Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report, La Junta, CO

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 20, 2026

4,967 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $417.23/cwt -17.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,641/hd at 633 lb · 415 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $401.81/cwt -9.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,696/hd at 671 lb · 382 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $468.40/cwt +6.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,669/hd at 570 lb · 273 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	4,967	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	4	640.00	$640.00	$1,792	+25.00
325–344	333	27	615.00–625.00	$622.21	$2,072	+4.71
341–348 unweaned	344	9	575.00–581.00	$578.30	$1,989	—
359 fancy	359	7	620.00	$620.00	$2,226	—
352–386	372	33	555.00–603.00	$588.73	$2,190	-30.75
388 unweaned	388	3	575.00	$575.00	$2,231	+13.00
412 fancy	412	3	585.00	$585.00	$2,410	-22.55
408–448	435	52	550.00–570.00	$553.06	$2,406	-21.58
435–443 unweaned	438	23	520.00–532.50	$524.55	$2,298	-17.23
460–475 fancy	466	18	530.00	$530.00	$2,470	-40.00
450–494	475	81	518.00–522.50	$520.38	$2,472	-8.75
470–498 unweaned	485	32	500.00–507.00	$502.96	$2,439	+3.58
504–533 unweaned	520	47	470.00–479.00	$476.31	$2,477	+16.18
529 fancy	529	12	502.00	$502.00	$2,656	-7.94
503–545	538	80	482.50–493.00	$486.16	$2,616	-4.13
557 fancy	557	60	492.00	$492.00	$2,740	-3.00
561–576	570	145	462.50–477.00	$468.18	$2,669	-3.26
550–596 unweaned	581	68	444.00–458.00	$448.05	$2,603	-1.07
611–628	622	133	424.50–434.00	$428.21	$2,663	-11.33
603–648 unweaned	638	282	402.50–416.00	$412.05	$2,629	-10.61
651–659 fancy	654	105	412.00–415.00	$413.12	$2,702	-18.88
652–679	668	89	401.00–407.00	$404.13	$2,700	-14.30
661–696 unweaned	682	188	385.00–399.00	$394.39	$2,690	-4.18
702 thin fleshed	702	10	397.00	$397.00	$2,787	+3.57
701–734	714	197	375.00–392.00	$384.72	$2,747	+3.77
744–749 unweaned	747	38	365.00–370.00	$368.30	$2,751	—
756–785	767	22	353.00–368.00	$362.65	$2,782	-10.18
820–849	831	70	340.00–352.50	$347.55	$2,888	-16.76
858–873	871	89	338.00–342.50	$339.44	$2,957	-7.56
902–921	917	46	323.00–330.00	$328.50	$3,012	+5.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343 unweaned	343	2	605.00	$605.00	$2,075	—
367 unweaned	367	7	565.00	$565.00	$2,074	—
408–432 unweaned	425	91	523.00–535.00	$524.68	$2,230	—
459–494 unweaned	474	135	475.00–494.00	$490.02	$2,323	-7.48
521–546 unweaned	531	58	440.00–458.50	$447.56	$2,377	-11.44
559	559	14	459.00	$459.00	$2,566	+4.15
566 unweaned	566	17	430.00	$430.00	$2,434	+4.00
600	600	16	437.00	$437.00	$2,622	+12.00
601–642 unweaned	622	98	403.00–416.50	$413.69	$2,573	+17.33
679	679	92	400.00	$400.00	$2,716	+4.38
711–729	718	44	370.00–376.00	$373.65	$2,683	—
763	763	11	352.50	$352.50	$2,690	-13.91

