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Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 30, 2025

1,263 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $434.72/cwt +31.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,046/hd at 471 lb · 114 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $368.70/cwt -3.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,669/hd at 724 lb · 93 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $456.83/cwt +27.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,357/hd at 516 lb · 80 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,263 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 4 630.00 $630.00 $1,783 +22.50
324 324 7 560.00 $560.00 $1,814 -10.28
365 365 7 542.50 $542.50 $1,980 -32.50
400–437 428 71 537.00–545.00 $541.16 $2,316 +29.16
455–474 464 37 472.00–485.00 $480.78 $2,231 +26.75
505–519 516 80 452.00–458.00 $456.83 $2,357 +27.73
552 552 6 426.00 $426.00 $2,352 +16.74
606–619 614 55 400.00–416.00 $409.39 $2,514 +2.64
651–678 663 43 362.00–371.00 $365.64 $2,424 -10.01
704–744 724 93 361.00–376.00 $368.70 $2,669 -3.80
769 769 7 358.00 $358.00 $2,753 —
805–812 806 61 349.50–362.00 $351.98 $2,837 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–375 374 16 504.00–513.00 $510.57 $1,910 -9.78
415 415 3 512.50 $512.50 $2,127 +22.50
469–478 476 35 452.50–468.00 $465.68 $2,217 +27.81
507–534 524 42 417.50–437.50 $427.32 $2,239 +13.76
589–597 593 50 395.00–409.00 $403.70 $2,394 +35.70
608–639 623 47 385.00–394.00 $391.32 $2,438 +5.07
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479–496 489 45 427.50–430.00 $428.55 $2,096 —
632–643 635 18 371.00–375.00 $373.87 $2,374 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
743 743 7 359.00 $359.00 $2,667 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
247 247 3 527.50 $527.50 $1,303 —
293 293 3 504.00 $504.00 $1,477 +27.07
336 336 9 505.00 $505.00 $1,697 +50.00
372–399 388 39 462.50–476.00 $470.76 $1,827 +21.61
428 428 14 436.00 $436.00 $1,866 +0.39
454–484 468 56 401.00–420.00 $408.53 $1,912 +5.34
473 fancy 473 58 460.00 $460.00 $2,176 —
530 530 24 405.00 $405.00 $2,146 +9.79
553–582 571 79 382.50–395.00 $389.42 $2,224 +27.34
608–632 610 30 363.00–367.50 $363.47 $2,217 -4.82
656–667 664 21 354.00–361.00 $357.99 $2,377 -8.01
703–727 716 19 340.00–349.00 $344.81 $2,469 -0.85
758–798 783 21 325.00–333.00 $326.49 $2,556 -12.70
800 800 18 340.00 $340.00 $2,720 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–398 378 9 445.00–451.00 $447.81 $1,693 +16.81
420–449 444 17 412.00–422.50 $413.17 $1,834 -3.83
518–537 531 37 381.00–385.00 $383.13 $2,034 +35.63
598 598 9 371.00 $371.00 $2,219 —
645 645 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,258 +19.53
678–686 681 43 334.00–345.00 $339.67 $2,313 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
743 743 8 336.50 $336.50 $2,500 —
751 751 6 332.50 $332.50 $2,497 —

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 3 399.00 $399.00 $1,947 —

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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.