Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Feeder steers under 600 sold mostly 3.00 to 4.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower with instances of sharply lower across all weight classes. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold 2.00 lower while lean cows sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 8.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Wednesday March 18, 2026.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $462.87/cwt on 117 head, down $6.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 12 comparable sales and sits +19.89 against this barn's trailing median of $442.98.

Average price

$462.87

▼ 6.31 vs prior sale

117 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$67.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.59

vs CO average

−9.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	469.03	2,618	81
Large 1	533	459.06	2,448	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	522	457.84	2,390	14thin
Large 1-2	575	401.64	2,309	6thin

One grade step is worth $67.39/cwt here — about $308 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $484.95, low $415.25, median $442.98 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 sale117 hd

462.87

—

CO average2 barns · 907 hd

482.46

−19.59

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

−9.33

This barn, trailing median12 sales

442.98

+19.89

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	—	High	1,578	195.20	3,079	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	173.06	2,372	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,127	170.99	1,927	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,571	161.75	2,541	4thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,049	245.95/cwt	230.00–257.50	2,580	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,783	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,728	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,460	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,740	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	327.18/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,231	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	330	619.26/cwt	615.00–625.00	2,044	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	688	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,018	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	425.35/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,637	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	931	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,537	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	402	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	564	451.80/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,548	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	492.70/cwt	487.50–495.00	2,069	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	642	413.20/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,653	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,309	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	426.60/cwt	425.00–432.50	2,244	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	335.96/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,053	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	368	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	2,217	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	567	395.54/cwt	392.50–400.00	2,243	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	655	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,981	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	647	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,090	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	405	562.98/cwt	562.50–565.00	2,280	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	511	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,453	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	485	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	411	432.26/cwt	415.00–457.50	1,777	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	384	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	534	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,216	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	197.44/cwt	192.50–202.50	1,970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,282	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	457.84/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,390	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,450	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	634	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,235	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,167	176.59/cwt	170.00–181.50	2,061	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,087	164.11/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,784	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,153	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	165.38/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,353	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,310	176.00/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,306	5
Bulls	—	—	1,691	204.07/cwt	199.00–210.00	3,451	9
Bulls	—	—	1,382	179.23/cwt	178.00–181.00	2,477	3
Bulls	—	—	1,505	189.87/cwt	186.00–196.00	2,858	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,692	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	168.49/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,662	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	175.06/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,419	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	144.41/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,448	6
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	487	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,204	8
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	418	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,975	8
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	350–400	399	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,274	5
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	575	401.64/cwt	400.00–402.50	2,309	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,626	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	160.46/cwt	158.00–162.50	1,540	3
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	568	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,528	2
Heifers	Large 1Fancy	600–650	625	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,375	13
Bulls	Large 1	400–450	430	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,494	2
Steers	Large 1	600–650	601	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,554	10
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	600	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,010	6
Heifers	Large 1	750–800	797	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,431	3
Steers	Large 1	900–950	910	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,798	3
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	300–350	345	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,751	12
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	450–500	465	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,976	3
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	500–550	507	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,370	10
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	550–600	577	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,568	6
Bulls	Large 1	350–400	363	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	327.52/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,384	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	951	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,034	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	328	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,445	3
Steers	Large 1	400–450	418	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,424	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	616.08/cwt	615.00–617.50	2,243	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	304	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,946	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	363.74/cwt	362.50–367.50	2,681	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	416.73/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,025	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	329	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	306.65/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,389	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	475.67/cwt	470.00–477.50	2,678	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	445.76/cwt	442.50–450.00	2,144	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	301.96/cwt	297.50–305.00	2,600	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,104	221.71/cwt	212.50–227.50	2,448	12

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 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 812Last week 1,536Year ago 923

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 137Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 30Year ago 118

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,049	230.00–257.50	245.95
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	998	192.50–202.50	197.44
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,104	212.50–227.50	221.71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	420	487.50–495.00	492.70
7	450–500	481	442.50–450.00	445.76
9	500–550	526	425.00–432.50	426.60
9	550–600	553	417.50	417.50
5	600–650	611	330.00–340.00	335.96
17	650–700	682	322.50–330.00	327.18
12	750–800	779	300.00–315.00	306.65
3	800–850	812	327.50	327.50
5	850–900	861	297.50–305.00	301.96
8	900–950	931	272.50	272.50
11	950–1000	985	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	525.00	525.00
4	350–400	384	475.00	475.00
5	400–450	402	477.50	477.50
13	500–550	534	415.00	415.00
10	550–600	567	392.50–400.00	395.54
16	600–650	647	323.00	323.00
2	650–700	655	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	427	430.00	430.00
11	450–500	486	415.00–425.00	416.73
5	500–550	531	360.00	360.00
4	550–600	573	355.00	355.00
3	800–850	822	297.50	297.50
4	950–1000	951	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	411	415.00–457.50	432.26
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	418	472.50	472.50
8	450–500	487	452.50	452.50
6	600–650	600	335.00	335.00
3	750–800	797	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	625	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	345	507.50	507.50
3	450–500	465	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	304	640.00	640.00
7	350–400	364	615.00–617.50	616.08
13	450–500	480	512.50	512.50
49	550–600	563	470.00–477.50	475.67
28	600–650	620	425.00–430.00	425.35
47	650–700	689	396.00	396.00
12	700–750	737	362.50–367.50	363.74
9	800–850	806	340.00	340.00
4	900–950	904	312.50	312.50
2	1000–1050	1,018	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	330	615.00–625.00	619.26
4	350–400	368	602.50	602.50
11	400–450	405	562.50–565.00	562.98
8	500–550	511	480.00	480.00
24	550–600	564	440.00–455.00	451.80
22	600–650	642	410.00–415.00	413.20
2	650–700	688	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	545.00	545.00
3	450–500	485	495.00	495.00
5	600–650	634	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	585.00	585.00
14	500–550	522	450.00–465.00	457.84
15	600–650	649	377.50	377.50
8	700–750	728	320.00–335.00	327.52
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	399	570.00	570.00
10	500–550	507	467.50	467.50
6	550–600	577	445.00	445.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	575	400.00–402.50	401.64
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	418	580.00	580.00
10	600–650	601	425.00	425.00
3	900–950	910	307.50	307.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	580.00	580.00
2	400–450	430	580.00	580.00
2	550–600	568	445.00	445.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	615.00	615.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,167	170.00–181.50	176.59
10	—	1,087	157.00–168.00	164.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,565	172.00	172.00
2	—	1,580	168.00–169.00	168.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,423	160.00–168.00	165.38
8	—	1,382	171.00–179.00	175.06
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,310	174.00–178.00	176.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,003	141.00–148.00	144.41
1	—	940	173.00	173.00
3	—	960	158.00–162.50	160.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,691	199.00–210.00	204.07
3	—	1,382	178.00–181.00	179.23
6	—	1,505	186.00–196.00	189.87

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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