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Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 13, 2026

5,101 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $411.08/cwt +21.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,722/hd at 662 lb · 439 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $419.10/cwt +21.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,435/hd at 581 lb · 367 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $434.82/cwt +8.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,729/hd at 628 lb · 343 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,101 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
299 299 4 615.00 $615.00 $1,839 -37.50
305 unweaned 305 8 555.00 $555.00 $1,693 —
338 338 8 617.50 $617.50 $2,087 -27.50
362–399 376 33 612.50–622.50 $619.48 $2,329 -15.52
380 unweaned 380 5 562.00 $562.00 $2,136 —
405–415 fancy 413 12 600.00–610.00 $607.55 $2,509 —
405–446 418 52 565.00–585.00 $574.64 $2,402 +21.17
433–446 unweaned 442 6 530.00–547.50 $541.78 $2,395 +1.95
457–488 472 81 521.00–535.00 $529.13 $2,497 +29.77
450–499 unweaned 482 28 492.50–505.00 $499.38 $2,407 +14.38
489 fancy 489 7 570.00 $570.00 $2,787 +46.00
513–544 526 119 482.00–492.50 $490.29 $2,579 +16.86
503–547 unweaned 528 59 450.00–470.00 $460.13 $2,429 +9.50
520–544 fancy 528 97 503.00–514.00 $509.94 $2,692 +3.94
555 fancy 555 24 495.00 $495.00 $2,747 —
551–573 559 95 460.00–477.00 $471.44 $2,635 +21.47
564–586 unweaned 575 139 440.00–458.00 $449.12 $2,582 +24.12
611–630 624 247 434.00–443.00 $439.54 $2,743 -3.26
603–647 unweaned 637 96 412.00–430.00 $422.66 $2,692 +16.56
656 fancy 656 55 432.00 $432.00 $2,834 —
655–665 661 184 411.00–421.00 $418.43 $2,766 +28.37
650–692 unweaned 665 200 394.00–408.00 $398.57 $2,650 —
714–722 thin fleshed 718 73 391.00–396.00 $393.43 $2,825 —
709–747 728 268 370.00–387.50 $380.95 $2,773 +3.52
751–789 766 284 367.00–377.75 $372.83 $2,856 +6.91
812–827 816 89 356.00–367.00 $364.31 $2,973 +16.51
860–891 884 86 341.00–348.75 $347.00 $3,067 +5.28
943 943 21 323.00 $323.00 $3,046 -10.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 unweaned 447 3 520.00 $520.00 $2,324 +32.50
554–589 582 182 420.50–435.00 $424.11 $2,468 —
583 unweaned 583 8 399.00 $399.00 $2,326 -3.50
621–631 unweaned 624 35 387.00–393.00 $391.34 $2,442 —
614–641 631 53 405.00–409.00 $406.64 $2,566 —
661–665 unweaned 663 18 364.00–370.00 $367.68 $2,438 —
661–693 667 122 382.00–386.00 $385.50 $2,571 —
819–834 829 21 342.00–349.00 $345.31 $2,863 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 10 575.00 $575.00 $2,438 —
452 452 11 535.00 $535.00 $2,418 +34.00
470 unweaned 470 5 497.50 $497.50 $2,338 —
501 501 46 505.00 $505.00 $2,530 —
514 unweaned 514 11 459.00 $459.00 $2,359 —
568–578 575 41 453.00–460.00 $454.85 $2,615 -0.15
597 unweaned 597 6 426.00 $426.00 $2,543 -1.34
607 607 10 425.00 $425.00 $2,580 —
638–646 unweaned 644 40 395.00–400.00 $396.36 $2,553 —
662 662 25 395.50–396.00 $395.62 $2,619 +17.83
781–786 784 31 365.00–369.00 $366.41 $2,873 —
820–829 828 54 342.00–367.00 $363.33 $3,008 —
938 938 5 319.00 $319.00 $2,992 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 unweaned 378 7 522.50 $522.50 $1,975 —
591–594 592 12 402.50–408.00 $404.80 $2,396 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272–295 unweaned 275 25 496.00–500.00 $496.52 $1,365 —
282 282 3 550.00 $550.00 $1,551 —
322 unweaned 322 9 543.00 $543.00 $1,748 +18.00
358–389 376 22 530.00–545.00 $535.84 $2,015 -25.86
385–388 unweaned 386 5 505.00 $505.00 $1,949 —
408 fancy 408 4 525.00 $525.00 $2,142 +6.56
410–427 unweaned 420 17 470.00–477.50 $474.75 $1,994 -0.25
431–444 438 49 495.00–515.00 $501.87 $2,198 +9.00
451 fancy 451 9 490.00 $490.00 $2,210 —
452–469 464 42 472.50–485.00 $482.04 $2,237 +12.21
459–489 unweaned 479 22 450.00–465.00 $458.68 $2,197 +10.04
510 fancy 510 66 448.00 $448.00 $2,285 —
503–544 521 173 427.00–441.00 $434.45 $2,263 +7.61
523–546 unweaned 541 92 413.00–421.00 $419.51 $2,270 +14.65
558–592 578 69 402.00–411.00 $408.13 $2,359 +17.28
565–593 fancy 580 262 422.50–430.00 $426.26 $2,472 -1.24
576–599 unweaned 593 36 383.00–398.00 $387.99 $2,301 —
601–644 635 187 390.00–410.00 $395.02 $2,508 +11.46
632–644 unweaned 635 57 379.00–385.00 $383.03 $2,432 +17.62
660 fancy 660 11 385.00 $385.00 $2,541 —
654–678 661 77 368.00–375.00 $371.70 $2,457 +9.05
653–681 unweaned 672 26 352.50–356.00 $354.30 $2,381 +18.31
710 unweaned 710 2 312.50 $312.50 $2,219 —
700–738 721 37 340.00–357.00 $350.34 $2,526 +8.17
751 thin fleshed 751 9 345.00 $345.00 $2,591 —
761–793 765 115 327.00–334.00 $329.67 $2,522 -2.98
878 878 39 308.00 $308.00 $2,704 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376–390 unweaned 387 39 499.00–500.00 $499.17 $1,932 —
416–421 419 14 487.50–490.00 $488.94 $2,049 +16.44
446 unweaned 446 6 465.00 $465.00 $2,074 —
462 462 33 483.00 $483.00 $2,231 +31.00
468–488 unweaned 479 21 453.00–455.00 $453.84 $2,174 —
556 556 31 423.50 $423.50 $2,355 —
559–582 unweaned 571 60 371.00–387.50 $384.42 $2,195 —
598 fancy 598 16 396.00 $396.00 $2,368 —
604 604 28 409.00 $409.00 $2,470 +37.00
637 unweaned 637 8 383.00 $383.00 $2,440 —
743 743 48 351.00 $351.00 $2,608 +21.00
759 759 71 331.00 $331.00 $2,512 —
801 801 17 325.00 $325.00 $2,603 -3.00
890 890 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,759 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492–493 unweaned 492 30 435.00–441.00 $438.40 $2,157 —
520–548 unweaned 541 16 392.50–402.50 $397.12 $2,148 +6.61
588 unweaned 588 7 373.00 $373.00 $2,193 —
763 763 3 312.00 $312.00 $2,381 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 unweaned 484 43 436.00 $436.00 $2,110 —
622 unweaned 622 5 352.00 $352.00 $2,189 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
833 833 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,624 —

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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.