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La Junta Livestock Commision · Wed, Oct 1

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La Junta

Feeder Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Oct 1

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8 →

Receipts

2,328 head

▲ 287 vs last sale 2,041▲ 645 vs year ago 1,683 · +38.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 450lbs sold lower to sharply lower. Feeder steers between 450 and 600lbs sold sharply higher and steers over 600lbs sold mostly 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold mostly sharply higher. Feeder heifers over 600lbs sold unevenly steady. The next feeder calf sale will be next Wednesday October 8, 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 $423.81/cwt on 220 head. That ranks 7 of 9 comparable sales and sits +20.91 against this barn's trailing median of $402.89.

Average price

$423.81

220 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$51.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.85

vs CO average

+1.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	446.08	2,368	108
Medium and Large 1-2	550	409.26	2,252	47
Medium and Large 2	542	397.97	2,158	50
Large 1	597	395.34	2,360	7thin
Large 1-2	523	395.00	2,066	8thin

One grade step is worth $51.08/cwt here — about $302 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale220 hd

423.81

—

CO average3 barns · 489 hd

426.66

−2.85

National average177 barns · 15,324 hd

422.65

+1.16

This barn, trailing median9 sales

402.89

+20.91

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 $402.89 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

65 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	248	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,600	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	586.05/cwt	577.50–595.00	1,682	13
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	288	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,598	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,612	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	560.81/cwt	560.00–562.50	1,800	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	530.05/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,776	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	518.99/cwt	512.50–525.00	1,957	16
Steers	350–400

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Oct 1, 2025

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

Receipts 2,328Last week 2,041Year ago 1,683

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	517.50	517.50
2	300–350	313	515.00	515.00
24	350–400	384	455.00–467.50	459.74
20	400–450	426	420.00–425.00	421.66
50	450–500	493	412.50	412.50
58	500–550	529	350.00–365.00	359.10
5	550–600	583	355.00–360.00	356.93
8	600–650	615	322.50–330.00	326.17
3	700–750	732	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt

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La Junta

Feeder Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Oct 1

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8 →

Receipts

2,328 head

▲ 287 vs last sale 2,041▲ 645 vs year ago 1,683 · +38.3%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $423.81/cwt on 220 head. That ranks 7 of 9 comparable sales and sits +20.91 against this barn's trailing median of $402.89.

Average price

$423.81

220 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$51.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.85

vs CO average

+1.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	446.08	2,368	108
Medium and Large 1-2	550	409.26	2,252	47
Medium and Large 2	542	397.97	2,158	50
Large 1	597	395.34	2,360	7thin
Large 1-2	523	395.00	2,066	8thin

One grade step is worth $51.08/cwt here — about $302 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale220 hd

423.81

—

CO average3 barns · 489 hd

426.66

−2.85

National average177 barns · 15,324 hd

422.65

+1.16

This barn, trailing median9 sales

402.89

+20.91

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 $402.89 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

65 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	248	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,600	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	586.05/cwt	577.50–595.00	1,682	13
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	288	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,598	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,612	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	560.81/cwt	560.00–562.50	1,800	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	530.05/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,776	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	518.99/cwt	512.50–525.00	1,957	16
Steers	350–400

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Oct 1, 2025

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

Receipts 2,328Last week 2,041Year ago 1,683

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	517.50	517.50
2	300–350	313	515.00	515.00
24	350–400	384	455.00–467.50	459.74
20	400–450	426	420.00–425.00	421.66
50	450–500	493	412.50	412.50
58	500–550	529	350.00–365.00	359.10
5	550–600	583	355.00–360.00	356.93
8	600–650	615	322.50–330.00	326.17
3	700–750	732	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt

Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Large 1	410	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,978	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,898	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	387.42/cwt	385.00–392.50	2,049	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,065	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,300	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	698	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,269	6

9	300–350	333	480.00	480.00
5	350–400	390	445.00	445.00
16	400–450	437	355.00–410.00	396.37
40	450–500	489	345.00–390.00	363.21
37	550–600	591	335.00–340.00	337.65

Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,397	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	547.48/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,697	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	313	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,612	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,598	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	483.35/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,721	46
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	459.74/cwt	455.00–467.50	1,765	24
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,736	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	439.43/cwt	430.00–447.50	1,859	56
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	421.66/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,796	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	396.37/cwt	355.00–410.00	1,732	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	434.29/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,024	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	363.21/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,776	40
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,034	50
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	382.44/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,004	39
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	359.10/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,900	58
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	560	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,002	2
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	563	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,111	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	381.83/cwt	377.50–390.00	2,215	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	356.93/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,081	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	591	337.65/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,996	37
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	326.17/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,006	8
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	631	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,972	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	357.46/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,281	6
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,361	3

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	563	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	645	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	357.50	357.50
4	600–650	631	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	310	545.00–550.00	547.48
46	350–400	356	475.00–490.00	483.35
56	400–450	423	430.00–447.50	439.43
7	450–500	466	420.00–440.00	434.29
39	500–550	524	375.00–390.00	382.44
20	550–600	580	377.50–390.00	381.83
6	600–650	638	355.00–360.00	357.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	555.00	555.00
13	300–350	335	525.00–540.00	530.05
2	350–400	395	495.00	495.00
6	400–450	416	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	473	427.50	427.50
23	500–550	517	430.00–445.00	431.92
24	550–600	582	380.00–393.50	387.54
2	600–650	648	380.00	380.00
24	650–700	681	357.50–362.50	359.57
2	700–750	705	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	313	515.00	515.00
13	350–400	382	410.00	410.00
7	400–450	421	430.00–440.00	434.56
46	450–500	466	355.00–407.50	392.46
43	500–550	536	390.00–415.00	402.41
7	550–600	580	365.00–375.00	370.68
19	600–650	649	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	523	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	495.00	495.00
2	550–600	598	422.50	422.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	597	390.00–402.50	395.34
10	600–650	630	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	248	645.00	645.00
13	250–300	287	577.50–595.00	586.05
9	300–350	321	560.00–562.50	560.81
16	350–400	377	512.50–525.00	518.99
65	400–450	423	472.50–495.00	477.00
21	450–500	469	442.50–455.00	447.85
68	500–550	511	470.00–482.50	472.53
38	550–600	563	397.50–412.50	399.99
14	600–650	609	390.00–410.00	407.18
17	650–700	652	375.00–377.50	377.20
14	700–750	716	370.00–375.00	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	450–500	472	462.50–470.00	467.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	365.00	365.00
6	650–700	698	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	482.50	482.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	529	385.00–392.50	387.42
7	550–600	558	370.00	370.00
11	650–700	657	350.00	350.00

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Feeder Cattle

La Junta

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Feeder Cattle

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