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La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 29, 2025

1,495 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $372.30/cwt +7.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,343/hd at 629 lb · 157 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $352.90/cwt +11.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,048/hd at 580 lb · 146 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $383.11/cwt +14.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,007/hd at 524 lb · 122 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,495 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
251 251 4 602.00 $602.00 $1,511 +17.00
401–444 unweaned 417 58 455.00–462.50 $459.61 $1,917 -39.89
452–475 unweaned 460 41 462.50–467.50 $464.39 $2,136 -2.66
503–538 512 38 432.50–440.00 $434.54 $2,225 -14.57
500–542 value added 518 23 452.50 $452.50 $2,344 —
529 unweaned 529 27 417.50 $417.50 $2,209 +0.87
553–566 unweaned 561 36 370.00–389.00 $385.19 $2,161 +4.74
567 567 6 412.50 $412.50 $2,339 +19.93
614–626 fancy 618 33 390.00–400.00 $396.93 $2,453 —
600–646 unweaned 631 81 352.50–367.50 $360.39 $2,274 +23.39
610–648 635 43 371.00–380.00 $375.85 $2,387 +21.40
664–678 666 32 350.00–357.50 $356.31 $2,373 -7.61
657–687 unweaned 674 61 330.00–345.00 $341.94 $2,305 -3.47
707 unweaned 707 6 312.50 $312.50 $2,209 —
703–740 713 12 330.00–340.00 $335.80 $2,394 -5.01
808 808 2 347.50 $347.50 $2,808 +27.43
816–824 unweaned 820 18 317.50–321.00 $318.47 $2,611 —
955 955 7 287.50 $287.50 $2,746 —
1090–1097 1093 7 265.00 $265.00 $2,896 —
1168 1168 6 252.50 $252.50 $2,949 +12.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 unweaned 426 10 441.00 $441.00 $1,879 -39.47
480 480 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,920 —
501–545 unweaned 526 40 372.50–382.50 $380.57 $2,002 -17.24
579–599 unweaned 587 76 351.00–362.50 $358.36 $2,104 +5.52
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635–637 637 9 340.00–355.00 $351.67 $2,240 —
923 923 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,677 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 unweaned 371 25 402.50–417.50 $410.65 $1,524 -25.95
400–429 unweaned 414 48 402.50–412.55 $407.87 $1,689 +10.86
453–472 464 54 400.00–407.50 $405.60 $1,882 +15.29
453–483 unweaned 467 41 377.50–390.00 $381.91 $1,784 +11.85
503–525 521 36 380.00–395.00 $392.59 $2,045 +27.95
508–542 unweaned 522 63 360.00–370.00 $364.22 $1,901 +12.22
533 fancy 533 23 420.00 $420.00 $2,239 —
555–583 unweaned 569 67 340.00–350.00 $343.74 $1,956 +8.15
578–594 590 79 355.00–367.50 $360.66 $2,128 +4.39
604–608 605 31 340.00–352.50 $349.18 $2,113 +3.59
605–633 unweaned 617 20 332.50–336.00 $334.98 $2,067 +0.29
618 value added 618 62 377.50 $377.50 $2,333 —
655–691 673 36 337.50–352.00 $341.57 $2,299 +5.52
667–699 unweaned 681 14 305.00–317.50 $312.00 $2,125 -5.82
709–723 unweaned 714 11 285.00–290.00 $288.16 $2,057 -1.84
724–744 734 16 302.00–315.00 $308.59 $2,265 -3.91
813–843 828 4 292.50–300.00 $296.32 $2,454 —
924–931 929 16 280.00–288.00 $284.87 $2,646 +4.87
987 987 16 265.00 $265.00 $2,616 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–444 unweaned 424 44 377.50–392.50 $388.62 $1,648 —
483–486 unweaned 484 9 355.00–370.00 $363.31 $1,758 +7.54
500–530 unweaned 524 12 340.00–347.50 $344.57 $1,806 —
565–582 unweaned 576 9 312.00–332.50 $318.70 $1,836 —
615 unweaned 615 2 317.50 $317.50 $1,953 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 unweaned 361 4 407.50 $407.50 $1,471 —
429–441 unweaned 434 9 380.00–400.00 $390.97 $1,697 —
505 unweaned 505 8 342.50 $342.50 $1,730 —
580 580 11 357.50 $357.50 $2,074 +15.00
652 unweaned 652 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,086 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 unweaned 428 9 365.00 $365.00 $1,562 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 5 440.00 $440.00 $2,068 —
510 unweaned 510 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,658 —
636 636 8 357.50 $357.50 $2,274 —
759 759 8 327.50 $327.50 $2,486 —
865 865 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,595 —
1035 1035 3 257.50 $257.50 $2,665 —
1102 1102 3 247.50 $247.50 $2,727 —

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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.