Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2026-01-07

La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Jan 7

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,143 head

▼ 1,024 vs last sale 2,167▲ 307 vs year ago 836 · +36.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 57▲ 10 vs year ago 90 · +11.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold mostly sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers also sold mostly sharply higher across all weight classes. The next slaughter cow and feeder calf sale will be next Wednesday January 14, 2026.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $420.65/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 6 of 8 comparable sales and sits +12.46 against this barn's trailing median of $408.19.

Average price

$420.65

56 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,342

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$47.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−45.41

vs CO average

−45.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	532	432.50	2,301	6thin
Medium and Large 1	554	425.75	2,359	42
Medium and Large 1-2	589	385.00	2,268	8thin

One grade step is worth $47.50/cwt here — about $33 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale56 hd

420.65

—

CO average3 barns · 669 hd

466.06

−45.41

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−45.68

This barn, trailing median8 sales

408.19

+12.46

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.00, low $383.69, median $408.19 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

64 lots · USDA AMS · La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	235	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	629.20/cwt	625.00–645.00	2,083	9
Steers	300–350	Large 1	333	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,065	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	627.50/cwt	627.50–627.50	2,435	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,226	8
Steers	400–450	Large 1Unweaned	427	451.14/cwt	447.50–460.00	1,926	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	493.34/cwt	477.50–497.50	2,111	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	453	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,197	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,389	2
Steers	450–500	Large 1Unweaned	472	443.18/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,092	19
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2Unweaned	477	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,968	11
Steers	500–550	Large 1	512	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,381	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	520	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,210	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,462	7
Steers	550–600	Large 1Unweaned	552	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,208	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	563	411.96/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,319	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	426.22/cwt	421.00–435.00	2,412	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	589	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,268	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	413.75/cwt	412.50–415.00	2,516	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	626	375.63/cwt	370.00–386.00	2,351	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	665	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,195	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	382.92/cwt	382.50–383.00	2,604	33
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	701	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,713	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	737	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,561	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,364	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,517	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	982	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,995	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Large 1Unweaned	312	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,420	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,622	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,752	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	390	448.22/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,748	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	393	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,680	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	418	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,787	5
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	423	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,798	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	434.47/cwt	432.50–440.00	1,925	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,937	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	481	378.58/cwt	372.50–382.50	1,821	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	505	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,856	4
Heifers	500–550	Large 1Unweaned	505	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,591	2
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	532	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,968	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	379.52/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,042	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	570	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,109	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	355.05/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,081	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	595	328.30/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,953	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,953	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,134	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	672	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,747	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,209	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	793	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,062	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	824	231.81/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,910	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	273.74/cwt	272.50–275.00	2,299	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,047	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	914	239.37/cwt	237.50–240.00	2,188	12
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	952	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,190	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	992	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,554	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,011	240.80/cwt	240.00–242.50	2,434	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	448	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,859	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,430	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,369	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,726	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	763	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,442	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,446	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	954	195.31/cwt	187.50–205.00	1,863	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,159	214.18/cwt	212.50–217.50	2,482	28

This sale against other markets

Colorado weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Colorado auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Colorado feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Jan 7, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,143Last week 2,167Year ago 836

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 57Year ago 90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	620.00	620.00
3	500–550	512	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	331	625.00–645.00	629.20
2	350–400	388	627.50	627.50
8	400–450	422	527.50	527.50
2	450–500	455	525.00	525.00
7	500–550	541	455.00	455.00
14	550–600	566	421.00–435.00	426.22
10	600–650	608	412.50–415.00	413.75
33	650–700	680	382.50–383.00	382.92
14	700–750	701	387.00	387.00
2	800–850	815	290.00	290.00
3	850–900	868	290.00	290.00
3	950–1000	982	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	428	477.50–497.50	493.34
2	450–500	453	485.00	485.00
6	500–550	520	425.00	425.00
15	550–600	563	410.00–417.50	411.96
13	600–650	626	370.00–386.00	375.63
2	650–700	665	330.00	330.00
3	700–750	737	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	427	447.50–460.00	451.14
19	450–500	472	440.00–450.00	443.18
3	550–600	552	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	477	412.50	412.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
2	200–250	235	1,800.00	1,800.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	589	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	390	445.00–450.00	448.22
5	400–450	418	427.50	427.50
22	450–500	481	372.50–382.50	378.58
4	500–550	505	367.50	367.50
15	550–600	595	325.00–335.00	328.30
2	600–650	615	317.50	317.50
3	650–700	672	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	338	480.00	480.00
3	350–400	365	480.00	480.00
19	400–450	443	432.50–440.00	434.47
5	450–500	453	427.50	427.50
10	500–550	538	375.00–385.00	379.52
9	550–600	586	350.00–357.50	355.05
3	600–650	623	342.50	342.50
15	700–750	707	312.50	312.50
2	750–800	793	260.00	260.00
6	800–850	840	272.50–275.00	273.74
5	850–900	853	240.00	240.00
12	900–950	914	237.50–240.00	239.37
3	950–1000	992	257.50	257.50
16	1000–1050	1,011	240.00–242.50	240.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	824	230.00–232.50	231.81
3	950–1000	952	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	393	427.50	427.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	312	455.00	455.00
2	500–550	505	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	425.00	425.00
3	500–550	532	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	570	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	448	415.00	415.00
2	750–800	763	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	537	452.50	452.50
5	550–600	585	405.00	405.00
3	750–800	752	362.50	362.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	183.00	183.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,159	212.50–217.50	214.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	954	187.50–205.00	195.31

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.