Cattle Market Winter Livestock Seasonal Feeder Cattle Sale (Monday) Market Report
La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock
Sale of Monday, November 17, 20252,637 head sold ·Official USDA 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
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head itemized in priced lots | 2,637 | — | — |
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Feeder Steers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 309 | 309 | 6 | 612.50 | $612.50 | $1,893 | +28.62 |
| 318–345 | 332 | 26 | 545.00–550.00 | $547.60 | $1,818 | +7.24 |
| 382 | 382 | 21 | 567.00 | $567.00 | $2,166 | — |
| 364–389 | 383 | 25 | 545.00–550.00 | $546.14 | $2,092 | -48.86 |
| 384–396 | 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 | 442 | 41 | 460.00–470.00 | $464.84 | $2,055 | — |
| 455 | 455 | 3 | 437.50 | $437.50 | $1,991 | -19.69 |
| 473 | 473 | 80 | 505.00 | $505.00 | $2,389 | — |
| 455–491 | 478 | 80 | 450.00–462.50 | $458.08 | $2,190 | -22.77 |
| 502–509 | 505 | 21 | 400.00–417.50 | $410.04 | $2,071 | -15.01 |
| 502–521 | 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 | 592 | 36 | 370.00–376.00 | $373.99 | $2,214 | -34.30 |
| 626–627 | 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 | 670 | 185 | 369.00–372.00 | $370.62 | $2,483 | — |
| 692 | 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 | 741 | 10 | 310.00 | $310.00 | $2,297 | — |
| 773 | 773 | 6 | 313.00 | $313.00 | $2,419 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 399 | 399 | 17 | 472.50 | $472.50 | $1,885 | -52.50 |
| 535–539 | 537 | 45 | 375.00–397.50 | $389.08 | $2,089 | -4.11 |
| 634–646 | 637 | 26 | 347.50–352.00 | $350.95 | $2,236 | +2.88 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 493 | 493 | 20 | 396.00 | $396.00 | $1,952 | +6.00 |
| 594 | 594 | 7 | 341.00 | $341.00 | $2,026 | — |
| 598–599 | 599 | 26 | 361.00–373.00 | $371.16 | $2,223 | — |
| 603–618 | 610 | 25 | 326.00–345.00 | $335.76 | $2,048 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 288 | 288 | 6 | 1,275.00 | $1,275.00 | — |
Feeder Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 521 | 106 | 415.00 | $415.00 | $2,162 | — |
| 523–540 | 529 | 37 | 332.50–347.50 | $343.92 | $1,819 | -25.02 |
| 554–589 | 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 | 645 | 31 | 301.00–310.00 | $302.46 | $1,951 | -15.97 |
| 669 | 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 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 478 | 478 | 13 | 367.50 | $367.50 | $1,757 | +1.50 |
| 599 | 599 | 11 | 347.00 | $347.00 | $2,079 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 326 | 326 | 19 | 411.00–415.00 | $412.89 | $1,346 | — |
| 493 | 493 | 3 | 352.00 | $352.00 | $1,735 | — |
Feeder Bulls
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ 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 | — |
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.