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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Feeder Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Dec 16

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Receipts

4,282 head

▼ 263 vs last sale 4,545▼ 1,460 vs year ago 5,742 · −25.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold sharply higher while heifers over 550lbs sold unevenly steady with instances of sharply higher. The next slaughter cow and feeder calf sale will be January 6, 2026 after the Christmas and New Year's break.

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 $446.57/cwt on 279 head. That ranks 7 of 10 comparable sales and sits +34.07 against this barn's trailing median of $412.50.

Average price

$446.57

279 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

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

$82.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.87

vs CO average

+2.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	463.24	2,496	186
Large 1	571	427.19	2,438	65
Medium and Large 1-2	563	380.82	2,145	28

One grade step is worth $82.42/cwt here — about $351 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 sale279 hd

446.57

—

CO average4 barns · 994 hd

447.44

−0.87

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

+2.47

This barn, trailing median10 sales

412.50

+34.07

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

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.36, low $346.70, median $412.50 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

90 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	360	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,250	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	597.84/cwt	595.00–600.00	2,248	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,140	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	558.20/cwt	552.50–560.00	2,367	46
Steers	400–450	Large 1Unweaned	433	519.00/cwt	519.00–519.00	2,247	31
Steers	450–500	Large 1Unweaned	454	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,134	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	466	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,540	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	498.57/cwt	489.00–509.00	2,343	48
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	533.86/cwt	527.50–535.00	2,530	63
Steers	450–500	Large 1Fancy	479	466.00/cwt	466.00–466.00	2,232	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	491	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,210	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	518	494.68/cwt	492.50–496.00	2,562	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	518	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,124	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	473.80/cwt	467.50–479.00	2,487	86
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	527	451.21/cwt	450.00–457.50	2,378	19
Steers	500–550	Large 1Unweaned	527	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,208	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	565	449.38/cwt	446.00–451.00	2,539	42
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	567	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,985	6
Steers	550–600	Large 1	569	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,518	15
Steers	550–600	Large 1Unweaned	576	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,436	45
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	428.23/cwt	424.00–437.00	2,479	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	381.43/cwt	380.00–386.00	2,208	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	583	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,373	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	422.76/cwt	414.00–428.00	2,570	118
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	628	377.56/cwt	369.00–382.50	2,371	54
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	400.70/cwt	391.00–409.00	2,524	86
Steers	600–650	Large 1Unweaned	646	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,429	37
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	655	399.87/cwt	399.00–405.00	2,619	90
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	669	361.50/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,418	56
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	377.60/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,549	91
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,326	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	688	319.34/cwt	318.50–322.50	2,197	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	357.42/cwt	351.00–366.50	2,588	157
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	732	369.75/cwt	369.00–373.00	2,707	88
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	745	340.07/cwt	339.00–342.50	2,534	46
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	752	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,730	56
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	338.50/cwt	335.00–343.50	2,620	177
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	815	323.69/cwt	323.00–327.00	2,638	75
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	341.94/cwt	337.00–343.00	2,800	144
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	851	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,885	65
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	315.83/cwt	313.00–326.00	2,767	81
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	895	301.63/cwt	292.50–309.00	2,700	107
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	921	309.88/cwt	309.00–313.00	2,854	124
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	961	313.84/cwt	311.00–315.00	3,016	82
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,556	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	335	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,742	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	549.17/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,851	15
Heifers	350–400	Large 1Fancy	353	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,942	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	361	558.04/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,015	25
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	478.87/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,834	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	398	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,851	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	403	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,035	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	475.88/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,046	128
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	431	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,026	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	432	462.35/cwt	452.50–465.00	1,997	37
Heifers	400–450	Large 1Unweaned	447	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,911	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	475	436.44/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,073	25
Heifers	450–500	Large 1Unweaned	476	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,880	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	424.38/cwt	422.50–425.00	2,033	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	435.02/cwt	432.50–445.00	2,097	39
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	513	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,167	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	410.59/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,106	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	540	388.86/cwt	370.00–396.00	2,100	48
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	557	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,122	59
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	567	377.68/cwt	377.00–378.00	2,141	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	356.36/cwt	352.50–359.00	2,035	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	588	341.82/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,010	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	603	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,165	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,043	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	347.62/cwt	342.00–352.00	2,183	68
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	338.55/cwt	330.00–344.00	2,282	153
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	676	324.13/cwt	319.00–326.00	2,191	20
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	681	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,247	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	708	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,166	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,355	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	756	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,359	40
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	321.23/cwt	320.00–326.00	2,483	135
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,500	9
Heifers	800–850	Large 1Unweaned	823	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,304	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	294.32/cwt	290.50–296.00	2,584	63
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,737	56
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,030	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,884	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Large 1	468	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,071	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,410	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	402.51/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,290	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	579	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,165	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,021	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,845	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	324.64/cwt	321.00–328.00	2,211	17
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	947	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,462	9

