Cattle Market La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report
La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Wednesdays
Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 20262,207 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers
$388.95/cwt
-17.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,253/hd at 579 lb · 212 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers
$348.55/cwt
+26.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,026/hd at 581 lb · 153 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers
$348.78/cwt
+4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,833/hd at 526 lb · 138 head
Receipts
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 2,207 | 1,760 | 2,999 |
| Feeder cattle | 2,207 | 1,757 | 2,999 |
| Replacement cattle | — | 3 | — |
Market comments — USDA reporter
- ↕ Feeder heifers: Feeder heifers under 550 sold mostly sharply higher; Heifers over 550 sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with instances of sharply lower
- ▼ Feeder steers: Feeder steers sold mostly lower to sharply lower across all weight classes
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Feeder Steers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 284 | 284 | 6 | 522.50 | $522.50 | $1,484 | -85.00 |
| 313–315 | 314 | 5 | 520.00 | $520.00 | $1,633 | -35.00 |
| 328 | 328 | 2 | 557.50 | $557.50 | $1,829 | -57.50 |
| 358 | 358 | 8 | 510.00 | $510.00 | $1,826 | -14.95 |
| 361–398 | 384 | 42 | 480.00–492.50 | $484.73 | $1,861 | -0.27 |
| 423–433 | 427 | 20 | 470.00–487.50 | $475.41 | $2,030 | +8.84 |
| 402–444 | 437 | 50 | 455.00–462.50 | $457.13 | $1,998 | +5.36 |
| 460 | 460 | 15 | 477.50 | $477.50 | $2,196 | +12.50 |
| 460 | 460 | 3 | 412.50 | $412.50 | $1,898 | -22.50 |
| 450–484 | 461 | 75 | 430.00–445.00 | $441.34 | $2,035 | -2.84 |
| 500–529 | 516 | 31 | 402.50–412.50 | $408.59 | $2,108 | +2.87 |
| 522–541 | 532 | 51 | 427.00–442.50 | $432.03 | $2,298 | +9.89 |
| 551–582 | 575 | 99 | 401.50–422.50 | $411.58 | $2,367 | +22.71 |
| 553–598 | 583 | 113 | 364.00–381.00 | $369.13 | $2,152 | — |
| 602–639 | 615 | 67 | 342.50–358.00 | $352.81 | $2,170 | -22.44 |
| 608–646 | 635 | 40 | 320.00–337.50 | $325.68 | $2,068 | -23.79 |
| 662–688 | 665 | 18 | 342.50–344.00 | $343.83 | $2,286 | — |
| 650–699 | 682 | 37 | 320.00–331.00 | $327.43 | $2,233 | -10.30 |
| 668–699 | 686 | 17 | 307.50–315.00 | $311.44 | $2,136 | -16.06 |
| 705–744 | 724 | 12 | 285.00–301.00 | $293.69 | $2,126 | -56.39 |
| 750 | 750 | 2 | 322.50 | $322.50 | $2,419 | — |
| 813 | 813 | 4 | 295.00 | $295.00 | $2,398 | — |
| 833 | 833 | 2 | 317.50 | $317.50 | $2,645 | — |
| 884 | 884 | 4 | 310.00 | $310.00 | $2,740 | — |
| 953–997 | 975 | 6 | 303.00–305.00 | $303.98 | $2,964 | — |
| 1009 | 1009 | 7 | 299.00 | $299.00 | $3,017 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 333 | 333 | 7 | 487.50 | $487.50 | $1,623 | -35.78 |
| 331–345 | 335 | 10 | 499.00–502.50 | $500.08 | $1,675 | — |
| 352–353 | 353 | 16 | 432.50–472.50 | $447.47 | $1,580 | — |
| 390 | 390 | 4 | 457.50 | $457.50 | $1,784 | +2.50 |
| 426 | 426 | 6 | 447.50 | $447.50 | $1,906 | — |
| 405–448 | 433 | 13 | 435.00–437.50 | $435.80 | $1,887 | +16.10 |
| 461–480 | 467 | 6 | 392.50 | $392.50 | $1,833 | -23.37 |
| 525–545 | 531 | 16 | 340.00–355.00 | $353.11 | $1,875 | +3.18 |
| 518–547 | 542 | 33 | 377.50–380.00 | $379.49 | $2,057 | -2.71 |
| 583–598 | 589 | 7 | 340.00–352.50 | $346.02 | $2,038 | -20.08 |
| 590 | 590 | 2 | 322.50 | $322.50 | $1,903 | — |
| 617–631 | 623 | 9 | 312.50–315.00 | $313.62 | $1,954 | -8.88 |
| 815 | 815 | 2 | 232.50 | $232.50 | $1,895 | — |
| 985 | 985 | 4 | 287.50 | $287.50 | $2,832 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 275 | 275 | 2 | 507.50 | $507.50 | $1,396 | — |
| 389 | 389 | 5 | 480.00 | $480.00 | $1,867 | — |
| 435 | 435 | 3 | 455.00 | $455.00 | $1,979 | +42.50 |
| 470 | 470 | 3 | 425.00 | $425.00 | $1,998 | -37.50 |
| 486 | 486 | 5 | 407.50 | $407.50 | $1,980 | -9.00 |
| 508 | 508 | 11 | 395.00 | $395.00 | $2,007 | — |
| 526 | 526 | 4 | 410.00 | $410.00 | $2,157 | — |
| 668 | 668 | 3 | 332.50 | $332.50 | $2,221 | — |
| 754–792 | 777 | 10 | 302.50–307.50 | $304.44 | $2,365 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 490 | 490 | 2 | 377.50 | $377.50 | $1,850 | — |
