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Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 9, 2025

3,811 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $425.73/cwt +35.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,450/hd at 576 lb · 608 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $365.78/cwt +14.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,445/hd at 668 lb · 320 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $347.69/cwt +13.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,518/hd at 724 lb · 294 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,811 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 fancy 425 13 560.00 $560.00 $2,380 —
411–432 428 28 539.00–545.00 $541.78 $2,319 +26.78
474–493 unweaned 488 77 483.00–499.00 $491.63 $2,399 +66.63
461–495 489 58 514.00–521.00 $514.91 $2,518 +56.04
503 fancy 503 9 496.00 $496.00 $2,495 —
508–536 519 57 451.00–454.00 $453.00 $2,351 +32.78
537–539 unweaned 538 25 427.00–437.50 $429.73 $2,312 +22.22
551–590 572 506 420.00–436.00 $429.34 $2,456 +38.22
550–598 unweaned 593 102 406.00–417.00 $407.83 $2,418 +36.83
610–631 619 93 393.00–400.00 $395.40 $2,448 +30.40
619 fancy 619 17 418.00 $418.00 $2,587 +34.00
609–647 unweaned 633 107 370.00–385.00 $376.85 $2,385 —
650–695 663 225 368.00–381.00 $374.26 $2,481 +16.60
659–698 unweaned 681 95 332.50–361.00 $345.71 $2,354 +6.35
714–730 unweaned 720 8 318.00–322.50 $320.79 $2,310 —
708–735 723 147 335.00–344.00 $341.27 $2,467 +6.69
705–730 thin fleshed 726 139 353.00–356.50 $356.03 $2,585 —
754 unweaned 754 9 300.00 $300.00 $2,262 —
761 fancy 761 63 349.00 $349.00 $2,656 —
754–795 776 49 322.50–331.00 $326.80 $2,536 —
801–815 812 146 333.00–336.50 $335.98 $2,728 +16.21
871 871 248 321.50–323.00 $322.25 $2,807 —
932–935 934 120 317.00 $317.00 $2,961 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 unweaned 493 12 462.50 $462.50 $2,280 —
512 unweaned 512 40 410.00 $410.00 $2,099 —
585–598 unweaned 589 37 377.50–392.00 $388.73 $2,290 —
635–642 unweaned 641 23 340.00–365.00 $350.41 $2,246 —
685 unweaned 685 11 325.00 $325.00 $2,226 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 25 414.00 $414.00 $2,265 +6.00
585 585 21 392.00 $392.00 $2,293 —
644 644 16 356.00 $356.00 $2,293 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 4 410.00 $410.00 $1,410 —
372 unweaned 372 6 387.00 $387.00 $1,440 —
393 393 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,690 -51.49
400 fancy 400 8 473.00 $473.00 $1,892 —
415–426 422 34 450.00–462.50 $453.38 $1,913 -2.94
408–433 unweaned 424 28 437.00–437.50 $437.20 $1,854 +17.20
462–480 474 69 425.00 $425.00 $2,014 +16.15
507–510 fancy 509 20 412.00–412.50 $412.25 $2,098 —
518–536 unweaned 528 31 360.00–379.00 $368.42 $1,945 +0.32
520–546 536 148 383.00–397.50 $389.25 $2,086 -3.43
556 fancy 556 23 390.00 $390.00 $2,168 —
550–595 576 124 362.50–379.00 $371.18 $2,138 +8.89
593–599 unweaned 594 25 347.50–358.00 $349.62 $2,077 +18.62
600 fancy 600 12 370.00 $370.00 $2,220 —
601–647 623 203 331.00–347.00 $339.05 $2,112 +10.61
616–649 unweaned 628 45 311.00–325.00 $315.13 $1,979 +6.97
650–695 unweaned 674 63 305.00–316.00 $312.79 $2,108 +2.47
650–690 676 155 322.00–337.00 $331.03 $2,238 ±0.00
700 700 11 322.00 $322.00 $2,254 +16.65
731 unweaned 731 25 307.00 $307.00 $2,244 —
810 thin fleshed 810 67 306.00 $306.00 $2,479 —
820 820 2 266.00 $266.00 $2,181 +1.00
850 850 21 279.00 $279.00 $2,372 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 4 495.00 $495.00 $1,787 —
524 524 16 371.00 $371.00 $1,944 —
677 677 16 318.00 $318.00 $2,153 —
735 735 13 291.00 $291.00 $2,139 -8.00
811–819 811 71 280.00–306.50 $304.99 $2,473 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 unweaned 442 27 402.50 $402.50 $1,779 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 11 377.00 $377.00 $2,066 ±0.00

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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.