Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers under 450 sold mostly sharply higher. Steers between 450 and 600 sold mostly sharply lower while steers over 600 sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold 4.00 lower. Lean cows sold 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 3.00 lower. The next feeder and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday March 11, 2026.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $422.95/cwt on 169 head, down $23.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 12 comparable sales and sits +20.49 against this barn's trailing median of $402.45.

Average price

$422.95

▼ 23.74 vs prior sale

169 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$384

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$74.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.35

vs CO average

+1.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	438.46	2,464	120
Large 1	542	392.65	2,127	36
Medium and Large 1-2	572	363.65	2,080	13thin

One grade step is worth $74.81/cwt here — about $384 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.

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 sale169 hd

422.95

—

CO average2 barns · 296 hd

427.30

−4.35

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

+1.99

This barn, trailing median12 sales

402.45

+20.49

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	—	Average	1,744	184.22	3,212	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,411	171.10	2,414	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,123	166.64	1,871	81
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,725	156.00	2,691	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1Unweaned	500–550	522	439.36/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,293	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	422	558.87/cwt	557.50–560.00	2,358	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	476	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,428	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	569	393.40/cwt	380.00–397.50	2,238	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	608	406.38/cwt	406.00–407.50	2,471	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	593	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,226	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	794	326.93/cwt	323.00–342.00	2,596	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	390.69/cwt	372.50–393.00	2,786	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	338	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	399	584.68/cwt	580.00–592.50	2,333	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	387	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,135	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	3,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,086	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	549.80/cwt	540.00–555.00	2,062	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	477.85/cwt	477.50–480.00	2,217	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	421.44/cwt	417.50–425.00	2,406	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	326.01/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,699	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	472.27/cwt	470.00–472.50	2,390	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	533.74/cwt	532.50–535.00	2,450	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	687	385.98/cwt	377.50–391.00	2,652	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	513	514.25/cwt	514.00–515.00	2,638	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	636	425.44/cwt	425.00–427.50	2,706	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	738	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,568	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	431	502.76/cwt	502.00–505.00	2,167	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	493	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	328	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	599	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,022	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	693	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	511	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,159	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	441	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,139	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,437	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	363.97/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,246	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	602	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,197	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	468	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	390	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,804	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	150.78/cwt	141.00–158.00	1,530	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	172.26/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,991	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	166.30/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,869	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,039	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	172.46/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,413	27
Bulls	—	—	1,713	181.59/cwt	176.00–188.00	3,111	4
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	450–500	475	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,066	2
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	650–700	681	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,486	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	168.33/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,483	6
Bulls	—	—	1,715	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,418	1
Bulls	—	—	1,774	194.97/cwt	191.00–202.00	3,459	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,725	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,691	1
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	533	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,292	4
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	473	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,188	2
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	500–550	530	398.07/cwt	392.50–400.00	2,110	18
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	400–450	419	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,095	10
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	550–600	559	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,096	14
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	500–550	546	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,607	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	645	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	732	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,306	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	437	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,338	3
Steers	Large 1	550–600	570	432.89/cwt	425.00–437.50	2,467	23
Steers	Large 1	850–900	878	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,854	16
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	617	394.14/cwt	392.50–395.00	2,432	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	586	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,608	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	751	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,704	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,071	212.41/cwt	205.00–227.50	2,275	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	362.75/cwt	360.00–363.00	2,467	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	457.24/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,652	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,165	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	3,239	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,944	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	441.98/cwt	437.50–445.00	2,678	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	1,433.33/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	993	293.79/cwt	293.00–295.00	2,917	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	338.24/cwt	332.50–342.50	2,949	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	346.36/cwt	343.00–349.50	2,868	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,756	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	607.15/cwt	590.00–610.00	2,593	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	627.54/cwt	625.00–630.00	1,964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	637.00/cwt	635.00–642.50	1,962	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	377.78/cwt	365.00–380.50	2,769	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,012	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	934	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	321	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,894	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	912	331.50/cwt	331.50–331.50	3,023	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,740	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,425	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,077	247.21/cwt	237.00–255.00	2,662	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	353	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	548	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,576	5

