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

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 29, 2026

2,453 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $395.71/cwt -93.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,099/hd at 530 lb · 235 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $393.92/cwt -84.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,903/hd at 483 lb · 158 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.16/cwt -94.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,989/hd at 578 lb · 145 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,453	1,110	1,263
Feeder cattle	1,948	853	1,263
Slaughter cattle	224	121	0
Replacement cattle	281	136	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Today is the first report of the season, therefore there is no trend for an accurate report. The next sale will be next Tuesday October 6, 2026.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	5	560.00	$560.00	$1,831	—
356 fancy	356	6	565.00	$565.00	$2,011	—
371–375	373	8	545.00–550.00	$546.89	$2,040	—
408 fancy	408	5	520.00	$520.00	$2,122	—
407–446	434	67	490.00–510.00	$493.82	$2,143	-75.57
435 unweaned	435	19	457.50	$457.50	$1,990	-87.50
455 fancy	455	26	482.00	$482.00	$2,193	—
452–477	467	29	442.50–460.00	$447.89	$2,092	-89.61
475–494 unweaned	484	48	421.00–435.00	$425.12	$2,058	-87.38
510–525 fancy	522	90	415.00–418.00	$415.52	$2,169	—
524–534 unweaned	528	23	361.00–370.00	$366.44	$1,935	-103.56
505–544	537	122	382.25–397.50	$386.62	$2,076	-104.45
556–566	559	30	361.00–370.00	$366.07	$2,046	-113.84
564–591 unweaned	576	13	345.00–354.00	$350.70	$2,020	-103.15
588 fancy	588	45	381.00	$381.00	$2,240	—
614 fancy	614	54	375.00	$375.00	$2,302	—
605–638	622	66	355.00–369.00	$366.69	$2,281	—
651	651	16	330.00	$330.00	$2,148	-96.00
653 thin fleshed	653	13	353.00	$353.00	$2,305	—
701 fancy	701	60	355.00	$355.00	$2,489	—
727–747	735	32	318.00–327.00	$324.18	$2,383	-48.77
756–759	757	25	321.00–328.50	$323.41	$2,448	-39.09
825	825	3	310.00	$310.00	$2,558	-41.93
888	888	58	315.00	$315.00	$2,797	—
902	902	10	302.00	$302.00	$2,724	—
1058	1058	8	270.50	$270.50	$2,862	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324	324	8	540.00	$540.00	$1,750	—
368–390	383	34	517.00–525.00	$522.96	$2,003	—
413–432	421	12	445.00–447.50	$446.43	$1,879	—
458–490	477	25	400.00–409.00	$405.73	$1,935	—
605–644	640	24	323.00–332.50	$324.38	$2,076	—
657–681	671	7	315.00–317.50	$316.45	$2,123	—
924	924	4	281.00	$281.00	$2,596	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
526	526	7	355.00	$355.00	$1,867	—
559	559	8	337.50	$337.50	$1,887	—
616–641	625	11	321.00–333.00	$328.53	$2,053	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
513–521	517	9	326.00–351.00	$339.98	$1,758	—
599	599	8	336.00	$336.00	$2,013	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–345	334	6	425.00–436.00	$430.32	$1,437	—
364–379 fancy	370	19	475.00–480.00	$478.11	$1,769	—
350–389	378	25	455.00–465.00	$460.62	$1,741	-59.38
413–443 unweaned	434	38	416.00–421.00	$419.87	$1,822	-62.18
433–438	437	20	425.00–435.00	$431.51	$1,886	-77.58
465–484 unweaned	478	56	376.00–386.00	$381.22	$1,822	-96.78
467–492	486	102	400.00–404.00	$400.90	$1,948	—
509–526	516	25	362.50–373.00	$368.72	$1,903	-95.37
520 fancy	520	60	417.50	$417.50	$2,171	—
566 fancy	566	58	361.00	$361.00	$2,043	—
555–589	586	87	326.00–336.00	$332.94	$1,951	-106.69
610	610	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,830	-99.08
665 thin fleshed	665	3	315.00	$315.00	$2,095	—
700	700	12	316.00	$316.00	$2,212	—
712 thin fleshed	712	22	331.00	$331.00	$2,357	—
811–844	835	42	305.50–312.50	$307.28	$2,566	-16.98
876–895	887	19	285.00–291.00	$288.51	$2,559	-33.99
900	900	4	270.00	$270.00	$2,430	—
1059–1078	1070	9	245.00–257.50	$252.00	$2,696	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	4	440.00	$440.00	$1,619	—
427	427	3	401.00	$401.00	$1,712	—
517–549	534	11	332.50–348.00	$339.32	$1,812	—
588–595	594	20	317.00–318.00	$317.65	$1,887	—
698	698	3	273.00	$273.00	$1,906	—
752	752	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,955	-47.00
839	839	4	281.00	$281.00	$2,358	-37.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
411–445	431	17	386.00–389.00	$387.18	$1,669	—
487–488	487	18	353.00–359.00	$354.67	$1,727	—
548	548	3	313.00	$313.00	$1,715	—
563	563	4	290.00	$290.00	$1,633	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
484–490	486	12	322.50–352.50	$344.93	$1,676	—
550–597	559	16	306.00–315.00	$307.80	$1,721	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
439	439	7	331.00	$331.00	$1,453	—
565–599	586	8	300.00–302.00	$300.72	$1,762	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
246	246	4	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	10	440.00	$440.00	$1,738	—
620	620	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,860	-116.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1285	1084	85-90%	27	107.50–130.00	$120.96	$1,311	-38.54
1065–1258	1196	85-90%	8	137.00–144.00	$139.92	$1,673	-9.19
975–1278	1197	85-90%	31	152.00–165.00	$159.28	$1,907	+10.17
1100–1295	1215	85-90%	43	148.00–152.50	$149.98	$1,822	-23.65
1130–1280	1257	85-90%	10	144.00–146.00	$144.79	$1,820	-25.84
1165–1298	1271	85-90%	7	131.00–135.00	$131.80	$1,675	-38.83

