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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Dec 17

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,167 head

▼ 175 vs last sale 2,342▲ 166 vs year ago 2,001 · +8.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

240 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 203▼ 64 vs year ago 304 · −21.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 49▼ 2 vs year ago 59 · −3.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold mostly sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 450lbs sold sharply higher. Heifers between 450 and 600lbs sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower and heifers over 600lbs sold unevenly steady. The next slaughter cow and feeder calf sale will be January 7, 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 $424.14/cwt on 245 head. That ranks 6 of 8 comparable sales and sits +15.94 against this barn's trailing median of $408.19.

Average price

$424.14

245 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,353

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$47.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.83

vs CO average

−19.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	429.84	2,388	208
Large 1	535	407.86	2,181	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	560	382.48	2,142	23

One grade step is worth $47.37/cwt here — about $246 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale245 hd

424.14

—

CO average3 barns · 654 hd

436.97

−12.83

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

−19.96

This barn, trailing median8 sales

408.19

+15.94

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

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.00, low $383.69, median $408.19 across 8 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	1,822	175.77	3,202	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	157.96	1,741	189
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,587	157.37	2,498	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,370	151.33	2,073	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,925	150.00	2,888	3thin

Every lot

104 lots · USDA AMS · La Junta Livestock Commision - 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	218	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	1,679	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	253	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	1,860	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	270	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,809	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,779	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	318	712.50/cwt	712.50–712.50	2,266	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	351	656.99/cwt	655.00–660.00	2,306	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	392	567.94/cwt	555.00–575.00	2,226	31
Steers	400–450	Large 1Unweaned	407	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,055	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	412	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,410	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	532.33/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,342	43
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	508.73/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,330	41
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	463	481.07/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,227	22
Steers	450–500	Large 1Unweaned	478	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,091	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	495	459.48/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,274	9
Steers	500–550	Large 1Unweaned	506	406.25/cwt	405.00–407.50	2,056	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	464.98/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,367	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	528	439.71/cwt	432.50–445.00	2,322	38
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	530	383.46/cwt	382.50–385.00	2,032	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	432.96/cwt	430.00–437.50	2,433	68
Steers	550–600	Large 1Unweaned	573	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,349	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	576	381.95/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,200	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	577	412.18/cwt	402.50–417.00	2,378	79
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	349.96/cwt	342.50–360.00	2,142	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	626	323.30/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,024	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	632	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,465	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	376.75/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,389	41
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	654	382.37/cwt	381.00–385.00	2,501	50
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	669	325.52/cwt	322.50–327.50	2,178	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	356.14/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,390	71
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	694	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,151	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	703	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,197	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	324.74/cwt	321.00–332.50	2,338	39
Steers	700–750	Large 1Unweaned	723	313.18/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,264	19
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	780	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,126	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	791	311.05/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,460	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	797	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,331	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	801	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,583	23
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	807	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,360	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	302.37/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,476	36
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	909	300.22/cwt	295.00–302.50	2,729	10
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	984	270.52/cwt	270.00–272.50	2,662	28
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,042	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,683	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	276	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,428	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	309	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,267	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	487.15/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,515	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	494.64/cwt	490.00–497.50	1,825	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,771	13
Heifers	350–400	Large 1	391	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,877	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	415	447.95/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,859	17
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	418	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,630	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	430.56/cwt	430.00–432.50	1,808	42
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	427	421.84/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,801	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	460	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,955	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,821	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	403.64/cwt	397.50–410.00	1,921	88
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	494	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,692	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,801	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	533	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,746	6
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	539	324.74/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,750	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	360.20/cwt	359.00–365.00	1,949	77
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	556	334.31/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,859	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	557	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,117	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	572	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,830	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	348.18/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,033	44
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	599	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,872	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,989	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	338.80/cwt	337.50–342.50	2,097	72
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	626	312.13/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,954	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,093	5
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	666	296.49/cwt	265.00–307.50	1,975	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	681	276.43/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,882	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,785	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	277.57/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,993	22
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	731	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,955	5
Heifers	750–800	Large 1	769	261.99/cwt	255.00–267.50	2,015	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	769	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,884	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	787	274.48/cwt	267.50–277.50	2,160	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	797	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,391	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	268.60/cwt	267.50–272.50	2,186	9
Heifers	850–900	Large 1	858	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,145	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	258.74/cwt	255.00–260.00	2,251	16
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	907	239.77/cwt	239.00–252.50	2,175	35
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	250.87/cwt	242.50–257.50	2,471	18
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,005	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,161	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,082	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,326	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,244	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	494	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,137	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,179	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,380	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	694	281.12/cwt	255.00–307.50	1,951	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,925	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,575	151.41/cwt	139.00–158.00	2,385	3
Bulls	—	—	1,691	170.59/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,885	5
Bulls	—	—	2,054	192.27/cwt	190.50–193.00	3,949	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,849	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	152.81/cwt	129.00–159.00	1,656	72
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	160.75/cwt	141.00–167.00	1,792	115
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,160	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,362	150.03/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,043	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,389	148.63/cwt	140.00–162.00	2,064	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	158.29/cwt	149.00–163.00	2,474	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,532	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,925	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,888	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	999	199.13/cwt	162.50–220.00	1,989	32

