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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Feb 26

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Feb 19Feb 26Mar 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

977 head

▼ 531 vs last sale 1,508▼ 41 vs year ago 1,018 · −4.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

124 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 108▲ 12 vs year ago 112 · +10.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

128 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 63▲ 27 vs year ago 101 · +26.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Breaker and boner slaughter cows sold steady to higher. Lean cows of average dressing sold 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday March 5, 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 $343.22/cwt on 154 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −64.97 against this barn's trailing median of $408.19.

Average price

$343.22

154 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$42.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.24

vs CO average

−5.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	346.52	1,921	136
Large 1	503	345.00	1,735	4thin
Large 1-2	541	320.00	1,731	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	554	303.75	1,683	8thin

One grade step is worth $42.77/cwt here — about $238 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 sale154 hd

343.22

—

CO average3 barns · 353 hd

347.47

−4.24

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−5.02

This barn, trailing median8 sales

408.19

−64.97

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	—	High	1,716	166.51	2,857	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,541	149.13	2,298	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,367	145.36	1,987	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,900	142.00	2,698	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,052	134.69	1,417	74

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,275	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,330	$1,910	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,017	$1,751	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,664	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	900	$1,450	3thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	286	433.03/cwt	432.50–435.00	1,238	9
Steers	300–350	Large 1	321	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,300	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	432.21/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,422	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	352	482.49/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,698	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	439.54/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,666	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,501	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	432.23/cwt	410.00–442.50	1,811	25
Steers	400–450	Large 1	421	429.91/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,810	14
Steers	450–500	Large 1	455	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,752	2
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	458	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,649	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	377.65/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,741	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	395.93/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,877	33
Steers	500–550	Large 1	503	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,735	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	359.13/cwt	345.00–368.00	1,896	51
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	541	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,731	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	338.95/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,932	85
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,705	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,796	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	311.44/cwt	305.00–314.00	1,937	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,789	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	293.37/cwt	277.00–318.00	1,986	73
Steers	650–700	Large 1	683	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,793	2
Steers	700–750	Large 1	715	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,959	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	269.35/cwt	266.00–277.00	1,961	22
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	266.61/cwt	265.00–267.00	2,074	21
Steers	800–850	Large 1	813	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,854	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,903	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	902	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,057	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	969	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,306	4
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,127	204.96/cwt	201.00–207.00	2,310	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	407.16/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,079	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	307	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,185	10
Heifers	300–350	Large 1	338	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,268	2
Heifers	350–400	Large 1	356	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,282	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	364.12/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,344	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	395.83/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,540	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	391	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,232	8
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	427	333.67/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,425	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	354.81/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,529	43
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	355.24/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,680	22
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	473	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,561	2
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	485	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,431	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,547	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	312.68/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,582	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	332.57/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,733	57
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	302.02/cwt	294.00–339.00	1,694	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	277.77/cwt	267.00–287.50	1,600	37
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	274.96/cwt	262.00–284.00	1,719	54
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	628	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,664	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	260.07/cwt	251.00–267.50	1,729	9
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	684	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,785	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	741	244.36/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,811	16
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,053	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	859	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,036	10
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,906	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,835	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,845	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,874	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,806	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	893	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,063	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,716	166.51/cwt	141.00–181.00	2,857	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	785	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	636	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	790	96.02/cwt	91.00–102.50	759	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	117.97/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,083	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,047	129.05/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,351	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	141.88/cwt	127.00–156.00	1,554	56
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,361	146.83/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,998	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,723	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	149.13/cwt	141.00–151.00	2,298	11
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,900	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,698	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	951	217.95/cwt	213.00–232.50	2,073	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	966	139.44/cwt	116.00–149.00	1,347	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	993	191.10/cwt	172.50–209.00	1,898	35
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	154.75/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,653	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,017	1,751.04/head	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,751	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	1,663.94/head	1,525.00–1,725.00	1,664	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,330	1,910.00/head	1,910.00–1,910.00	1,910	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 Feb 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 977Last week 1,508Year ago 1,018

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 108Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 128Last week 63Year ago 101

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	375.00	375.00
8	350–400	356	360.00	360.00
17	400–450	427	322.50–345.00	333.67
2	450–500	473	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	628	265.00	265.00
9	650–700	684	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	750.00	750.00
13	250–300	265	395.00–415.00	407.16
10	300–350	307	386.00	386.00
16	350–400	389	380.00–400.00	395.83
43	400–450	431	335.00–365.00	354.81
22	450–500	473	352.50–360.00	355.24
57	500–550	521	325.00–345.00	332.57
29	550–600	561	294.00–339.00	302.02
54	600–650	625	262.00–284.00	274.96
9	650–700	665	251.00–267.50	260.07
16	700–750	741	244.00–247.00	244.36
8	800–850	838	245.00	245.00
10	850–900	859	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	369	355.00–370.00	364.12
7	450–500	491	315.00	315.00
13	500–550	506	310.00–315.00	312.68
37	550–600	576	267.00–287.50	277.77
2	850–900	895	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	391	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	485	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	405.00	405.00
14	400–450	421	400.00–440.00	429.91
2	450–500	455	385.00	385.00
4	500–550	503	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	683	262.50	262.50
3	700–750	715	274.00	274.00
4	800–850	813	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
4	200–250	235	1,000.00	1,000.00
9	250–300	286	432.50–435.00	433.03
7	300–350	329	415.00–445.00	432.21
16	350–400	379	430.00–450.00	439.54
25	400–450	419	410.00–442.50	432.23
33	450–500	474	390.00–400.00	395.93
51	500–550	528	345.00–368.00	359.13
85	550–600	570	330.00–350.00	338.95
14	600–650	622	305.00–314.00	311.44
73	650–700	677	277.00–318.00	293.37
22	700–750	728	266.00–277.00	269.35
21	750–800	778	265.00–267.00	266.61
3	850–900	865	220.00	220.00
3	900–950	902	228.00	228.00
4	950–1000	969	238.00	238.00
9	1100–1150	1,127	201.00–207.00	204.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	395.00	395.00
16	450–500	461	370.00–380.00	377.65
4	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
4	550–600	593	287.50	287.50
7	600–650	614	292.50	292.50
3	650–700	675	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	360.00	360.00
6	500–550	541	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	352	480.00–485.00	482.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	380.00	380.00
4	500–550	509	362.50	362.50
2	550–600	568	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	628	287.50	287.50
4	850–900	893	231.00	231.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,361	141.00–151.00	146.83
1	—	1,485	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,900	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,541	141.00–151.00	149.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	81.00	81.00
7	—	790	91.00–102.50	96.02
56	—	1,095	127.00–156.00	141.88
2	—	918	117.00–119.00	117.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,047	126.00–134.00	129.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,716	141.00–181.00	166.51

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	35	—	993	172.50–209.00	191.10

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	4	—	1,068	150.00–161.00	154.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	966	116.00–149.00	139.44

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	17	—	951	213.00–232.50	217.95

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,120	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,070	1,525.00–1,725.00	1,663.94
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,910.00	1,910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,017	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,751.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	900	1,450.00	1,450.00

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.