Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2026-03-25

La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Mar 25
● Final143 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903
Feeder Cattle receipts
5,562 head
▲ 5,562 vs last sale 0▲ 774 vs year ago 4,788 · +16.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 0▼ 23 vs year ago 83 · −27.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was very good. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher across all weight classes. The next sale will be as receipts warrant.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $419.92/cwt on 681 head, up $16.57 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 8 comparable sales and sits +76.85 against this barn's trailing median of $343.06.
Average price
$419.92
▲ 16.57 vs prior sale
681 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,313
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$564
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2
$72.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.48
vs CO average
−5.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557427.082,378438
Large 1543410.362,22669
Medium and Large 1-2540407.162,198169
Large 1-2511355.001,8145thin
One grade step is worth $72.08/cwt here — about $564 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 sale681 hd
419.92
—
CO average2 barns · 841 hd
424.40
−4.48
National average176 barns · 15,314 hd
425.19
−5.27
This barn, trailing median8 sales
343.06
+76.85
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

8 sales
437396355314median 343.0603/0403/2510/0710/2110/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $422.95, low $327.75, median $343.06 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

143 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers57 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 12481,785.00/head1,785.00–1,785.001,7852
Steers250–300Large 1287642.50/cwt642.50–642.501,8443
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy312671.52/cwt670.00–675.002,09517
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1333655.00/cwt655.00–655.002,18121
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy364667.50/cwt667.50–667.502,4305
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,1597
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377646.71/cwt640.00–655.002,43813
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned391606.17/cwt600.00–625.002,37030
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned398545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,1697
Steers400–450Large 1-2Unweaned405480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9446
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy406619.08/cwt615.00–621.002,51334
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned425562.47/cwt555.00–567.502,39016
Steers400–450Large 1Unweaned427520.99/cwt520.00–525.002,22510
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429577.93/cwt570.00–585.002,47943
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned435526.28/cwt525.00–527.502,2898
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy453555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,5148
Steers450–500Large 1Unweaned456510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,3265
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462537.20/cwt515.00–545.002,48240
Steers450–500Large 1466532.41/cwt525.00–542.502,4817
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned467518.21/cwt515.00–520.002,42019
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470507.94/cwt505.00–510.002,38712
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned472472.67/cwt467.50–480.002,2317
Steers450–500Large 1-2Unweaned494485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,39612
Steers500–550Large 1511506.10/cwt495.00–507.502,586117
Steers500–550Large 1Unweaned517480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,4823
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518479.32/cwt470.00–487.502,48353
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned524456.28/cwt445.00–465.002,39137
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned526498.71/cwt495.00–502.502,62334
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Unweaned528405.63/cwt401.00–457.502,14257
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529516.07/cwt512.50–527.502,730197
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy566485.89/cwt485.00–487.502,75025
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned568439.80/cwt437.50–443.002,498131
Steers550–600Large 1Unweaned571428.43/cwt420.00–435.002,4468
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577461.35/cwt452.50–467.502,662135
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581423.58/cwt417.50–427.502,46122
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned584398.75/cwt396.00–400.002,32923
Steers550–600Large 1-2Unweaned589404.35/cwt400.00–410.002,38218
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612430.52/cwt430.00–440.002,63557
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned623407.20/cwt401.00–412.502,537111
Steers600–650Large 1-2631392.50/cwt392.50–392.502,4778
Steers600–650Large 1Unweaned635409.02/cwt402.50–410.002,59730
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned647384.50/cwt382.50–385.002,48815
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy651437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,84825
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658420.87/cwt415.00–424.002,76978
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668392.39/cwt391.00–394.002,62131
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned677406.19/cwt402.50–410.002,75045
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned678377.90/cwt375.00–385.002,56219
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy722394.50/cwt394.50–394.502,84828
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723369.14/cwt360.00–375.002,669235
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732354.77/cwt352.75–359.002,59721
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1772356.03/cwt352.50–360.002,749105
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2783343.77/cwt342.50–345.002,6924
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fancy803355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,85124
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830341.37/cwt330.00–344.502,83342
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1856332.05/cwt331.50–332.502,84222
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1923315.76/cwt311.50–319.002,91454
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1976308.57/cwt308.00–311.003,01252
Feeder Cattle · Heifers75 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 12201,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7253
Heifers300–350Large 1321539.52/cwt530.00–546.001,73212
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy324577.50/cwt577.50–577.501,87111
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335557.50/cwt557.50–557.501,8684
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned344490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,68610
