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 class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $457.65/cwt on 374 head, down $0.39 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 13 comparable sales and sits 5.73 against this barn's trailing median of $463.38.
Average price
$457.65
0.39 vs prior sale
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

What quality paid 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales
513486459433median 463.3812/1601/2002/1003/0303/24
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 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 median13 sales
463.38
−5.73
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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/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, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4902,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650615429.00/cwt429.00–429.002,63810
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600570447.46/cwt430.00–450.002,551105
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600583409.05/cwt402.50–413.002,38552
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0752,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned450–500490423.73/cwt420.00–437.002,07622
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550515434.67/cwt420.00–437.502,23912
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650610390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3792
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned650–700672365.16/cwt364.00–367.002,45423
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600588405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned350–400378490.69/cwt485.00–492.501,8558
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450431537.50/cwt537.50–537.502,3175
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550545463.98/cwt440.00–467.502,52915
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500495500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,4752
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250214617.50/cwt617.50–617.501,3216
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned250–300293565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,6553
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned550–600568392.19/cwt387.50–397.502,22811
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned350–400385507.18/cwt505.00–510.001,9537
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500468453.67/cwt442.00–466.002,12346
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950905305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,7602
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550512464.00/cwt464.00–464.002,37630
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550533442.16/cwt440.00–450.002,35747
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650627388.69/cwt381.00–391.002,43755
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650634439.23/cwt436.25–449.002,785123
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700664419.30/cwt419.00–421.002,784165
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750722359.50/cwt357.50–362.002,59658
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300293560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,6412
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900860313.40/cwt312.50–314.002,6955
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500466479.55/cwt470.00–490.002,23547
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2233,025.36/head3,000.00–3,050.003,0252
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800773362.42/cwt352.50–372.502,80217
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned550–600593418.77/cwt410.00–425.002,48323
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned400–450424460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9504
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned600–650626365.49/cwt360.00–371.002,28810
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3302,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1642,049.60/head1,950.00–2,100.002,0507
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned500–550547386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,1113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1902,463.83/head2,350.00–2,500.002,4645
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,7922,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0733,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500455500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2752
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550531411.00/cwt411.00–411.002,1829
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650646395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,5527
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450411497.00/cwt497.00–497.002,0438
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1802,207.63/head2,000.00–2,400.002,2082
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned400–450424432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,8346
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned450–500480488.72/cwt482.50–493.002,34626
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned500–550517375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9398
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850845315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,6624
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0401,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29001,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28251,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28751,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7508
HeifersLarge 1350–400371527.50/cwt527.50–527.501,9576
HeifersLarge 1700–750725330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3932
HeifersLarge 1500–550501431.00/cwt431.00–431.002,15912
SteersLarge 1Unweaned600–650600411.00/cwt411.00–411.002,4662
SteersLarge 1-2750–800761333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,5344
SteersLarge 1-2Unweaned400–450433490.67/cwt487.00–506.002,12520
HeifersLarge 1Unweaned550–600580373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,1635
SteersLarge 1Unweaned650–700684401.81/cwt399.00–405.002,74835
SteersLarge 1850–900886350.00/cwt350.00–350.003,10129
SteersLarge 1800–850818355.50/cwt355.50–355.502,9087
SteersLarge 1550–600588438.54/cwt430.00–440.002,57946
SteersLarge 1700–750716387.50/cwt378.00–391.002,77527
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600561456.00/cwt456.00–456.002,55854
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450409570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,33113
HeifersLarge 1550–600575403.95/cwt402.50–407.502,32320
HeifersLarge 1600–650643389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,5017
HeifersLarge 1650–700684367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,51010
HeifersLarge 1800–850846324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,7415
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3304,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1432,657.29/head2,550.00–2,675.002,6578
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500461505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,32817
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400361550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9865
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy700–750707372.62/cwt371.50–375.002,634119
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550501497.00/cwt497.00–497.002,49071
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550523520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,72011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0452,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2514,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,20015
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1243,036.71/head3,000.00–3,050.003,0377
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3653,806.19/head3,500.00–3,925.003,80622
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3453,663.19/head3,550.00–3,700.003,6634
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850822358.43/cwt358.00–359.002,94636
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3053,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2492,757.76/head2,750.00–2,800.002,7588
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 17882,473.33/head2,400.00–2,550.002,4732
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0523,514.45/head3,150.00–3,550.003,51413
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1932,331.83/head2,200.00–2,350.002,33218
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950901340.00/cwt340.00–340.003,0635
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600554431.92/cwt424.00–437.002,39383
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850836331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,76710
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800766336.56/cwt327.50–337.352,57882
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500479510.25/cwt504.00–515.002,44433
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned650–700684401.37/cwt397.50–407.002,74571
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450443501.00/cwt501.00–501.002,21921
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650621416.96/cwt402.00–422.002,589227
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400393525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,0632
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400383660.00/cwt660.00–660.002,5283
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600564440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,4826
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900870352.97/cwt341.00–355.003,071114
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450411582.95/cwt575.00–595.002,39624
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700659385.79/cwt376.00–389.002,54250
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300285635.00/cwt635.00–635.001,8102
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000955307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,9375
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350300640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,9203
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800758385.88/cwt384.00–387.002,92543
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600575477.95/cwt476.00–480.002,74829
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600577463.29/cwt452.00–468.252,673110
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550525491.00/cwt490.00–500.002,57832
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3553,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500469541.39/cwt536.00–545.002,53937
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750732390.07/cwt382.00–395.002,855150
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5753,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3453,111.93/head3,050.00–3,200.003,11217
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1083,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3373,484.36/head3,450.00–3,500.003,4843
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700650397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,5849
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400390555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,1652

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.