Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 3, 2026

2,867 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $411.45/cwt +40.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,560/hd at 622 lb · 282 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $458.22/cwt +11.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,629/hd at 574 lb · 244 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $413.91/cwt +12.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,773/hd at 670 lb · 236 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,867	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	3	640.00	$640.00	$1,920	—
383	383	3	660.00	$660.00	$2,528	+52.00
401–428	411	24	575.00–595.00	$582.95	$2,396	+16.23
431 unweaned	431	5	537.50	$537.50	$2,317	+5.00
464–473 fancy	469	37	536.00–545.00	$541.39	$2,539	—
468–492	479	33	504.00–515.00	$510.25	$2,444	-10.40
495 unweaned	495	2	500.00	$500.00	$2,475	+20.00
523 fancy	523	11	520.00	$520.00	$2,720	—
523–528	525	32	490.00–500.00	$491.00	$2,578	+5.39
523–548 unweaned	545	15	440.00–467.50	$463.98	$2,529	-5.03
555–582 unweaned	570	105	430.00–450.00	$447.46	$2,551	+0.27
570–580 fancy	575	29	476.00–480.00	$477.95	$2,748	—
559–591	577	110	452.00–468.25	$463.29	$2,673	—
615 unweaned	615	10	429.00	$429.00	$2,638	+16.00
603–649	634	123	436.25–449.00	$439.23	$2,785	+4.81
650–667	664	165	419.00–421.00	$419.30	$2,784	+4.30
653–693 unweaned	684	71	397.50–407.00	$401.37	$2,745	+4.92
708–746	732	150	382.00–395.00	$390.07	$2,855	+28.73
756–761	758	43	384.00–387.00	$385.88	$2,925	+42.88
801–839	822	36	358.00–359.00	$358.43	$2,946	+12.43
853–895	870	114	341.00–355.00	$352.97	$3,071	—
901	901	5	340.00	$340.00	$3,063	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
564–592	588	46	430.00–440.00	$438.54	$2,579	—
600 unweaned	600	2	411.00	$411.00	$2,466	—
680–685 unweaned	684	35	399.00–405.00	$401.81	$2,748	+11.81
707–743	716	27	378.00–391.00	$387.50	$2,774	+35.00
818	818	7	355.50	$355.50	$2,908	—
886	886	29	350.00	$350.00	$3,101	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
411	411	8	497.00	$497.00	$2,043	—
455	455	2	500.00	$500.00	$2,275	—
467–496 unweaned	480	26	482.50–493.00	$488.72	$2,346	—
547 unweaned	547	3	386.00	$386.00	$2,111	—
570–596 unweaned	593	23	410.00–425.00	$418.77	$2,483	—
624–627 unweaned	626	10	360.00–371.00	$365.49	$2,288	—
646	646	7	395.00	$395.00	$2,552	+9.02
768–776	773	17	352.50–372.50	$362.42	$2,802	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418–437 unweaned	433	20	487.00–506.00	$490.67	$2,125	—
761	761	4	333.00	$333.00	$2,534	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
214	214	6	617.50	$617.50	$1,321	—
293	293	2	560.00	$560.00	$1,641	—
361 fancy	361	5	550.00	$550.00	$1,986	—
379–392 unweaned	385	7	505.00–510.00	$507.18	$1,953	—
393	393	2	525.00	$525.00	$2,063	-35.00
409 fancy	409	13	570.00	$570.00	$2,331	—
443	443	21	501.00	$501.00	$2,219	-13.00
461 fancy	461	17	505.00	$505.00	$2,328	—
451–480	466	47	470.00–490.00	$479.55	$2,235	—
454–493 unweaned	468	46	442.00–466.00	$453.67	$2,123	+40.67
501 fancy	501	71	497.00	$497.00	$2,490	—
512 thin fleshed	512	30	464.00	$464.00	$2,376	—
500–525 unweaned	515	12	420.00–437.50	$434.67	$2,239	—
507–545	533	47	440.00–450.00	$442.16	$2,357	—
552–556	554	83	424.00–437.00	$431.92	$2,393	+9.42
561 fancy	561	54	456.00	$456.00	$2,558	—
558–596 unweaned	583	52	402.50–413.00	$409.05	$2,385	+10.91
607–648	621	227	402.00–422.00	$416.96	$2,589	+46.36
618–638 unweaned	627	55	381.00–391.00	$388.69	$2,437	—
650–667	659	50	376.00–389.00	$385.79	$2,542	+22.79
663–678 unweaned	672	23	364.00–367.00	$365.16	$2,454	—
706–710 fancy	707	119	371.50–375.00	$372.62	$2,634	—
716–744	722	58	357.50–362.00	$359.50	$2,596	—
758–782	766	82	327.50–337.35	$336.56	$2,578	—
836	836	10	331.00	$331.00	$2,767	—
858–862	860	5	312.50–314.00	$313.40	$2,695	—
905	905	2	305.00	$305.00	$2,760	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371	371	6	527.50	$527.50	$1,957	—
501	501	12	431.00	$431.00	$2,159	+4.00
555–583	575	20	402.50–407.50	$403.95	$2,323	-7.05
580 unweaned	580	5	373.00	$373.00	$2,163	-11.00
643	643	7	389.00	$389.00	$2,501	+3.64
684	684	10	367.00	$367.00	$2,510	—
725	725	2	330.00	$330.00	$2,392	—
846	846	5	324.00	$324.00	$2,741	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–382 unweaned	378	8	485.00–492.50	$490.69	$1,855	+20.69
424 unweaned	424	4	460.00	$460.00	$1,950	—
473–495 unweaned	490	22	420.00–437.00	$423.73	$2,076	—
517 unweaned	517	8	375.00	$375.00	$1,939	—
531	531	9	411.00	$411.00	$2,182	—
553–586 unweaned	568	11	387.50–397.50	$392.19	$2,228	+14.19

