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La Junta Livestock Commision · Wed, Jan 28

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La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Jan 28

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,630 head

▼ 636 vs last sale 2,266▼ 583 vs year ago 2,213 · −26.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 38▼ 68 vs year ago 91 · −74.7%

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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 under 600 sold mostly 6.00 to 8.00 lower with instances of sharply lower. Feeder heifers over 600 sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. The next slaughter cow and feeder calf sale will be next Wednesday February 4, 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 $448.76/cwt on 210 head. That ranks 7 of 9 comparable sales and sits +45.87 against this barn's trailing median of $402.89.

Average price

$448.76

210 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,506

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$474

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

$108.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.32

vs CO average

−35.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	463.55	2,579	162
Large 1	573	404.23	2,317	34
Medium and Large 1-2	529	398.00	2,105	10thin
Large 1-2	593	354.97	2,105	4thin

One grade step is worth $108.58/cwt here — about $474 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 sale210 hd

448.76

—

CO average2 barns · 393 hd

453.08

−4.32

National average63 barns · 7,974 hd

484.10

−35.34

This barn, trailing median9 sales

402.89

+45.87

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

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.00, low $378.65, median $402.89 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

94 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	260	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,612	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	262	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,834	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	265	763.95/cwt	740.00–785.00	2,024	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	305	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	2,150	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	325	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,885	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,278	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	365	615.38/cwt

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Jan 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,630Last week 2,266Year ago 2,213

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 38Year ago 91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	248	550.00	550.00
2	300–350	320	555.00	555.00
12	350–400	370	555.00	555.00
15	400–450	427	450.00–465.00	454.82
4	450–500	472	455.00–457.50	456.25
11	500–550	526	350.00–365.00	360.01
11	550–600	559	375.00–382.50	380.67
38	600–650	623	360.00–362.50	360.32
34	650–700	679	358.00	358.00
8	700–750

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La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Jan 28

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,630 head

▼ 636 vs last sale 2,266▼ 583 vs year ago 2,213 · −26.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 38▼ 68 vs year ago 91 · −74.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $448.76/cwt on 210 head. That ranks 7 of 9 comparable sales and sits +45.87 against this barn's trailing median of $402.89.

Average price

$448.76

210 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,506

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$474

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

$108.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.32

vs CO average

−35.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	463.55	2,579	162
Large 1	573	404.23	2,317	34
Medium and Large 1-2	529	398.00	2,105	10thin
Large 1-2	593	354.97	2,105	4thin

One grade step is worth $108.58/cwt here — about $474 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 sale210 hd

448.76

—

CO average2 barns · 393 hd

453.08

−4.32

National average63 barns · 7,974 hd

484.10

−35.34

This barn, trailing median9 sales

402.89

+45.87

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

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.00, low $378.65, median $402.89 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

94 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	260	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,612	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	262	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,834	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	265	763.95/cwt	740.00–785.00	2,024	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	305	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	2,150	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	325	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,885	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,278	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	365	615.38/cwt

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Jan 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,630Last week 2,266Year ago 2,213

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 38Year ago 91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	248	550.00	550.00
2	300–350	320	555.00	555.00
12	350–400	370	555.00	555.00
15	400–450	427	450.00–465.00	454.82
4	450–500	472	455.00–457.50	456.25
11	500–550	526	350.00–365.00	360.01
11	550–600	559	375.00–382.50	380.67
38	600–650	623	360.00–362.50	360.32
34	650–700	679	358.00	358.00
8	700–750

Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	248	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,364	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,776	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	329	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,727	4
Heifers	300–350	Large 1Unweaned	330	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,749	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,054	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	386	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,930	15
Heifers	400–450	Large 1Unweaned	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	419	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,686	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	454.82/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,942	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	434.20/cwt	430.00–442.50	1,858	17
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	432	446.21/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,928	8
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2Unweaned	458	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,763	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	456.25/cwt	455.00–457.50	2,154	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	483	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,835	2
Heifers	450–500	Large 1Unweaned	484	411.61/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,992	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	490	407.75/cwt	392.50–415.00	1,998	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	318.70/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,673	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	360.01/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,894	11
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	535	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,846	2
Heifers	500–550	Large 1Fancy	547	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,174	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	380.67/cwt	375.00–382.50	2,128	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	566	341.95/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,935	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	572	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,331	14
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	573	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,235	30
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	335.84/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,059	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	360.32/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,245	38
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,431	34
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	683	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,271	2
Heifers	700–750	Large 1-2	703	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,109	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,371	8
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	725	315.53/cwt	315.00–327.50	2,288	46
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	733	318.16/cwt	312.50–319.00	2,332	21
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	324.58/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,506	42
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	803	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,509	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,728	9
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	909	311.05/cwt	307.50–312.50	2,827	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	946	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,672	4
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,004	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	988	266.99/cwt	262.50–270.00	2,638	5
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,696	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,048	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	3,065	11
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,095	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,957	3

Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	490	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,168	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,147	2
Bulls	550–600	Large 1	578	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,225	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	3

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,126	237.75/cwt	235.00–242.50	2,677	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,138	218.09/cwt	212.50–225.00	2,482	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	204.01/cwt	202.50–205.00	2,469	5

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	525.00	525.00
15	350–400	386	500.00	500.00
17	400–450	428	430.00–442.50	434.20
25	450–500	490	392.50–415.00	407.75
8	500–550	525	315.00–320.00	318.70
7	550–600	566	330.00–355.00	341.95
12	600–650	613	335.00–340.00	335.84
2	650–700	683	332.50	332.50
21	700–750	733	312.50–319.00	318.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	946	282.50	282.50
5	950–1000	988	262.50–270.00	266.99
3	1000–1050	1,008	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	419	402.50	402.50
2	450–500	483	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	703	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	458	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	547	397.50	397.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	432	445.00–450.00	446.21
2	500–550	535	345.00	345.00
30	550–600	573	390.00	390.00
46	700–750	725	315.00–327.50	315.53
3	1050–1100	1,095	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	530.00	530.00
5	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
7	450–500	484	405.00–420.00	411.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	572	407.50	407.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	620.00	620.00
2	300–350	325	580.00	580.00
13	350–400	365	615.00–617.50	615.38
5	400–450	438	555.00	555.00
24	450–500	487	480.00–482.50	480.52
23	500–550	541	417.50–437.50	435.10
24	600–650	629	367.50–386.00	379.43
5	650–700	684	342.50–345.00	344.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	388	520.00	520.00
5	400–450	431	525.00	525.00
4	450–500	474	412.50	412.50
7	500–550	507	402.50	402.50
3	550–600	580	387.50	387.50
11	600–650	623	332.50–347.50	339.26
4	650–700	688	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	395	580.00	580.00
13	700–750	732	320.00–332.50	324.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	520.00	520.00
22	450–500	493	511.00	511.00
2	500–550	530	390.00	390.00
20	550–600	583	377.50–397.50	392.44
6	600–650	631	352.50–357.50	354.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	475	420.00–442.50	437.54
4	550–600	593	347.50–362.50	354.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	543	460.00	460.00
9	550–600	571	415.00	415.00
21	600–650	642	389.00	389.00
6	650–700	663	352.50	352.50
2	850–900	865	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	265	740.00–785.00	763.95
11	300–350	305	705.00	705.00
5	450–500	462	555.00	555.00
95	550–600	564	478.50	478.50
11	600–650	601	427.50	427.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	700.00	700.00
8	350–400	356	640.00	640.00
14	400–450	407	580.00	580.00
11	450–500	465	527.50–545.00	536.66
12	500–550	510	455.00–462.50	459.55
32	550–600	562	427.50–445.00	441.13
64	600–650	634	392.50–401.00	398.68
34	650–700	666	365.00–378.00	375.68
19	700–750	736	357.50	357.50
145	750–800	752	320.00–376.50	370.87
2	800–850	835	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	490	442.50	442.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	578	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	380.00	380.00
3	750–800	750	320.00	320.00

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	5	—	1,210	202.50–205.00	204.01

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	—	1,138	212.50–225.00	218.09

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Feeder Cattle

La Junta

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Feeder Cattle

This sale against other markets

Replacement Cattle

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	11	—	1,126	235.00–242.50	237.75