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Winter Livestock Seasonal Feeder Cattle Sale (Monday) Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 20, 2025

5,065 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $456.13/cwt ≈ $2,372/hd at 520 lb · 506 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $394.13/cwt ≈ $2,468/hd at 626 lb · 463 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $431.46/cwt ≈ $2,455/hd at 569 lb · 323 head

Receipts

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
286 unweaned 286 5 560.00 $560.00 $1,602
297 297 5 600.00 $600.00 $1,782
320 value added 320 2 630.00 $630.00 $2,016
307–346 325 38 600.00–619.00 $612.80 $1,992
333–342 unweaned 340 25 582.50–590.00 $588.83 $2,002
364–365 fancy 364 40 602.50–610.00 $609.44 $2,218
368–393 unweaned 378 21 527.50–545.00 $540.62 $2,044
354–398 380 35 570.00–580.00 $578.14 $2,197
401 fancy 401 8 568.00 $568.00 $2,278
403–447 unweaned 426 130 475.00–500.00 $489.43 $2,085
400–436 431 175 525.00–545.00 $531.21 $2,290
450–489 464 122 472.50–500.00 $489.50 $2,271
462–490 unweaned 476 92 430.00–453.00 $441.89 $2,103
502–515 508 183 460.00–477.50 $469.82 $2,387
504–545 unweaned 527 323 440.00–458.00 $448.37 $2,363
556 value added 556 52 462.00 $462.00 $2,569
554–570 566 57 433.00–458.00 $447.97 $2,536
568–579 unweaned 573 214 410.00–427.50 $419.64 $2,405
608–640 625 182 400.00–414.00 $407.02 $2,544
601–647 unweaned 627 281 380.00–397.00 $385.78 $2,419
663 663 42 397.00 $397.00 $2,632
650–689 unweaned 667 99 359.00–376.00 $365.73 $2,439
705 unweaned 705 18 352.50 $352.50 $2,485
705–738 722 137 372.00–390.00 $381.75 $2,756
753–770 762 48 353.00–365.00 $360.16 $2,744
773–775 unweaned 774 6 330.00–331.00 $330.33 $2,557
867 867 3 326.00 $326.00 $2,826
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
317 317 3 545.00 $545.00 $1,728
356–390 unweaned 377 19 475.00–515.00 $488.90 $1,843
438 unweaned 438 6 435.00 $435.00 $1,905
449 449 21 471.00 $471.00 $2,115
469–481 473 12 450.00–455.00 $453.31 $2,144
486–497 unweaned 493 21 422.50–436.00 $431.06 $2,125
514–547 529 168 425.00–437.00 $432.98 $2,290
506–549 unweaned 537 54 401.00–415.00 $409.75 $2,200
554–572 unweaned 561 20 375.00–382.50 $378.10 $2,121
563–596 583 108 389.00–405.00 $396.42 $2,311
602–649 unweaned 626 37 347.50–361.00 $353.83 $2,215
600–646 632 63 371.00–375.00 $372.23 $2,352
680–685 unweaned 683 27 348.00–350.00 $349.11 $2,384
737 unweaned 737 7 332.00 $332.00 $2,447
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
478 478 48 469.00–472.50 $469.44 $2,244
535 unweaned 535 29 418.00 $418.00 $2,236
622 unweaned 622 5 401.00 $401.00 $2,494
635 635 24 379.00 $379.00 $2,407
767 767 5 341.00 $341.00 $2,615
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
692 unweaned 692 28 341.00 $341.00 $2,360
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
383 unweaned 383 5 421.00 $421.00 $1,612
556 unweaned 556 11 343.00 $343.00 $1,907
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $
225 225 4 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
296 296 6 535.00 $535.00 $1,584
310–346 339 91 495.00–510.00 $506.14 $1,716
353 fancy 353 8 555.00 $555.00 $1,959
350–380 361 22 460.00–480.00 $475.65 $1,717
368 value added 368 29 505.00 $505.00 $1,858
355–394 unweaned 385 40 432.50–445.00 $441.20 $1,699
400–434 unweaned 417 43 427.50–447.50 $436.92 $1,822
417 fancy 417 135 520.00 $520.00 $2,168
409–430 421 66 472.50–487.50 $479.82 $2,020
422 value added 422 8 505.00 $505.00 $2,131
451–490 unweaned 462 76 420.00–435.00 $429.04 $1,982
462–478 475 26 455.00–457.50 $455.47 $2,163
500 value added 500 74 432.50 $432.50 $2,162
504–511 506 24 418.00–420.00 $418.59 $2,118
509–536 unweaned 523 104 387.00–405.00 $397.94 $2,081
552–584 unweaned 565 92 361.00–375.00 $367.55 $2,077
562–591 585 18 380.00–397.00 $383.63 $2,244
601–637 unweaned 619 100 339.00–351.00 $348.66 $2,158
650–688 679 31 342.00–355.00 $344.52 $2,339
693–699 unweaned 698 28 330.00–339.00 $338.04 $2,360
713 713 36 333.00 $333.00 $2,374
759 759 4 307.50 $307.50 $2,334
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
433–438 unweaned 436 9 415.00–418.00 $415.99 $1,814
451–469 464 103 410.00–419.00 $417.54 $1,937
455–499 unweaned 475 73 390.00–406.00 $397.76 $1,889
512–531 519 28 386.00–400.00 $395.00 $2,050
501–547 unweaned 527 196 371.00–384.00 $379.01 $1,997
555–597 unweaned 583 27 331.00–345.00 $340.01 $1,982
556–595 584 130 350.00–359.00 $353.53 $2,065
609–642 627 77 326.00–334.00 $330.44 $2,072
646 unweaned 646 4 312.50 $312.50 $2,019
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
328 328 18 500.00 $500.00 $1,640
395 395 16 427.50 $427.50 $1,689
415 415 5 460.00 $460.00 $1,909
454 unweaned 454 4 412.50 $412.50 $1,873
495 495 29 437.00 $437.00 $2,163
510–518 517 38 371.00–397.50 $373.06 $1,929
545–547 unweaned 546 5 352.50–355.00 $353.50 $1,930
566 unweaned 566 11 365.00 $365.00 $2,066
603 603 38 355.00 $355.00 $2,141
650 unweaned 650 23 320.00 $320.00 $2,080
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
456–494 unweaned 474 23 382.50–386.00 $384.65 $1,823
526–543 unweaned 538 40 342.50–369.00 $365.11 $1,964

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
407 407 18 441.00 $441.00 $1,795
559 559 10 380.00 $380.00 $2,124
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
367 367 6 515.00 $515.00 $1,890
433 433 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,970
468 468 3 422.50 $422.50 $1,977

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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.