La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 17, 2025

791 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $342.45/cwt +73.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,493/hd at 728 lb · 38 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $452.62/cwt +37.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,700/hd at 376 lb · 30 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $401.86/cwt +41.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,339/hd at 582 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	791	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255 fancy	255	2	665.00	$665.00	$1,696	—
287–290	288	5	605.00	$605.00	$1,742	+125.00
320–338	327	10	575.00–580.00	$577.07	$1,887	+125.43
358–380	367	15	535.00–560.00	$544.76	$1,999	+114.14
410 thin fleshed	410	4	510.00	$510.00	$2,091	—
403–430	427	24	475.00–485.00	$481.05	$2,054	+63.23
462–477	475	24	435.00–450.00	$436.82	$2,075	+33.46
506–533	514	18	450.00–455.00	$453.90	$2,333	+74.18
577–597	582	29	400.00–407.50	$401.86	$2,339	+46.04
624–631	626	17	389.00–395.00	$393.58	$2,464	+37.15
633 fancy	633	2	425.00	$425.00	$2,690	—
675–698	683	15	370.00–377.50	$371.98	$2,541	+12.98
708–739	729	28	360.00–372.50	$368.88	$2,689	+93.30
761–795	769	9	340.00–355.00	$351.55	$2,703	+49.05
815–847	837	24	335.00–342.50	$337.70	$2,827	—
850	850	4	337.50	$337.50	$2,869	+87.04
933	933	3	305.00	$305.00	$2,846	+70.00
1033–1047	1038	16	312.00–313.00	$312.38	$3,243	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–394	386	7	510.00–515.00	$511.35	$1,974	+98.98
413	413	3	455.00	$455.00	$1,879	+56.63
518–543	524	14	405.00–425.00	$422.04	$2,211	+72.84
705	705	2	345.00	$345.00	$2,432	+91.00
838	838	2	305.00	$305.00	$2,556	—
863–874	873	17	288.00–302.50	$289.69	$2,529	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463	463	2	450.00	$450.00	$2,084	+30.00
800	800	14	345.00	$345.00	$2,760	—
878	878	21	332.50	$332.50	$2,919	+70.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
220	220	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–247	241	6	550.00–555.00	$552.44	$1,331	—
255	255	3	560.00	$560.00	$1,428	+115.00
310–333	326	12	495.00–510.00	$503.75	$1,642	+67.98
353 fancy	353	4	480.00	$480.00	$1,694	+50.00
359–396	379	26	440.00–455.00	$448.41	$1,699	+44.99
401	401	10	450.00	$450.00	$1,804	—
450–470	465	8	425.00–430.00	$426.21	$1,982	+69.65
520 thin fleshed	520	3	402.50	$402.50	$2,093	—
524–547	540	13	382.50	$382.50	$2,066	+42.15
573–591	587	22	382.00–390.00	$383.78	$2,253	+58.24
635–636	636	7	367.50	$367.50	$2,337	+60.76
653–687	672	17	345.00–352.50	$347.62	$2,336	+49.62
706–738	728	38	340.00–348.00	$342.45	$2,493	+73.25
771–793	780	7	322.50–330.00	$326.73	$2,548	+68.07
873	873	2	302.50	$302.50	$2,641	+61.50
915	915	6	301.00	$301.00	$2,754	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
266–292	277	7	405.00–425.00	$415.97	$1,152	—
324–348	333	8	465.00–485.00	$477.16	$1,589	—
470–473	471	8	400.00–410.00	$402.51	$1,896	+66.04
572	572	3	342.50	$342.50	$1,959	+38.14
737	737	6	282.50–297.50	$290.00	$2,137	+37.50
789	789	19	310.00	$310.00	$2,446	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
686	686	10	346.00	$346.00	$2,374	+59.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	2	420.00	$420.00	$2,058	—
500	500	3	430.00	$430.00	$2,150	—
738	738	11	320.00	$320.00	$2,362	—
810–815	813	4	300.00	$300.00	$2,439	—
885	885	4	287.50	$287.50	$2,544	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–990	945	85-90%	6	146.00–157.00	$149.85	$1,416	+43.04
725–1265	949	85-90%	13	110.00–134.00	$121.44	$1,152	+14.63
1035	1035	85-90%	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,408	+5.00
1023–1295	1103	85-90%	8	172.00–175.00	$173.61	$1,915	+25.88
1005–1175	1117	85-90%	3	140.00–153.00	$143.90	$1,607	-3.83
1000–1275	1132	85-90%	22	161.00–169.00	$166.01	$1,879	+18.28
1200–1273	1257	85-90%	9	171.00–175.00	$174.15	$2,189	—
1285–1510	1398	85-90%	2	162.00–169.00	$165.22	$2,310	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325	1325	80-85%	1	166.00	$166.00	$2,200	+26.01
1340	1340	80-85%	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,983	+8.01
1374–1425	1381	80-85%	12	161.00–167.00	$162.02	$2,237	+13.78
1310–1493	1389	80-85%	8	171.00–175.00	$173.31	$2,407	+25.07
1410	1410	80-85%	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,424	—
1440	1440	80-85%	1	172.00	$172.00	$2,477	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1965	1478	15	134.00–188.00	$175.62	$2,596	—
1310–1895	1693	5	195.00–196.00	$195.42	$3,308	+19.33
1700	1700	1	191.00	$191.00	$3,247	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
980 thin fleshed	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,156
885–1211	1113	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	202.50–212.00	$203.37	$2,264

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
900–1120	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	192.50–197.50	$195.27	$1,972

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,325.00	$2,325.00
950–1125	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	2,725.00–3,025.00	$2,885.71
1115–1243	1174	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,600.00–2,875.00	$2,763.92
1100–1295	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,875.00–3,050.00	$2,954.22
1165–1240	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,825.00–3,025.00	$2,891.39
1195–1265	1205	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	2,575.00–2,850.00	$2,808.76
1235	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,925.00	$2,925.00
1253	1253	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,625.00	$2,625.00
1348	1348	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	2,225.00	$2,225.00
1353	1353	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	3,100.00	$3,100.00
1375	1375	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,325.00	$2,325.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1100	1033	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,325.00–2,400.00	$2,364.95
1078	1078	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,475.00	$2,475.00
1015–1290	1153	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,575.00–2,600.00	$2,586.01

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00
780–1190	953	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,425.00–2,600.00	$2,521.15

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1363	1363	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,275.00	$4,275.00	—
1300–1560	1430	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,225.00–3,900.00	$3,593.18	+768.18
1480	1480	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,850.00	$3,850.00	—
1805	1805	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—

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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.