Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2026-11-11

La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2026-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-11

Feeder Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Nov 11

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Nov 4Nov 11latest

Receipts

2,247 head

▼ 136 vs last sale 2,383▼ 712 vs year ago 2,959 · −24.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers under 450 sold sharply lower. Steers between 450 and 700 sold mostly 4.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Steers over 700 sold sharply lower on a light test. Feeder heifers under 600 sold sharply higher. Heifers over 600 sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. The next feeder calf sale will be next Wednesday November 18, 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 $394.81/cwt on 288 head, up $16.16 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 9 comparable sales and sits −2.23 against this barn's trailing median of $397.03.

Average price

$394.81

▲ 16.16 vs prior sale

288 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,129

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$59.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.05

vs CO average

−17.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	407.67	2,184	218
Large 1	549	363.25	1,994	30
Medium and Large 1-2	552	348.39	1,923	40

One grade step is worth $59.28/cwt here — about $260 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 sale288 hd

394.81

—

CO average5 barns · 1,610 hd

416.85

−22.05

National average94 barns · 10,230 hd

412.28

−17.47

This barn, trailing median9 sales

397.03

−2.23

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

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.00, low $378.65, median $397.03 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

95 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	549.17/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,730	20
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	319	476.36/cwt	475.00–477.50	1,520	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	320	509.16/cwt	500.00–517.50	1,629	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,604	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	519.41/cwt	515.00–522.50	1,958	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	380	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,767	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	398	419.76/cwt	417.00–422.50	1,671	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	498.12/cwt	495.00–507.50	2,147	41
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	429.52/cwt	425.00–432.50	1,856	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	436	447.72/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,952	31
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	468.17/cwt	464.00–472.50	2,154	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	461	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,213	29
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,704	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	472	392.66/cwt	387.50–400.00	1,853	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	449.78/cwt	440.00–452.50	2,150	63
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	420.95/cwt	412.50–432.50	2,054	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	503	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,698	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	520	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,236	64
Steers	500–550	Large 1	521	385.65/cwt	385.00–386.00	2,009	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	414.15/cwt	405.00–417.50	2,183	50
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	528	390.05/cwt	381.00–398.00	2,059	44
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	358.14/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,898	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	409.42/cwt	409.00–410.00	2,293	33
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	572	369.30/cwt	363.00–382.50	2,112	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	353.14/cwt	346.00–357.50	2,027	17
Steers	550–600	Large 1Unweaned	591	329.64/cwt	322.50–331.00	1,948	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	591	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,788	4
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	605	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,830	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	338.09/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,103	112
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	359.69/cwt	349.00–368.00	2,244	60
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	318.96/cwt	317.50–321.00	2,003	38
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	333.18/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,269	54
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	681	308.94/cwt	292.50–316.00	2,104	75
Steers	650–700	Large 1	683	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,953	3
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	711	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,742	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,407	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	734	293.20/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,152	18
Steers	700–750	Large 1Unweaned	745	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,019	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,757	2
Steers	850–900	Large 1	859	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,448	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Large 1-2	267	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,075	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	288	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,296	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	289	405.00/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,170	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,271	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	337	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,517	3
Heifers	300–350	Large 1-2	338	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,360	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	371	356.51/cwt	352.50–362.50	1,323	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	453.92/cwt	450.00–457.50	1,743	27
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	386	408.49/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,577	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	372.89/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,447	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,850	5
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	425	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,573	3
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2Unweaned	428	351.19/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,503	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	352.52/cwt	332.50–357.50	1,523	48
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	433	413.13/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,789	64
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	434	315.26/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,368	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	348.88/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,612	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,875	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	475	326.12/cwt	322.50–331.00	1,549	31
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2Unweaned	480	331.26/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,590	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	489	363.45/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,777	49
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	508	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,753	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	509	322.94/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,644	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	365.77/cwt	361.00–379.00	1,884	100
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,820	7
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	532	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,708	19
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	533	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,658	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	290.20/cwt	287.50–291.00	1,645	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	300.03/cwt	297.00–301.00	1,734	36
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	323.34/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,882	59
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	311.98/cwt	301.00–313.00	1,909	58
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,560	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	627	284.36/cwt	281.00–289.50	1,783	53
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	628	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,821	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	307.08/cwt	302.50–308.00	2,036	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	681	269.08/cwt	263.00–271.00	1,832	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,024	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	218.77/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,562	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	728	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,711	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,080	14
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	272.94/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,235	17
Heifers	850–900	Large 1	852	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,151	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	206.23/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,780	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	898	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,335	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	914	253.03/cwt	242.50–260.00	2,313	10
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,051	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	969	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,301	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,317	2
Bulls	350–400	Large 1	358	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,539	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	382	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,442	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	518	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,709	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	570	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,724	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	277.29/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,728	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,178	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,939	3

