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La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 7, 2026

501 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $379.90/cwt +15.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,580/hd at 679 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $418.84/cwt -2.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,364/hd at 564 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $342.86/cwt -7.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,018/hd at 589 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 501 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–336 331 9 625.00–645.00 $629.20 $2,083 —
388 388 2 627.50 $627.50 $2,435 —
422 422 8 527.50 $527.50 $2,226 -4.83
424–445 unweaned 428 10 477.50–497.50 $493.34 $2,111 —
453 unweaned 453 2 485.00 $485.00 $2,197 +3.93
455 455 2 525.00 $525.00 $2,389 +16.27
520 unweaned 520 6 425.00 $425.00 $2,210 -14.71
541 541 7 455.00 $455.00 $2,462 -9.98
551–568 unweaned 563 15 410.00–417.50 $411.96 $2,319 -0.22
553–582 566 14 421.00–435.00 $426.22 $2,412 -6.74
606–610 608 10 412.50–415.00 $413.75 $2,516 +37.00
616–640 unweaned 626 13 370.00–386.00 $375.63 $2,351 +25.67
665 unweaned 665 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,194 +4.48
678–690 680 33 382.50–383.00 $382.92 $2,604 +26.78
701 701 14 387.00 $387.00 $2,713 +62.26
737 unweaned 737 3 347.50 $347.50 $2,561 +35.00
815 815 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,364 -12.37
868 868 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,517 —
982 982 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,995 +34.48
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 4 620.00 $620.00 $2,065 —
400–438 unweaned 427 22 447.50–460.00 $451.14 $1,926 -53.86
470–475 unweaned 472 19 440.00–450.00 $443.18 $2,092 +5.68
512 512 3 465.00 $465.00 $2,381 —
552 unweaned 552 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,208 -10.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 unweaned 477 11 412.50 $412.50 $1,968 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563–597 unweaned 589 8 385.00 $385.00 $2,268 +3.05
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
235 fancy 235 2 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 10 480.00 $480.00 $1,622 -7.15
365 365 3 480.00 $480.00 $1,752 -14.64
381–395 unweaned 390 11 445.00–450.00 $448.22 $1,748 -11.78
418 unweaned 418 5 427.50 $427.50 $1,787 +5.66
443 443 19 432.50–440.00 $434.47 $1,925 +3.91
453 453 5 427.50 $427.50 $1,937 +23.86
452–496 unweaned 481 22 372.50–382.50 $378.58 $1,821 -6.42
505 unweaned 505 4 367.50 $367.50 $1,856 +22.50
532–541 538 10 375.00–385.00 $379.52 $2,042 +19.32
570 fancy 570 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,109 —
575–592 586 9 350.00–357.50 $355.05 $2,081 +6.87
588–599 unweaned 595 15 325.00–335.00 $328.30 $1,953 +8.30
615 unweaned 615 2 317.50 $317.50 $1,953 -7.50
623 623 3 342.50 $342.50 $2,134 +3.70
672 unweaned 672 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,747 -16.43
706–709 707 15 312.50 $312.50 $2,209 +34.93
793 793 2 260.00 $260.00 $2,062 -40.00
832–847 840 6 272.50–275.00 $273.74 $2,299 +5.14
853 853 5 240.00 $240.00 $2,047 -18.74
909–927 914 12 237.50–240.00 $239.37 $2,188 -0.40
992 992 3 257.50 $257.50 $2,554 +6.63
1001–1033 1011 16 240.00–242.50 $240.80 $2,434 +25.80
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311–313 unweaned 312 6 455.00 $455.00 $1,420 —
423 423 6 425.00 $425.00 $1,798 +35.00
505 unweaned 505 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,591 —
532 532 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,968 +45.26
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 unweaned 393 6 427.50 $427.50 $1,680 —
800–834 824 7 230.00–232.50 $231.81 $1,910 —
952 952 3 230.00 $230.00 $2,190 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 unweaned 448 5 415.00 $415.00 $1,859 —
537 537 3 452.50 $452.50 $2,430 +47.50
585 585 5 405.00 $405.00 $2,369 -20.00
752 752 3 362.50 $362.50 $2,726 —
763 unweaned 763 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,442 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
785–1205 954 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 187.50–205.00 $195.31 $1,863
910–1196 thin fleshed 1159 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 28 212.50–217.50 $214.18 $2,482
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
790 790 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,446

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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.