Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2025-11-19

La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-19

Feeder Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Nov 19

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Nov 12Nov 19Nov 26 →

Receipts

3,294 head

▲ 335 vs last sale 2,959▲ 1,132 vs year ago 2,162 · +52.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. The next feeder calf and yearling sale will be next Wednesday November 26, 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 $411.27/cwt on 310 head. That ranks 5 of 8 comparable sales and sits +3.07 against this barn's trailing median of $408.19.

Average price

$411.27

310 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,246

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$8.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.06

vs CO average

+1.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	412.88	2,254	248
Large 1	558	405.00	2,260	25
Medium and Large 1-2	539	404.66	2,181	37

One grade step is worth $8.22/cwt here — about $73 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale310 hd

411.27

—

CO average2 barns · 932 hd

423.32

−12.06

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

+1.19

This barn, trailing median8 sales

408.19

+3.07

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.

Every lot

75 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	284	593.48/cwt	585.00–600.00	1,685	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	321	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,629	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	326	536.06/cwt	530.00–542.50	1,748	29
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	353	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,853	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,000	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	425	476.02/cwt	472.50–482.50	2,023	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	439	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,976	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	478.66/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,235	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	482	450.01/cwt	447.50–451.00	2,169	43
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,295	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	427.88/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,229	99
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	539	404.66/cwt	402.50–407.50	2,181	37
Steers	550–600	Large 1	558	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,260	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	564	397.05/cwt	392.50–402.50	2,239	100
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,321	43
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	374.89/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,291	55
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	645	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,264	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,322	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	664	340.26/cwt	330.00–346.00	2,259	146
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	697	322.31/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,247	28
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	327.83/cwt	324.00–329.00	2,314	71
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	710	306.14/cwt	305.00–307.50	2,174	24
Steers	700–750	Large 1Unweaned	715	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,224	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	726	316.97/cwt	312.50–318.00	2,301	32
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	318.48/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,440	58
Steers	750–800	Large 1	769	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,445	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	781	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,281	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	296.65/cwt	292.50–305.00	2,462	51
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	830	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,096	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	834	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,669	92
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	843	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,381	2
Steers	850–900	Large 1	858	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,394	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	2,618	94
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	888	275.36/cwt	272.50–277.00	2,445	19
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	264.72/cwt	260.00–272.50	2,451	8
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,030	249.76/cwt	242.50–255.00	2,573	7
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,098	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,663	3
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,126	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,759	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	242	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,307	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	271	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,545	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	284	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,676	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	308	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,771	2
Heifers	300–350	Large 1	317	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,680	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,749	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	345	482.33/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,664	38
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	347	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,752	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	362	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,511	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	368	443.70/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,633	23
Heifers	400–450	Large 1Unweaned	411	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,623	36
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	418	411.19/cwt	407.50–415.00	1,719	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	391.95/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,846	65
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	484	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,779	42
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	519	360.32/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,870	68
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	380.80/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,992	91
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,984	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	573	340.48/cwt	340.00–341.00	1,951	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	358.91/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,200	121
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	336.85/cwt	329.00–342.50	2,075	45
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	643	321.67/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,068	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	677	315.03/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,133	67
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,211	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	301.93/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,292	44
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	799	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,137	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,287	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,467	9
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	914	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,536	16
Heifers	950–1000	Large 1	960	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,496	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	991	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,725	20
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	992	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,505	8
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,019	256.48/cwt	255.00–257.50	2,614	17
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,129	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,512	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,904	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	786	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,067	8
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	858	249.70/cwt	245.00–257.50	2,142	8
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	973	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,442	2

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 Nov 19, 2025

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

Receipts 3,294Last week 2,959Year ago 2,162

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	284	585.00–600.00	593.48
29	300–350	326	530.00–542.50	536.06
4	350–400	353	525.00	525.00
10	400–450	400	500.00	500.00
43	450–500	482	447.50–451.00	450.01
99	500–550	521	420.00–435.00	427.88
100	550–600	564	392.50–402.50	397.05
8	600–650	645	351.00	351.00
146	650–700	664	330.00–346.00	340.26
32	700–750	726	312.50–318.00	316.97
7	750–800	781	292.00	292.00
2	800–850	843	282.50	282.50
19	850–900	888	272.50–277.00	275.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	467	475.00–480.00	478.66
6	500–550	510	450.00	450.00
43	550–600	566	410.00	410.00
55	600–650	611	370.00–385.00	374.89
12	650–700	654	355.00	355.00
71	700–750	706	324.00–329.00	327.83
58	750–800	766	318.00–320.00	318.48
51	800–850	830	292.50–305.00	296.65
94	850–900	874	299.50	299.50
8	900–950	926	260.00–272.50	264.72
7	1000–1050	1,030	242.50–255.00	249.76
3	1050–1100	1,098	242.50	242.50
7	1100–1150	1,126	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	321	507.50	507.50
18	400–450	425	472.50–482.50	476.02
37	500–550	539	402.50–407.50	404.66
28	650–700	697	320.00–325.00	322.31
24	700–750	710	305.00–307.50	306.14
9	800–850	830	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	439	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	550–600	558	405.00	405.00
7	750–800	769	318.00	318.00
8	850–900	858	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	715	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
92	800–850	834	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	242	540.00	540.00
4	250–300	271	570.00	570.00
3	300–350	347	505.00	505.00
23	350–400	368	430.00–455.00	443.70
18	400–450	418	407.50–415.00	411.19
65	450–500	471	390.00–397.50	391.95
68	500–550	519	350.00–365.00	360.32
33	550–600	573	340.00–341.00	340.48
45	600–650	616	329.00–342.50	336.85
67	650–700	677	310.00–317.50	315.03
9	750–800	799	267.50	267.50
8	950–1000	992	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	284	590.00	590.00
6	300–350	318	550.00	550.00
91	500–550	523	370.00–387.50	380.80
15	550–600	551	360.00	360.00
121	600–650	613	350.00–362.50	358.91
12	700–750	737	300.00	300.00
44	750–800	759	290.00–305.00	301.93
6	800–850	808	283.00	283.00
9	850–900	881	280.00	280.00
16	900–950	914	277.50	277.50
20	950–1000	991	275.00	275.00
17	1000–1050	1,019	255.00–257.50	256.48
4	1100–1150	1,129	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
38	300–350	345	480.00–490.00	482.33
11	350–400	362	417.50	417.50
42	450–500	484	367.50	367.50
21	600–650	643	320.00–322.50	321.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
36	400–450	411	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	530.00	530.00
5	950–1000	960	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	575.00	575.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	786	263.00	263.00
8	850–900	858	245.00–257.50	249.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	473	402.50	402.50
2	950–1000	973	251.00	251.00

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.