| 525 | 525 | 5 | 362.50 | $362.50 | $1,903 | — |
Feeder Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 253 | 253 | 2 | 500.00 | $500.00 | $1,265 | -30.00 |
| 258–294 | 279 | 7 | 450.00–470.00 | $462.06 | $1,289 | — |
| 316–345 | 327 | 8 | 417.50–422.50 | $419.48 | $1,372 | -38.02 |
| 328–348 | 337 | 15 | 435.00–455.00 | $446.40 | $1,504 | -56.10 |
| 350–375 | 359 | 22 | 430.00–445.00 | $436.41 | $1,567 | -15.69 |
| 366–394 | 381 | 11 | 415.00–425.00 | $419.36 | $1,598 | -1.50 |
| 410 | 410 | 16 | 412.50 | $412.50 | $1,691 | -15.01 |
| 402–434 | 417 | 11 | 392.50–400.00 | $396.45 | $1,653 | -6.05 |
| 422 | 422 | 3 | 462.50 | $462.50 | $1,952 | — |
| 461–499 | 471 | 56 | 364.00–382.50 | $373.77 | $1,760 | -12.51 |
| 455–489 | 473 | 15 | 422.50–430.00 | $426.63 | $2,018 | — |
| 466–478 | 475 | 23 | 392.50–402.50 | $394.63 | $1,874 | -10.66 |
| 503 | 503 | 12 | 377.50 | $377.50 | $1,899 | — |
| 504–546 | 527 | 79 | 330.00–345.00 | $337.23 | $1,777 | +4.13 |
| 500–546 | 529 | 47 | 355.00–367.50 | $360.86 | $1,909 | -1.64 |
| 558–582 | 576 | 17 | 310.00–322.50 | $316.21 | $1,821 | +0.20 |
| 560–583 | 578 | 86 | 327.50–342.50 | $333.75 | $1,929 | +8.38 |
| 589 | 589 | 50 | 385.00 | $385.00 | $2,268 | — |
| 620 | 620 | 2 | 322.50 | $322.50 | $2,000 | — |
| 607–646 | 621 | 55 | 295.00–305.00 | $298.20 | $1,852 | -19.67 |
| 622–636 | 630 | 7 | 280.00–281.00 | $280.58 | $1,768 | — |
| 657–658 | 657 | 16 | 287.50–292.50 | $290.62 | $1,909 | — |
| 655–670 | 664 | 5 | 302.50–317.00 | $308.22 | $2,047 | -6.78 |
| 708–748 | 735 | 9 | 272.50–282.50 | $276.31 | $2,031 | -51.19 |
| 750–776 | 764 | 11 | 282.00–282.50 | $282.22 | $2,156 | -36.78 |
| 838 | 838 | 3 | 277.50 | $277.50 | $2,325 | -15.00 |
| 896 | 896 | 12 | 292.50 | $292.50 | $2,621 | — |
| 945 | 945 | 2 | 265.00 | $265.00 | $2,504 | — |
| 968 | 968 | 4 | 272.50 | $272.50 | $2,638 | — |
| 1007 | 1007 | 3 | 263.00 | $263.00 | $2,648 | +12.75 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 377 | 377 | 10 | 332.50 | $332.50 | $1,254 | — |
| 408 | 408 | 30 | 377.00 | $377.00 | $1,538 | — |
| 427–430 | 428 | 5 | 352.50–360.00 | $355.51 | $1,522 | -21.41 |
| 463 | 463 | 2 | 305.00 | $305.00 | $1,412 | -41.76 |
| 504–548 | 528 | 9 | 320.00–322.50 | $321.06 | $1,695 | -1.18 |
| 562–591 | 588 | 31 | 282.50–291.00 | $290.21 | $1,706 | -12.29 |
| 655 | 655 | 2 | 272.50 | $272.50 | $1,785 | — |
| 823 | 823 | 5 | 257.50 | $257.50 | $2,119 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 373 | 373 | 3 | 412.50 | $412.50 | $1,539 | +7.01 |
| 402 | 402 | 6 | 410.00 | $410.00 | $1,648 | — |
| 434–439 | 437 | 16 | 390.00 | $390.00 | $1,704 | +25.12 |
| 463–485 | 478 | 19 | 352.50–367.50 | $359.49 | $1,718 | -35.51 |
| 488 | 488 | 2 | 340.00 | $340.00 | $1,659 | +7.97 |
| 505 | 505 | 2 | 310.00 | $310.00 | $1,566 | -20.00 |
| 500–524 | 519 | 10 | 342.50–357.00 | $354.21 | $1,838 | +1.71 |
| 551 | 551 | 4 | 325.00 | $325.00 | $1,791 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 388 | 388 | 2 | 377.50 | $377.50 | $1,465 | +25.00 |
| 397 | 397 | 5 | 390.00 | $390.00 | $1,548 | — |
| 491 | 491 | 7 | 311.00 | $311.00 | $1,527 | — |
Feeder Bulls
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 403 | 403 | 2 | 470.00 | $470.00 | $1,894 | — |
| 623 | 623 | 2 | 332.50 | $332.50 | $2,071 | — |
| 632 | 632 | 3 | 312.50 | $312.50 | $1,975 | — |
| 650 | 650 | 3 | 322.50 | $322.50 | $2,096 | — |
| 768 | 768 | 2 | 340.00 | $340.00 | $2,611 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 511 | 511 | 7 | 387.50 | $387.50 | $1,980 | — |
Price trend
550–599 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.
Reading this report
What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?
USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.
What is $/cwt?
Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.
Why are some prices per head?
Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.
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Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers sold mostly lower to sharply lower across all weight classes. Feeder heifers under 550 sold mostly sharply higher. Heifers over 550 sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. The next feeder calf sale will be next Wednesday October 28, 2026.