,153	152.00–163.00	158.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,351	148.00–157.00	152.42
12	—	1,407	161.00–169.00	166.55
7	—	1,451	170.00–182.00	174.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,566	173.00–175.00	173.89
1	—	1,595	163.00	163.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	165.00	165.00

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

Heifers · 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

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

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