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned346532.50/cwt532.50–532.501,84210
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy361585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,1124
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365557.52/cwt555.00–567.502,03514
Heifers350–400Large 1Unweaned367520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,9083
Heifers350–400Large 1374542.50/cwt542.50–542.502,0296
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned377537.50/cwt537.50–537.502,0266
Heifers350–400Large 1-2377465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,7536
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned382470.27/cwt460.00–485.001,79617
Heifers350–400Large 1-2Unweaned383498.49/cwt497.50–505.001,90914
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385514.06/cwt512.50–515.001,9798
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy406566.51/cwt565.00–572.502,30049
Heifers400–450Large 1-2406472.00/cwt470.00–472.501,91621
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned418390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,63013
Heifers400–450Large 1Unweaned421488.91/cwt485.00–492.502,0584
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425489.86/cwt485.00–500.002,08228
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431535.81/cwt530.00–545.002,30952
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned437522.21/cwt517.50–525.002,28233
Heifers400–450Large 1-2Unweaned437445.42/cwt432.50–450.001,94627
Heifers400–450Large 1439526.30/cwt525.00–530.002,31019
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2457403.84/cwt402.50–407.501,84611
Heifers450–500Large 1Fancy473495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,341100
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned473432.52/cwt430.00–435.002,0467
Heifers450–500Large 1-2475445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,1147
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy482489.38/cwt485.00–492.502,35957
Heifers450–500Large 1484475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,2998
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1493464.60/cwt450.00–470.002,29039
Heifers450–500Large 1Unweaned493461.14/cwt457.50–465.002,27341
Heifers500–550Large 1Unweaned500405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,0255
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy506485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,45439
Heifers500–550Large 1-2Unweaned511355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8145
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514458.52/cwt450.00–465.002,35737
Heifers500–550Large 1516437.06/cwt430.00–440.002,25534
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522420.74/cwt415.00–425.002,196105
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned525438.57/cwt430.00–441.002,30284
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned537410.97/cwt410.00–412.502,20713
Heifers550–600Large 1559417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,3347
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy563422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,37922
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574382.66/cwt379.00–385.002,19642
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned578395.71/cwt393.00–397.502,28731
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1581412.36/cwt400.00–415.002,396225
Heifers550–600Large 1Unweaned586369.89/cwt365.00–377.502,16823
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned592357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,1169
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1611396.54/cwt390.00–402.502,42364
Heifers600–650Large 1Unweaned619330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,04312
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned620346.17/cwt340.00–350.002,14625
Heifers600–650Large 1623380.79/cwt370.00–385.002,3729
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned625381.74/cwt375.00–385.002,38659
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy627407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,55546
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2644362.05/cwt361.00–367.502,332155
Heifers650–700Large 1661365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4134
Heifers650–700Large 1Fancy663380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,51917
Heifers650–700Large 1-2663333.50/cwt332.50–335.002,2115
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy664384.01/cwt382.50–385.002,55020
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned665335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,22860
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666368.79/cwt360.00–371.002,45688
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned679347.12/cwt344.00–352.002,35755
Heifers700–750Large 1706350.64/cwt345.00–352.502,47616
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy711370.90/cwt367.50–371.002,637146
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715352.99/cwt350.00–361.002,52465
Heifers700–750Large 1-2720309.96/cwt308.00–312.502,2329
Heifers700–750Large 1Unweaned721333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,40139
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2734333.90/cwt330.00–335.002,45118
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned735343.77/cwt342.50–347.502,52727
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fancy767342.19/cwt340.00–349.002,62541
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1767330.12/cwt329.00–332.502,53261
Heifers750–800Large 1769330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5385
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1814324.70/cwt324.00–332.502,64336
Heifers800–850Large 1818317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,5973
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1857335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,87110
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,7315
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405602.50/cwt602.50–602.502,4402
Bulls400–450Large 1427595.00/cwt595.00–595.002,5415
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned472480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,2665
Bulls500–550Large 1-2532367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,95512
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,5582
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned567425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,41010
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1735340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4993
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1753310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3342
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1933230.52/cwt212.50–242.502,15119
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed983267.90/cwt255.00–273.002,63320
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,053198.91/cwt192.50–202.502,0953

This sale against other markets

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.