Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2026-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Feeder steers under 700 sold mostly 3.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder steers over 700 sold sharply lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady across all weight classes on a light test. The next slaughter cow and feeder calf sale will be next Tuesday February 3, 2026.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $458.04/cwt on 183 head, up $2.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 13 comparable sales and sits −5.34 against this barn's trailing median of $463.38.

Average price

$458.04

▲ 2.04 vs prior sale

183 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$70.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.28

vs CO average

−26.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	465.21	2,563	150
Medium and Large 1-2	586	433.00	2,537	13thin
Large 1	586	425.00	2,491	17thin
Large 1-2	598	395.00	2,362	3thin

One grade step is worth $70.21/cwt here — about $201 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

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $498.81, low $446.57, median $463.38 across 13 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 sale183 hd

458.04

—

CO average2 barns · 423 hd

433.76

+24.28

National average63 barns · 7,974 hd

484.10

−26.06

This barn, trailing median13 sales

463.38

−5.34

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

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,472	$3,183	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,239	$3,175	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$3,150	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	976	$2,523	14
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,149	$2,497	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,272	$2,345	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$2,149	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$2,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	693	396.45/cwt	390.00–398.00	2,747	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	591	398.14/cwt	390.00–404.00	2,353	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,130	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	3,221	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	535	469.01/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,509	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	641	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	434.42/cwt	434.00–435.00	2,667	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	566.72/cwt	565.00–580.00	2,426	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,156	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	608.00/cwt	607.50–610.00	2,396	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,400	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	576	447.19/cwt	440.00–449.00	2,576	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	435	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	2,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,537	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	378.68/cwt	377.50–385.00	2,620	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	460	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	370.60/cwt	365.00–376.00	2,350	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	578	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,185	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	441	485.33/cwt	482.50–486.00	2,140	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	485.61/cwt	482.50–487.50	2,554	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	385.98/cwt	385.00–388.00	2,420	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	354	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,664	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	670	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,285	3
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	598	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,362	3
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	598	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,458	26
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	639	385.36/cwt	372.50–388.00	2,462	23
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	514	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,195	15
Steers	Large 1Fancy	750–800	758	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,797	38
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	650–700	692	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,699	15
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	550–600	586	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,491	17
Steers	Large 1	600–650	613	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,605	17
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	400–450	449	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	2,137	8
Steers	Large 1	450–500	461	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,305	7
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	550–600	570	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,189	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	2,242.87/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,243	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	2,434.11/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,434	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	514.00/cwt	514.00–514.00	2,113	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	404	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,444	5
Steers	Large 1	700–750	718	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,531	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,472	3,182.70/head	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,183	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	2,149.40/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,149	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	467	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,880	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,706	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,851	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	976	2,522.53/head	2,500.00–2,525.00	2,523	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	810	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	361.34/cwt	361.00–362.50	2,631	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	520.65/cwt	519.00–522.50	2,577	62
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,338	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,436	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	481	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,309	7

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 →

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Tue Jan 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 989Last week 5,725Year ago 4,129

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 0Year ago 207

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	532.50	532.50
7	450–500	481	480.00	480.00
20	500–550	535	465.00–470.00	469.01
71	550–600	576	440.00–449.00	447.19
7	600–650	641	413.00	413.00
46	650–700	693	390.00–398.00	396.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	253	655.00	655.00
24	350–400	394	607.50–610.00	608.00
26	400–450	428	565.00–580.00	566.72
62	450–500	495	519.00–522.50	520.65
59	500–550	526	482.50–487.50	485.61
43	600–650	614	434.00–435.00	434.42
15	650–700	652	415.00	415.00
13	700–750	728	361.00–362.50	361.34
4	750–800	770	343.00	343.00
14	800–850	824	346.00	346.00
5	1100–1150	1,130	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	586	433.00	433.00
6	600–650	627	385.00–388.00	385.98
12	650–700	692	377.50–385.00	378.68
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	598	395.00	395.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	750–800	758	369.00	369.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	586	425.00	425.00
15	650–700	692	390.00	390.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	461	500.00	500.00
17	600–650	613	425.00	425.00
3	700–750	718	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	404	605.00	605.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	441	482.50–486.00	485.33
3	450–500	460	413.00	413.00
68	550–600	591	390.00–404.00	398.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	560.00	560.00
18	350–400	385	560.00	560.00
10	400–450	411	514.00	514.00
13	550–600	568	422.50	422.50
33	600–650	634	365.00–376.00	370.60
8	650–700	671	363.00	363.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	354	470.00	470.00
10	550–600	578	378.00	378.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	670	341.00	341.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	514	427.00	427.00
26	550–600	598	411.00	411.00
23	600–650	639	372.50–388.00	385.36
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	449	476.00	476.00
7	550–600	570	384.00	384.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	467	402.50	402.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,228	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,242.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,140	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,113	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,434.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	970	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,472	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,182.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,260	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,149.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	976	2,500.00–2,525.00	2,522.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,295	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	810	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,338	3,400.00	3,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	750	2,400.00	2,400.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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