Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2026-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-28

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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $448.76/cwt on 210 head, up $33.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 12 comparable sales and sits +5.78 against this barn's trailing median of $442.98.

Average price

$448.76

▲ 33.51 vs prior sale

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

What quality paid 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $484.95, low $415.25, median $442.98 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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 median12 sales

442.98

+5.78

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,048	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	3,065	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,054	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	248	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	456.25/cwt	455.00–457.50	2,154	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	324.58/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,506	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,431	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	490	407.75/cwt	392.50–415.00	1,998	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	733	318.16/cwt	312.50–319.00	2,332	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	365	615.38/cwt	615.00–617.50	2,246	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	438	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,431	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	260	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	329	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	325	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	541	435.10/cwt	417.50–437.50	2,354	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	487	480.52/cwt	480.00–482.50	2,340	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	490	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,168	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	474	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,955	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	566	341.95/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,935	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	525	318.70/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,673	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	629	379.43/cwt	367.50–386.00	2,387	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	613	335.84/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,059	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	428	434.20/cwt	430.00–442.50	1,858	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	688	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	388	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,018	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	684	344.02/cwt	342.50–345.00	2,353	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	386	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,930	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	419	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	483	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	623	339.26/cwt	332.50–347.50	2,114	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	507	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,041	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	683	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	988	266.99/cwt	262.50–270.00	2,638	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	204.01/cwt	202.50–205.00	2,469	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	431	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,263	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	324.70/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,377	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	946	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,291	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,008	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,696	3
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	400–450	423	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,200	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	703	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,109	2
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	475	437.54/cwt	420.00–442.50	2,078	13
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	593	354.97/cwt	347.50–362.50	2,105	4
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	458	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,763	5
Heifers	Large 1Fancy	500–550	547	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,174	12
Steers	Large 1	650–700	663	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,337	6
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	535	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,846	2
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	578	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,225	6
Steers	Large 1	600–650	642	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,497	21
Steers	Large 1	850–900	865	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,573	2
Steers	Large 1	500–550	543	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,498	3
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,095	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,957	3
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	725	315.53/cwt	315.00–327.50	2,288	46
Steers	Large 1	550–600	571	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,370	9
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	300–350	330	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,749	6
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	573	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,235	30
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	450–500	484	411.61/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,992	7
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	400–450	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	5
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	432	446.21/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,928	8
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	500–550	530	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,067	2
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	600–650	631	354.20/cwt	352.50–357.50	2,235	6
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	550–600	583	392.44/cwt	377.50–397.50	2,288	20
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	450–500	493	511.00/cwt	511.00–511.00	2,519	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	580	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,248	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	601	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,569	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	2,150	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	462	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	265	763.95/cwt	740.00–785.00	2,024	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	572	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,331	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	360.32/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,245	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	370.87/cwt	320.00–376.50	2,789	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	459.55/cwt	455.00–462.50	2,344	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	536.66/cwt	527.50–545.00	2,495	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	218.09/cwt	212.50–225.00	2,482	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,361	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,631	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,126	237.75/cwt	235.00–242.50	2,677	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	398.68/cwt	392.50–401.00	2,528	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	441.13/cwt	427.50–445.00	2,479	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	360.01/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,894	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	909	311.05/cwt	307.50–312.50	2,827	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	375.68/cwt	365.00–378.00	2,502	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	564	478.50/cwt	478.50–478.50	2,699	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	380.67/cwt	375.00–382.50	2,128	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,371	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	454.82/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,942	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,278	8

How this sale compares

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

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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	713	332.50	332.50
42	750–800	772	320.00–327.50	324.58
4	800–850	803	312.50	312.50
9	850–900	873	312.50	312.50
7	900–950	909	307.50–312.50	311.05
2	950–1000	985	305.00	305.00
11	1000–1050	1,048	292.50	292.50
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
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
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
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	703	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	458	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	547	397.50	397.50
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
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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	572	407.50	407.50
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	490	442.50	442.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	578	385.00	385.00
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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,138	212.50–225.00	218.09
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

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