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	635.00	$635.00	$1,810	—
293 unweaned	293	3	565.00	$565.00	$1,655	—
390	390	2	555.00	$555.00	$2,164	—
564	564	6	440.00	$440.00	$2,482	—
588 unweaned	588	2	405.00	$405.00	$2,381	—
610 unweaned	610	2	390.00	$390.00	$2,379	—
650	650	9	397.50	$397.50	$2,584	—
955	955	5	307.50	$307.50	$2,937	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
424 unweaned	424	6	432.50	$432.50	$1,834	—
845	845	4	315.00	$315.00	$2,662	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00
1045–1155	1124	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	3,000.00–3,050.00	$3,036.71
1121–1295	1143	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,550.00–2,675.00	$2,657.29
1171–1300	1193	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	2,200.00–2,350.00	$2,331.83
1206–1550	1249	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	2,750.00–2,800.00	$2,757.76
1251	1251	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	4,200.00	$4,200.00
1255–1378	1337	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	3,450.00–3,500.00	$3,484.36
1320–1353	1345	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	3,550.00–3,700.00	$3,663.19
1343–1349	1345	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	3,050.00–3,200.00	$3,111.93
1352–1399	1365	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	3,500.00–3,925.00	$3,806.19
1575	1575	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1073	1073	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	3,300.00	$3,300.00
1075	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00
1115–1218	1164	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,950.00–2,100.00	$2,049.60
1135–1225	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,400.00	$2,207.63
1129–1435	1190	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,350.00–2,500.00	$2,463.83
1205–1240	1223	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	3,000.00–3,050.00	$3,025.36
1330	1330	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00
1490	1490	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1792	1792	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,600.00	$2,600.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
875	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,750.00	$1,750.00
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00
1040	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–805	788	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,400.00–2,550.00	$2,473.33
1038–1215	1052	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	3,150.00–3,550.00	$3,514.45
1108	1108	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	3,100.00	$3,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1305	1305	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—
1330	1330	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,050.00	$4,050.00	—
1355	1355	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,750.00	$3,750.00	—

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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.