This sale against other markets

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 →

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Dec 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,167Last week 2,342Year ago 2,001

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 203Year ago 304

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 49Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	620.00	620.00
10	350–400	351	655.00–660.00	656.99
43	400–450	440	530.00–545.00	532.33
41	450–500	458	505.00–520.00	508.73
23	500–550	509	460.00–475.00	464.98
68	550–600	562	430.00–437.50	432.96
41	600–650	634	370.00–385.00	376.75
71	650–700	671	350.00–360.00	356.14
39	700–750	720	321.00–332.50	324.74
16	750–800	791	300.00–317.50	311.05
36	800–850	819	300.00–305.00	302.37
10	900–950	909	295.00–302.50	300.22
28	950–1000	984	270.00–272.50	270.52
3	1000–1050	1,042	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	670.00	670.00
11	600–650	632	390.00	390.00
23	800–850	801	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	350–400	392	555.00–575.00	567.94
22	450–500	463	475.00–490.00	481.07
38	500–550	528	432.50–445.00	439.71
79	550–600	577	402.50–417.00	412.18
23	600–650	612	342.50–360.00	349.96
9	650–700	669	322.50–327.50	325.52
4	700–750	703	312.50	312.50
5	750–800	797	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	495	455.00–465.00	459.48
8	500–550	530	382.50–385.00	383.46
15	550–600	576	375.00–390.00	381.95
9	600–650	626	320.00–335.00	323.30
4	650–700	694	310.00	310.00
3	750–800	780	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	407	505.00	505.00
17	450–500	478	437.50	437.50
8	500–550	506	405.00–407.50	406.25
6	550–600	573	410.00	410.00
19	700–750	723	310.00–315.00	313.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	807	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	770.00	770.00
2	250–300	253	735.00	735.00
3	300–350	318	712.50	712.50
7	400–450	412	585.00	585.00
50	650–700	654	381.00–385.00	382.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	311	485.00–490.00	487.15
16	350–400	369	490.00–497.50	494.64
42	400–450	420	430.00–432.50	430.56
88	450–500	476	397.50–410.00	403.64
77	500–550	541	359.00–365.00	360.20
44	550–600	584	335.00–355.00	348.18
72	600–650	619	337.50–342.50	338.80
5	650–700	654	320.00	320.00
22	700–750	718	275.00–285.00	277.57
3	750–800	797	300.00	300.00
9	800–850	814	267.50–272.50	268.60
16	850–900	870	255.00–260.00	258.74
35	900–950	907	239.00–252.50	239.77
18	950–1000	985	242.50–257.50	250.87
2	1000–1050	1,005	215.00	215.00
5	1050–1100	1,082	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	460	425.00	425.00
12	550–600	557	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	309	410.00	410.00
13	350–400	385	460.00	460.00
35	400–450	427	415.00–425.00	421.84
7	450–500	473	385.00	385.00
5	500–550	522	345.00	345.00
8	550–600	572	320.00	320.00
20	600–650	612	325.00	325.00
14	650–700	681	270.00–292.50	276.43
2	700–750	700	255.00	255.00
9	750–800	787	267.50–277.50	274.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	494	342.50	342.50
6	500–550	533	327.50	327.50
5	550–600	599	312.50	312.50
4	750–800	769	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	391	480.00	480.00
7	400–450	418	390.00	390.00
6	500–550	539	315.00–345.00	324.74
16	550–600	556	310.00–355.00	334.31
12	600–650	626	305.00–315.00	312.13
8	650–700	666	265.00–307.50	296.49
5	700–750	731	267.50	267.50
9	750–800	769	255.00–267.50	261.99
2	850–900	858	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	276	517.50	517.50
17	400–450	415	445.00–450.00	447.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	408	550.00	550.00
13	450–500	494	432.50	432.50
2	500–550	538	405.00	405.00
2	550–600	560	425.00	425.00
6	650–700	694	255.00–307.50	281.12
2	700–750	713	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,691	165.00–176.00	170.59
3	—	1,575	139.00–158.00	151.41
6	—	2,054	190.50–193.00	192.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,563	149.00–163.00	158.29
2	—	1,623	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	160.00	160.00
4	—	1,389	140.00–162.00	148.63
5	—	1,362	147.00–152.00	150.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,115	141.00–167.00	160.75
72	—	1,084	129.00–159.00	152.81
2	—	1,013	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,925	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	32	—	999	162.50–220.00	199.13

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.