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La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 14, 2026

1,944 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $396.07/cwt +16.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,630/hd at 664 lb · 242 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $462.47/cwt +43.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,633/hd at 569 lb · 195 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $430.19/cwt +54.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,225/hd at 517 lb · 154 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,944 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223 223 3 700.00 $700.00 $1,561 —
298 fancy 298 2 735.00 $735.00 $2,190 —
313 unweaned 313 4 625.00 $625.00 $1,956 —
326 326 4 650.00 $650.00 $2,119 +20.80
370 fancy 370 4 665.00 $665.00 $2,460 —
355–385 372 21 640.00–655.00 $651.18 $2,422 +23.68
363–389 unweaned 382 7 625.00–630.00 $626.36 $2,393 —
402–437 422 52 585.00–602.50 $592.58 $2,501 +65.08
400–435 unweaned 424 24 545.00–575.00 $565.64 $2,398 +72.30
458 fancy 458 8 572.50 $572.50 $2,622 —
473–477 475 13 542.50–545.00 $543.46 $2,581 +18.46
467–491 unweaned 480 14 510.00–520.00 $512.85 $2,462 +27.85
503–533 510 19 477.50–485.00 $481.74 $2,457 +26.74
512–518 unweaned 516 9 445.00–455.00 $451.69 $2,331 +26.69
524 fancy 524 11 500.00 $500.00 $2,620 —
553 fancy 553 12 485.00 $485.00 $2,682 —
556–577 unweaned 566 22 422.50–445.00 $434.27 $2,458 +22.31
551–590 571 161 451.00–472.50 $464.65 $2,653 +38.43
615 fancy 615 16 437.50 $437.50 $2,691 —
605–640 623 27 400.00–422.50 $410.59 $2,558 -3.16
639–648 unweaned 642 9 370.00–385.00 $377.74 $2,425 +2.11
656–681 661 108 382.50–403.00 $395.11 $2,612 +12.19
660–669 fancy 666 101 412.50–413.00 $412.66 $2,748 —
664–671 unweaned 668 33 343.00–355.00 $348.42 $2,327 +18.42
706–745 716 37 332.50–340.00 $334.11 $2,392 -52.89
752 fancy 752 56 367.00 $367.00 $2,760 —
755–796 774 33 330.00–342.00 $336.71 $2,606 —
800–828 805 13 330.00–340.00 $337.04 $2,713 +47.04
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–434 unweaned 432 8 527.50–530.00 $529.38 $2,287 —
463 unweaned 463 11 425.00 $425.00 $1,968 —
515–523 unweaned 521 23 420.00–427.50 $422.26 $2,200 —
563–594 unweaned 577 70 395.00–417.50 $413.29 $2,385 +28.29
614 unweaned 614 8 355.00 $355.00 $2,180 —
699 unweaned 699 10 325.00 $325.00 $2,272 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 unweaned 328 6 527.50 $527.50 $1,730 —
404 404 9 610.00 $610.00 $2,464 —
418 unweaned 418 2 535.00 $535.00 $2,236 +83.86
480 unweaned 480 5 515.00 $515.00 $2,472 +71.82
500 500 3 465.00 $465.00 $2,325 ±0.00
524 unweaned 524 4 405.00 $405.00 $2,122 —
554 554 20 462.50 $462.50 $2,562 —
577–595 unweaned 586 6 400.00–405.00 $402.46 $2,358 +2.46
667 667 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,501 —
674–676 unweaned 675 12 355.00–357.00 $355.83 $2,402 —
760–768 762 10 335.00–336.00 $335.80 $2,559 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–597 unweaned 575 36 320.00–387.50 $352.91 $2,029 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 unweaned 490 4 480.00 $480.00 $2,352 +67.50
524–546 unweaned 535 8 385.00–395.00 $389.90 $2,086 —
578–595 unweaned 589 17 367.50–380.00 $369.73 $2,178 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 unweaned 461 5 440.00 $440.00 $2,028 —
