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
Mar 17Mar 24latest
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 class

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 11 of 13 comparable sales and sits +10.40 against this barn's trailing median of $433.09.
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

What quality paid 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales
461431401370median 433.0912/1601/2002/1003/0303/24
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 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 median13 sales
433.09
+10.40
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,919206.763,96822
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, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1250–3002571,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8003
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,023300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,0693
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700678393.00/cwt393.00–393.002,66541
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19823,440.22/head3,300.00–3,525.003,4403
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3484,099.35/head3,700.00–4,450.004,0992
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1103,569.26/head3,500.00–3,750.003,5694
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600576439.63/cwt436.00–446.002,53280
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550547470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,5713
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800769329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,53013
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 18654,252.60/head4,200.00–4,300.004,2532
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0434,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2002
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600552479.91/cwt479.00–481.002,64922
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000985305.00/cwt305.00–305.003,0043
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650634387.63/cwt386.00–391.002,45812
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500463537.50/cwt537.50–537.502,4892
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525464.09/cwt463.00–466.002,43637
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700658426.00/cwt426.00–426.002,80315
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550517491.07/cwt489.00–500.002,53930
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650643423.00/cwt423.00–423.002,7204
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned700–750742350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5973
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned500–550511444.10/cwt440.00–449.002,26919
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850831351.93/cwt342.50–353.502,92526
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800778362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,8206
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned600–650635372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,3653
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650626399.08/cwt394.00–407.502,49824
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned500–550529429.14/cwt427.00–430.002,2707
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned450–500483485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,3432
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500488512.50/cwt512.50–512.502,5012
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600573453.85/cwt450.00–460.002,6018
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400360520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,8727
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450434482.05/cwt476.00–492.502,09217
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned550–600580401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,3267
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0633,323.82/head3,100.00–3,400.003,3243
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned450–500465478.00/cwt478.00–478.002,2236
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600590417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,4633
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned350–400393505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,9852
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned400–450411505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,0764
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned400–450444545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,4205
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned650–700685383.00/cwt383.00–383.002,62412
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450426509.09/cwt509.00–510.002,16920
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850809318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,57318
CowsLean 85-90%1,168149.11/cwt141.00–158.001,7429
CowsLean 85-90%1,274170.63/cwt170.00–172.002,1744
CowsLean 85-90%1,125163.89/cwt161.00–166.001,8446
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,600172.04/cwt170.00–174.002,7532
CowsBoner 80-85%1,379173.12/cwt170.00–177.002,38711
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,420183.01/cwt180.00–186.002,5992
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,232173.63/cwt173.00–176.002,1396
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,143164.71/cwt162.50–168.001,88313
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,094159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,7455
CowsBoner 80-85%1,390166.88/cwt160.00–169.502,32020
CowsBoner 80-85%1,370148.94/cwt145.00–153.002,0402
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,718172.50/cwt172.50–172.502,9646
HeifersLarge 1Unweaned650–700676350.60/cwt350.00–351.002,37013
HeifersLarge 1400–450414510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,1114
SteersLarge 1-2Unweaned400–450433441.00/cwt441.00–441.001,9106
Bulls2,036221.19/cwt210.00–236.004,50311
Bulls1,801198.30/cwt190.00–208.003,5717
Bulls1,805181.89/cwt179.00–184.003,2834
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29352,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1252,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
HeifersLarge 1700–750707328.56/cwt327.50–330.002,3237
HeifersLarge 1Unweaned500–550511445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2747
SteersLarge 1400–450416555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,3099
HeifersLarge 1600–650602406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,4446
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5553,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2262,904.29/head2,850.00–3,100.002,9047
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900888307.30/cwt306.00–310.002,72912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800782307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,4013
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0231,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0752,423.37/head2,400.00–2,450.002,4232
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18352,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4343,353.37/head3,300.00–3,525.003,3534
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750714377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,6955
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850813330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6832
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy600–650632423.00/cwt423.00–423.002,67348
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 17052,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4213,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4505
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 16002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600566450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,54712
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650620416.00/cwt415.00–417.502,5797
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450404554.00/cwt554.00–554.002,2387
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed1,057265.56/cwt260.00–287.502,80721
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750728372.95/cwt369.00–378.002,7159
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450421569.39/cwt567.50–570.002,39721
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4803,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19033,946.06/head3,650.00–3,960.003,94638
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3504,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2509
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 11,2104,339.67/head4,100.00–4,600.004,3402
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850842324.26/cwt324.00–330.002,73065
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900872322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,81214
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1603,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3723,842.47/head3,200.00–3,950.003,8426
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,097223.58/cwt212.50–241.002,4538

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.