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La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 22, 2025

2,458 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $390.94/cwt +0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,850/hd at 473 lb · 235 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $406.48/cwt -5.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,299/hd at 566 lb · 224 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $481.79/cwt +27.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,267/hd at 471 lb · 193 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,458 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 unweaned 245 4 605.00 $605.00 $1,482 —
264 fancy 264 7 605.00 $605.00 $1,597 —
274 unweaned 274 4 520.00 $520.00 $1,425 +10.00
275 275 3 585.00 $585.00 $1,609 -5.00
318 318 3 585.00 $585.00 $1,860 +21.44
313–342 value added 332 12 610.00 $610.00 $2,025 +10.00
337 unweaned 337 13 560.00 $560.00 $1,887 +25.00
359 359 6 585.00 $585.00 $2,100 +20.54
365–366 unweaned 366 9 535.00–540.00 $536.11 $1,962 -0.14
400–414 409 32 525.00–527.50 $526.58 $2,154 -10.95
401–444 unweaned 418 79 490.00–510.00 $499.50 $2,088 +11.34
461–485 462 75 485.00–495.00 $493.54 $2,280 +12.55
450–487 unweaned 473 98 460.00–472.50 $467.05 $2,209 +17.05
491 value added 491 20 510.00 $510.00 $2,504 —
503–527 507 35 445.00–450.00 $449.11 $2,277 +6.29
510–546 unweaned 532 29 410.00–420.00 $416.63 $2,216 -5.97
555–557 value added 557 128 415.00–425.00 $420.23 $2,341 —
561–582 571 61 385.00–395.00 $392.57 $2,242 -31.16
566–599 unweaned 587 35 380.00–381.00 $380.45 $2,233 -5.08
604–646 value added 614 48 392.50–400.00 $397.36 $2,440 +15.63
605–643 616 63 350.00–377.50 $354.45 $2,183 -8.07
610–620 unweaned 618 32 336.00–342.50 $337.00 $2,083 -6.02
651 fancy 651 28 380.00 $380.00 $2,474 -20.50
653–697 unweaned 674 36 342.50–352.50 $345.41 $2,328 +6.47
659–699 676 84 357.50–370.00 $363.92 $2,460 +13.19
705–742 712 73 340.00–347.50 $340.81 $2,427 -5.49
768 unweaned 768 6 312.50 $312.50 $2,400 -3.58
809–847 820 10 318.00–321.00 $320.07 $2,625 +1.04
880 unweaned 880 2 307.50 $307.50 $2,706 —
919 919 5 300.00 $300.00 $2,757 -23.83
1028–1033 1032 7 262.50–266.00 $265.00 $2,735 —
1154 1154 5 240.00 $240.00 $2,770 -65.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 unweaned 353 4 540.00 $540.00 $1,906 —
448 unweaned 448 4 360.00 $360.00 $1,613 —
462 462 17 460.00 $460.00 $2,125 +8.00
517–522 unweaned 520 46 415.00–425.00 $421.33 $2,191 —
589 unweaned 589 7 360.00 $360.00 $2,120 —
633 unweaned 633 6 335.00 $335.00 $2,121 —
655 unweaned 655 41 343.00 $343.00 $2,247 —
837 unweaned 837 3 312.50 $312.50 $2,616 —
860 unweaned 860 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,494 —
1109 1109 7 260.00 $260.00 $2,883 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 unweaned 346 9 455.00 $455.00 $1,574 —
363–392 unweaned 372 37 495.00–520.00 $508.64 $1,892 +33.64
429–441 unweaned 437 13 470.00–485.00 $480.47 $2,100 +56.72
458–488 unweaned 466 24 442.50–455.00 $451.52 $2,104 +61.52
534–547 unweaned 539 18 392.50–405.00 $397.81 $2,144 —
552–578 unweaned 564 34 345.00–357.50 $352.84 $1,990 -32.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 12 220.00 $220.00 $770 —
411–449 unweaned 436 27 407.50–450.00 $433.64 $1,891 —
488 unweaned 488 8 355.00 $355.00 $1,732 —
595 unweaned 595 6 337.50 $337.50 $2,008 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
261 unweaned 261 7 530.00 $530.00 $1,383 —
303–315 307 23 515.00–525.00 $521.43 $1,601 -4.48
316–338 unweaned 333 25 460.00–470.00 $467.18 $1,556 -37.82
351–364 value added 359 13 490.00–500.00 $496.24 $1,782 —
363–380 unweaned 365 22 425.00–440.00 $436.60 $1,594 —
382 382 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,795 +29.96
415–448 423 35 430.00–442.50 $435.24 $1,841 +6.54
434–436 fancy 436 50 450.00–455.00 $450.70 $1,965 —
435–449 unweaned 441 21 390.00–415.00 $397.01 $1,751 +7.01
455–458 value added 456 43 415.00–420.00 $418.37 $1,908 —
456–457 fancy 457 25 430.00–437.50 $436.30 $1,994 —
456–496 unweaned 480 109 367.50–380.00 $370.06 $1,776 -0.16
476–489 480 58 387.50–397.50 $390.31 $1,873 -8.15
500–539 514 48 359.00–370.00 $364.64 $1,874 -8.19
521–541 value added 532 41 375.00–380.00 $377.85 $2,010 —
540 unweaned 540 12 352.00 $352.00 $1,901 +5.89
560–597 unweaned 582 137 330.00–347.50 $335.59 $1,953 -10.57
583–589 value added 586 17 367.50–370.00 $368.82 $2,161 —
567–599 589 18 350.00–360.00 $356.27 $2,098 —
608–649 623 36 340.00–352.50 $345.59 $2,153 —
625–633 unweaned 626 27 329.00–336.00 $334.69 $2,095 +2.93
664 fancy 664 6 360.00 $360.00 $2,390 —
680–694 unweaned 689 11 317.50–318.00 $317.82 $2,190 -10.96
685–692 689 72 327.00–345.00 $336.05 $2,315 —
712 712 3 312.50 $312.50 $2,225 -2.50
724 unweaned 724 7 290.00 $290.00 $2,100 —
768 768 10 340.00 $340.00 $2,611 +9.44
804 unweaned 804 4 295.00 $295.00 $2,372 —
878–888 885 9 262.50–280.00 $273.05 $2,416 -28.59
922 922 3 280.00 $280.00 $2,582 —
982 982 13 260.00 $260.00 $2,553 —
1003–1019 1014 12 265.00–271.00 $269.02 $2,728 +1.52
1098 1098 6 247.50 $247.50 $2,718 +7.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 unweaned 346 7 435.00 $435.00 $1,505 —
493 unweaned 493 4 341.00 $341.00 $1,681 —
545 unweaned 545 20 337.50 $337.50 $1,839 —
586 586 9 342.50 $342.50 $2,007 -10.50
594 unweaned 594 5 322.50 $322.50 $1,916 —
643 643 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,218 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 unweaned 305 5 437.50 $437.50 $1,334 —
462–489 unweaned 475 36 342.50–362.50 $355.77 $1,690 -0.23
766 766 4 295.00 $295.00 $2,260 —
1040 1040 2 247.50 $247.50 $2,574 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476–499 unweaned 488 20 311.00–315.00 $312.95 $1,527 —
558 unweaned 558 13 305.00 $305.00 $1,702 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 7 205.00 $205.00 $642 —
488 unweaned 488 6 320.00 $320.00 $1,562 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 8 515.00 $515.00 $1,859 —
713 713 6 310.00 $310.00 $2,210 —

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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.