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Winter Livestock Seasonal Feeder Cattle Sale (Monday) Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Mondays

Sale of Monday, November 17, 2025

2,637 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (5)

No new report since Nov 17, 2025. Below is this market's most recent published report.

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $449.16/cwt +15.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,373/hd at 528 lb · 397 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $360.92/cwt -7.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,426/hd at 672 lb · 289 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $385.81/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,422/hd at 628 lb · 255 head
La Junta, CO 5-weight steers sold at $437/cwt. Colorado 5-weight steers are down $8 from their mid-October peak of $438/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,637 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 309 6 612.50 $612.50 $1,893 +28.62
318–345 unweaned 332 26 545.00–550.00 $547.60 $1,818 +7.24
382 fancy 382 21 567.00 $567.00 $2,166 —
364–389 383 25 545.00–550.00 $546.14 $2,092 -48.86
384–396 unweaned 390 26 500.00–510.00 $505.46 $1,971 -48.61
411–438 430 58 500.00–505.00 $502.93 $2,163 -27.07
438–445 unweaned 442 41 460.00–470.00 $464.84 $2,055 —
455 unweaned 455 3 437.50 $437.50 $1,991 -19.69
473 fancy 473 80 505.00 $505.00 $2,389 —
455–491 478 80 450.00–462.50 $458.08 $2,190 -22.77
502–509 unweaned 505 21 400.00–417.50 $410.04 $2,071 -15.01
502–521 value added 514 121 461.00–467.00 $463.18 $2,381 -9.32
506–544 537 255 440.00–456.00 $445.73 $2,394 -4.27
585–590 589 111 395.00–417.00 $411.88 $2,426 -8.39
590–595 unweaned 592 36 370.00–376.00 $373.99 $2,214 -34.30
626–627 unweaned 627 30 372.50–373.00 $372.63 $2,336 +3.97
611–637 628 225 379.00–390.00 $387.57 $2,434 -6.03
653–684 670 76 340.00–359.00 $350.18 $2,346 -23.59
654–675 fancy 670 185 369.00–372.00 $370.62 $2,483 —
692 unweaned 692 28 326.00 $326.00 $2,256 -17.38
701–726 711 54 332.50–341.00 $338.23 $2,405 -3.84
741 unweaned 741 10 310.00 $310.00 $2,297 —
773 773 6 313.00 $313.00 $2,419 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 unweaned 399 17 472.50 $472.50 $1,885 -52.50
535–539 unweaned 537 45 375.00–397.50 $389.08 $2,089 -4.11
634–646 unweaned 637 26 347.50–352.00 $350.95 $2,236 +2.88
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 unweaned 493 20 396.00 $396.00 $1,952 +6.00
594 unweaned 594 7 341.00 $341.00 $2,026 —
598–599 599 26 361.00–373.00 $371.16 $2,223 —
603–618 unweaned 610 25 326.00–345.00 $335.76 $2,048 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
288 288 6 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338–341 340 36 495.00–508.00 $501.53 $1,705 +11.06
385 385 29 472.00 $472.00 $1,817 -11.54
393 unweaned 393 12 422.00 $422.00 $1,658 -33.00
418–425 423 42 433.00–440.00 $438.02 $1,853 +3.02
403–447 unweaned 440 88 406.00–416.00 $413.21 $1,818 -1.65
452–497 478 96 397.50–403.00 $400.32 $1,914 -8.23
480–486 unweaned 483 7 380.00–387.50 $383.19 $1,851 -15.81
512–528 517 39 373.00–391.00 $386.07 $1,996 -3.79
521 fancy 521 106 415.00 $415.00 $2,162 —
523–540 unweaned 529 37 332.50–347.50 $343.92 $1,819 -25.02
554–589 unweaned 574 75 338.00–357.00 $347.56 $1,995 +14.51
550–588 576 147 381.00–395.00 $390.63 $2,250 +29.26
600–632 619 52 338.00–343.00 $339.96 $2,104 -6.04
645–647 unweaned 645 31 301.00–310.00 $302.46 $1,951 -15.97
669 unweaned 669 8 306.00 $306.00 $2,047 -5.00
693 693 14 319.00 $319.00 $2,211 -8.50
730 730 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,190 —
769 769 7 289.00 $289.00 $2,222 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 unweaned 478 13 367.50 $367.50 $1,757 +1.50
599 unweaned 599 11 347.00 $347.00 $2,079 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 unweaned 326 19 411.00–415.00 $412.89 $1,346 —
493 unweaned 493 3 352.00 $352.00 $1,735 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 13 480.00 $480.00 $1,474 —
399 399 15 478.00 $478.00 $1,907 —
423 423 15 432.50 $432.50 $1,829 —
510 510 23 374.00 $374.00 $1,907 —

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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.

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