Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2026-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady across all weight classes. Feeder heifers under 700 sold mostly sharply lower. Heifers over 700 sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. The next slaughter cow and feeder calf sale will be next Tuesday February 17, 2026.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $464.30/cwt on 228 head, up $6.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 13 comparable sales and sits +0.92 against this barn's trailing median of $463.38.

Average price

$464.30

▲ 6.65 vs prior sale

228 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$30.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.18

vs CO average

−14.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	465.39	2,614	209
Large 1	547	454.25	2,483	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	598	435.00	2,601	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.39/cwt here — about $13 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale228 hd

464.30

—

CO average3 barns · 392 hd

466.47

−2.18

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

−14.09

This barn, trailing median13 sales

463.38

+0.92

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

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,933	185.32	3,582	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,389	163.30	2,269	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,119	150.48	1,684	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,773	141.50	2,509	4thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,299	$3,756	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,449	$3,363	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,485	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,330	$3,146	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,152	$2,241	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$2,925	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$2,414	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$3,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	373	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	614	420.08/cwt	412.50–428.00	2,579	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	481	486.68/cwt	475.00–491.00	2,341	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	464.38/cwt	461.00–465.00	2,638	121
Steers	Large 1	900–950	910	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	3,162	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	353.38/cwt	342.50–355.00	3,113	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,495	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	486.46/cwt	485.00–492.50	2,510	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	459.72/cwt	457.50–467.50	2,151	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	479.55/cwt	475.00–482.50	2,052	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	334.62/cwt	332.50–335.00	2,610	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	554	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,313	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	542	466.96/cwt	466.00–472.50	2,531	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	527	413.86/cwt	410.00–419.00	2,181	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	345	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	365.30/cwt	352.50–367.00	2,572	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	325.10/cwt	315.00–331.00	2,780	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	426.69/cwt	422.50–432.50	2,253	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	438.13/cwt	435.00–442.00	2,721	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	430.51/cwt	430.00–431.00	2,445	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,941	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	350.25/cwt	350.25–350.25	3,219	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	528.00/cwt	528.00–528.00	2,460	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,088	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	584	449.01/cwt	447.50–451.00	2,622	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	484	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,468	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	373	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,163	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	448	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,913	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	360	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	1,935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	420	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	728	348.01/cwt	344.00–349.00	2,534	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	694	353.15/cwt	352.50–355.00	2,451	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	478	442.82/cwt	435.00–447.50	2,117	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	1,982.35/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	420	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	345	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	598	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	542	402.17/cwt	402.00–402.50	2,180	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	350	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	355.80/cwt	343.00–360.50	2,757	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	669	325.25/cwt	323.00–327.50	2,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	584	401.27/cwt	395.00–404.00	2,343	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,785	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,731	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,830	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,178	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,739	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,556	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	144.93/cwt	134.00–149.50	1,610	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,336	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	145.66/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,028	3
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	500–550	544	455.15/cwt	447.50–462.50	2,476	15
Heifers	Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	500	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,813	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	156.64/cwt	151.00–162.00	1,767	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	167.02/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,333	10
Bulls	—	—	2,107	198.27/cwt	192.00–201.00	4,178	4
Bulls	—	—	1,879	181.34/cwt	173.00–189.00	3,407	13
Steers	Large 1	550–600	566	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,533	2
Steers	Large 1	800–850	813	360.50/cwt	360.50–360.50	2,931	34
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	446	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,074	5
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	500–550	549	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,196	30
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	450–500	453	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	1,989	8
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	756	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,616	8
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	809	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,662	20
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	677	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,532	13
Steers	Large 1Fancy	300–350	329	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	2,155	7
Steers	Large 1	700–750	715	388.20/cwt	379.50–390.50	2,776	25
Steers	Large 1	450–500	469	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,486	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	376.04/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,801	23
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	740	339.60/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,513	25
Steers	Large 1	600–650	616	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,593	4
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	527	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,227	3
Steers	Large 1	850–900	863	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,857	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	889	259.45/cwt	242.50–287.50	2,307	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,506	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	503	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,565	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	3,145.63/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,146	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	462	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	670	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,754	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,485	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	2,546.47/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,546	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,405	3,925.00/head	3,925.00–3,925.00	3,925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	550	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,599	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	662	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,727	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	390.10/cwt	386.00–392.50	2,645	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	587.60/cwt	582.50–595.00	2,509	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	358.43/cwt	352.00–362.25	2,975	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	964	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	3,210	28
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,547	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	390.98/cwt	383.00–398.00	2,459	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	391.98/cwt	388.00–393.50	2,791	68

