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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers under 700 sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly sharply lower across all weight classes. Replacement heifers sold strong. Steers over 700 sold 10.00 to 11.00 lower. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold 2.00 higher while lean cows sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 2.00 lower. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday March 10, 2026.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $433.09/cwt on 127 head, down $14.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 13 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $433.09.

Average price

$433.09

▼ 14.38 vs prior sale

127 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,334

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$64.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.64

vs CO average

+12.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	437.02	2,356	118
Medium and Large 1-2	508	386.00	1,961	6thin
Large 1	597	372.50	2,224	3thin

One grade step is worth $64.52/cwt here — about $132 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

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $447.46, low $384.03, median $433.09 across 13 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 sale127 hd

433.09

—

CO average2 barns · 217 hd

438.73

−5.64

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

+12.13

This barn, trailing median13 sales

433.09

+0.00

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	1,782	186.25	3,320	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,621	169.85	2,754	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,380	167.20	2,307	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	161.56	1,821	44

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,318	$3,967	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,348	$3,900	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,394	$3,690	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,287	$3,269	42
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,408	$3,233	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,104	$2,738	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,491	$2,558	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$2,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$2,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	853	$2,450	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$4,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$4,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,355	$3,900	3thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	362	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,955	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	423	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	643	435.15/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,798	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	835	348.78/cwt	344.00–360.00	2,912	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	536	444.87/cwt	429.00–458.00	2,385	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,589	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	421	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,863	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	672	402.95/cwt	399.00–406.00	2,708	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	543	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	856	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,731	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	2,017	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	424.46/cwt	420.00–428.00	2,148	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	355	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	591	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,636	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	982	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	3,034	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	339.66/cwt	336.50–345.00	2,996	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	548	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	2,543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	358.50/cwt	358.50–358.50	2,789	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	470.63/cwt	464.00–476.00	2,697	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	609	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,619	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	573	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	665	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,407	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	572	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,425	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	760	379.62/cwt	367.00–384.00	2,885	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	636	368.58/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,344	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	355	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	1,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	800–850	842	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,644	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	691	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,401	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	479	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,964	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	385	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	700–750	710	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,726	46
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	318.85/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,468	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,050	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,401	174.68/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,447	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	166.34/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,237	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	163.59/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,813	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,803	14
Bulls	—	—	1,803	199.33/cwt	193.00–207.00	3,594	6
Bulls	—	—	1,773	180.21/cwt	174.00–188.00	3,195	13
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	650–700	670	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,472	10
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	500–550	518	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,336	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	147.80/cwt	137.00–159.00	2,409	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	151.00/cwt	146.00–158.00	2,051	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	147.74/cwt	138.00–154.00	1,692	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	174.20/cwt	172.00–177.50	2,026	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	750–800	781	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,663	7
Bulls	Large 1	600–650	625	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,594	2
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	597	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,224	3
Steers	Large 1	500–550	520	498.00/cwt	498.00–498.00	2,590	7
Steers	Large 1	650–700	670	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,580	2
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	490	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,220	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	493	416.31/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,052	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	450–500	491	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,160	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	650–700	665	384.53/cwt	361.00–393.00	2,557	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	600–650	641	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,420	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	508	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,961	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	422	553.70/cwt	552.50–555.00	2,337	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,287	3,269.16/head	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,269	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,457	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	710	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,457	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	621	384.10/cwt	377.00–392.50	2,385	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,328	4,035.06/head	4,000.00–4,100.00	4,035	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,721	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,460	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,491	2,557.85/head	2,525.00–2,900.00	2,558	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,104	2,737.52/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	847	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	2,960	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,348	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	529.07/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,587	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	471.69/cwt	466.00–473.00	2,160	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,394	3,690.22/head	3,650.00–3,700.00	3,690	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,408	3,232.56/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,233	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	617.50/cwt	617.50–617.50	2,482	20
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	659	420.92/cwt	403.00–425.00	2,774	128
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	720	410.55/cwt	404.00–417.00	2,956	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	379.25/cwt	379.00–380.00	2,704	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,765	3

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 →

Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO

Tue Mar 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,169Last week 1,389Year ago 1,575

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 95Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 27Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	362	540.00	540.00
10	400–450	422	552.50–555.00	553.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	605.00	605.00
2	400–450	423	570.00	570.00
2	500–550	548	464.00	464.00
9	550–600	591	446.00	446.00
15	600–650	643	420.00–440.00	435.15
7	650–700	672	399.00–406.00	402.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	640.00	640.00
20	400–450	402	617.50	617.50
32	450–500	489	520.00–530.00	529.07
22	550–600	573	464.00–476.00	470.63
5	600–650	609	457.50	457.50
2	650–700	683	421.00	421.00
24	700–750	713	379.00–380.00	379.25
20	750–800	778	358.50	358.50
3	800–850	847	349.50	349.50
8	850–900	882	336.50–345.00	339.66
5	950–1000	982	309.00	309.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	519	395.00	395.00
5	750–800	793	347.50	347.50
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	518	451.00	451.00
10	650–700	670	369.00	369.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	520	498.00	498.00
2	650–700	670	385.00	385.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	490	453.00	453.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
77	500–550	536	429.00–458.00	444.87
19	550–600	572	424.00	424.00
25	600–650	609	430.00	430.00
128	650–700	659	403.00–425.00	420.92
75	700–750	720	404.00–417.00	410.55
104	750–800	760	367.00–384.00	379.62
36	800–850	835	344.00–360.00	348.78
14	850–900	856	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	555.00	555.00
11	400–450	410	492.00	492.00
27	450–500	458	466.00–473.00	471.69
16	500–550	506	420.00–428.00	424.46
12	800–850	827	313.00	313.00
2	900–950	933	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	478.00	478.00
5	400–450	421	442.50	442.50
7	450–500	493	405.00–445.00	416.31
2	500–550	543	405.00	405.00
4	550–600	573	414.00	414.00
12	600–650	621	377.00–392.50	384.10
15	650–700	665	362.00	362.00
12	700–750	710	346.00	346.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	452.50	452.50
5	450–500	479	410.00	410.00
6	500–550	508	386.00	386.00
20	600–650	636	360.00–372.50	368.58
7	650–700	691	347.50	347.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	491	440.00	440.00
14	600–650	641	377.50	377.50
38	650–700	665	361.00–393.00	384.53
46	700–750	710	384.00	384.00
7	750–800	781	341.00	341.00
3	800–850	842	314.00	314.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	774	315.00–322.50	318.85
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	597	372.50	372.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	622	395.00	395.00
3	850–900	885	307.50	307.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	3,425.00	3,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	42	—	1,287	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,269.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,328	4,000.00–4,100.00	4,035.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,491	2,525.00–2,900.00	2,557.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,104	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,737.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,348	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,394	3,650.00–3,700.00	3,690.22
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,408	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,232.56
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	2,350.00	2,350.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	853	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,355	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,460	4,250.00	4,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	4,400.00	4,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,401	173.00–175.00	174.68
6	—	1,345	163.00–167.00	166.34
8	—	1,358	146.00–158.00	151.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,108	157.00–168.00	163.59
11	—	1,145	138.00–154.00	147.74
8	—	1,163	172.00–177.50	174.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,620	173.00	173.00
2	—	1,630	137.00–159.00	147.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,803	193.00–207.00	199.33
13	—	1,773	174.00–188.00	180.21

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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