Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2026-09-29

Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Sep 29
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,948 head
▲ 1,095 vs last sale 853▲ 685 vs year ago 1,263 · +54.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
224 head
▲ 103 vs last sale 121▲ 224 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
281 head
▲ 145 vs last sale 136▲ 281 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $384.82/cwt on 355 head, down $96.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 10 comparable sales and sits −27.67 against this barn's trailing median of $412.50.
Average price
$384.82
▼ 96.62 vs prior sale
355 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,092
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$234
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$50.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.38
vs CO average
−29.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543389.102,112323
Large 1544345.671,87915thin
Medium and Large 2556338.111,87817thin
One grade step is worth $50.99/cwt here — about $234 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale355 hd
384.82
—
CO average2 barns · 536 hd
384.44
+0.38
National average184 barns · 17,632 hd
414.66
−29.84
This barn, trailing median10 sales
412.50
−27.67
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—Low1,587162.822,58327
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,188143.991,710126
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,433133.931,91939
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,541132.542,04319
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,795124.002,2263thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,124$2,93710
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,329$2,7503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,327$2,7289
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,480$2,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,590$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,258$2,32416
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,178$2,08931
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,242$2,08047
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,166$1,97480
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,266$1,9254thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)805$1,9333thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)755$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,310$4,0502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,409$3,7384thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,260$3,2501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,460$3,0501thin

Every lot

122 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2324540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,7508
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,8315
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy356565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,0116
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373546.89/cwt545.00–550.002,0408
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383522.96/cwt517.00–525.002,00334
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy408520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,1225
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421446.43/cwt445.00–447.501,87912
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434493.82/cwt490.00–510.002,14367
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned435457.50/cwt457.50–457.501,99019
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy455482.00/cwt482.00–482.002,19326
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467447.89/cwt442.50–460.002,09229
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477405.73/cwt400.00–409.001,93525
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned484425.12/cwt421.00–435.002,05848
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2517339.98/cwt326.00–351.001,7589
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy522415.52/cwt415.00–418.002,16990
Steers500–550Large 1526355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8677
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned528366.44/cwt361.00–370.001,93523
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1537386.62/cwt382.25–397.502,076122
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1559366.07/cwt361.00–370.002,04630
Steers550–600Large 1559337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,8878
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned576350.70/cwt345.00–354.002,02013
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy588381.00/cwt381.00–381.002,24045
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2599336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,0138
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy614375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,30354
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622366.69/cwt355.00–369.002,28166
Steers600–650Large 1625328.53/cwt321.00–333.002,05311
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640324.38/cwt323.00–332.502,07624
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1651330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,14816
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed653353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,30513
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671316.45/cwt315.00–317.502,1237
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy701355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,48960
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735324.18/cwt318.00–327.002,38332
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1757323.41/cwt321.00–328.502,44825
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5583
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1888315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,79758
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1902302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,72410
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2924281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,5964
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,058270.50/cwt270.50–270.502,8628
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 12461,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0004
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1334430.32/cwt425.00–436.001,4376
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6194
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy370478.11/cwt475.00–480.001,76919
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378460.62/cwt455.00–465.001,74125
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,7123
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431387.18/cwt386.00–389.001,66917
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned434419.87/cwt416.00–421.001,82238
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1437431.51/cwt425.00–435.001,88620
Heifers400–450Large 1-2439331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,4537
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned478381.22/cwt376.00–386.001,82256
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1486400.90/cwt400.00–404.001,948102
Heifers450–500Large 1486344.93/cwt322.50–352.501,67612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2487354.67/cwt353.00–359.001,72718
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516368.72/cwt362.50–373.001,90325
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy520417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,17160
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534339.32/cwt332.50–348.001,81211
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2548313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,7153
Heifers550–600Large 1559307.80/cwt306.00–315.001,72116
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6334
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy566361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,04358
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1586332.94/cwt326.00–336.001,95187
Heifers550–600Large 1-2586300.72/cwt300.00–302.001,7628
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2594317.65/cwt317.00–318.001,88720
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8302
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed665315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0953
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2698273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,9063
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,21212
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed712331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,35722
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2752260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9553
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835307.28/cwt305.50–312.502,56642
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2839281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,3584
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1887288.51/cwt285.00–291.002,55919
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1900270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4304
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,070252.00/cwt245.00–257.502,6969
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1395440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,73810
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8602
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,470144.79/cwt128.00–155.002,1287
Bulls——1,600174.35/cwt170.00–179.002,79011
Bulls——1,661162.74/cwt158.00–168.002,7039
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,084120.96/cwt107.50–130.001,31127
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,196139.92/cwt137.00–144.001,6738
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,197159.28/cwt152.00–165.001,90731
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,215149.98/cwt148.00–152.501,82243
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,257144.79/cwt144.00–146.001,82010
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,271131.80/cwt131.00–135.001,6757
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,370147.32/cwt147.00–148.002,0183
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,402125.43/cwt119.00–131.001,75913
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,425150.93/cwt150.00–153.002,1513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,463134.90/cwt132.00–143.001,97420
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535141.02/cwt133.00–144.002,1657
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545127.59/cwt122.00–129.001,97112
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,748123.00/cwt123.00–123.002,1502
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,890126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,3811
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2603,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2952,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3104,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4474,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4603,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows18 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29052,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0051,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,843.43/head1,650.00–1,950.001,84314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1332,663.32/head2,500.00–2,950.002,6635
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1451,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,1683,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1782,089.41/head2,050.00–2,125.002,08931
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1792,014.77/head1,975.00–2,050.002,01574
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2502,438.85/head2,350.00–2,550.002,43911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2661,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,069.79/head1,925.00–2,200.002,0705
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3112,180.88/head2,000.00–2,260.002,18133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3302,936.22/head2,900.00–2,950.002,9367
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3432,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4802,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4852,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5902,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26501,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27551,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1153,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1688196.29/cwt192.50–200.001,3502
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1939208.85/cwt200.00–217.501,96138
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed998227.99/cwt222.50–232.502,27513
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,002182.24/cwt175.00–192.501,8269

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.