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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Dec 2

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Nov 25Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,453 head

▲ 899 vs last sale 554▼ 2,597 vs year ago 4,050 · −64.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

191 head

▼ 194 vs last sale 385▼ 289 vs year ago 480 · −60.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 101 vs last sale 130▼ 232 vs year ago 261 · −88.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher across all weight classes. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold 3.00 higher. Boner and lean cows of average dressing sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 4.00 lower. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday December 9, 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 $406.91/cwt on 254 head. That ranks 5 of 10 comparable sales and sits −5.59 against this barn's trailing median of $412.50.

Average price

$406.91

254 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,277

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.97

vs CO average

−22.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	407.90	2,286	243
Large 1	544	385.05	2,094	11thin

One grade step is worth $22.85/cwt here — about $191 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale254 hd

406.91

—

CO average2 barns · 305 hd

395.94

+10.97

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−22.24

This barn, trailing median10 sales

412.50

−5.59

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.

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	1,718	171.52	2,947	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	156.64	2,451	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,369	155.20	2,125	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,169	151.39	1,769	129
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,813	138.50	2,510	2thin

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,083	$3,300	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,922	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,759	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,419	$2,714	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$1,867	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$2,187	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,480	$2,550	1thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	313	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,722	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,968	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,143	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	398	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,070	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,096	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	453	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,174	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	458.87/cwt	440.00–467.50	2,180	62
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	499	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,121	6
Steers	500–550	Large 1	518	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,113	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	536	407.51/cwt	406.00–408.00	2,184	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	420.22/cwt	417.50–421.00	2,290	137
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	575	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,133	2
Steers	550–600	Large 1Unweaned	575	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,056	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	391.12/cwt	381.00–397.50	2,284	96
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	612	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,350	88
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	365.00/cwt	357.00–368.00	2,310	41
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	357.66/cwt	350.00–358.25	2,396	103
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	680	339.36/cwt	336.00–345.00	2,308	58
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	334.58/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,459	82
Steers	750–800	Large 1	755	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,348	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	842	319.77/cwt	319.50–328.00	2,692	61
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,463	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	280	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,442	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	303	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,576	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	481.49/cwt	480.00–486.00	1,815	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	456.32/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,939	41
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	438	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,840	6
Heifers	450–500	Large 1Unweaned	463	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,806	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	408.85/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,979	53
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	392.68/cwt	383.00–400.00	2,034	96
Heifers	500–550	Large 1Unweaned	518	359.96/cwt	332.50–377.50	1,865	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	537	368.10/cwt	364.00–376.00	1,977	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	362.29/cwt	353.00–370.00	2,051	48
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	589	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,950	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	597	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,898	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	308.16/cwt	304.00–311.00	1,911	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	328.44/cwt	322.00–335.00	2,043	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	655	310.32/cwt	307.00–311.00	2,033	35
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	331.03/cwt	328.00–335.00	2,218	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	305.35/cwt	302.50–307.00	2,220	60
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	727	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,174	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	753	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,958	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,289	19
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	807	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,139	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	902	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,435	14
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	913	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,260	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,066	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,993	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,653	179.44/cwt	171.00–189.00	2,966	6
Bulls	—	—	1,783	163.59/cwt	153.00–169.00	2,917	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	928	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	135.02/cwt	120.00–149.00	1,465	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	156.90/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,881	43
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,219	160.97/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,962	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	158.56/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,164	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	138.00/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,904	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,403	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,542	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,498	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	154.63/cwt	154.00–155.00	2,432	8
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,740	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,506	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,885	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,507	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	2,922.32/head	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,922	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,083	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,183	1,974.95/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,975	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	2,758.71/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,759	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,419	2,714.46/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,714	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	780	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,619	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	800	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,220	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	850	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,934	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	975	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,804	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,235	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,480	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	2,186.54/head	2,025.00–2,325.00	2,187	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 →

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Tue Dec 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,453Last week 554Year ago 4,050

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 385Year ago 480

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 130Year ago 261

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,083	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,320	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,758.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,183	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,974.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,922.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,419	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,714.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,650.00	1,650.00

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	1	—	975	185.00	185.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	190.00	190.00

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	1	—	800	152.50	152.50

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	3	—	850	227.50	227.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	207.50	207.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,480	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	3,800.00	3,800.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	845	2,025.00–2,325.00	2,186.54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	271	540.00	540.00
6	300–350	303	520.00	520.00
12	350–400	377	480.00–486.00	481.49
41	400–450	425	445.00–465.00	456.32
53	450–500	484	400.00–412.50	408.85
96	500–550	518	383.00–400.00	392.68
48	550–600	566	353.00–370.00	362.29
16	600–650	622	322.00–335.00	328.44
25	650–700	670	328.00–335.00	331.03
60	700–750	727	302.50–307.00	305.35
19	750–800	776	295.00	295.00
3	800–850	807	265.00	265.00
14	900–950	902	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	515.00	515.00
6	400–450	438	420.00	420.00
17	500–550	537	364.00–376.00	368.10
17	550–600	589	331.00	331.00
18	600–650	620	304.00–311.00	308.16
35	650–700	655	307.00–311.00	310.32
2	750–800	753	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	727	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	463	390.00	390.00
5	500–550	518	332.50–377.50	359.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	900–950	913	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	597	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	600.00	600.00
14	350–400	395	542.50	542.50
3	400–450	407	515.00	515.00
62	450–500	475	440.00–467.50	458.87
137	500–550	545	417.50–421.00	420.22
96	550–600	584	381.00–397.50	391.12
41	600–650	633	357.00–368.00	365.00
103	650–700	670	350.00–358.25	357.66
82	700–750	735	325.00–340.00	334.58
61	800–850	842	319.50–328.00	319.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	550.00	550.00
3	350–400	398	520.00	520.00
6	450–500	499	425.00	425.00
8	500–550	536	406.00–408.00	407.51
2	550–600	575	371.00	371.00
58	650–700	680	336.00–345.00	339.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	518	408.00	408.00
2	750–800	755	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	575	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	453	480.00	480.00
88	600–650	612	384.00	384.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	548	377.00	377.00
7	750–800	755	264.00	264.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,653	171.00–189.00	179.44
6	—	1,783	153.00–169.00	163.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,885	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,085	120.00–149.00	135.02
1	—	825	112.50	112.50
46	—	1,219	160.00–162.50	160.97
43	—	1,199	150.00–159.00	156.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,573	154.00–155.00	154.63
3	—	1,542	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	171.00	171.00
6	—	1,380	132.00–145.00	138.00
26	—	1,365	154.00–161.00	158.56

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.