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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2026-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Oct 20

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

435 head

▼ 2,099 vs last sale 2,534▼ 1,334 vs year ago 1,769 · −75.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

489 head

▼ 108 vs last sale 597▲ 489 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

190 head

▼ 163 vs last sale 353▲ 190 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. This is the first week of the split sales, therefore there is no accurate trend for yearlings. The breaker and boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold 2.00 lower while lean cows sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 1.00 lower. The next yearling, replacement and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday October 27, 2026.

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 $367.17/cwt on 15 head, down $48.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −67.47 against this barn's trailing median of $434.64.

Average price

$367.17

▼ 48.32 vs prior sale

15 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−56.10

vs CO average

−72.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	367.17	2,038	15thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale15 hd

367.17

—

CO average5 barns · 1,371 hd

423.27

−56.10

National average183 barns · 33,329 hd

439.27

−72.10

This barn, trailing median10 sales

434.64

−67.47

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.36, low $367.17, median $434.64 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,684	163.35	2,751	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,384	138.24	1,913	111
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,153	133.42	1,538	314
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	130.32	2,046	15

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$3,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,291	$3,000	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,202	$2,694	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,293	$2,325	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,217	$2,193	43
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,213	$2,121	46
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	991	$2,034	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,317	$2,018	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,298	$1,975	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,138	$3,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,690	$4,800	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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. 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Steers	250–300	Large 1Unweaned	295	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	330	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,667	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	336	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,680	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	415	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,733	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	428	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,481	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	458	444.69/cwt	441.00–447.50	2,037	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,008	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	386.99/cwt	386.00–387.50	2,078	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	353.96/cwt	346.00–358.00	2,007	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,339	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,551	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,468	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	360.43/cwt	360.00–361.00	2,793	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	3,041	10
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,061	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	3,156	29
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,067	312.89/cwt	311.00–317.50	3,339	7
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,140	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,306	2
Steers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1	1,213	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,802	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	100–150	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	115	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	12
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	202	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,447	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	329	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,324	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	389	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,585	6
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	470	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,633	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,898	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	519	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,778	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	332.28/cwt	320.00–335.50	2,206	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	322.27/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,485	22
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,810	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,016	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,896	8
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,100	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,080	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	100–150	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	124	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	696	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,262	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,516	155.34/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,355	16
Bulls	—	—	1,715	144.53/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,479	2
Bulls	—	—	1,804	170.89/cwt	163.00–174.00	3,083	22
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,082	123.06/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,332	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,101	129.31/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,424	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	109.04/cwt	101.00–115.00	1,202	58
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	120.89/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,346	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	130.24/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,477	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,178	143.12/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,686	180
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,226	140.10/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,718	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	119.60/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,574	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,340	144.95/cwt	143.00–159.00	1,942	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	111.71/cwt	103.00–117.00	1,507	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,384	142.57/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,973	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,452	134.34/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,951	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,706	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,186	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	129.98/cwt	128.00–136.00	2,051	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows17 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	905	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	925	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	974	1,700.26/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,700	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	995	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,160	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,179	1,918.74/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,919	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,183	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,217	2,193.33/head	2,125.00–2,300.00	2,193	43
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,224	2,763.82/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,764	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,233	2,201.32/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,201	39
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,293	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,298	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,317	2,017.80/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,018	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,615	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,138	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	815	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	994	251.15/cwt	235.00–272.50	2,496	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	219.58/cwt	200.00–230.00	2,207	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	174.37/cwt	168.00–187.00	2,005	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,690	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	1

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 Oct 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 2,534Year ago 1,769

Slaughter CattleReceipts 489Last week 597Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 190Last week 353Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
3	200–250	202	1,200.00	1,200.00
14	300–350	329	402.50	402.50
6	350–400	389	407.50	407.50
4	500–550	519	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	455.00	455.00
2	500–550	513	370.00	370.00
15	650–700	664	320.00–335.50	332.28
22	750–800	771	320.00–322.50	322.27
2	800–850	845	332.50	332.50
8	1000–1050	1,016	285.00	285.00
10	1100–1150	1,100	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
12	100–150	115	800.00	800.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	470	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	695	367.00	367.00
8	700–750	700	352.50	352.50
7	750–800	775	360.00–361.00	360.43
10	900–950	916	332.00	332.00
7	1050–1100	1,067	311.00–317.50	312.89
2	1100–1150	1,140	290.00	290.00
6	1200–1250	1,213	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
2	200–250	200	1,275.00	1,275.00
4	300–350	336	500.00	500.00
26	450–500	458	441.00–447.50	444.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	459	437.50	437.50
6	500–550	537	386.00–387.50	386.99
9	550–600	567	346.00–358.00	353.96
7	650–700	693	337.50	337.50
29	1050–1100	1,061	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	505.00	505.00
5	400–450	415	417.50	417.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
2	250–300	295	1,050.00	1,050.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	696	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
12	100–150	124	925.00	925.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,179	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,918.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,615	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	974	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,700.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,317	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,017.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,183	3,300.00	3,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	39	—	1,233	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,201.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	925	3,325.00	3,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	15	—	1,224	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,763.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	995	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	43	—	1,217	2,125.00–2,300.00	2,193.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,298	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,293	2,325.00	2,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	905	1,050.00	1,050.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,138	3,550.00	3,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	994	235.00–272.50	251.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,005	200.00–230.00	219.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,150	168.00–187.00	174.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,690	4,800.00	4,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,452	127.00–137.00	134.34
7	—	1,349	103.00–117.00	111.71
46	—	1,384	141.00–146.00	142.57
5	—	1,316	118.00–122.00	119.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,340	143.00–159.00	144.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,578	128.00–136.00	129.98
1	—	1,510	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,550	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
180	—	1,178	140.00–148.00	143.12
19	—	1,101	126.00–136.00	129.31
3	—	1,082	121.00–124.00	123.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,113	117.00–123.00	120.89
58	—	1,102	101.00–115.00	109.04
11	—	1,226	139.00–146.00	140.10
26	—	1,134	126.00–136.00	130.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,516	150.00–161.00	155.34
22	—	1,804	163.00–174.00	170.89
2	—	1,715	141.00–148.00	144.53

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.