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
447 unweaned	447	13	512.00	$512.00	$2,289	-8.00
472 unweaned	472	9	486.00	$486.00	$2,294	—
483	483	4	492.50	$492.50	$2,379	—
508–530 unweaned	518	9	457.50–462.50	$459.71	$2,381	—
553–596 unweaned	581	117	432.00–440.00	$436.37	$2,535	+37.37
601–611 unweaned	608	26	386.00–387.00	$386.27	$2,349	-5.07
615–635	623	5	393.00–395.00	$393.82	$2,453	-12.82
675–694 unweaned	688	33	352.00–371.00	$367.59	$2,529	-0.09
694–698	696	26	380.00–384.00	$381.23	$2,653	-4.27
747 unweaned	747	6	347.50	$347.50	$2,596	—
770–790	780	4	340.00–342.50	$341.27	$2,662	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495 unweaned	495	13	439.00	$439.00	$2,173	—
516–549 unweaned	542	49	441.00–450.00	$444.39	$2,409	—
561–598 unweaned	580	27	401.00–427.50	$408.73	$2,371	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388 unweaned	388	4	516.00	$516.00	$2,002	-6.50
521 unweaned	521	8	376.00	$376.00	$1,959	—
529	529	34	407.00	$407.00	$2,153	—
636 unweaned	636	10	377.00	$377.00	$2,398	—
747	747	10	357.00	$357.00	$2,667	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317 unweaned	317	13	527.50	$527.50	$1,672	-15.50
302–347	324	14	560.00–565.00	$561.91	$1,821	—
351 fancy	351	9	580.00	$580.00	$2,036	—
362	362	11	555.00	$555.00	$2,009	+19.16
377–390 unweaned	389	43	520.00–531.00	$526.69	$2,049	+21.69
409 fancy	409	5	520.00	$520.00	$2,127	-5.00
420–436	426	82	503.00–515.00	$505.18	$2,152	+3.31
412–449 unweaned	430	39	486.00–495.00	$488.86	$2,102	+14.11
450 fancy	450	19	497.50	$497.50	$2,239	+7.50
451–468	460	70	475.00–487.00	$483.20	$2,223	+1.16
461–496 unweaned	478	103	450.00–463.00	$455.26	$2,176	-3.42
506 fancy	506	5	436.00	$436.00	$2,206	-12.00
523–537 unweaned	530	83	412.50–417.00	$414.33	$2,196	-5.18
508–546	536	102	420.00–430.00	$427.32	$2,290	-7.13
555–563 fancy	558	55	432.50–441.00	$437.88	$2,443	+11.62
550–590 unweaned	562	75	387.00–404.00	$397.76	$2,235	+9.77
553–582	569	131	410.00–421.00	$415.81	$2,366	+7.68
609 fancy	609	20	405.00	$405.00	$2,466	—
603–635	614	85	385.00–397.50	$391.03	$2,401	-3.99
614–642 unweaned	631	49	370.00–382.50	$375.94	$2,372	-7.09
653–688 fancy	657	50	393.00–399.00	$398.37	$2,617	+13.37
661–679	671	65	376.00–385.00	$379.82	$2,549	+8.12
651–698 unweaned	672	55	352.00–365.00	$357.58	$2,403	+3.28
713–737	724	95	335.00–345.00	$340.17	$2,463	-10.17
710–743 unweaned	733	43	326.00–331.00	$328.61	$2,409	+16.11
751	751	15	320.00	$320.00	$2,403	-9.67
818–836	834	51	300.00–313.00	$311.75	$2,600	—
868–887	874	23	287.50–307.50	$301.32	$2,634	-6.68
1065	1065	12	247.50	$247.50	$2,636	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368–391 unweaned	378	12	460.00–487.50	$475.63	$1,798	—
383	383	7	507.50	$507.50	$1,944	—
448 unweaned	448	10	440.00	$440.00	$1,971	—
453–486 unweaned	475	23	429.00–437.50	$434.68	$2,065	-3.72
475–499	490	59	441.00–447.50	$445.98	$2,185	—
547–549 unweaned	548	17	394.00–402.50	$400.01	$2,192	+2.89
570–598 unweaned	592	141	373.00–387.00	$381.91	$2,261	+8.91
640 unweaned	640	3	361.00	$361.00	$2,310	—
661–690 unweaned	670	31	337.50–349.00	$346.70	$2,323	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	3	542.50	$542.50	$1,752	—
332 unweaned	332	10	500.00	$500.00	$1,660	—
412 unweaned	412	9	464.00	$464.00	$1,912	-1.00
451	451	7	486.00	$486.00	$2,192	+3.00
459–483 unweaned	473	17	423.00–432.50	$426.80	$2,019	-27.04
518–528	525	23	415.00–423.00	$417.06	$2,190	—
543 unweaned	543	4	408.00	$408.00	$2,215	—
563	563	9	407.00	$407.00	$2,291	-16.50
569–597 unweaned	586	18	374.00–381.00	$378.36	$2,217	-6.06
614	614	6	395.00	$395.00	$2,425	-14.00
643 unweaned	643	36	372.00	$372.00	$2,392	-11.00
735	735	29	330.00	$330.00	$2,426	-21.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	7	587.50	$587.50	$2,285	—
451	451	21	513.00	$513.00	$2,314	—
470 unweaned	470	15	487.50	$487.50	$2,291	—
504	504	5	461.00	$461.00	$2,323	—
574 unweaned	574	7	392.00	$392.00	$2,250	—
606	606	7	392.50	$392.50	$2,379	—
698 unweaned	698	7	340.00	$340.00	$2,373	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453	453	2	510.00	$510.00	$2,310	—
490 unweaned	490	33	456.00	$456.00	$2,234	—
525	525	2	435.00	$435.00	$2,284	—

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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.