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Winter - La Junta

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Mar 3

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901

← Feb 24Mar 3Mar 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,169 head

▼ 220 vs last sale 1,389▼ 406 vs year ago 1,575 · −25.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 95▼ 9 vs year ago 129 · −7.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

99 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 27▲ 41 vs year ago 58 · +70.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers under 700 sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly sharply lower across all weight classes. Replacement heifers sold strong. Steers over 700 sold 10.00 to 11.00 lower. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold 2.00 higher while lean cows sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 2.00 lower. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday March 10, 2026.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $433.09/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 6 of 9 comparable sales and sits +67.36 against this barn's trailing median of $365.72.

Average price

$433.09

127 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,334

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$64.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.64

vs CO average

+12.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	437.02	2,356	118
Medium and Large 1-2	508	386.00	1,961	6thin
Large 1	597	372.50	2,224	3thin

One grade step is worth $64.52/cwt here — about $132 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 sale127 hd

433.09

—

CO average2 barns · 217 hd

438.73

−5.64

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

+12.13

This barn, trailing median9 sales

365.72

+67.36

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,782	186.25	3,320	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,621	169.85	2,754	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,380	167.20	2,307	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	161.56	1,821	44

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,318	$3,967	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,348	$3,900	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,394	$3,690	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,287	$3,269	42
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,408	$3,233	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,104	$2,738	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,491	$2,558	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$2,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$2,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	853	$2,450	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$4,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$4,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,355	$3,900	3thin

Every lot

89 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,888	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	355	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,148	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	362	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,955	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	617.50/cwt	617.50–617.50	2,482	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	422	553.70/cwt	552.50–555.00	2,337	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	423	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,411	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	529.07/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,587	32
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2Unweaned	490	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,220	10
Steers	500–550	Large 1Unweaned	518	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,336	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,050	10
Steers	500–550	Large 1	520	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	2,590	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	548	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	2,543	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	470.63/cwt	464.00–476.00	2,697	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	591	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,636	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,786	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	643	435.15/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,798	15
Steers	650–700	Large 1	670	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,580	2
Steers	650–700	Large 1Unweaned	670	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,472	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	672	402.95/cwt	399.00–406.00	2,708	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,875	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	379.25/cwt	379.00–380.00	2,704	24
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	358.50/cwt	358.50–358.50	2,789	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	793	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,756	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	847	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	2,960	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	882	339.66/cwt	336.50–345.00	2,996	8
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	982	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	3,034	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,765	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	355	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	1,697	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	385	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,742	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	2,017	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	421	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,863	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	471.69/cwt	466.00–473.00	2,160	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	479	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,964	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	491	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,160	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	493	416.31/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,052	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	424.46/cwt	420.00–428.00	2,148	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	508	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,961	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	536	444.87/cwt	429.00–458.00	2,385	77
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	543	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,199	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	572	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,425	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	573	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,372	4
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	597	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,224	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	609	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,619	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	384.10/cwt	377.00–392.50	2,385	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	636	368.58/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,344	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	641	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,420	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	659	420.92/cwt	403.00–425.00	2,774	128
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	665	384.53/cwt	361.00–393.00	2,557	38
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	665	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,407	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	691	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,401	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	710	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,726	46
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	710	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,457	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	720	410.55/cwt	404.00–417.00	2,956	75
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	760	379.62/cwt	367.00–384.00	2,885	104
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	318.85/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,468	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	781	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,663	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,589	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	835	348.78/cwt	344.00–360.00	2,912	36
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	842	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,644	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	856	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,731	14
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,776	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,457	2
Bulls	600–650	Large 1	625	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,594	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,721	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,773	180.21/cwt	174.00–188.00	3,195	13
Bulls	—	—	1,803	199.33/cwt	193.00–207.00	3,594	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	163.59/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,813	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	147.74/cwt	138.00–154.00	1,692	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	174.20/cwt	172.00–177.50	2,026	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	166.34/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,237	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	151.00/cwt	146.00–158.00	2,051	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,401	174.68/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,447	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,803	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	147.80/cwt	137.00–159.00	2,409	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,104	2,737.52/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,738	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,287	3,269.16/head	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,269	42
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,328	4,035.06/head	4,000.00–4,100.00	4,035	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,348	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,394	3,690.22/head	3,650.00–3,700.00	3,690	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,408	3,232.56/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,233	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,491	2,557.85/head	2,525.00–2,900.00	2,558	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,325	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,355	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,460	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	2

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 →

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Tue Mar 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,169Last week 1,389Year ago 1,575

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 95Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 27Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	362	540.00	540.00
10	400–450	422	552.50–555.00	553.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	605.00	605.00
2	400–450	423	570.00	570.00
2	500–550	548	464.00	464.00
9	550–600	591	446.00	446.00
15	600–650	643	420.00–440.00	435.15
7	650–700	672	399.00–406.00	402.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	640.00	640.00
20	400–450	402	617.50	617.50
32	450–500	489	520.00–530.00	529.07
22	550–600	573	464.00–476.00	470.63
5	600–650	609	457.50	457.50
2	650–700	683	421.00	421.00
24	700–750	713	379.00–380.00	379.25
20	750–800	778	358.50	358.50
3	800–850	847	349.50	349.50
8	850–900	882	336.50–345.00	339.66
5	950–1000	982	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	519	395.00	395.00
5	750–800	793	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	518	451.00	451.00
10	650–700	670	369.00	369.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	520	498.00	498.00
2	650–700	670	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	490	453.00	453.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
77	500–550	536	429.00–458.00	444.87
19	550–600	572	424.00	424.00
25	600–650	609	430.00	430.00
128	650–700	659	403.00–425.00	420.92
75	700–750	720	404.00–417.00	410.55
104	750–800	760	367.00–384.00	379.62
36	800–850	835	344.00–360.00	348.78
14	850–900	856	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	555.00	555.00
11	400–450	410	492.00	492.00
27	450–500	458	466.00–473.00	471.69
16	500–550	506	420.00–428.00	424.46
12	800–850	827	313.00	313.00
2	900–950	933	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	478.00	478.00
5	400–450	421	442.50	442.50
7	450–500	493	405.00–445.00	416.31
2	500–550	543	405.00	405.00
4	550–600	573	414.00	414.00
12	600–650	621	377.00–392.50	384.10
15	650–700	665	362.00	362.00
12	700–750	710	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	452.50	452.50
5	450–500	479	410.00	410.00
6	500–550	508	386.00	386.00
20	600–650	636	360.00–372.50	368.58
7	650–700	691	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	491	440.00	440.00
14	600–650	641	377.50	377.50
38	650–700	665	361.00–393.00	384.53
46	700–750	710	384.00	384.00
7	750–800	781	341.00	341.00
3	800–850	842	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	774	315.00–322.50	318.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	597	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	622	395.00	395.00
3	850–900	885	307.50	307.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	3,425.00	3,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	42	—	1,287	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,269.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,328	4,000.00–4,100.00	4,035.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,491	2,525.00–2,900.00	2,557.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,104	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,737.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,348	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,394	3,650.00–3,700.00	3,690.22
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,408	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,232.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	2,350.00	2,350.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	853	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,355	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,460	4,250.00	4,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	4,400.00	4,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,401	173.00–175.00	174.68
6	—	1,345	163.00–167.00	166.34
8	—	1,358	146.00–158.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,108	157.00–168.00	163.59
11	—	1,145	138.00–154.00	147.74
8	—	1,163	172.00–177.50	174.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,620	173.00	173.00
2	—	1,630	137.00–159.00	147.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,803	193.00–207.00	199.33
13	—	1,773	174.00–188.00	180.21

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.