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1405	1370	80-85%	3	147.00–148.00	$147.32	$2,018	-1.62
1310–1458	1402	80-85%	13	119.00–131.00	$125.43	$1,759	-57.58
1320–1478	1425	80-85%	3	150.00–153.00	$150.93	$2,151	-32.08
1300–1488	1463	80-85%	20	132.00–143.00	$134.90	$1,974	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510–1650	1535	75-80%	7	133.00–144.00	$141.02	$2,165	—
1516–1650	1545	75-80%	12	122.00–129.00	$127.59	$1,971	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1740–1755	1748	65-75%	2	123.00	$123.00	$2,150	-49.50
1890	1890	65-75%	1	126.00	$126.00	$2,381	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1620	1470	7	128.00–155.00	$144.79	$2,128	—
1100–1930	1600	11	170.00–179.00	$174.35	$2,790	—
1100–2185	1661	9	158.00–168.00	$162.74	$2,703	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
680–695	688	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	192.50–200.00	$196.29	$1,350
860–1005	939	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	38	200.00–217.50	$208.85	$1,961
895–1085 thin fleshed	998	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	222.50–232.50	$227.99	$2,275

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
864–1149	1002	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	175.00–192.50	$182.24	$1,826

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1022–1375	1133	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,500.00–2,950.00	$2,663.32
1168 fancy	1168	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	3,450.00	$3,450.00
1083–1279	1178	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	2,050.00–2,125.00	$2,089.41
1115–1283	1179	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	74	1,975.00–2,050.00	$2,014.77
1146–1360	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	2,350.00–2,550.00	$2,438.85
1305–1340	1311	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	2,000.00–2,260.00	$2,180.88
1283–1349	1330	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,900.00–2,950.00	$2,936.22
1235–1450	1343	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,850.00	$2,850.00
1480	1480	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1590	1590	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00
1027–1265	1078	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,650.00–1,950.00	$1,843.43
1266	1266	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	1,925.00	$1,925.00
1120–1373	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,925.00–2,200.00	$2,069.79
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00
1485	1485	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,475.00	$1,475.00
1145	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650	650	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00
755	755	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00

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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
1260	1260	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	3,250.00	$3,250.00	—
1295	1295	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—
1310	1310	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	4,050.00	$4,050.00	—
1447	1447	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	4,100.00	$4,100.00	+650.00
1460	1460	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—

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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.