Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. There is no available trend due to no report from last weeks sale. The next yearling, replacement and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday November 18, 2025.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $336.00/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −97.09 against this barn's trailing median of $433.09.

Average price

$336.00

28 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−23.06

vs CO average

−27.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	336.00	1,842	28

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale28 hd

336.00

—

CO average5 barns · 1,002 hd

359.06

−23.06

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−27.96

This barn, trailing median13 sales

433.09

−97.09

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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)	1,165	$3,150	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,044	$3,100	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,021	$3,000	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,257	$2,401	49
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,101	$2,125	89
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,018	$2,792	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,671	$4,963	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,558	$3,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,515	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,873	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	310.06/cwt	302.50–315.00	2,716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	850–900	897	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,646	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,126	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	626	313.61/cwt	306.00–315.00	1,963	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,033	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,583	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	2,080.02/head	2,035.00–2,125.00	2,080	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	681	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,288	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,144	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	644	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,106	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	690	313.57/cwt	313.00–314.00	2,164	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,500.00/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,078	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,467	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	900–950	946	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,753	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	613	348.10/cwt	345.00–349.00	2,134	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,091	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,968	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	320.58/cwt	315.00–321.00	2,664	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	746	323.34/cwt	317.50–325.00	2,412	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	316.92/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,713	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	576	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,866	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	950–1000	969	246.88/cwt	245.00–252.50	2,392	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	989	194.56/cwt	192.50–202.50	1,924	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,037	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,259	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	683	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,895	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,253	2,406.02/head	2,300.00–2,425.00	2,406	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	511	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,799	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,653	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,735	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,558	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,515	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,833	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,044	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,401	2,747.47/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,747	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,029	2,864.72/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,865	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,021	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	4

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 Nov 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,183Last week 0Year ago 426

Replacement CattleReceipts 205Last week 0Year ago 11

Trade activity and demand was good. There is no available trend due to no report from last weeks sale. The next yearling, replacement and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday November 18, 2025.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	657	310.00	310.00
12	700–750	717	315.00	315.00
43	800–850	831	315.00–321.00	320.58
7	850–900	876	302.50–315.00	310.06
5	900–950	915	314.00	314.00
2	950–1000	980	285.00	285.00
10	1000–1050	1,033	250.00	250.00
2	1050–1100	1,078	277.50	277.50
2	1100–1150	1,126	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	511	352.00	352.00
16	550–600	576	324.00	324.00
20	600–650	626	306.00–315.00	313.61
2	650–700	683	277.50	277.50
12	850–900	897	295.00	295.00
17	900–950	946	291.00	291.00
8	950–1000	969	245.00–252.50	246.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1100–1150	1,144	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	613	345.00–349.00	348.10
4	650–700	681	336.00	336.00
9	700–750	746	317.50–325.00	323.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	644	327.00	327.00
7	650–700	690	313.00–314.00	313.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	856	312.50–325.00	316.92
2	900–950	945	262.50	262.50
4	1050–1100	1,091	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	878	281.00	281.00
2	1000–1050	1,040	241.00	241.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	83	—	1,079	2,035.00–2,125.00	2,080.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,260	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	48	—	1,253	2,300.00–2,425.00	2,406.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,165	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,044	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,401	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,747.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,021	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,029	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,864.72
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	989	192.50–202.50	194.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,653	5,000.00	5,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,735	4,100.00	4,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,558	3,700.00	3,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,515	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,833	5,000.00	5,000.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Winter - La Junta