Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold mostly 6.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold mostly 1.00 to 4.00 with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Lean slaughter cows of average dressing sold 5.00 higher while bulls of average dressing sold 8.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday March 4, 2026.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $446.69/cwt on 90 head, down $9.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 12 comparable sales and sits +44.23 against this barn's trailing median of $402.45.

Average price

$446.69

▼ 9.90 vs prior sale

90 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,397

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$14.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.53

vs CO average

+16.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	451.57	2,446	59
Large 1	527	437.40	2,306	31

One grade step is worth $14.16/cwt here — about $140 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $456.58, low $350.42, median $402.45 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale90 hd

446.69

—

CO average2 barns · 291 hd

447.22

−0.53

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

+16.28

This barn, trailing median12 sales

402.45

+44.23

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	Low	1,592	189.27	3,014	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,357	172.92	2,347	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,153	172.35	1,987	90
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,614	166.62	2,689	11

Every lot, as filed

73 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	344.52/cwt	337.50–347.50	2,487	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,210	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,194	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,482	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,151	215.68/cwt	202.50–227.50	2,482	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	477.06/cwt	475.00–477.50	2,509	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,068	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	303.76/cwt	302.50–305.00	2,943	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	599	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,342	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,458	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	459	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,951	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,865	133
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	548	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,507	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	348	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,175	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	653	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	418	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	633	384.03/cwt	372.50–392.50	2,431	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	512	434.32/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,224	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	379	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,923	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	633	408.51/cwt	407.50–410.00	2,586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	661	378.61/cwt	367.50–387.50	2,503	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	489	526.24/cwt	522.50–527.50	2,573	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	558	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,525	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	535	484.52/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,592	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	394	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,206	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	846	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	443	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	2,470	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	168.66/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,365	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	173.77/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,342	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	176.34/cwt	171.00–178.50	2,104	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	161.93/cwt	149.00–168.00	1,734	29
Bulls	—	—	1,395	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,483	1
Bulls	—	—	1,978	201.76/cwt	199.00–204.00	3,991	2
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	500–550	535	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,675	3
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	550–600	557	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,534	7
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	566	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,967	7
Bulls	—	—	1,449	185.84/cwt	185.00–187.00	2,693	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,138	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	166.62/cwt	165.50–178.00	2,689	11
Heifers	Large 1	250–300	260	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	1,450	2
Heifers	Large 1	800–850	804	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,573	12
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	650–700	691	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,481	4
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	482	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,073	3
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	500–550	514	419.92/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,158	6
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	530	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	455	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,358	2
Bulls	Large 1	450–500	482	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,241	3
Steers	Large 1	500–550	504	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,608	7
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	502	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,334	16
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	581	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,324	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,387	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,403	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	354.12/cwt	342.50–357.50	2,780	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	327.74/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,356	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	630	357.55/cwt	352.50–362.50	2,253	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	525.35/cwt	525.00–530.00	2,643	30
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,023	267.69/cwt	252.50–277.50	2,738	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,911	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,833	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	451	555.16/cwt	545.00–557.50	2,504	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	408.20/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,710	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,743	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	437.48/cwt	432.50–440.00	2,656	22

How this sale compares

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 Feb 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,109Last week 857Year ago 977

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 205Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 34Year ago 128

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	383	540.00	540.00
7	400–450	417	530.00	530.00
20	450–500	492	446.00	446.00
38	500–550	526	475.00–477.50	477.06
133	600–650	638	449.00	449.00
18	650–700	653	420.00	420.00
17	700–750	722	337.50–347.50	344.52
5	800–850	846	330.00	330.00
3	850–900	882	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	507.50	507.50
8	450–500	459	425.00	425.00
7	500–550	512	430.00–440.00	434.32
14	550–600	599	391.00	391.00
21	600–650	633	372.50–392.50	384.03
9	650–700	661	367.50–387.50	378.61
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	557.50	557.50
3	450–500	482	430.00	430.00
16	500–550	502	465.00	465.00
9	550–600	581	400.00	400.00
12	800–850	804	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	514	415.00–425.00	419.92
4	650–700	691	359.00	359.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	455	412.50	412.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	719	325.00–332.50	327.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	645.00	645.00
7	350–400	384	640.00	640.00
3	400–450	428	580.00	580.00
16	450–500	451	545.00–557.50	555.16
30	500–550	503	525.00–530.00	525.35
2	550–600	565	477.50	477.50
22	600–650	607	432.50–440.00	437.48
57	650–700	664	405.00–415.00	408.20
2	700–750	718	365.00	365.00
7	750–800	761	382.50	382.50
2	800–850	845	332.50	332.50
2	850–900	853	347.50	347.50
4	950–1000	969	302.50–305.00	303.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	348	625.00	625.00
4	350–400	394	560.00	560.00
2	400–450	418	565.00	565.00
16	450–500	489	522.50–527.50	526.24
9	500–550	535	480.00–495.00	484.52
6	550–600	558	452.50	452.50
5	600–650	633	407.50–410.00	408.51
2	650–700	653	365.00	365.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	500.00	500.00
7	550–600	557	455.00	455.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	435.00	435.00
7	550–600	566	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	750–800	785	342.50–357.50	354.12
2	800–850	813	290.00	290.00
3	850–900	885	322.50	322.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	504	517.50	517.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	630	352.50–362.50	357.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	443	557.50	557.50
6	500–550	548	457.50	457.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	795	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	465.00	465.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	620.00	620.00
2	400–450	410	610.00	610.00
12	750–800	798	355.00	355.00
7	800–850	801	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	15	—	1,151	202.50–227.50	215.68
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,023	252.50–277.50	267.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,402	168.00–169.00	168.66
30	—	1,348	171.00–178.00	173.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,193	171.00–178.50	176.34
29	—	1,071	149.00–168.00	161.93
16	—	1,188	180.00	180.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,614	165.50–178.00	166.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	178.00	178.00
2	—	1,978	199.00–204.00	201.76
4	—	1,449	185.00–187.00	185.84

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.

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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