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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Sep 23

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Mar 25Sep 23Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,227 head

▼ 4,335 vs last sale 5,562▼ 814 vs year ago 2,041 · −39.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 87 vs last sale 0▼ 29 vs year ago 116 · −25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 60▼ 58 vs year ago 116 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

As today is the first sale of the 2026-2027 season, there is no trend to compare. The next sale will be next Wednesday September 30, 2026 or as receipts warrant.

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 $383.69/cwt on 181 head, down $88.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 8 comparable sales and sits −24.51 against this barn's trailing median of $408.19.

Average price

$383.69

▼ 88.31 vs prior sale

181 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$475

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

$107.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs CO average

−21.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	420.12	2,225	62
Medium and Large 1-2	535	391.57	2,095	38
Medium and Large 2	531	353.63	1,877	78
Large 1-2	560	312.50	1,750	3thin

One grade step is worth $107.62/cwt here — about $475 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale181 hd

383.69

—

CO average1 barns · 181 hd

383.69

+0.00

National average175 barns · 12,027 hd

405.41

−21.72

This barn, trailing median8 sales

408.19

−24.51

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	—	Low	1,815	170.87	3,102	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,319	151.54	1,998	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,173	144.69	1,697	44
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,700	136.00	2,312	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,665	136.00	2,264	3thin

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,713	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,210	$1,925	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,088	$2,463	2thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,682	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,646	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	344	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	1,815	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	349	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,972	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,855	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	2,009	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	481.91/cwt	452.50–505.00	1,802	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	402.52/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,679	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,111	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,354	57
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	458	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,740	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	403.90/cwt	402.50–408.00	1,874	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	436.94/cwt	435.00–442.50	2,075	105
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,262	50
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	400.28/cwt	400.00–402.50	2,113	34
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	355.77/cwt	332.50–382.50	1,882	76
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	560	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,750	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	347.69/cwt	342.50–350.00	2,024	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,889	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,621	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	338.17/cwt	332.50–342.50	2,103	13
Steers	600–650	Large 1	630	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,142	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,040	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	328.20/cwt	327.50–330.00	2,173	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,097	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,284	3
Steers	700–750	Large 1	735	316.25/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,324	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,509	28
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	803	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,529	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,369	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	888	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,700	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	941	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	2,771	13
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,435	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	975	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	2,891	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,251	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	480.57/cwt	480.00–482.50	1,552	17
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	459.70/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,503	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	417.47/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,515	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	401.52/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,658	57
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	414	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,853	51
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	415	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,463	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	376.16/cwt	375.00–377.50	1,595	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	444	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,487	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,598	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,796	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	327.53/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,549	4
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	489	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,721	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,940	72
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	502	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,519	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,679	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	312.58/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,657	21
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	538	268.18/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,443	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,621	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	306.31/cwt	302.50–312.50	1,740	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,732	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,093	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,993	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,809	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,699	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1NHTC	687	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,576	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,170	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	751	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,178	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	793	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,201	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	269.24/cwt	262.50–277.50	2,221	23
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	149.34/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,404	3
Bulls	—	—	1,732	166.76/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,888	6
Bulls	—	—	1,908	178.31/cwt	173.00–184.00	3,402	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	128.50/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,374	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	153.03/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,795	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,258	142.90/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,798	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	153.33/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,009	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	143.46/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,948	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,264	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,700	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,312	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	2,712.74/head	2,700.00–2,725.00	2,713	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,185	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	949	245.00/cwt	202.50–252.50	2,325	45
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,088	2,463.33/head	2,100.00–2,825.00	2,463	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1

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 Sep 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,227Last week 5,562Year ago 2,041

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 0Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 60Year ago 116

As today is the first sale of the 2026-2027 season, there is no trend to compare. The next sale will be next Wednesday September 30, 2026 or as receipts warrant.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	327	455.00–465.00	459.70
13	400–450	424	375.00–377.50	376.16
2	450–500	450	355.00	355.00
21	500–550	530	310.00–316.00	312.58
9	550–600	559	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	613	282.50	282.50
3	650–700	665	272.00	272.00
2	750–800	793	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	687	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	455.00	455.00
17	300–350	323	480.00–482.50	480.57
4	350–400	363	415.00–420.00	417.47
57	400–450	413	400.00–405.00	401.52
21	450–500	469	383.00	383.00
9	500–550	505	332.50	332.50
21	550–600	568	302.50–312.50	306.31
4	600–650	639	327.50	327.50
18	650–700	659	302.50	302.50
5	700–750	721	301.00	301.00
8	750–800	751	290.00	290.00
23	800–850	825	262.50–277.50	269.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	450–500	489	352.00	352.00
8	500–550	502	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	415	352.50	352.50
11	500–550	538	262.50–275.00	268.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
51	400–450	414	447.50	447.50
72	500–550	500	388.00	388.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	444	335.00	335.00
4	450–500	473	322.50–332.50	327.53
2	650–700	673	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	344	527.50	527.50
2	350–400	355	522.50	522.50
13	400–450	418	505.00	505.00
12	450–500	464	402.50–408.00	403.90
34	500–550	528	400.00–402.50	400.28
4	550–600	595	317.50	317.50
2	650–700	658	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	705	297.50	297.50
2	800–850	810	292.50	292.50
2	950–1000	955	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	285	590.00	590.00
4	300–350	349	565.00	565.00
5	350–400	367	547.50	547.50
57	400–450	432	545.00	545.00
105	450–500	475	435.00–442.50	436.94
50	500–550	517	437.50	437.50
12	550–600	582	342.50–350.00	347.69
13	600–650	622	332.50–342.50	338.17
11	650–700	662	327.50–330.00	328.20
3	700–750	725	315.00	315.00
28	750–800	789	318.00	318.00
4	800–850	803	315.00	315.00
13	900–950	941	294.50	294.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	888	304.00	304.00
8	950–1000	975	296.50	296.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	458	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	560	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	630	340.00	340.00
4	700–750	735	312.50–320.00	316.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	480.00	480.00
17	350–400	374	452.50–505.00	481.91
6	400–450	417	385.00–435.00	402.52
2	450–500	490	335.00	335.00
76	500–550	529	332.50–382.50	355.77
2	550–600	595	272.50	272.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,040	2,700.00–2,725.00	2,712.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,100.00	2,100.00

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	45	—	949	202.50–252.50	245.00

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	2	—	1,088	2,100.00–2,825.00	2,463.33

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	1,525.00	1,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,310	150.00–155.00	153.33
2	—	1,358	141.00–146.00	143.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,069	120.00–138.00	128.50
22	—	1,173	151.00–154.00	153.03
12	—	1,258	141.00–145.00	142.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,665	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,610	146.00–151.00	149.34
12	—	1,908	173.00–184.00	178.31
6	—	1,732	163.00–170.00	166.76

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.