534 unweaned 534 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,976 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
409 409 5 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 2 565.00 $565.00 $1,373 —
270 fancy 270 2 560.00 $560.00 $1,512 —
275–290 unweaned 283 4 490.00–510.00 $499.73 $1,414 —
304–343 unweaned 330 12 485.00–497.50 $488.84 $1,613 —
328–349 342 18 520.00–535.00 $526.49 $1,801 +46.49
356–386 371 19 520.00–535.00 $527.22 $1,956 +47.22
360–395 unweaned 393 36 500.00–515.00 $504.72 $1,984 +56.50
405–443 421 39 505.00–512.50 $507.83 $2,138 +73.36
423–448 unweaned 429 8 480.00–485.00 $481.30 $2,065 +53.80
451–478 463 27 475.00–497.50 $488.00 $2,259 +60.50
463–496 unweaned 487 66 420.00–445.00 $433.88 $2,113 +55.30
500–504 503 54 435.00–440.00 $437.27 $2,199 +57.75
509 fancy 509 34 450.00 $450.00 $2,290 —
509–541 unweaned 533 66 412.50–417.50 $414.19 $2,208 +46.69
553–565 556 32 340.00–367.00 $361.15 $2,008 +6.10
601 unweaned 601 4 335.00 $335.00 $2,013 +17.50
610 fancy 610 37 367.00 $367.00 $2,239 —
623–646 630 23 347.50–359.00 $355.41 $2,239 +12.91
658 658 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,336 —
685 unweaned 685 24 317.50 $317.50 $2,175 +57.50
702–739 711 37 321.00–337.00 $328.74 $2,337 +16.24
750–780 764 19 312.00–330.00 $321.61 $2,457 +61.61
836–841 838 9 305.00–315.00 $310.54 $2,602 +36.80
880 880 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,464 +40.00
921 921 5 290.00 $290.00 $2,671 +50.63
988 988 2 260.00 $260.00 $2,569 +2.50
1079–1090 1081 10 242.50–257.50 $254.48 $2,751 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 10 530.00 $530.00 $1,738 —
353 unweaned 353 2 475.00 $475.00 $1,677 —
395 395 9 502.50 $502.50 $1,985 —
448 unweaned 448 6 390.00 $390.00 $1,747 —
468 fancy 468 4 480.00 $480.00 $2,246 —
462–493 unweaned 470 16 410.00–417.50 $412.40 $1,938 —
478 478 2 435.00 $435.00 $2,079 —
535 unweaned 535 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,140 +85.00
582 582 7 382.50 $382.50 $2,226 —
636 636 6 352.50 $352.50 $2,242 —
705–715 709 9 325.00 $325.00 $2,304 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 unweaned 396 5 470.00 $470.00 $1,861 +42.50
404–424 unweaned 411 11 395.00–410.00 $400.62 $1,647 —
417–430 422 9 455.00–465.00 $460.49 $1,943 —
463–493 unweaned 479 8 380.00–390.00 $385.08 $1,845 —
514–526 unweaned 518 17 355.00–365.00 $361.42 $1,872 —
614–626 unweaned 620 14 307.50 $307.50 $1,906 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463–493 unweaned 485 20 350.00–360.00 $357.80 $1,735 —
540–545 unweaned 541 11 330.00–355.00 $342.75 $1,854 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 unweaned 490 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,886 —
523–548 unweaned 533 15 365.00–377.50 $373.05 $1,988 —
713 713 3 295.00 $295.00 $2,103 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–498 unweaned 487 14 352.50–365.00 $359.84 $1,752 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 510.00 $510.00 $1,658 —
353 353 2 565.00 $565.00 $1,994 —
418 418 10 500.00 $500.00 $2,090 —
521 521 7 402.50 $402.50 $2,097 -50.00
563 563 6 377.50 $377.50 $2,125 -27.50
627 627 5 370.00 $370.00 $2,320 —
926 926 4 310.00 $310.00 $2,871 —

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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.