Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2026-02-10

Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Feb 10
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,705 head
▼ 1,541 vs last sale 3,246▼ 1,304 vs year ago 3,009 · −43.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 0▼ 87 vs year ago 142 · −61.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 142 vs last sale 167▼ 27 vs year ago 52 · −51.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady across all weight classes. Feeder heifers under 700 sold mostly sharply lower. Heifers over 700 sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. The next slaughter cow and feeder calf sale will be next Tuesday February 17, 2026.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $464.30/cwt on 228 head. That ranks 8 of 10 comparable sales and sits +51.80 against this barn's trailing median of $412.50.
Average price
$464.30
228 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,604
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$13
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$30.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.18
vs CO average
−14.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562465.392,614209
Large 1547454.252,48317thin
Medium and Large 1-2598435.002,6012thin
One grade step is worth $30.39/cwt here — about $13 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale228 hd
464.30
—
CO average3 barns · 392 hd
466.47
−2.18
National average184 barns · 16,706 hd
478.39
−14.09
This barn, trailing median10 sales
412.50
+51.80
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

10 sales
499444388333median 412.5003/0303/1710/0610/2011/03
Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.36, low $346.70, median $412.50 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,933185.323,58217
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,389163.302,26914
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,119150.481,68419
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,773141.502,5094thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,299$3,7564thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,449$3,3634thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,485$3,3001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,155$3,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,330$3,1463thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)985$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,152$2,2414thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)888$2,9252thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$2,4143thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)730$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,120$3,3001thin

Every lot

104 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Large 1Fancy329655.00/cwt655.00–655.002,1557
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned345610.00/cwt610.00–610.002,1053
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned373580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,1635
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned420530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,2263
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427587.60/cwt582.50–595.002,50926
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy462570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,6333
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466528.00/cwt528.00–528.002,4604
Steers450–500Large 1469530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,4865
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned484510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,46817
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy503510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,5653
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516486.46/cwt485.00–492.502,51020
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned542466.96/cwt466.00–472.502,53113
Steers500–550Large 1Unweaned544455.15/cwt447.50–462.502,47615
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy550472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,59917
Steers550–600Large 1566447.50/cwt447.50–447.502,5332
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568464.38/cwt461.00–465.002,638121
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned584449.01/cwt447.50–451.002,62235
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned598435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,6012
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,3562
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned614420.08/cwt412.50–428.002,5799
Steers600–650Large 1616421.00/cwt421.00–421.002,5934
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621438.13/cwt435.00–442.002,72184
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy662412.00/cwt412.00–412.002,72713
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678390.10/cwt386.00–392.502,64583
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1712391.98/cwt388.00–393.502,79168
Steers700–750Large 1715388.20/cwt379.50–390.502,77625
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745376.04/cwt370.00–380.002,80123
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768383.00/cwt383.00–383.002,94110
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775355.80/cwt343.00–360.502,75727
Steers800–850Large 1813360.50/cwt360.50–360.502,93134
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830358.43/cwt352.00–362.252,97588
Steers850–900Large 1863331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,8579
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1881353.38/cwt342.50–355.003,11357
Steers900–950Large 1910347.50/cwt347.50–347.503,16211
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1919350.25/cwt350.25–350.253,21922
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1964333.00/cwt333.00–333.003,21028
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,6892
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned345465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6043
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned350420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4702
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned373475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,7722
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned420460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9323
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428479.55/cwt475.00–482.502,05210
Heifers400–450Large 1446465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0745
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned448427.00/cwt427.00–427.001,9137
Heifers450–500Large 1Unweaned453439.00/cwt439.00–439.001,9898
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468459.72/cwt457.50–467.502,15113
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned478442.82/cwt435.00–447.502,1178
Heifers500–550Large 1-2Unweaned500362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,8134
Heifers500–550Large 1527422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,2273
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned527413.86/cwt410.00–419.002,18159
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528426.69/cwt422.50–432.502,25329
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned542402.17/cwt402.00–402.502,1809
Heifers500–550Large 1Unweaned549400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,19630
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned554417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,3134
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568430.51/cwt430.00–431.002,44533
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned584401.27/cwt395.00–404.002,34315
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1629390.98/cwt383.00–398.002,45941
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,4958
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned669325.25/cwt323.00–327.502,1764
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy670411.00/cwt411.00–411.002,7545
Heifers650–700Large 1677374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,53213
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned694353.15/cwt352.50–355.002,45123
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1704365.30/cwt352.50–367.002,57235
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned728348.01/cwt344.00–349.002,53436
Heifers700–750Large 1740339.60/cwt335.00–340.002,51325
Heifers750–800Large 1756346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,6168
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780334.62/cwt332.50–335.002,61094
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2793316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,5063
Heifers800–850Large 1809329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,66220
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855325.10/cwt315.00–331.002,78074
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2889259.45/cwt242.50–287.502,3078
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1943312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,9472
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1985305.00/cwt305.00–305.003,0042
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,0887
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned360537.50/cwt537.50–537.501,9352
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned481486.68/cwt475.00–491.002,34113
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1691374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,5844
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1743357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,6562
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,879181.34/cwt173.00–189.003,40713
Bulls——2,107198.27/cwt192.00–201.004,1784
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,111144.93/cwt134.00–149.501,61010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,128156.64/cwt151.00–162.001,7679
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,3361
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,392145.66/cwt142.00–149.002,0283
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,397167.02/cwt164.00–169.002,33310
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,739147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,5562
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,785153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,7311
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,830119.00/cwt119.00–119.002,1781
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29781,982.35/head1,850.00–2,100.001,9822
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29803,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19852,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1553,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3303,145.63/head3,000.00–3,200.003,1463
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4053,925.00/head3,925.00–3,925.003,9253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4853,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5473,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17302,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27902,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18502,546.47/head2,400.00–2,700.002,5462
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18603,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29152,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1203,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001

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.