La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 3, 2025

1,728 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $364.83/cwt +30.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,314/hd at 634 lb · 173 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $360.18/cwt ≈ $2,114/hd at 587 lb · 165 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $426.48/cwt +31.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,236/hd at 524 lb · 121 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,728	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–330	321	11	570.00–592.50	$581.87	$1,868	—
357–390	360	50	585.00–600.00	$587.12	$2,114	—
384–389 unweaned	387	8	495.00–520.00	$507.42	$1,964	—
419	419	5	530.00	$530.00	$2,221	—
422–440 unweaned	438	108	477.50–505.00	$480.03	$2,103	+10.45
450–455	454	23	482.50–490.00	$484.44	$2,199	—
472–491 unweaned	478	31	435.00–455.00	$443.30	$2,119	+38.28
511–546	522	109	425.00–431.00	$428.29	$2,236	—
545 unweaned	545	12	410.00	$410.00	$2,234	+15.00
550–569	560	24	412.50–420.00	$416.19	$2,331	—
563 value added	563	18	440.00	$440.00	$2,477	—
565–596 unweaned	585	48	382.50–397.50	$388.31	$2,272	+41.08
604–617	607	26	382.50–385.00	$383.94	$2,331	—
612–648 unweaned	639	147	355.00–372.00	$361.45	$2,310	+26.75
654 value added	654	29	370.00	$370.00	$2,420	—
673–677	675	61	339.00–347.50	$344.01	$2,322	—
698 unweaned	698	6	325.00–330.00	$327.50	$2,286	—
700–747 unweaned	715	51	310.00–317.50	$313.95	$2,245	+11.45
711–739	717	33	327.50–329.00	$328.63	$2,356	—
765–779	775	22	305.00	$305.00	$2,364	—
770–784 unweaned	779	6	292.50	$292.50	$2,279	+3.49
801–842	815	9	292.50–312.50	$299.39	$2,440	—
838 unweaned	838	2	275.00	$275.00	$2,304	—
862–870	865	8	297.50	$297.50	$2,573	+22.93
1028	1028	6	230.00	$230.00	$2,364	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361 unweaned	361	17	465.00	$465.00	$1,679	—
465–491 unweaned	476	34	412.50–427.50	$420.68	$2,002	+43.14

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302 unweaned	302	3	545.00	$545.00	$1,646	—
350 unweaned	350	3	565.00	$565.00	$1,978	—
453 unweaned	453	11	455.00	$455.00	$2,061	—
591 unweaned	591	12	352.50	$352.50	$2,083	—
609	609	4	375.00	$375.00	$2,284	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458–498 unweaned	480	25	395.00–410.00	$405.94	$1,949	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
224	224	5	885.00	$885.00	—
252	252	3	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–273 unweaned	268	6	445.00–455.00	$451.60	$1,210	—
290	290	10	475.00	$475.00	$1,378	—
346	346	9	470.00	$470.00	$1,626	—
346 unweaned	346	41	425.00	$425.00	$1,470	—
360–390	366	24	450.00–470.00	$462.95	$1,694	—
369–384 unweaned	375	12	405.00–420.00	$411.40	$1,543	—
412 unweaned	412	65	420.00	$420.00	$1,730	+57.50
422–427	424	24	430.00–440.00	$434.81	$1,844	—
455–494	470	36	385.00–402.50	$394.37	$1,854	—
455–492 unweaned	471	67	355.00–375.00	$365.26	$1,720	+38.39
501–507	506	89	390.00–400.00	$398.33	$2,016	+30.83
500–520 unweaned	517	13	375.00–380.00	$379.26	$1,961	+36.76
562–599	585	123	360.00–371.00	$366.58	$2,144	—
590–598 unweaned	593	42	332.50–350.00	$341.42	$2,025	—
606 unweaned	606	8	290.00	$290.00	$1,757	-4.96
633–649	641	59	345.00–352.50	$348.51	$2,234	—
663	663	4	330.00	$330.00	$2,188	—
700–721	708	20	282.50	$282.50	$2,000	—
714–723 unweaned	717	19	232.50–257.50	$240.46	$1,724	-17.33
775 unweaned	775	2	232.50	$232.50	$1,802	—
790	790	3	278.00	$278.00	$2,196	—
863	863	2	250.00	$250.00	$2,158	+4.07
880 unweaned	880	3	230.00	$230.00	$2,024	—
920–922	921	5	237.50–240.00	$238.50	$2,197	-26.50
958	958	2	237.50	$237.50	$2,275	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
379 unweaned	379	4	410.00	$410.00	$1,554	—
432 unweaned	432	7	405.00	$405.00	$1,750	—
493	493	30	400.00	$400.00	$1,972	—
642	642	3	330.00	$330.00	$2,119	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373 unweaned	373	7	365.00	$365.00	$1,361	—
434 unweaned	434	6	375.00	$375.00	$1,628	+33.55
548 unweaned	548	6	362.50	$362.50	$1,986	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
245	245	5	975.00	$975.00	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
213	213	2	725.00	$725.00	—

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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.