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La Junta

Feeder Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Oct 15

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Receipts

2,603 head

▲ 573 vs last sale 2,030▲ 21 vs year ago 2,582 · +0.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity was moderate to good. Feeder steers under 650lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder steers over 650lbs sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold mostly sharply higher. Feeder heifers over 500lbs sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower. The next bred cow and slaughter cow sale will be tomorrow October 16, 2025. The next feeder calf sale will be next Wednesday October 22, 2025.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $414.66/cwt on 341 head. That ranks 7 of 9 comparable sales and sits +11.77 against this barn's trailing median of $402.89.

Average price

$414.66

341 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$574

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

$89.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.38

vs CO average

−54.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	421.97	2,289	271
Medium and Large 1-2	548	389.62	2,135	66
Large 1-2	516	332.50	1,716	4thin

One grade step is worth $89.47/cwt here — about $574 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 sale341 hd

414.66

—

CO average4 barns · 1,318 hd

435.04

−20.38

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

−54.38

This barn, trailing median9 sales

402.89

+11.77

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

101 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 · Steers54 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,584	3
Steers	250–300	Large 1Unweaned	263	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,473	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	272	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,673	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,699	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	298	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,520	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	563.56/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,764	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	318	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Oct 15, 2025

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

Receipts 2,603Last week 2,030Year ago 2,582

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	253	585.00	585.00
33	300–350	323	515.00–530.00	525.91
41	350–400	388	437.00–450.00	440.04
87	400–450	416	420.00–437.00	428.70
61	450–500	471	390.00–407.50	398.46
78	500–550	515	360.00–375.00	372.83
18	700–750	721	315.00	315.00
30	750–800	755	325.00–333.00	330.56
7	800–850	819	312.50	312.50
38	850–900	869	300.00–310.00	301.64
8	1000–1050	1,037	267.50

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La Junta

Feeder Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Oct 15

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Receipts

2,603 head

▲ 573 vs last sale 2,030▲ 21 vs year ago 2,582 · +0.8%

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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 $414.66/cwt on 341 head. That ranks 7 of 9 comparable sales and sits +11.77 against this barn's trailing median of $402.89.

Average price

$414.66

341 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$574

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

$89.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.38

vs CO average

−54.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	421.97	2,289	271
Medium and Large 1-2	548	389.62	2,135	66
Large 1-2	516	332.50	1,716	4thin

One grade step is worth $89.47/cwt here — about $574 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 sale341 hd

414.66

—

CO average4 barns · 1,318 hd

435.04

−20.38

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

−54.38

This barn, trailing median9 sales

402.89

+11.77

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

101 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 · Steers54 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,584	3
Steers	250–300	Large 1Unweaned	263	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,473	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	272	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,673	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,699	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	298	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,520	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	563.56/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,764	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	318	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Oct 15, 2025

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

Receipts 2,603Last week 2,030Year ago 2,582

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	253	585.00	585.00
33	300–350	323	515.00–530.00	525.91
41	350–400	388	437.00–450.00	440.04
87	400–450	416	420.00–437.00	428.70
61	450–500	471	390.00–407.50	398.46
78	500–550	515	360.00–375.00	372.83
18	700–750	721	315.00	315.00
30	750–800	755	325.00–333.00	330.56
7	800–850	819	312.50	312.50
38	850–900	869	300.00–310.00	301.64
8	1000–1050	1,037	267.50

Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	253	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,480	4
Heifers	250–300	Large 1Unweaned	286	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,230	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,357	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	318	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,606	20
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	525.91/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,699	33
Heifers	300–350	Large 1	345	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,570	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	349	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,501	5
Heifers	350–400	Large 1Unweaned	373	426.28/cwt	422.50–430.00	1,590	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	376	386.95/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,455	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	440.04/cwt	437.00–450.00	1,707	41
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	397	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,826	20
Heifers	400–450	Large 1Unweaned	409	402.83/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,648	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	428.70/cwt	420.00–437.00	1,783	87
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	431	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,487	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	437	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,704	2
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	456	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,949	22
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	463	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,597	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	469	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,670	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	398.46/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,877	61
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	493	370.22/cwt	367.50–385.00	1,825	23
Heifers	500–550	Large 1Unweaned	507	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,622	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	512	346.11/cwt	342.50–357.50	1,772	48
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	372.83/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,920	78
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	534	335.64/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,792	8
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	583	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,058	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	587	346.16/cwt	337.50–357.50	2,032	54
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	327.79/cwt	327.50–328.00	1,937	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	331.76/cwt	329.00–340.00	2,050	44
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	625	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,203	2
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	658	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,056	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	662	328.78/cwt	322.50–333.00	2,177	29
Heifers	700–750	Large 1Unweaned	703	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,197	3
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,271	18
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	330.56/cwt	325.00–333.00	2,496	30
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	776	302.75/cwt	299.00–315.00	2,349	21
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,559	7
Heifers	800–850	Large 1-2	829	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,238	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	301.64/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,621	38
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,037	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,774	8
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,063	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,551	6

Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	397	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,747	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,026	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,084	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,918	13
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,474	6

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	318	505.00	505.00
2	400–450	437	390.00	390.00
23	450–500	493	367.50–385.00	370.22
48	500–550	512	342.50–357.50	346.11
54	550–600	587	337.50–357.50	346.16
44	600–650	618	329.00–340.00	331.76
29	650–700	662	322.50–333.00	328.78
21	750–800	776	299.00–315.00	302.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	460.00	460.00
12	550–600	591	327.50–328.00	327.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	349	430.00	430.00
13	350–400	376	380.00–395.00	386.95
8	450–500	469	356.00	356.00
8	500–550	534	332.50–337.50	335.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	431	345.00	345.00
7	450–500	463	345.00	345.00
2	700–750	715	280.00	280.00
4	800–850	829	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	286	430.00	430.00
4	350–400	373	422.50–430.00	426.28
17	400–450	409	400.00–415.00	402.83
6	500–550	507	320.00	320.00
3	700–750	703	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	345	455.00	455.00
22	450–500	456	427.50	427.50
33	550–600	583	353.00	353.00
3	650–700	658	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	397	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	680.00	680.00
2	250–300	288	590.00	590.00
12	300–350	313	560.00–570.00	563.56
20	350–400	376	555.00–572.50	564.46
8	400–450	410	530.00–540.00	537.53
15	450–500	451	475.00–482.50	480.99
15	500–550	517	442.50–445.00	442.82
69	550–600	584	421.00–437.50	423.73
114	600–650	622	351.00–369.00	362.52
50	650–700	670	345.00–365.00	350.73
49	700–750	720	344.50–352.50	346.30
27	750–800	754	332.50–333.00	332.96
23	800–850	825	317.50–320.00	319.03
66	850–900	878	326.00–329.00	326.46
15	900–950	911	322.50–327.50	323.83
7	1050–1100	1,054	300.00	300.00
7	1100–1150	1,144	297.50	297.50
3	1150–1200	1,155	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	510.00	510.00
3	300–350	318	535.00	535.00
21	350–400	388	530.00–545.00	536.25
9	400–450	425	480.00–492.50	488.16
97	450–500	475	440.00–465.00	450.00
142	500–550	525	417.50–427.00	422.60
30	550–600	556	377.50–400.00	385.53
13	600–650	618	332.50–347.50	343.02
25	650–700	684	331.00–341.00	338.94
23	700–750	730	328.00–335.00	331.78
7	750–800	772	312.50–317.50	316.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	615.00	615.00
5	300–350	328	600.00	600.00
15	500–550	516	460.00	460.00
63	600–650	603	378.00–387.00	381.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	475.00	475.00
33	400–450	417	422.50–425.00	423.75
3	450–500	483	390.00	390.00
4	550–600	589	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	367	515.00–517.50	516.06
7	450–500	489	422.50	422.50
47	500–550	537	387.50–412.50	401.39
15	550–600	571	347.50–355.00	353.99
8	650–700	680	325.00–328.00	325.76
4	700–750	723	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	498	345.00	345.00
4	500–550	516	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	450.00	450.00
13	350–400	397	440.00	440.00
10	400–450	420	392.50	392.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	263	560.00	560.00
5	300–350	348	500.00	500.00
12	450–500	455	430.00–432.50	430.64
5	700–750	720	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	450–500	497	452.00	452.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
170	650–700	686	400.50	400.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
3	350–400	360	1,225.00	1,225.00
12	350–400	397	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	422	480.00	480.00
10	450–500	463	450.00	450.00
13	550–600	590	325.00	325.00
6	850–900	853	290.00	290.00

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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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