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 →

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Tue Dec 16, 2025

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

Receipts 4,282Last week 4,545Year ago 5,742

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	570.00	570.00
15	300–350	337	540.00–555.00	549.17
9	350–400	383	475.00–480.00	478.87
128	400–450	430	470.00–485.00	475.88
39	450–500	482	432.50–445.00	435.02
37	500–550	513	400.00–415.00	410.59
25	550–600	571	352.50–359.00	356.36
68	600–650	628	342.00–352.00	347.62
153	650–700	674	330.00–344.00	338.55
14	700–750	736	320.00	320.00
135	750–800	773	320.00–326.00	321.23
9	800–850	809	309.00	309.00
63	850–900	878	290.50–296.00	294.32
56	900–950	920	297.50	297.50
5	1000–1050	1,030	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	520.00	520.00
2	350–400	398	465.00	465.00
37	400–450	432	452.50–465.00	462.35
12	450–500	479	422.50–425.00	424.38
48	500–550	540	370.00–396.00	388.86
19	550–600	588	340.00–345.00	341.82
4	600–650	608	336.00	336.00
20	650–700	676	319.00–326.00	324.13
8	700–750	708	306.00	306.00
40	750–800	756	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	447	427.50	427.50
8	450–500	476	395.00	395.00
3	800–850	823	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	353	550.00	550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	431	470.00	470.00
59	550–600	557	381.00	381.00
14	650–700	681	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	350–400	361	550.00–560.00	558.04
6	400–450	403	505.00	505.00
25	450–500	475	425.00–455.00	436.44
17	500–550	513	422.50	422.50
31	550–600	567	377.00–378.00	377.68
13	600–650	603	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	400	535.00	535.00
48	450–500	470	489.00–509.00	498.57
19	500–550	527	450.00–457.50	451.21
6	550–600	583	407.00	407.00
86	600–650	630	391.00–409.00	400.70
56	650–700	669	360.00–362.00	361.50
46	700–750	745	339.00–342.50	340.07
75	800–850	815	323.00–327.00	323.69
107	850–900	895	292.50–309.00	301.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	491	450.00	450.00
6	500–550	518	410.00	410.00
6	550–600	567	350.00	350.00
54	600–650	628	369.00–382.50	377.56
19	650–700	688	318.50–322.50	319.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	579	380.00–386.00	381.43
8	650–700	680	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	400–450	433	519.00	519.00
7	450–500	454	470.00	470.00
5	500–550	527	419.00	419.00
45	550–600	576	423.00	423.00
37	600–650	646	376.00	376.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	450–500	479	466.00	466.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	569	442.50	442.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	625.00	625.00
7	450–500	466	545.00	545.00
21	500–550	518	492.50–496.00	494.68
42	550–600	565	446.00–451.00	449.38
90	650–700	655	399.00–405.00	399.87
88	700–750	732	369.00–373.00	369.75
56	750–800	752	363.00	363.00
65	850–900	851	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	376	595.00–600.00	597.84
46	400–450	424	552.50–560.00	558.20
63	450–500	474	527.50–535.00	533.86
86	500–550	525	467.50–479.00	473.80
12	550–600	579	424.00–437.00	428.23
118	600–650	608	414.00–428.00	422.76
91	650–700	675	370.00–390.00	377.60
157	700–750	724	351.00–366.50	357.42
177	750–800	774	335.00–343.50	338.50
144	800–850	819	337.00–343.00	341.94
81	850–900	876	313.00–326.00	315.83
124	900–950	921	309.00–313.00	309.88
82	950–1000	961	311.00–315.00	313.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	579	374.00	374.00
10	600–650	605	305.00	305.00
9	900–950	947	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	468	442.50	442.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	482	500.00	500.00
6	550–600	569	400.00–405.00	402.51
10	600–650	605	334.00	334.00
17	650–700	681	321.00–328.00	324.64

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.