Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2026-03-24

Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Mar 24
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901
Feeder Cattle receipts
853 head
▼ 97 vs last sale 950▲ 367 vs year ago 486 · +75.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 155▼ 117 vs year ago 238 · −49.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
136 head
▼ 242 vs last sale 378▲ 18 vs year ago 118 · +15.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 550 sold mostly 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Steers over 550 sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher and lean cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 10.00 higher. 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 $443.49/cwt on 160 head, up $2.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 9 comparable sales and sits +77.77 against this barn's trailing median of $365.72.
Average price
$443.49
▲ 2.32 vs prior sale
160 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,448
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$170
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$31.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs CO average
+18.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554446.272,472139
Large 1511445.002,2747thin
Medium and Large 1-2555415.072,30214thin
One grade step is worth $31.20/cwt here — about $170 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale160 hd
443.49
—
CO average1 barns · 160 hd
443.49
+0.00
National average176 barns · 15,314 hd
425.19
+18.30
This barn, trailing median9 sales
365.72
+77.77
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—High1,919206.763,96822
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,718172.502,9646thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,600172.042,7532thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,387168.742,34135
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,165162.521,89343

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 (2-4 yrs)1,350$4,2509
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,372$3,8426
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)982$3,4403thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,434$3,3534thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,555$3,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,480$3,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)935$2,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,103$2,6663thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,165$2,58810
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$3,90141
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)835$2,9001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)705$2,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,043$4,2002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,348$4,0992thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,421$3,4505
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,115$3,2806
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,038$4,2964thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)600$2,8001thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned411505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,0764
Steers400–450Large 1416555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,3099
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421569.39/cwt567.50–570.002,39721
Steers400–450Large 1-2Unweaned433441.00/cwt441.00–441.001,9106
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned444545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,4205
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463537.50/cwt537.50–537.502,4892
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned483485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,3432
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned488512.50/cwt512.50–512.502,5012
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517491.07/cwt489.00–500.002,53930
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned547470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,5713
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1552479.91/cwt479.00–481.002,64922
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned573453.85/cwt450.00–460.002,6018
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned643423.00/cwt423.00–423.002,7204
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658426.00/cwt426.00–426.002,80315
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned685383.00/cwt383.00–383.002,62412
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728372.95/cwt369.00–378.002,7159
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,8206
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1831351.93/cwt342.50–353.502,92526
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1985305.00/cwt305.00–305.003,0043
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,8727
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned393505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,9852
Heifers400–450Large 1414510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,1114
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426509.09/cwt509.00–510.002,16920
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned434482.05/cwt476.00–492.502,09217
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned465478.00/cwt478.00–478.002,2236
Heifers500–550Large 1Unweaned511445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2747
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned511444.10/cwt440.00–449.002,26919
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525464.09/cwt463.00–466.002,43637
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned529429.14/cwt427.00–430.002,2707
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576439.63/cwt436.00–446.002,53280
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned580401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,3267
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned590417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,4633
Heifers600–650Large 1602406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,4446
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626399.08/cwt394.00–407.502,49824
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy632423.00/cwt423.00–423.002,67348
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned634387.63/cwt386.00–391.002,45812
Heifers650–700Large 1Unweaned676350.60/cwt350.00–351.002,37013
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678393.00/cwt393.00–393.002,66541
Heifers700–750Large 1707328.56/cwt327.50–330.002,3237
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1769329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,53013
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2782307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,4013
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2809318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,57318
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1842324.26/cwt324.00–330.002,73065
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1872322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,81214
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2888307.30/cwt306.00–310.002,72912
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,023300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,0693
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 12571,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8003
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1404554.00/cwt554.00–554.002,2387
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,54712
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620416.00/cwt415.00–417.502,5797
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned635372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,3653
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1714377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,6955
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned742350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5973
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1813330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6832
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,801198.30/cwt190.00–208.003,5717
Bulls——1,805181.89/cwt179.00–184.003,2834
Bulls——2,036221.19/cwt210.00–236.004,50311
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,094159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,7455
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125163.89/cwt161.00–166.001,8446
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,143164.71/cwt162.50–168.001,88313
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,168149.11/cwt141.00–158.001,7429
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,232173.63/cwt173.00–176.002,1396
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,274170.63/cwt170.00–172.002,1744
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,370148.94/cwt145.00–153.002,0402
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,379173.12/cwt170.00–177.002,38711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,390166.88/cwt160.00–169.502,32020
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,420183.01/cwt180.00–186.002,5992
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600172.04/cwt170.00–174.002,7532
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,718172.50/cwt172.50–172.502,9646
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29352,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19823,440.22/head3,300.00–3,525.003,4403
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0231,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,423.37/head2,400.00–2,450.002,4232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1603,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2262,904.29/head2,850.00–3,100.002,9047
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3504,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2509
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3723,842.47/head3,200.00–3,950.003,8426
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4343,353.37/head3,300.00–3,525.003,3534
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4803,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5553,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0434,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1103,569.26/head3,500.00–3,750.003,5694
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3484,099.35/head3,700.00–4,450.004,0992
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4213,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4505
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 16002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 18654,252.60/head4,200.00–4,300.004,2532
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2104,339.67/head4,100.00–4,600.004,3402
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 17052,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18352,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19033,946.06/head3,650.00–3,960.003,94638
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0633,323.82/head3,100.00–3,400.003,3243
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed1,057265.56/cwt260.00–287.502,80721
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,097223.58/cwt212.50–241.002,4538

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.