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La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 21, 2026

1,590 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $355.98/cwt +35.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,340/hd at 657 lb · 88 head
heavy 6-weight L 1 heifers $347.00/cwt ≈ $2,304/hd at 664 lb · 85 head
light 7-weight L 1 steers $371.00/cwt ≈ $2,608/hd at 703 lb · 80 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,590 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 10 650.00 $650.00 $2,210 ±0.00
346 unweaned 346 6 635.00 $635.00 $2,197 +10.00
358–382 unweaned 363 15 617.50–630.00 $627.37 $2,277 +1.01
358–373 367 18 640.00–660.00 $642.17 $2,357 -9.01
403–421 411 41 570.00–585.00 $578.18 $2,376 -14.40
430 unweaned 430 2 555.00 $555.00 $2,386 -10.64
462 fancy 462 12 560.00 $560.00 $2,587 -12.50
453–474 472 28 520.00–535.00 $527.49 $2,490 -15.97
458–478 unweaned 472 10 505.00–517.50 $508.64 $2,401 -4.21
515 fancy 515 30 490.00 $490.00 $2,524 -10.00
508–522 518 23 445.00–457.50 $450.42 $2,333 -31.32
521 unweaned 521 6 392.50 $392.50 $2,045 -59.19
550 fancy 550 4 480.00 $480.00 $2,640 -5.00
550–585 567 24 415.00–425.00 $422.21 $2,394 -42.44
553–599 unweaned 583 35 400.00–410.00 $403.56 $2,353 -30.71
600–615 unweaned 610 13 360.00–375.00 $363.41 $2,217 -14.33
633 fancy 633 4 415.00 $415.00 $2,627 -22.50
608–640 634 15 382.50–397.50 $385.38 $2,443 -25.21
662 662 8 382.50 $382.50 $2,532 -12.61
660–683 unweaned 672 4 357.50–360.00 $358.73 $2,411 +10.31
703 unweaned 703 3 315.00 $315.00 $2,214 —
712–743 724 31 337.00–350.00 $340.90 $2,468 +6.79
754–762 759 15 347.50–352.50 $349.15 $2,650 +12.44
803–829 820 23 322.50–340.00 $327.93 $2,689 -9.11
886 886 4 340.00 $340.00 $3,012 —
908 908 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,633 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–349 unweaned 342 18 590.00–605.00 $595.64 $2,037 +68.14
396–399 unweaned 397 33 602.50–607.50 $604.09 $2,398 —
414–448 unweaned 433 33 515.00–527.50 $519.91 $2,251 -15.09
453 unweaned 453 9 450.00 $450.00 $2,038 -65.00
500–531 unweaned 527 14 417.50–425.00 $423.98 $2,234 +18.98
528–547 539 13 442.50–455.00 $444.43 $2,395 —
551–582 unweaned 559 15 377.50–395.00 $383.07 $2,141 -19.39
602–603 unweaned 602 13 347.50–357.50 $352.12 $2,120 —
617–628 623 19 372.50 $372.50 $2,321 —
703 fancy 703 80 371.00 $371.00 $2,608 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 unweaned 442 13 465.00 $465.00 $2,055 -64.38
455–468 463 10 452.50–470.00 $459.38 $2,127 —
466–497 unweaned 489 39 440.00–447.50 $442.86 $2,166 +17.86
568–575 unweaned 570 9 357.50–367.50 $364.14 $2,076 -49.15
554–593 572 49 375.00–392.50 $383.75 $2,195 —
618–645 unweaned 640 37 345.00–355.00 $348.93 $2,233 -6.07
683 unweaned 683 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,083 -20.00
688 688 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,202 —
785 785 3 322.50 $322.50 $2,532 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388–390 unweaned 389 8 455.00–470.00 $462.48 $1,799 —
447 unweaned 447 3 455.00 $455.00 $2,034 —
450–474 unweaned 461 11 385.00–405.00 $393.16 $1,812 -86.84
510–536 unweaned 523 10 355.00–395.00 $370.76 $1,939 -19.14
561 unweaned 561 6 345.00 $345.00 $1,935 -24.73
661–662 unweaned 661 7 327.50–330.00 $328.57 $2,172 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 6 395.00 $395.00 $1,955 —
533 unweaned 533 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,999 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 fancy 298 2 640.00 $640.00 $1,907 +80.00
305–332 318 8 540.00–555.00 $549.32 $1,747 +22.83
325–347 unweaned 340 11 522.50–530.00 $525.98 $1,788 +37.14
354–386 unweaned 364 30 517.50–527.50 $524.32 $1,909 +19.60
370–385 379 8 552.50–560.00 $557.26 $2,112 +30.04
409 409 7 510.00 $510.00 $2,086 +2.17
401–426 unweaned 413 27 475.00 $475.00 $1,962 -6.30
466–483 unweaned 470 15 440.00–442.50 $440.51 $2,070 +6.63
488 fancy 488 2 517.50 $517.50 $2,525 —
500–509 507 18 420.00–430.00 $423.88 $2,149 -13.39
507–525 unweaned 515 11 372.50–400.00 $387.26 $1,994 -26.93
553–580 unweaned 564 10 332.50–337.50 $335.44 $1,892 —
556–595 579 26 347.50–355.00 $351.44 $2,035 -9.71
620 unweaned 620 6 322.50 $322.50 $2,000 -12.50
616–649 631 32 342.50–347.50 $344.79 $2,176 -10.62
650 650 38 347.50 $347.50 $2,259 -7.50
653–658 fancy 657 41 374.00 $374.00 $2,457 —
690–691 unweaned 691 9 300.00–312.50 $309.73 $2,140 -7.77
712 unweaned 712 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,065 —
720 720 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,304 -8.74
788 788 5 315.00 $315.00 $2,482 -6.61
818 818 6 317.50 $317.50 $2,597 +6.96
854–869 859 11 305.00–307.50 $305.92 $2,628 +25.92
910–935 929 10 275.00–280.00 $278.49 $2,587 -11.51
968 968 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,614 +10.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 unweaned 333 13 515.00 $515.00 $1,715 —
373 373 6 530.00 $530.00 $1,977 +27.50
407 unweaned 407 17 480.00 $480.00 $1,954 —
467 467 18 477.50 $477.50 $2,230 +42.50
464–477 unweaned 468 15 450.00–455.00 $451.70 $2,114 +39.30
576 576 8 362.50 $362.50 $2,088 -20.00
573–592 unweaned 587 8 340.00–347.50 $345.67 $2,029 —
607–619 unweaned 614 7 310.00–322.50 $315.30 $1,936 —
608–634 625 6 337.50–345.00 $339.93 $2,125 -12.57
664 664 85 347.00 $347.00 $2,304 —
700 700 3 312.50 $312.50 $2,188 -12.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 unweaned 387 5 440.00 $440.00 $1,703 -30.00
393 393 11 460.00 $460.00 $1,808 —
401–445 unweaned 421 12 425.00–437.50 $430.63 $1,813 +30.01
437 437 6 445.00 $445.00 $1,945 -15.49
485–493 unweaned 490 18 420.00–424.00 $422.68 $2,071 +37.60
528–540 unweaned 536 6 355.00 $355.00 $1,903 -6.42
568 unweaned 568 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,732 —
653 unweaned 653 7 297.50 $297.50 $1,943 —
759 759 4 272.50 $272.50 $2,068 —
803–808 806 5 277.50–282.50 $280.51 $2,261 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 unweaned 332 5 450.00 $450.00 $1,494 —
378 unweaned 378 4 447.50 $447.50 $1,692 —
423–448 unweaned 431 9 442.50–460.00 $448.56 $1,933 —
480 unweaned 480 16 392.50 $392.50 $1,884 +7.50
537 unweaned 537 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,880 -23.05
655 655 2 312.50 $312.50 $2,047 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 unweaned 499 6 355.00 $355.00 $1,771 -2.80
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
330 330 5 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 4 640.00–650.00 $644.76 $2,031 +134.76
382 382 3 565.00 $565.00 $2,158 ±0.00
443 unweaned 443 4 465.00 $465.00 $2,060 —
500 500 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,150 +27.50
553 553 2 405.00 $405.00 $2,240 +27.50
553 unweaned 553 3 367.50 $367.50 $2,032 —
625 625 5 352.50 $352.50 $2,203 -17.50
718 718 7 315.00 $315.00 $2,262 —
945 945 7 287.50 $287.50 $2,717 -22.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–573 unweaned 564 4 337.50–345.00 $341.19 $1,924 —
763 763 4 270.00 $270.00 $2,060 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,993 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
898–1078 thin fleshed 986 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 20 222.50–237.50 $233.58 $2,303
790–1190 996 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 15 200.00–212.50 $208.69 $2,079
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1200–1240 1227 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 163.00–174.00 $166.59 $2,044

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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.