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La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 4, 2026

791 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $359.69/cwt -11.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,791/hd at 776 lb · 78 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $348.28/cwt +22.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,898/hd at 832 lb · 73 head
heavy 6-weight L 1 steers $390.00/cwt +37.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,668/hd at 684 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 791 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 unweaned 303 2 610.00 $610.00 $1,848 +30.00
303–345 328 15 630.00–645.00 $635.18 $2,083 —
343 fancy 343 2 655.00 $655.00 $2,247 —
363 fancy 363 13 640.00 $640.00 $2,323 —
350–378 374 19 615.00 $615.00 $2,300 -25.00
374 unweaned 374 7 607.50 $607.50 $2,272 -7.88
428–445 431 40 545.00–555.00 $553.45 $2,385 -26.55
476 476 5 555.00 $555.00 $2,642 +18.34
464–487 unweaned 480 22 522.50–535.00 $526.35 $2,526 +45.83
500 fancy 500 4 517.50 $517.50 $2,588 —
528–543 537 6 460.00–465.00 $461.64 $2,479 +2.09
565–598 unweaned 577 11 405.00–417.50 $410.60 $2,369 —
565–587 578 10 430.00–445.00 $435.86 $2,519 -5.27
603–645 627 37 400.00–417.50 $409.71 $2,569 +11.03
673 fancy 673 19 412.00 $412.00 $2,773 —
667–681 676 15 385.00–390.00 $387.66 $2,621 +11.98
700–745 717 20 355.00–365.00 $362.76 $2,601 +5.26
751–790 776 78 353.00–361.00 $359.69 $2,791 -11.18
828–832 832 73 343.00–348.50 $348.28 $2,898 +22.28
870 870 11 334.00 $334.00 $2,906 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–448 unweaned 442 4 490.00–505.00 $497.39 $2,198 -22.61
451–471 462 18 537.50–545.00 $539.89 $2,494 —
539 unweaned 539 5 447.50 $447.50 $2,412 +57.50
555 unweaned 555 2 415.00 $415.00 $2,303 +22.56
560 fancy 560 9 472.50 $472.50 $2,646 —
684 684 58 390.00 $390.00 $2,668 +37.50
715 715 2 347.50 $347.50 $2,485 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 unweaned 428 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,840 -95.00
478 unweaned 478 3 480.00 $480.00 $2,294 +67.50
503–508 unweaned 506 13 405.00–407.50 $406.54 $2,057 +4.04
590–595 unweaned 593 8 362.50–375.00 $367.16 $2,177 -20.34
683–695 unweaned 689 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,205 +2.50
795 795 3 312.50 $312.50 $2,484 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 unweaned 598 2 377.50 $377.50 $2,257 +22.53
648 unweaned 648 3 357.50 $357.50 $2,317 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 6 590.00 $590.00 $1,628 —
313 313 7 565.00 $565.00 $1,768 +10.00
367 367 5 510.00 $510.00 $1,872 -45.00
399 unweaned 399 8 482.50 $482.50 $1,925 -17.50
403 403 7 480.00 $480.00 $1,934 +25.18
450 unweaned 450 5 417.50 $417.50 $1,879 —
500 unweaned 500 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,725 +26.30
501 fancy 501 6 452.50 $452.50 $2,267 —
562–568 unweaned 563 12 342.50–345.00 $342.92 $1,931 +0.97
554–574 566 23 382.50–390.00 $387.13 $2,191 +6.46
582 fancy 582 13 400.00 $400.00 $2,328 -7.50
601 fancy 601 13 390.00 $390.00 $2,344 —
605–626 617 9 365.00–370.00 $367.82 $2,269 +7.50
667 unweaned 667 5 338.00 $338.00 $2,254 +5.50
669–679 678 35 345.00–352.50 $348.85 $2,365 -9.15
730–733 732 11 321.00–325.00 $323.55 $2,368 -8.95
812–843 827 8 290.00–298.00 $293.27 $2,425 -19.23
890 890 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,581 -22.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474–476 unweaned 475 11 362.50–367.50 $365.23 $1,735 -14.77
695 unweaned 695 7 315.00 $315.00 $2,189 —
735 735 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,242 —
795 795 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,266 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,863 +13.79
484 unweaned 484 8 317.50 $317.50 $1,537 -94.11
605 605 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,148 —
685 unweaned 685 2 317.50 $317.50 $2,175 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 2 505.00 $505.00 $1,985 —
825 825 2 297.50 $297.50 $2,454 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–1112 thin fleshed 995 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 19 245.00–267.50 $259.51 $2,582
1035–1160 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 225.00–237.50 $232.10 $2,600
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1160 1160 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 212.50 $212.50 $2,465

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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.