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 Mar 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,536Last week 1,109Year ago 1,189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 158Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 55Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	505.00	505.00
11	400–450	431	502.00–505.00	502.76
2	450–500	455	460.00	460.00
9	500–550	522	435.00–445.00	439.36
19	550–600	569	380.00–397.50	393.40
28	600–650	608	406.00–407.50	406.38
80	650–700	687	377.50–391.00	385.98
18	700–750	738	348.00	348.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,433.33
2	250–300	270	630.00	630.00
8	300–350	341	570.00	570.00
13	350–400	375	540.00–555.00	549.80
28	400–450	424	525.00	525.00
14	450–500	464	477.50–480.00	477.85
22	500–550	506	470.00–472.50	472.27
15	550–600	571	417.50–425.00	421.44
11	650–700	668	412.50	412.50
51	700–750	713	372.50–393.00	390.69
46	750–800	794	323.00–342.00	326.93
17	800–850	828	320.00–332.50	326.01
2	850–900	898	302.50	302.50
5	950–1000	993	293.00–295.00	293.79
5	1050–1100	1,086	265.00	265.00
2	1100–1150	1,135	267.50	267.50
7	1150–1200	1,165	278.00	278.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	440.00	440.00
4	400–450	441	485.00	485.00
2	450–500	468	405.00	405.00
4	500–550	511	422.50	422.50
9	550–600	599	337.50	337.50
2	600–650	645	345.00	345.00
5	650–700	693	345.00	345.00
13	700–750	732	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	600–650	617	355.00–365.00	363.97
53	650–700	680	360.00–363.00	362.75
3	750–800	783	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	419	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	475	435.00	435.00
18	500–550	530	392.50–400.00	398.07
14	550–600	559	375.00	375.00
24	650–700	681	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	462.50	462.50
4	500–550	533	430.00	430.00
24	600–650	617	392.50–395.00	394.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	321	590.00	590.00
55	550–600	586	445.00	445.00
4	750–800	751	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	600.00	600.00
8	350–400	399	580.00–592.50	584.68
7	400–450	422	557.50–560.00	558.87
5	450–500	476	510.00	510.00
31	500–550	513	514.00–515.00	514.25
6	550–600	593	420.00	420.00
28	600–650	636	425.00–427.50	425.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	308	635.00–642.50	637.00
42	400–450	427	590.00–610.00	607.15
10	450–500	459	532.50–535.00	533.74
29	550–600	580	455.00–460.00	457.24
41	600–650	606	437.50–445.00	441.98
128	700–750	733	365.00–380.50	377.78
97	800–850	828	343.00–349.50	346.36
7	850–900	872	332.50–342.50	338.24
4	900–950	934	308.00	308.00
3	1000–1050	1,012	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	620.00	620.00
3	350–400	390	462.50	462.50
3	400–450	437	535.00	535.00
2	450–500	493	480.00	480.00
5	500–550	548	470.00	470.00
3	600–650	602	365.00	365.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	546	477.50	477.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	550–600	570	425.00–437.50	432.89
16	850–900	878	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	900–950	912	331.50	331.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	625.00–630.00	627.54
3	350–400	388	625.00	625.00
6	500–550	548	500.00	500.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,234	197.50	197.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,071	205.00–227.50	212.41
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,077	237.00–255.00	247.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,015	141.00–158.00	150.78
28	—	1,156	170.00–176.00	172.26
44	—	1,124	161.00–169.00	166.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	151.00	151.00
27	—	1,399	170.00–174.00	172.46
6	—	1,475	168.00–169.00	168.33
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	156.00	156.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,713	176.00–188.00	181.59
1	—	1,715	141.00	141.00
5	—	1,774	191.00–202.00	194.97

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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