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La Junta Livestock Commision · Wed, Nov 26

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La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Nov 26

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Nov 19Nov 26Dec 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

991 head

▼ 2,303 vs last sale 3,294▲ 991 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

160 head

▲ 160 vs last sale 0▲ 160 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 0▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower with instances of sharply lower across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold sharply lower across all weight classes. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday December 3, 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 $341.30/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −61.59 against this barn's trailing median of $402.89.

Average price

$341.30

51 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$53.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.78

vs CO average

−57.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	360.26	2,017	33
Medium and Large 1-2	577	306.55	1,769	18thin

One grade step is worth $53.71/cwt here — about $248 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 sale51 hd

341.30

—

CO average2 barns · 107 hd

362.08

−20.78

National average33 barns · 4,299 hd

398.67

−57.37

This barn, trailing median9 sales

402.89

−61.59

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

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.

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	—	Average	1,648	171.69	2,829	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,566	155.99	2,443	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,389	155.74	2,163	32
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,938	155.50	3,014	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,162	154.65	1,797	88

Every lot

45 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	309	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,622	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	414	469.58

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Nov 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 991Last week 3,294Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,580	150.00–164.00	154.55
4	—	1,699	175.00–191.50	184.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	160.00–161.00	160.66
1	—	1,415	137.00	137.00
28	—	1,391	151.00–159.00	155.88

Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt

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La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Nov 26

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Nov 19Nov 26Dec 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

991 head

▼ 2,303 vs last sale 3,294▲ 991 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

160 head

▲ 160 vs last sale 0▲ 160 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 0▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 $341.30/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −61.59 against this barn's trailing median of $402.89.

Average price

$341.30

51 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$53.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.78

vs CO average

−57.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	360.26	2,017	33
Medium and Large 1-2	577	306.55	1,769	18thin

One grade step is worth $53.71/cwt here — about $248 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 sale51 hd

341.30

—

CO average2 barns · 107 hd

362.08

−20.78

National average33 barns · 4,299 hd

398.67

−57.37

This barn, trailing median9 sales

402.89

−61.59

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

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.

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	—	Average	1,648	171.69	2,829	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,566	155.99	2,443	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,389	155.74	2,163	32
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,938	155.50	3,014	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,162	154.65	1,797	88

Every lot

45 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	309	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,622	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	414	469.58

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Nov 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 991Last week 3,294Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,580	150.00–164.00	154.55
4	—	1,699	175.00–191.50	184.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	160.00–161.00	160.66
1	—	1,415	137.00	137.00
28	—	1,391	151.00–159.00	155.88

Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt

Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,938	155.50	155.50

Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,566	153.00–159.00	155.99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	309	525.00	525.00
19	400–450	414	460.00–475.00	469.58
47	450–500	488	402.50–415.00	405.02
9	500–550	517	395.00	395.00
24	550–600	576	342.50–362.50	347.23
23	600–650	621	327.50–340.00	334.70
35	650–700	655	325.00–327.50	327.36
9	700–750	703	302.50	302.50
24	750–800	780	285.00–292.50	289.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	445	375.00	375.00
27	450–500	477	375.00–382.50	377.54
18	550–600	577	302.50–315.00	306.55
11	650–700	669	302.50–307.50	303.88
11	750–800	770	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	850–900	882	267.50–277.50	274.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	422	362.50	362.50
16	450–500	452	325.00–332.50	326.87
30	500–550	519	342.50	342.50
8	600–650	616	290.00–300.00	294.96
16	700–750	740	255.00–262.50	257.79
34	800–850	813	255.00–258.00	257.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	437	332.50–345.00	341.45
5	550–600	553	267.50–272.50	269.49
20	600–650	636	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	512	367.50	367.50
6	800–850	826	270.00	270.00
23	850–900	877	240.00–248.00	245.93
3	900–950	910	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	469	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	457	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	550–600	574	242.50–257.50	248.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,005	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	593	322.50	322.50

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,034	217.94/cwt	217.50–220.00	2,253	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	208.81/cwt	200.00–227.50	2,213	53

23	—	1,246	160.00–164.00	161.01
19	—	1,040	132.00–149.00	140.76
46	—	1,170	151.00–159.00	157.20

Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	422	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,530	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	437	341.45/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,492	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	452	326.87/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,477	16
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2Unweaned	457	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,440	7
Heifers	450–500	Large 1Unweaned	469	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,712	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,882	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	519	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,778	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	553	269.49/cwt	267.50–272.50	1,490	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	574	248.78/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,428	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	294.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,817	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	636	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,685	20
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	740	257.79/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,908	16
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	813	257.45/cwt	255.00–258.00	2,093	34
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,230	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	245.93/cwt	240.00–248.00	2,157	23
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,412	3

Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	593	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,912	6
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,005	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,261	2

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	154.55/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,442	3
Bulls	—	—	1,699	184.55/cwt	175.00–191.50	3,136	4

Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	140.76/cwt	132.00–149.00	1,464	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	157.20/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,839	46
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,246	161.01/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,006	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	160.66/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,185	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,391	155.88/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,168	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,939	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,566	155.99/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,443	18
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,938	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	3,014	4

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	53	—	1,060	200.00–227.50	208.81

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	12	—	1,034	217.50–220.00	217.94

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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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Slaughter 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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Slaughter Cattle

This sale against other markets

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle