Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2026-03-17

Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Mar 17
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901
Feeder Cattle receipts
950 head
▼ 6,216 vs last sale 7,166▲ 950 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 111 vs last sale 44▲ 155 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
378 head
▲ 291 vs last sale 87▲ 378 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower across all weight classes. Feeder heifers under 550 sold 8.00 to 9.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Heifers over 550 sold unevenly steady. Breaker slaughter sows of average dressing sold 4.00 higher. Boner cows sold 3.00 higher and lean cows sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 3.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday March 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 $441.17/cwt on 165 head, up $7.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 9 comparable sales and sits +75.45 against this barn's trailing median of $365.72.
Average price
$441.17
▲ 7.91 vs prior sale
165 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,428
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$88
per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 1
$12.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.80
vs CO average
+25.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1518453.002,34713thin
Medium and Large 1553440.162,435152
One grade step is worth $12.84/cwt here — about −$88 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale165 hd
441.17
—
CO average2 barns · 215 hd
432.37
+8.80
National average164 barns · 8,069 hd
416.12
+25.05
This barn, trailing median9 sales
365.72
+75.45
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—High1,685193.493,26016
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,545169.052,61237
CowsLean 85-90%High1,198168.182,01564
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,367164.782,25328
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,755164.002,8783thin

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)1,286$3,74614
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,467$3,57321
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$3,4664thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,215$3,4501thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$3,33625
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,061$3,3197
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,249$3,29858
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,134$3,22824
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,060$3,1001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,308$3,0867
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,213$2,88711
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,194$2,82612
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,233$2,80013
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,280$2,6187
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,249$2,58917
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,263$2,49514
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)961$3,68214
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,183$3,3289
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)921$2,8345
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)708$2,6503thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,730$4,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,398$4,3423thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,435$3,8003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,327$3,7905
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,356$3,65441
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)968$3,5252thin

Every lot

112 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned338602.50/cwt602.50–602.502,0366
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned372561.28/cwt555.00–567.502,0884
Steers350–400Large 1Unweaned398530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,1093
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned428552.50/cwt552.50–552.502,3652
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455537.62/cwt532.50–540.002,44614
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned509486.76/cwt486.00–490.002,47811
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515500.30/cwt497.50–503.002,5778
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned586436.00/cwt436.00–436.002,5556
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614445.18/cwt442.50–450.002,73317
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned621430.93/cwt420.00–436.002,67644
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740367.07/cwt365.00–380.002,71635
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,6604
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1789357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,8214
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1804353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,8385
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1962303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,91523
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020309.50/cwt309.50–309.503,15756
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned306567.50/cwt567.50–567.501,7374
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned430478.84/cwt462.50–482.502,05916
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy451518.00/cwt518.00–518.002,33666
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1451500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2559
Heifers450–500Large 1NHTC456496.00/cwt496.00–496.002,26214
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned457472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,1593
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned513429.71/cwt422.00–437.502,2044
Heifers500–550Large 1NHTC518453.00/cwt453.00–453.002,34713
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520460.91/cwt451.00–462.502,39765
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy566449.00/cwt449.00–449.002,54134
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned591390.16/cwt388.00–401.002,30623
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1592422.54/cwt413.00–425.002,50126
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1607410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,48910
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned616388.28/cwt380.00–395.002,39216
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1653377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,4653
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned681362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,46911
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1788332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,61671
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,7359
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2836304.02/cwt302.50–305.002,5425
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned373585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,1823
Bulls400–450Large 1Unweaned443517.50/cwt517.50–517.502,29310
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned447533.50/cwt525.00–534.002,38535
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned486501.00/cwt501.00–501.002,4356
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508501.48/cwt500.00–508.002,54849
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned545455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,48016
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned588422.17/cwt414.00–427.502,48250
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,520174.88/cwt173.00–177.002,6582
Bulls——1,705203.10/cwt198.00–209.003,4637
Bulls——1,712189.19/cwt181.00–193.003,2397
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,082171.22/cwt171.00–172.001,8535
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095150.58/cwt138.00–161.001,64915
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115163.92/cwt162.50–165.001,8282
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,245176.24/cwt173.00–181.002,19434
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,286166.12/cwt166.00–167.002,1368
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330172.52/cwt171.00–174.002,2952
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,342145.61/cwt136.00–154.001,9543
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,374166.61/cwt157.00–168.502,28923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,533174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,6673
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,546168.61/cwt161.00–169.502,60734
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,755164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,8783
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs14 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0502,636.83/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6373
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1653,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2353,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2904,175.00/head4,175.00–4,175.004,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2983,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3033,695.82/head3,550.00–3,800.003,69628
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3433,577.65/head3,500.00–3,650.003,5782
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3854,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5053,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5204,750.00/head4,750.00–4,750.004,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5704,050.00/head3,900.00–4,200.004,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6253,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,6644,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0007
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,7304,800.00/head4,800.00–4,800.004,8001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 19404,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 19952,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17082,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6503
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27402,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27952,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28152,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28152,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28593,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2504
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 28851,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19683,173.24/head3,050.00–3,450.003,1733
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0314,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0009
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,2293,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4508
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows27 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29752,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0352,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0463,363.89/head3,200.00–3,600.003,3646
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0603,465.57/head3,450.00–3,500.003,4664
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0603,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0602,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0963,358.47/head3,150.00–3,500.003,35824
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1193,242.69/head3,050.00–3,300.003,24323
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1503,050.87/head2,800.00–3,100.003,0516
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1503,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2132,887.13/head2,750.00–2,900.002,88711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2153,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2263,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2382,602.02/head2,400.00–2,700.002,6026
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2403,469.43/head3,250.00–3,700.003,4695
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2492,589.03/head2,550.00–2,700.002,58917
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2552,832.88/head2,800.00–3,000.002,83312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2573,325.74/head3,200.00–3,500.003,32656
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2582,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,52513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2692,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7506
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,3113,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9009
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3252,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3451,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4673,572.89/head3,250.00–3,650.003,57321
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4852,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5132,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed1,020270.46/cwt265.00–287.502,75917
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,141240.25/cwt237.50–255.002,74122
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,5832

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.