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La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 19, 2025

2,116 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $352.93/cwt +15.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,166/hd at 614 lb · 166 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $372.04/cwt -10.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,939/hd at 521 lb · 159 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $341.38/cwt -4.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,264/hd at 663 lb · 158 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,116 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281–288 unweaned 284 7 585.00–600.00 $593.48 $1,685 —
311–339 unweaned 326 29 530.00–542.50 $536.06 $1,748 —
353 unweaned 353 4 525.00 $525.00 $1,853 —
400 unweaned 400 10 500.00 $500.00 $2,000 -5.00
451–473 467 18 475.00–480.00 $478.66 $2,235 +8.66
480–487 unweaned 482 43 447.50–451.00 $450.01 $2,169 -7.12
510 510 6 450.00 $450.00 $2,295 +2.46
500–539 unweaned 521 99 420.00–435.00 $427.88 $2,229 -2.63
563–568 unweaned 564 100 392.50–402.50 $397.05 $2,239 -0.24
566 566 43 410.00 $410.00 $2,321 -5.45
603–616 611 55 370.00–385.00 $374.89 $2,291 +4.89
645 unweaned 645 8 351.00 $351.00 $2,264 -5.36
654 654 12 355.00 $355.00 $2,322 -2.50
653–689 unweaned 664 146 330.00–346.00 $340.26 $2,259 -4.07
701–724 706 71 324.00–329.00 $327.83 $2,314 +5.33
724–726 unweaned 726 32 312.50–318.00 $316.97 $2,301 +10.92
764–766 766 58 318.00–320.00 $318.48 $2,440 -11.52
781 unweaned 781 7 292.00 $292.00 $2,281 -16.92
829–840 830 51 292.50–305.00 $296.65 $2,462 —
834 value added 834 92 320.00 $320.00 $2,669 —
843 unweaned 843 2 282.50 $282.50 $2,381 —
874 874 94 299.50 $299.50 $2,618 -31.50
881–892 unweaned 888 19 272.50–277.00 $275.36 $2,445 -17.64
922–932 926 8 260.00–272.50 $264.72 $2,451 —
1007–1048 1030 7 242.50–255.00 $249.76 $2,573 -22.74
1098 1098 3 242.50 $242.50 $2,663 —
1126 1126 7 245.00 $245.00 $2,759 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321 unweaned 321 12 507.50 $507.50 $1,629 —
413–449 unweaned 425 18 472.50–482.50 $476.02 $2,023 -0.16
537–540 unweaned 539 37 402.50–407.50 $404.66 $2,181 +12.16
689–699 unweaned 697 28 320.00–325.00 $322.31 $2,247 -6.73
707–713 unweaned 710 24 305.00–307.50 $306.14 $2,174 +11.14
830 unweaned 830 9 252.50 $252.50 $2,096 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 25 405.00 $405.00 $2,260 —
715 unweaned 715 3 311.00 $311.00 $2,224 —
769 769 7 318.00 $318.00 $2,445 —
858 858 8 279.00 $279.00 $2,394 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 unweaned 439 12 450.00 $450.00 $1,976 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 unweaned 242 7 540.00 $540.00 $1,307 —
271 unweaned 271 4 570.00 $570.00 $1,545 —
284 284 11 590.00 $590.00 $1,676 +10.00
308 fancy 308 2 575.00 $575.00 $1,771 —
318 318 6 550.00 $550.00 $1,749 +35.00
347 unweaned 347 3 505.00 $505.00 $1,752 —
359–376 unweaned 368 23 430.00–455.00 $443.70 $1,633 —
411–424 unweaned 418 18 407.50–415.00 $411.19 $1,719 -8.52
464–483 unweaned 471 65 390.00–397.50 $391.95 $1,846 +13.40
508–537 unweaned 519 68 350.00–365.00 $360.32 $1,870 -10.62
510–542 523 91 370.00–387.50 $380.80 $1,992 -4.67
551 551 15 360.00 $360.00 $1,984 -7.72
571–574 unweaned 573 33 340.00–341.00 $340.48 $1,951 +15.48
608–626 613 121 350.00–362.50 $358.91 $2,200 +19.96
602–634 unweaned 616 45 329.00–342.50 $336.85 $2,075 +6.85
656–697 unweaned 677 67 310.00–317.50 $315.03 $2,133 +3.33
737 737 12 300.00 $300.00 $2,211 -7.50
756–775 759 44 290.00–305.00 $301.93 $2,292 +11.93
799 unweaned 799 9 267.50 $267.50 $2,137 —
808 808 6 283.00 $283.00 $2,287 —
881 881 9 280.00 $280.00 $2,467 —
914 914 16 277.50 $277.50 $2,536 +5.00
991 991 20 275.00 $275.00 $2,725 —
992 unweaned 992 8 252.50 $252.50 $2,505 —
1014–1022 1019 17 255.00–257.50 $256.48 $2,614 -8.52
1129 1129 4 222.50 $222.50 $2,512 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339–347 unweaned 345 38 480.00–490.00 $482.33 $1,664 —
362 unweaned 362 11 417.50 $417.50 $1,511 —
484 unweaned 484 42 367.50 $367.50 $1,779 —
637–646 unweaned 643 21 320.00–322.50 $321.67 $2,068 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 3 530.00 $530.00 $1,680 —
406–416 unweaned 411 36 395.00 $395.00 $1,623 -16.04
960 960 5 260.00 $260.00 $2,496 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 4 402.50 $402.50 $1,904 —
786 unweaned 786 8 263.00 $263.00 $2,067 —
857–860 unweaned 858 8 245.00–257.50 $249.70 $2,142 —
973 973 2 251.00 $251.00 $2,442 —

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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.