Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2026-02-03

Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Feb 3
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,246 head
▲ 2,257 vs last sale 989▲ 1,219 vs year ago 2,027 · +60.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
167 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 53▲ 38 vs year ago 129 · +29.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold mostly sharply higher across all weight classes. The next slaughter cow and feeder calf sale will be next Tuesday February 10, 2026.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $457.65/cwt on 374 head. That ranks 8 of 10 comparable sales and sits +45.15 against this barn's trailing median of $412.50.
Average price
$457.65
374 head · 570 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,607
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$185
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$49.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.20
vs CO average
−25.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565464.232,624302
Large 1588438.542,57946
Medium and Large 1-2588414.992,43926
One grade step is worth $49.24/cwt here — about $185 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale374 hd
457.65
—
CO average2 barns · 584 hd
454.45
+3.20
National average143 barns · 13,122 hd
483.03
−25.38
This barn, trailing median10 sales
412.50
+45.15
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.

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)1,230$4,09417
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,365$3,80622
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,342$3,5015
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,575$3,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,291$3,3015
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,345$3,11217
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,792$2,6003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,198$2,59214
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,126$2,54110
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,022$2,36616
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,185$2,25325
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,076$2,2484thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,052$3,51413
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,108$3,1002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)788$2,4732thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,343$3,9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,305$3,0501thin

Every lot

119 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 1300640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,9203
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383660.00/cwt660.00–660.002,5283
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1411582.95/cwt575.00–595.002,39624
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2411497.00/cwt497.00–497.002,0438
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned431537.50/cwt537.50–537.502,3175
Steers400–450Large 1-2Unweaned433490.67/cwt487.00–506.002,12520
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2752
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy469541.39/cwt536.00–545.002,53937
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479510.25/cwt504.00–515.002,44433
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned480488.72/cwt482.50–493.002,34626
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned495500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,4752
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy523520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,72011
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525491.00/cwt490.00–500.002,57832
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned545463.98/cwt440.00–467.502,52915
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned547386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,1113
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned570447.46/cwt430.00–450.002,551105
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy575477.95/cwt476.00–480.002,74829
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577463.29/cwt452.00–468.252,673110
Steers550–600Large 1588438.54/cwt430.00–440.002,57946
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned593418.77/cwt410.00–425.002,48323
Steers600–650Large 1Unweaned600411.00/cwt411.00–411.002,4662
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned615429.00/cwt429.00–429.002,63810
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned626365.49/cwt360.00–371.002,28810
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1634439.23/cwt436.25–449.002,785123
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2646395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,5527
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1664419.30/cwt419.00–421.002,784165
Steers650–700Large 1Unweaned684401.81/cwt399.00–405.002,74835
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned684401.37/cwt397.50–407.002,74571
Steers700–750Large 1716387.50/cwt378.00–391.002,77527
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1732390.07/cwt382.00–395.002,855150
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1758385.88/cwt384.00–387.002,92543
Steers750–800Large 1-2761333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,5344
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773362.42/cwt352.50–372.502,80217
Steers800–850Large 1818355.50/cwt355.50–355.502,9087
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1822358.43/cwt358.00–359.002,94636
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1870352.97/cwt341.00–355.003,071114
Steers850–900Large 1886350.00/cwt350.00–350.003,10129
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1901340.00/cwt340.00–340.003,0635
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1214617.50/cwt617.50–617.501,3216
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1293560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,6412
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy361550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9865
Heifers350–400Large 1371527.50/cwt527.50–527.501,9576
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned378490.69/cwt485.00–492.501,8558
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned385507.18/cwt505.00–510.001,9537
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1393525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,0632
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy409570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,33113
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned424460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9504
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1443501.00/cwt501.00–501.002,21921
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy461505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,32817
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466479.55/cwt470.00–490.002,23547
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned468453.67/cwt442.00–466.002,12346
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned490423.73/cwt420.00–437.002,07622
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy501497.00/cwt497.00–497.002,49071
Heifers500–550Large 1501431.00/cwt431.00–431.002,15912
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed512464.00/cwt464.00–464.002,37630
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned515434.67/cwt420.00–437.502,23912
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned517375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9398
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531411.00/cwt411.00–411.002,1829
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533442.16/cwt440.00–450.002,35747
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1554431.92/cwt424.00–437.002,39383
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy561456.00/cwt456.00–456.002,55854
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned568392.19/cwt387.50–397.502,22811
Heifers550–600Large 1575403.95/cwt402.50–407.502,32320
Heifers550–600Large 1Unweaned580373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,1635
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned583409.05/cwt402.50–413.002,38552
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621416.96/cwt402.00–422.002,589227
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned627388.69/cwt381.00–391.002,43755
Heifers600–650Large 1643389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,5017
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1659385.79/cwt376.00–389.002,54250
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned672365.16/cwt364.00–367.002,45423
Heifers650–700Large 1684367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,51010
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy707372.62/cwt371.50–375.002,634119
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722359.50/cwt357.50–362.002,59658
Heifers700–750Large 1725330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3932
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1766336.56/cwt327.50–337.352,57882
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1836331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,76710
Heifers800–850Large 1846324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,7415
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1860313.40/cwt312.50–314.002,6955
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1905305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,7602
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285635.00/cwt635.00–635.001,8102
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned293565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,6553
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1390555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,1652
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned424432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,8346
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,4826
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned588405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3812
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned610390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3792
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,5849
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2845315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,6624
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1955307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,9375
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows24 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28251,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28751,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7508
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29001,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0401,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0452,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0733,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1243,036.71/head3,000.00–3,050.003,0377
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1432,657.29/head2,550.00–2,675.002,6578
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1642,049.60/head1,950.00–2,100.002,0507
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,207.63/head2,000.00–2,400.002,2082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1902,463.83/head2,350.00–2,500.002,4645
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1932,331.83/head2,200.00–2,350.002,33218
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2233,025.36/head3,000.00–3,050.003,0252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2492,757.76/head2,750.00–2,800.002,7588
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2514,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,20015
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3302,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3373,484.36/head3,450.00–3,500.003,4843
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3453,663.19/head3,550.00–3,700.003,6634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3453,111.93/head3,050.00–3,200.003,11217
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3653,806.19/head3,500.00–3,925.003,80622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4902,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5753,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,7922,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3053,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3304,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3553,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17882,473.33/head2,400.00–2,550.002,4732
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0523,514.45/head3,150.00–3,550.003,51413
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1083,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002

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.