Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2026-01-14

La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2026-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-14

Feeder Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Jan 14

● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Jan 7Jan 14Jan 21 →

Receipts

2,695 head

▲ 1,552 vs last sale 1,143▲ 466 vs year ago 2,229 · +20.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. The next slaughter cow and feeder calf sale will be next Wednesday January 21, 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 $437.21/cwt on 425 head. That ranks 6 of 8 comparable sales and sits +29.01 against this barn's trailing median of $408.19.

Average price

$437.21

425 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,457

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$578

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

$112.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.03

vs CO average

−34.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	465.39	2,608	234
Large 1	551	444.84	2,452	33
Medium and Large 1-2	563	415.51	2,340	93
Large 1-2	572	376.18	2,151	25
Large 2	534	370.00	1,976	4thin
Medium and Large 2	575	352.91	2,029	36

One grade step is worth $112.48/cwt here — about $578 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 sale425 hd

437.21

—

CO average5 barns · 2,302 hd

472.23

−35.03

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−34.77

This barn, trailing median8 sales

408.19

+29.01

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

109 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 · Steers52 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,561	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	298	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	2,190	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	313	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,956	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,119	4
Steers	300–350	Large 1Unweaned	328	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	1,730	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	370	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	2,461	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	651.18/cwt	640.00–655.00	2,422	21
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	382	626.36/cwt	625.00–630.00	2,393	7
Steers	400–450	Large 1	404	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,464	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	5
Steers	400–450	Large 1Unweaned	418	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,236	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	592.58/cwt	585.00–602.50	2,501	52
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	424	565.64/cwt	545.00–575.00	2,398	24
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	432	529.38/cwt	527.50–530.00	2,287	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	458	572.50/cwt	572.50–572.50	2,622	8
Steers	450–500	Large 2Unweaned	461	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,028	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	463	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,968	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	543.46/cwt	542.50–545.00	2,581	13
Steers	450–500	Large 1Unweaned	480	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,472	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	512.85/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,462	14
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2Unweaned	490	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,352	4
Steers	500–550	Large 1	500	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,325	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	481.74/cwt	477.50–485.00	2,457	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	451.69/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,331	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	521	422.26/cwt	420.00–427.50	2,200	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	524	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,620	11
Steers	500–550	Large 1Unweaned	524	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,122	4
Steers	500–550	Large 2Unweaned	534	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,976	4
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2Unweaned	535	389.90/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,086	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	553	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,682	12
Steers	550–600	Large 1	554	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,562	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	566	434.27/cwt	422.50–445.00	2,458	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	464.65/cwt	451.00–472.50	2,653	161
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	575	352.91/cwt	320.00–387.50	2,029	36
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	577	413.29/cwt	395.00–417.50	2,385	70
Steers	550–600	Large 1Unweaned	586	402.46/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,358	6
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2Unweaned	589	369.73/cwt	367.50–380.00	2,178	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	614	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,180	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	615	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,691	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	410.59/cwt	400.00–422.50	2,558	27
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	642	377.74/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,425	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	395.11/cwt	382.50–403.00	2,612	108
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	666	412.66/cwt	412.50–413.00	2,748	101
Steers	650–700	Large 1	667	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,501	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	348.42/cwt	343.00–355.00	2,327	33
Steers	650–700	Large 1Unweaned	675	355.83/cwt	355.00–357.00	2,402	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	699	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,272	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	334.11/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,392	37
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	752	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,760	56
Steers	750–800	Large 1	762	335.80/cwt	335.00–336.00	2,559	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	336.71/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,606	33
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	337.04/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,713	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers50 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	243	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,373	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	270	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,512	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	283	499.73/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,414	4
Heifers	300–350	Large 1	328	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,738	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	330	488.84/cwt	485.00–497.50	1,613	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	526.49/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,801	18
Heifers	350–400	Large 1Unweaned	353	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,677	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	527.22/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,956	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	393	504.72/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,984	36
Heifers	350–400	Large 1	395	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,985	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	396	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,861	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	411	400.62/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,647	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	507.83/cwt	505.00–512.50	2,138	39
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	460.49/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,943	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	429	481.30/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,065	8
Heifers	400–450	Large 1Unweaned	448	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,747	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	488.00/cwt	475.00–497.50	2,259	27
Heifers	450–500	Large 1Fancy	468	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,246	4
Heifers	450–500	Large 1Unweaned	470	412.40/cwt	410.00–417.50	1,938	16
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	478	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,079	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	479	385.08/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,845	8
Heifers	450–500	Large 2Unweaned	485	357.80/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,735	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	487	433.88/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,113	66
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	487	359.84/cwt	352.50–365.00	1,752	14
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2Unweaned	490	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,887	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	437.27/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,199	54
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	509	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,291	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	518	361.42/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,872	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	414.19/cwt	412.50–417.50	2,208	66
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2Unweaned	533	373.05/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,988	15
Heifers	500–550	Large 1Unweaned	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	3
Heifers	500–550	Large 2Unweaned	541	342.75/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,854	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	361.15/cwt	340.00–367.00	2,008	32
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	582	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,226	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	601	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,013	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	610	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,239	37
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	620	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,907	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	355.41/cwt	347.50–359.00	2,239	23
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	636	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,242	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,336	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	685	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,175	24
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	709	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,304	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	328.74/cwt	321.00–337.00	2,337	37
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	713	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,103	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	321.61/cwt	312.00–330.00	2,457	19
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	310.54/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,602	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,464	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	921	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,671	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	988	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,569	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,081	254.48/cwt	242.50–257.50	2,751	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,658	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,994	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,090	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,097	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,125	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,320	5
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,871	4

