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La Junta

Feeder Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Oct 8

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15 →

Receipts

2,030 head

▼ 298 vs last sale 2,328▲ 231 vs year ago 1,799 · +12.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 500lbs sold mostly sharply higher. Feeder steers over 500lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. Feeder heifers over 550lbs sold sharply higher. Next week will be the beginning of the fall run schedule. Calves and yearlings will sell on Wednesday October 15 and slaughter cows, bulls and bred cows and pairs will sell on Thursday October 16, 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 $383.93/cwt on 153 head. That ranks 3 of 9 comparable sales and sits −18.96 against this barn's trailing median of $402.89.

Average price

$383.93

153 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$478

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

$53.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.38

vs CO average

−61.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	386.06	2,164	100
Medium and Large 1-2	544	382.75	2,081	50
Medium and Large 2	507	332.50	1,686	3thin

One grade step is worth $53.56/cwt here — about $478 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 sale153 hd

383.93

—

CO average3 barns · 615 hd

412.30

−28.38

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−61.92

This barn, trailing median9 sales

402.89

−18.96

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

91 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	273	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,679	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	576.07/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,630	10
Steers	250–300	Large 1	287	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,507	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	570.26/cwt	565.00–585.00	1,956	34
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,100	4
Steers	350–400	Large 1	365	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,661	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,021	4
Steers

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Oct 8, 2025

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

Receipts 2,030Last week 2,328Year ago 1,799

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	294	487.50	487.50
23	300–350	341	455.00–467.50	459.79
6	350–400	396	425.00	425.00
10	400–450	425	415.00–422.50	419.55
24	450–500	476	377.50–385.00	380.43
45	500–550	539	352.00–355.00	352.29
49	550–600	589	341.00–347.50	346.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	294	425.00

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La Junta

Feeder Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Oct 8

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15 →

Receipts

2,030 head

▼ 298 vs last sale 2,328▲ 231 vs year ago 1,799 · +12.8%

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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 $383.93/cwt on 153 head. That ranks 3 of 9 comparable sales and sits −18.96 against this barn's trailing median of $402.89.

Average price

$383.93

153 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$478

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

$53.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.38

vs CO average

−61.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	386.06	2,164	100
Medium and Large 1-2	544	382.75	2,081	50
Medium and Large 2	507	332.50	1,686	3thin

One grade step is worth $53.56/cwt here — about $478 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 sale153 hd

383.93

—

CO average3 barns · 615 hd

412.30

−28.38

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−61.92

This barn, trailing median9 sales

402.89

−18.96

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

91 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	273	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,679	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	576.07/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,630	10
Steers	250–300	Large 1	287	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,507	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	570.26/cwt	565.00–585.00	1,956	34
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,100	4
Steers	350–400	Large 1	365	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,661	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,021	4
Steers

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Oct 8, 2025

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

Receipts 2,030Last week 2,328Year ago 1,799

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	294	487.50	487.50
23	300–350	341	455.00–467.50	459.79
6	350–400	396	425.00	425.00
10	400–450	425	415.00–422.50	419.55
24	450–500	476	377.50–385.00	380.43
45	500–550	539	352.00–355.00	352.29
49	550–600	589	341.00–347.50	346.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	294	425.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,281	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,309	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	282	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	1,516	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	294	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,433	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	294	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,250	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	319	428.74/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,368	16
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,550	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	341	459.79/cwt	455.00–467.50	1,568	23
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,606	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	372.52/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,360	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,531	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	396	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,683	6
Heifers	350–400	Large 1	399	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,666	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	423	384.97/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,628	33
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	425	419.55/cwt	415.00–422.50	1,783	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	428.89/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,831	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	403.29/cwt	402.50–405.00	1,754	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	459	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,542	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,829	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	380.43/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,811	24
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	483	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,811	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	353.87/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,713	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	379.77/cwt	377.50–387.50	1,910	31
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	504	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,802	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	365.27/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,848	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	513	346.32/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,777	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	539	352.29/cwt	352.00–355.00	1,899	45
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,244	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	554	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,676	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	325.42/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,865	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	589	346.19/cwt	341.00–347.50	2,039	49
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,284	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	313.65/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,920	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,179	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	362.82/cwt	362.50–363.00	2,522	28
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	345.13/cwt	338.00–349.00	2,502	31
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	296.70/cwt	295.00–297.50	2,169	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	314.18/cwt	312.50–315.00	2,416	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,589	16
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	321.81/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,661	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	886	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,525	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	938	256.70/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,408	6
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,067	271.82/cwt	270.00–272.50	2,900	11

Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,647	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,079	3
Bulls	500–550	Large 1	530	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,226	4
Bulls	650–700	Large 1	658	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,089	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,226	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,496	3
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,033	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,376	6

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	467.50	467.50
3	350–400	378	405.00	405.00
12	400–450	435	402.50–405.00	403.29
16	450–500	484	350.00–362.50	353.87
15	500–550	506	360.00–370.00	365.27
25	550–600	573	320.00–327.50	325.42
19	600–650	612	310.00–322.50	313.65
5	650–700	681	320.00	320.00
6	700–750	731	295.00–297.50	296.70
9	750–800	769	312.50–315.00	314.18
4	850–900	886	285.00	285.00
6	900–950	938	250.00–260.00	256.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	399	417.50	417.50
2	450–500	483	375.00	375.00
4	500–550	504	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	502.50	502.50
5	300–350	323	480.00	480.00
4	350–400	361	445.00	445.00
31	400–450	427	425.00–430.00	428.89
5	450–500	460	397.50	397.50
31	500–550	503	377.50–387.50	379.77
4	550–600	554	405.00	405.00
11	600–650	605	377.50	377.50
28	650–700	695	362.50–363.00	362.82
31	700–750	725	338.00–349.00	345.13
16	750–800	787	329.00	329.00
8	800–850	827	312.50–325.00	321.81
11	1050–1100	1,067	270.00–272.50	271.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	365	367.50–375.00	372.52
4	550–600	554	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	537.50	537.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	525.00	525.00
33	450–500	458	430.00–435.00	431.65
15	500–550	537	422.50	422.50
56	550–600	575	355.00–371.00	363.22
43	650–700	654	347.50–357.00	354.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	432	515.00–525.00	516.87
12	450–500	461	510.00	510.00
36	600–650	619	407.50–415.00	410.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	392	427.50	427.50
9	450–500	479	380.00–402.50	388.25
40	500–550	534	382.50–392.50	388.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	486	445.00–455.00	452.13
10	550–600	582	352.50–370.00	361.59
5	600–650	611	340.00	340.00
8	650–700	672	332.50–340.00	334.36
3	750–800	788	322.50	322.50
2	900–950	925	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	482	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	507	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	525.00	525.00
6	350–400	365	455.00	455.00
2	750–800	753	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	615.00	615.00
3	400–450	425	535.00	535.00
18	450–500	459	530.00	530.00
2	550–600	570	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	283	560.00–580.00	576.07
34	300–350	343	565.00–585.00	570.26
4	350–400	353	595.00	595.00
8	400–450	413	480.00–500.00	486.34
22	450–500	474	460.00–482.50	470.45
12	500–550	523	427.50–442.50	433.98
15	550–600	558	382.50–395.00	390.03
128	600–650	628	340.00–375.00	363.50
12	650–700	678	365.00–377.50	375.38
5	700–750	726	355.00–365.00	358.94
22	750–800	785	345.00–352.50	348.86
54	800–850	828	342.50–355.00	349.69
7	850–900	872	332.50–337.50	334.61
35	900–950	935	320.00–330.00	327.46
3	950–1000	967	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	530	420.00	420.00
3	650–700	658	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	540.00	540.00
3	450–500	452	460.00	460.00
6	700–750	736	302.50	302.50
3	750–800	768	325.00	325.00
6	1000–1050	1,033	230.00	230.00

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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

This sale against other markets