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Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 11, 2025

427 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $320.58/cwt +54.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,664/hd at 831 lb · 43 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $296.23/cwt +2.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,781/hd at 939 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $313.61/cwt ≈ $1,963/hd at 626 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 427 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
612–618 unweaned 613 9 345.00–349.00 $348.10 $2,134 +13.77
681 unweaned 681 4 336.00 $336.00 $2,288 +5.66
743–747 unweaned 746 9 317.50–325.00 $323.34 $2,412 —
850–858 856 8 312.50–325.00 $316.92 $2,713 —
945 945 2 262.50 $262.50 $2,481 -36.00
1091 1091 4 272.00 $272.00 $2,968 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
644 unweaned 644 5 327.00 $327.00 $2,106 —
689–692 unweaned 690 7 313.00–314.00 $313.57 $2,164 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511 unweaned 511 12 352.00 $352.00 $1,799 +15.00
576 unweaned 576 16 324.00 $324.00 $1,866 —
623–645 unweaned 626 20 306.00–315.00 $313.61 $1,963 —
657 657 11 310.00 $310.00 $2,037 —
683 unweaned 683 2 277.50 $277.50 $1,895 —
700–726 717 12 315.00 $315.00 $2,259 +26.00
831–832 831 43 315.00–321.00 $320.58 $2,664 —
855–895 876 7 302.50–315.00 $310.06 $2,716 +18.06
897 unweaned 897 12 295.00 $295.00 $2,646 —
915 915 5 314.00 $314.00 $2,873 +20.00
946 unweaned 946 17 291.00 $291.00 $2,753 —
968–970 unweaned 969 8 245.00–252.50 $246.88 $2,392 —
980 980 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,793 —
1033 1033 10 250.00 $250.00 $2,582 —
1078 1078 2 277.50 $277.50 $2,991 —
1126 1126 2 252.50 $252.50 $2,843 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1144 1144 5 235.00 $235.00 $2,688 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
878 878 2 281.00 $281.00 $2,467 —
1040 1040 2 241.00 $241.00 $2,506 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
815–1047 989 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 192.50–202.50 $194.56 $1,924

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1066–1093 1079 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 83 2,035.00–2,125.00 $2,080.02
1260 1260 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 2,400.00–2,600.00 $2,500.00
1450 1450 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1021 1021 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 3,000.00 $3,000.00
1044 1044 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 3,100.00 $3,100.00
1165 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 3,150.00 $3,150.00
1234–1365 1253 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 48 2,300.00–2,425.00 $2,406.02
1155–1580 1401 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 2,700.00–2,800.00 $2,747.47

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
928–1130 1029 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,700.00–3,000.00 $2,864.72
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1515 1515 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00 —
1558 1558 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,700.00 $3,700.00 —
1653 fancy 1653 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 21 5,000.00 $5,000.00 —
1735 1735 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 4,100.00 $4,100.00 —
1833 1833 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 5,000.00 $5,000.00 —

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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.