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 14, 2026

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

Receipts 2,695Last week 1,143Year ago 2,229

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	490.00–510.00	499.73
12	300–350	330	485.00–497.50	488.84
36	350–400	393	500.00–515.00	504.72
8	400–450	429	480.00–485.00	481.30
66	450–500	487	420.00–445.00	433.88
66	500–550	533	412.50–417.50	414.19
4	600–650	601	335.00	335.00
24	650–700	685	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	565.00	565.00
18	300–350	342	520.00–535.00	526.49
19	350–400	371	520.00–535.00	527.22
39	400–450	421	505.00–512.50	507.83
27	450–500	463	475.00–497.50	488.00
54	500–550	503	435.00–440.00	437.27
32	550–600	556	340.00–367.00	361.15
23	600–650	630	347.50–359.00	355.41
2	650–700	658	355.00	355.00
37	700–750	711	321.00–337.00	328.74
19	750–800	764	312.00–330.00	321.61
9	800–850	838	305.00–315.00	310.54
2	850–900	880	280.00	280.00
5	900–950	921	290.00	290.00
2	950–1000	988	260.00	260.00
10	1050–1100	1,081	242.50–257.50	254.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	396	470.00	470.00
11	400–450	411	395.00–410.00	400.62
8	450–500	479	380.00–390.00	385.08
17	500–550	518	355.00–365.00	361.42
14	600–650	620	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	422	455.00–465.00	460.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	487	352.50–365.00	359.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	485	350.00–360.00	357.80
11	500–550	541	330.00–355.00	342.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	468	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	328	530.00	530.00
9	350–400	395	502.50	502.50
2	450–500	478	435.00	435.00
7	550–600	582	382.50	382.50
6	600–650	636	352.50	352.50
9	700–750	709	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	475.00	475.00
6	400–450	448	390.00	390.00
16	450–500	470	410.00–417.50	412.40
3	500–550	535	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	385.00	385.00
15	500–550	533	365.00–377.50	373.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	713	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	560.00	560.00
34	500–550	509	450.00	450.00
37	600–650	610	367.00	367.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	625.00	625.00
7	350–400	382	625.00–630.00	626.36
24	400–450	424	545.00–575.00	565.64
14	450–500	480	510.00–520.00	512.85
9	500–550	516	445.00–455.00	451.69
22	550–600	566	422.50–445.00	434.27
9	600–650	642	370.00–385.00	377.74
33	650–700	668	343.00–355.00	348.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	700.00	700.00
4	300–350	326	650.00	650.00
21	350–400	372	640.00–655.00	651.18
52	400–450	422	585.00–602.50	592.58
5	400–450	409	1,550.00	1,550.00
13	450–500	475	542.50–545.00	543.46
19	500–550	510	477.50–485.00	481.74
161	550–600	571	451.00–472.50	464.65
27	600–650	623	400.00–422.50	410.59
108	650–700	661	382.50–403.00	395.11
37	700–750	716	332.50–340.00	334.11
33	750–800	774	330.00–342.00	336.71
13	800–850	805	330.00–340.00	337.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	432	527.50–530.00	529.38
11	450–500	463	425.00	425.00
23	500–550	521	420.00–427.50	422.26
70	550–600	577	395.00–417.50	413.29
8	600–650	614	355.00	355.00
10	650–700	699	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	490	480.00	480.00
8	500–550	535	385.00–395.00	389.90
17	550–600	589	367.50–380.00	369.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	461	440.00	440.00
4	500–550	534	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	404	610.00	610.00
3	500–550	500	465.00	465.00
20	550–600	554	462.50	462.50
3	650–700	667	375.00	375.00
10	750–800	762	335.00–336.00	335.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	527.50	527.50
2	400–450	418	535.00	535.00
5	450–500	480	515.00	515.00
4	500–550	524	405.00	405.00
6	550–600	586	400.00–405.00	402.46
12	650–700	675	355.00–357.00	355.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	735.00	735.00
4	350–400	370	665.00	665.00
8	450–500	458	572.50	572.50
11	500–550	524	500.00	500.00
12	550–600	553	485.00	485.00
16	600–650	615	437.50	437.50
101	650–700	666	412.50–413.00	412.66
56	750–800	752	367.00	367.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
36	550–600	575	320.00–387.50	352.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	510.00	510.00
2	350–400	353	565.00	565.00
10	400–450	418	500.00	500.00
7	500–550	521	402.50	402.50
6	550–600	563	377.50	377.50
5	600–650	627	370.00	370.00
4	900–950	926	310.00	310.00

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.