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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Wed, Mar 11

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1903

← Mar 4Mar 11Mar 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

812 head

▼ 724 vs last sale 1,536▼ 111 vs year ago 923 · −12.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

114 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 137▲ 13 vs year ago 101 · +12.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 30▼ 84 vs year ago 118 · −71.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Feeder steers under 600 sold mostly 3.00 to 4.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower with instances of sharply lower across all weight classes. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold 2.00 lower while lean cows sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 8.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday March 18, 2026.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $462.87/cwt on 117 head, down $6.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 8 comparable sales and sits +54.67 against this barn's trailing median of $408.19.

Average price

$462.87

▼ 6.31 vs prior sale

117 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$67.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.59

vs CO average

−9.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	469.03	2,618	81
Large 1	533	459.06	2,448	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	522	457.84	2,390	14thin
Large 1-2	575	401.64	2,309	6thin

One grade step is worth $67.39/cwt here — about $308 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale117 hd

462.87

—

CO average2 barns · 907 hd

482.46

−19.59

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

−9.33

This barn, trailing median8 sales

408.19

+54.67

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.00, low $383.69, median $408.19 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,578	195.20	3,079	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	173.06	2,372	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,127	170.99	1,927	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,571	161.75	2,541	4thin

Every lot

84 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	304	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,946	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	328	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,788	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	330	619.26/cwt	615.00–625.00	2,044	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	616.08/cwt	615.00–617.50	2,243	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	368	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	2,217	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,282	2
Steers	350–400	Large 1Unweaned	399	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,274	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	405	562.98/cwt	562.50–565.00	2,280	11
Steers	400–450	Large 1	418	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,424	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,460	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	485	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,401	3
Steers	500–550	Large 1Unweaned	507	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,370	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	511	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,453	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	457.84/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,390	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	475.67/cwt	470.00–477.50	2,678	49
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	564	451.80/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,548	24
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	575	401.64/cwt	400.00–402.50	2,309	6
Steers	550–600	Large 1Unweaned	577	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,568	6
Steers	600–650	Large 1	601	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,554	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	425.35/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,637	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	634	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,235	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	642	413.20/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,653	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	649	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,450	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	688	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,546	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,728	47
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	327.52/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,384	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	363.74/cwt	362.50–367.50	2,681	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,740	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	904	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,825	4
Steers	900–950	Large 1	910	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,798	3
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,018	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,952	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	329	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,727	4
Heifers	300–350	Large 1Unweaned	345	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,751	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	384	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,824	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	402	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,920	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	411	432.26/cwt	415.00–457.50	1,777	9
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	418	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,975	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	492.70/cwt	487.50–495.00	2,069	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,836	5
Heifers	450–500	Large 1Unweaned	465	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,976	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	445.76/cwt	442.50–450.00	2,144	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	416.73/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,025	11
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	487	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,204	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	426.60/cwt	425.00–432.50	2,244	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,912	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	534	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,216	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,309	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	567	395.54/cwt	392.50–400.00	2,243	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,034	4
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	600	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,010	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	335.96/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,053	5
Heifers	600–650	Large 1Fancy	625	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,375	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	647	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,090	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	655	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,981	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	327.18/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,231	17
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	306.65/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,389	12
Heifers	750–800	Large 1	797	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,431	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,659	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	822	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,445	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	301.96/cwt	297.50–305.00	2,600	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	931	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,537	8
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	951	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,473	4
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,783	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,171	2
Bulls	350–400	Large 1	363	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,105	2
Bulls	400–450	Large 1	430	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,494	2
Bulls	550–600	Large 1	568	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,528	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,382	179.23/cwt	178.00–181.00	2,477	3
Bulls	—	—	1,505	189.87/cwt	186.00–196.00	2,858	6
Bulls	—	—	1,691	204.07/cwt	199.00–210.00	3,451	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,626	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	160.46/cwt	158.00–162.50	1,540	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	144.41/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,448	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,087	164.11/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,784	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,167	176.59/cwt	170.00–181.50	2,061	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,310	176.00/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,306	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,382	175.06/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,419	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,423	165.38/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,353	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,153	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,692	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	168.49/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,662	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	197.44/cwt	192.50–202.50	1,970	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,049	245.95/cwt	230.00–257.50	2,580	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,104	221.71/cwt	212.50–227.50	2,448	12

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.

Colorado feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

La Junta Livestock Commision - La Junta, CO

Wed Mar 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 812Last week 1,536Year ago 923

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 137Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 30Year ago 118

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,049	230.00–257.50	245.95

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	2	—	998	192.50–202.50	197.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,104	212.50–227.50	221.71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	420	487.50–495.00	492.70
7	450–500	481	442.50–450.00	445.76
9	500–550	526	425.00–432.50	426.60
9	550–600	553	417.50	417.50
5	600–650	611	330.00–340.00	335.96
17	650–700	682	322.50–330.00	327.18
12	750–800	779	300.00–315.00	306.65
3	800–850	812	327.50	327.50
5	850–900	861	297.50–305.00	301.96
8	900–950	931	272.50	272.50
11	950–1000	985	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	525.00	525.00
4	350–400	384	475.00	475.00
5	400–450	402	477.50	477.50
13	500–550	534	415.00	415.00
10	550–600	567	392.50–400.00	395.54
16	600–650	647	323.00	323.00
2	650–700	655	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	427	430.00	430.00
11	450–500	486	415.00–425.00	416.73
5	500–550	531	360.00	360.00
4	550–600	573	355.00	355.00
3	800–850	822	297.50	297.50
4	950–1000	951	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	411	415.00–457.50	432.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	418	472.50	472.50
8	450–500	487	452.50	452.50
6	600–650	600	335.00	335.00
3	750–800	797	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	625	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	345	507.50	507.50
3	450–500	465	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	304	640.00	640.00
7	350–400	364	615.00–617.50	616.08
13	450–500	480	512.50	512.50
49	550–600	563	470.00–477.50	475.67
28	600–650	620	425.00–430.00	425.35
47	650–700	689	396.00	396.00
12	700–750	737	362.50–367.50	363.74
9	800–850	806	340.00	340.00
4	900–950	904	312.50	312.50
2	1000–1050	1,018	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	330	615.00–625.00	619.26
4	350–400	368	602.50	602.50
11	400–450	405	562.50–565.00	562.98
8	500–550	511	480.00	480.00
24	550–600	564	440.00–455.00	451.80
22	600–650	642	410.00–415.00	413.20
2	650–700	688	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	545.00	545.00
3	450–500	485	495.00	495.00
5	600–650	634	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	585.00	585.00
14	500–550	522	450.00–465.00	457.84
15	600–650	649	377.50	377.50
8	700–750	728	320.00–335.00	327.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	399	570.00	570.00
10	500–550	507	467.50	467.50
6	550–600	577	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	575	400.00–402.50	401.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	418	580.00	580.00
10	600–650	601	425.00	425.00
3	900–950	910	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	580.00	580.00
2	400–450	430	580.00	580.00
2	550–600	568	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	615.00	615.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,167	170.00–181.50	176.59
10	—	1,087	157.00–168.00	164.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,565	172.00	172.00
2	—	1,580	168.00–169.00	168.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,423	160.00–168.00	165.38
8	—	1,382	171.00–179.00	175.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,310	174.00–178.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,003	141.00–148.00	144.41
1	—	940	173.00	173.00
3	—	960	158.00–162.50	160.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,691	199.00–210.00	204.07
3	—	1,382	178.00–181.00	179.23
6	—	1,505	186.00–196.00	189.87

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.