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 Feb 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,705Last week 3,246Year ago 3,009

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 0Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 167Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	373	475.00	475.00
3	400–450	420	460.00	460.00
8	450–500	478	435.00–447.50	442.82
59	500–550	527	410.00–419.00	413.86
4	550–600	554	417.50	417.50
23	650–700	694	352.50–355.00	353.15
36	700–750	728	344.00–349.00	348.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	515.00	515.00
10	400–450	428	475.00–482.50	479.55
13	450–500	468	457.50–467.50	459.72
29	500–550	528	422.50–432.50	426.69
33	550–600	568	430.00–431.00	430.51
41	600–650	629	383.00–398.00	390.98
8	650–700	667	374.00	374.00
35	700–750	704	352.50–367.00	365.30
94	750–800	780	332.50–335.00	334.62
74	850–900	855	315.00–331.00	325.10
2	900–950	943	312.50	312.50
2	950–1000	985	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	420.00	420.00
7	400–450	448	427.00	427.00
9	500–550	542	402.00–402.50	402.17
15	550–600	584	395.00–404.00	401.27
4	650–700	669	323.00–327.50	325.25
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	500	362.50	362.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	446	465.00	465.00
3	500–550	527	422.50	422.50
13	650–700	677	374.00	374.00
25	700–750	740	335.00–340.00	339.60
8	750–800	756	346.00	346.00
20	800–850	809	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	453	439.00	439.00
30	500–550	549	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	793	316.00	316.00
8	850–900	889	242.50–287.50	259.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	670	411.00	411.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	610.00	610.00
5	350–400	373	580.00	580.00
3	400–450	420	530.00	530.00
17	450–500	484	510.00	510.00
13	500–550	542	466.00–472.50	466.96
35	550–600	584	447.50–451.00	449.01
9	600–650	614	412.50–428.00	420.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	400–450	427	582.50–595.00	587.60
4	450–500	466	528.00	528.00
20	500–550	516	485.00–492.50	486.46
121	550–600	568	461.00–465.00	464.38
84	600–650	621	435.00–442.00	438.13
83	650–700	678	386.00–392.50	390.10
68	700–750	712	388.00–393.50	391.98
10	750–800	768	383.00	383.00
88	800–850	830	352.00–362.25	358.43
57	850–900	881	342.50–355.00	353.38
22	900–950	919	350.25	350.25
28	950–1000	964	333.00	333.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	469	530.00	530.00
2	550–600	566	447.50	447.50
4	600–650	616	421.00	421.00
25	700–750	715	379.50–390.50	388.20
34	800–850	813	360.50	360.50
9	850–900	863	331.00	331.00
11	900–950	910	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	598	435.00	435.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	608	387.50	387.50
23	700–750	745	370.00–380.00	376.04
27	750–800	775	343.00–360.50	355.80
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	544	447.50–462.50	455.15
Steers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	655.00	655.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	570.00	570.00
3	500–550	503	510.00	510.00
17	550–600	550	472.50	472.50
13	650–700	662	412.00	412.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	537.50	537.50
13	450–500	481	475.00–491.00	486.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	360	580.00	580.00
4	650–700	691	374.00	374.00
2	700–750	743	357.50	357.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	978	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,982.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,325	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,330	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,145.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,405	3,925.00	3,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,547	3,550.00	3,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	730	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,546.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	3,300.00	3,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	153.00	153.00
1	—	1,830	119.00	119.00
2	—	1,739	147.00	147.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,111	134.00–149.50	144.93
9	—	1,128	151.00–162.00	156.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	179.00	179.00
3	—	1,392	142.00–149.00	145.66
10	—	1,397	164.00–169.00	167.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,107	192.00–201.00	198.27
13	—	1,879	173.00–189.00	181.34

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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