Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2026-02-17

Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Feb 17
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901
Feeder Cattle receipts
793 head
▼ 912 vs last sale 1,705▲ 793 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
244 head
▲ 189 vs last sale 55▲ 244 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
544 head
▲ 519 vs last sale 25▲ 544 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold 3.00 lower. Lean cows of average dressing sold 7.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold mostly sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. The next slaughter cow and feeder calf sale will be next Tuessday February 24, 2026.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $444.59/cwt on 118 head. That ranks 10 of 9 comparable sales and sits +78.87 against this barn's trailing median of $365.72.
Average price
$444.59
118 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,347
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$43
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$25.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.83
vs CO average
+15.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527445.452,349114
Large 1549420.002,3064thin
One grade step is worth $25.45/cwt here — about $43 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale118 hd
444.59
—
CO average3 barns · 337 hd
424.76
+19.83
National average184 barns · 15,729 hd
429.17
+15.42
This barn, trailing median9 sales
365.72
+78.87
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

9 sales
457400343285median 365.7203/0303/1709/2910/1311/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $443.49, low $299.37, median $365.72 across 9 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,812191.083,46216
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,600173.282,77221
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,423169.662,41416
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,065165.711,764183
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,830163.002,9831thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,328$3,92575
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$3,77011
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,206$3,69524
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,352$3,6258
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,159$3,4004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,177$3,26120
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,419$3,213109
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,426$3,10716
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,271$2,920117
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,258$2,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,327$2,75114
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,371$2,49123
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,347$2,44465
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,306$2,4005
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)994$2,7805
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)738$2,7002thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)918$2,4006
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,650$4,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,225$4,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,293$3,2448
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,202$3,2003thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)955$3,8001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)855$3,5501thin

Every lot

107 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225750.00/cwt750.00–750.001,6885
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275707.50/cwt707.50–707.501,9462
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1319700.00/cwt700.00–700.002,23319
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned323645.00/cwt645.00–645.002,0832
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374626.00/cwt626.00–626.002,3419
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned403600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,4186
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1406645.00/cwt645.00–645.002,61920
Steers400–450Large 1-2Unweaned443554.00/cwt554.00–554.002,4545
Steers450–500Large 1Unweaned458463.00/cwt463.00–463.002,1214
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,5273
Steers450–500Large 1-2Unweaned475442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,1023
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1504534.35/cwt530.00–537.002,69342
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned520510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,65216
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned532480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,55411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580460.14/cwt455.00–465.002,66922
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned586443.00/cwt443.00–443.002,59611
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1609432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,6344
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned684380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5994
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned685350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3982
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1687399.27/cwt397.50–401.002,74320
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718392.76/cwt387.50–396.002,8208
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,8606
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805366.56/cwt362.50–367.502,95116
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1869354.19/cwt351.00–355.003,07810
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,067312.50/cwt312.50–312.503,3349
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1226735.00/cwt735.00–735.001,6613
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1316622.47/cwt620.00–630.001,96723
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned320590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,8882
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned333555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,8482
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,0823
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416493.90/cwt485.00–500.002,05522
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy418555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,32042
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned439465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0416
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477473.30/cwt467.50–480.002,25814
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508452.88/cwt445.00–462.002,30183
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned531422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,2434
Heifers500–550Large 1Unweaned549420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3064
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1586426.01/cwt425.00–427.502,49627
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626400.35/cwt398.00–408.002,50630
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1653395.73/cwt387.00–399.002,58411
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned690361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,49117
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1731351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,56629
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1763349.50/cwt349.50–349.502,66715
Heifers750–800Large 1765337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,5822
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1804332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,67315
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2813297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,4192
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1965310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,9925
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1413530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,1892
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned547417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,2849
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,5142
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618428.00/cwt428.00–428.002,6453
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,512183.13/cwt178.00–187.002,7695
Bulls——1,948194.69/cwt191.00–198.003,79311
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%995172.86/cwt170.00–181.001,72051
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065151.53/cwt145.00–156.001,61414
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,080164.29/cwt162.00–168.001,77494
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,153164.37/cwt158.00–167.001,89524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,388158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,1931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,414163.97/cwt156.00–169.002,3195
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,431173.67/cwt171.00–177.002,48510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,598173.79/cwt172.00–178.002,77720
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,640163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,6731
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,830163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,9831
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows29 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29172,676.21/head2,550.00–2,750.002,6763
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29943,602.30/head3,450.00–3,850.003,6023
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0551,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0933,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5008
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1364,101.74/head4,050.00–4,200.004,1027
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1593,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1652,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,285.44/head2,150.00–2,400.002,28525
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1863,293.55/head3,100.00–3,350.003,29419
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2072,471.38/head2,250.00–2,600.002,47110
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2202,784.02/head2,650.00–2,950.002,7842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2202,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3508
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2282,806.94/head2,700.00–2,950.002,80755
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2563,111.62/head3,050.00–3,450.003,11210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2582,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2683,936.39/head3,700.00–4,100.003,93614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3062,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3293,125.34/head3,000.00–3,250.003,12552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3372,808.46/head2,750.00–2,850.002,80813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3523,625.00/head3,625.00–3,625.003,6258
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3604,117.01/head3,950.00–4,375.004,11762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3702,831.20/head2,650.00–2,950.002,8312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,697.64/head2,650.00–2,750.002,6982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4203,220.52/head3,000.00–3,350.003,221107
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4522,566.77/head2,500.00–2,575.002,56715
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4522,543.60/head2,500.00–2,650.002,54440
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4543,244.12/head3,150.00–3,450.003,24413
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1553,125.43/head3,100.00–3,150.003,1252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2023,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2254,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3053,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3453,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6504,550.00/head4,550.00–4,550.004,5501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 18553,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 19553,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17382,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19182,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4006
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19602,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19853,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29962,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5004
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed1,019231.72/cwt227.50–247.502,36110
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,103192.57/cwt191.00–194.002,1242

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.