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Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 27, 2026

868 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $402.05/cwt -13.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,361/hd at 587 lb · 81 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $481.41/cwt -2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,543/hd at 528 lb · 79 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $447.19/cwt -21.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,576/hd at 576 lb · 71 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 868 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253 253 4 655.00 $655.00 $1,657 +15.00
376–399 394 24 607.50–610.00 $608.00 $2,396 +19.27
404 fancy 404 5 605.00 $605.00 $2,444 +20.00
425–428 428 26 565.00–580.00 $566.72 $2,426 +13.66
435 unweaned 435 2 532.50 $532.50 $2,316 +7.95
481 unweaned 481 7 480.00 $480.00 $2,309 -22.96
492–499 495 62 519.00–522.50 $520.65 $2,577 +0.27
519–534 526 59 482.50–487.50 $485.61 $2,554 -0.55
529–536 unweaned 535 20 465.00–470.00 $469.01 $2,509 -7.30
555–589 unweaned 576 71 440.00–449.00 $447.19 $2,576 -0.86
612–617 614 43 434.00–435.00 $434.42 $2,667 +6.21
641 unweaned 641 7 413.00 $413.00 $2,647 +0.95
652 652 15 415.00 $415.00 $2,706 +10.87
686–695 unweaned 693 46 390.00–398.00 $396.45 $2,747 +2.06
712–733 728 13 361.00–362.50 $361.34 $2,631 -23.38
770 770 4 343.00 $343.00 $2,641 -19.65
824 824 14 346.00 $346.00 $2,851 -1.55
1130 1130 5 285.00 $285.00 $3,220 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 7 500.00 $500.00 $2,305 —
586 unweaned 586 17 425.00 $425.00 $2,490 -5.00
613 613 17 425.00 $425.00 $2,605 -12.00
692 unweaned 692 15 390.00 $390.00 $2,699 —
718 718 3 352.50 $352.50 $2,531 -21.15
758 fancy 758 38 369.00 $369.00 $2,797 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 586 13 433.00 $433.00 $2,537 —
613–634 627 6 385.00–388.00 $385.98 $2,420 -7.84
655–699 692 12 377.50–385.00 $378.68 $2,620 -2.55
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 3 395.00 $395.00 $2,362 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 560.00 $560.00 $1,736 -1.91
385 385 18 560.00 $560.00 $2,156 +5.00
411 411 10 514.00 $514.00 $2,113 +8.82
420–446 unweaned 441 10 482.50–486.00 $485.33 $2,140 -3.53
460 unweaned 460 3 413.00 $413.00 $1,900 -42.26
568 568 13 422.50 $422.50 $2,400 +6.69
576–597 unweaned 591 68 390.00–404.00 $398.14 $2,353 +0.38
627–642 634 33 365.00–376.00 $370.60 $2,350 -20.43
671 671 8 363.00 $363.00 $2,436 -16.82
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 unweaned 449 8 476.00 $476.00 $2,137 —
514 514 15 427.00 $427.00 $2,195 +9.94
570 unweaned 570 7 384.00 $384.00 $2,189 +5.64
598 598 26 411.00 $411.00 $2,458 +4.00
625–642 639 23 372.50–388.00 $385.36 $2,462 -9.64
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 unweaned 354 4 470.00 $470.00 $1,664 -5.63
578 unweaned 578 10 378.00 $378.00 $2,185 -3.91
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 3 341.00 $341.00 $2,285 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 unweaned 467 5 402.50 $402.50 $1,880 -85.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 3,150.00 $3,150.00
947–1350 976 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 2,500.00–2,525.00 $2,522.53
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00
1070 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00
1245–1275 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 2,100.00–2,200.00 $2,149.40
1295 1295 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 2,750.00 $2,750.00
1338 1338 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 3,400.00 $3,400.00
1360 1360 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00
1468–1480 1472 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 2,950.00–3,300.00 $3,182.70
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00
1070–1415 1113 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 2,350.00–2,450.00 $2,434.11
1140 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 2,950.00 $2,950.00
1140–1315 1228 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,150.00–2,350.00 $2,242.87

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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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.