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 11, 2026

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

Receipts 2,247Last week 2,383Year ago 2,959

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	337	450.00	450.00
9	350–400	386	402.50–410.00	408.49
64	400–450	433	405.00–415.00	413.13
49	450–500	489	360.00–387.50	363.45
2	500–550	508	345.00	345.00
36	550–600	578	297.00–301.00	300.03
53	600–650	627	281.00–289.50	284.36
18	650–700	681	263.00–271.00	269.08
6	700–750	728	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	350–400	384	450.00–457.50	453.92
5	400–450	411	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	463	405.00	405.00
100	500–550	515	361.00–379.00	365.77
59	550–600	582	320.00–327.50	323.34
58	600–650	612	301.00–313.00	311.98
12	650–700	663	302.50–308.00	307.08
6	700–750	710	285.00	285.00
14	750–800	785	265.00	265.00
17	800–850	819	270.00–275.00	272.94
2	850–900	898	260.00	260.00
10	900–950	914	242.50–260.00	253.03
4	950–1000	969	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	532	321.00	321.00
12	600–650	628	290.00	290.00
3	850–900	852	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	428	350.00–352.50	351.19
16	450–500	480	327.50–332.50	331.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	402.50	402.50
2	300–350	338	402.50	402.50
3	400–450	425	370.00	370.00
12	500–550	533	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	371	352.50–362.50	356.51
12	400–450	434	310.00–322.50	315.26
31	450–500	475	322.50–331.00	326.12
23	500–550	509	322.50–325.00	322.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	289	400.00–407.50	405.00
4	300–350	328	387.50	387.50
25	350–400	388	370.00–380.00	372.89
48	400–450	432	332.50–357.50	352.52
26	450–500	462	347.50–355.00	348.88
7	500–550	526	346.00	346.00
13	550–600	567	287.50–291.00	290.20
2	600–650	618	252.50	252.50
4	700–750	714	217.50–220.00	218.77
8	850–900	863	202.50–210.00	206.23
2	950–1000	965	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	320	500.00–517.50	509.16
11	350–400	380	465.00	465.00
31	400–450	436	445.00–450.00	447.72
63	450–500	478	440.00–452.50	449.78
44	500–550	528	381.00–398.00	390.05
27	550–600	572	363.00–382.50	369.30
112	600–650	622	330.00–345.00	338.09
75	650–700	681	292.50–316.00	308.94
18	700–750	734	290.00–305.00	293.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	315	540.00–555.00	549.17
7	350–400	377	515.00–522.50	519.41
41	400–450	431	495.00–507.50	498.12
16	450–500	460	464.00–472.50	468.17
50	500–550	527	405.00–417.50	414.15
33	550–600	560	409.00–410.00	409.42
60	600–650	624	349.00–368.00	359.69
54	650–700	681	330.00–340.00	333.18
12	700–750	725	332.00	332.00
2	850–900	855	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	521	385.00–386.00	385.65
3	650–700	683	286.00	286.00
4	850–900	859	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	605	302.50	302.50
6	700–750	711	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	450–500	461	480.00	480.00
64	500–550	520	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	591	322.50–331.00	329.64
2	700–750	745	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	495.00	495.00
22	400–450	432	425.00–432.50	429.52
17	450–500	488	412.50–432.50	420.95
15	500–550	530	350.00–367.50	358.14
17	550–600	574	346.00–357.50	353.14
38	600–650	628	317.50–321.00	318.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	470	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	319	475.00–477.50	476.36
12	350–400	398	417.00–422.50	419.76
9	450–500	472	387.50–400.00	392.66
4	500–550	503	337.50	337.50
4	550–600	591	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	377.50	377.50
4	500–550	518	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	570	302.50	302.50
6	600–650	623	270.00–281.00	277.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	482.50	482.50
2	650–700	650	335.00	335.00
3	700–750	705	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	430.00	430.00

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.