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La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 11, 2026

960 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $467.82/cwt +16.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,635/hd at 563 lb · 73 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $420.00/cwt -15.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,645/hd at 630 lb · 50 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $394.94/cwt ≈ $2,721/hd at 689 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 960 1,703 1,142
Feeder cattle 812 1,536 923
Slaughter cattle 114 137 101
Replacement cattle 34 30 118

Market comments — USDA reporter

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.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 304 6 640.00 $640.00 $1,946 +3.00
328–331 unweaned 330 7 615.00–625.00 $619.26 $2,044 +19.26
361–368 364 7 615.00–617.50 $616.08 $2,243 —
368 unweaned 368 4 602.50 $602.50 $2,217 +17.82
401–425 unweaned 405 11 562.50–565.00 $562.98 $2,280 +4.11
480 480 13 512.50 $512.50 $2,460 -21.24
511 unweaned 511 8 480.00 $480.00 $2,453 -34.25
553–565 563 49 470.00–477.50 $475.67 $2,678 +18.43
557–590 unweaned 564 24 440.00–455.00 $451.80 $2,548 +31.80
600–621 620 28 425.00–430.00 $425.35 $2,637 -16.63
636–645 unweaned 642 22 410.00–415.00 $413.20 $2,653 -12.24
688 unweaned 688 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,546 —
689 689 47 396.00 $396.00 $2,728 —
732–738 737 12 362.50–367.50 $363.74 $2,681 -14.04
806 806 9 340.00 $340.00 $2,740 -6.36
904 904 4 312.50 $312.50 $2,825 +4.50
1018 1018 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,952 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 unweaned 328 2 545.00 $545.00 $1,788 -75.00
390 390 2 585.00 $585.00 $2,282 —
485 unweaned 485 3 495.00 $495.00 $2,401 +15.00
515–540 522 14 450.00–465.00 $457.84 $2,390 —
634 unweaned 634 5 352.50 $352.50 $2,235 -12.50
649 649 15 377.50 $377.50 $2,450 —
726–730 728 8 320.00–335.00 $327.52 $2,384 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 unweaned 399 5 570.00 $570.00 $2,274 —
418 418 5 580.00 $580.00 $2,424 —
507 unweaned 507 10 467.50 $467.50 $2,370 —
577 unweaned 577 6 445.00 $445.00 $2,568 —
601 601 10 425.00 $425.00 $2,554 —
910 910 3 307.50 $307.50 $2,798 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
566–593 575 6 400.00–402.50 $401.64 $2,309 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 unweaned 329 4 525.00 $525.00 $1,727 —
384 unweaned 384 4 475.00 $475.00 $1,824 -30.00
402 unweaned 402 5 477.50 $477.50 $1,920 -25.26
416–430 420 10 487.50–495.00 $492.70 $2,069 -32.30
476–488 481 7 442.50–450.00 $445.76 $2,144 -32.09
503–532 526 9 425.00–432.50 $426.60 $2,244 -45.67
534 unweaned 534 13 415.00 $415.00 $2,216 -24.36
553 553 9 417.50 $417.50 $2,309 -3.94
562–575 unweaned 567 10 392.50–400.00 $395.54 $2,243 +2.14
607–618 611 5 330.00–340.00 $335.96 $2,053 —
647 unweaned 647 16 323.00 $323.00 $2,090 —
655 unweaned 655 2 302.50 $302.50 $1,981 -83.48
673–693 682 17 322.50–330.00 $327.18 $2,231 -85.32
760–788 779 12 300.00–315.00 $306.65 $2,389 -20.28
812 812 3 327.50 $327.50 $2,659 +1.49
853–873 861 5 297.50–305.00 $301.96 $2,600 —
928–932 931 8 272.50 $272.50 $2,537 —
985 985 11 282.50 $282.50 $2,783 -11.29
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341–348 unweaned 345 12 507.50 $507.50 $1,751 —
418 418 8 472.50 $472.50 $1,975 —
465 unweaned 465 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,976 -10.00
487 487 8 452.50 $452.50 $2,204 -10.00
600 600 6 335.00 $335.00 $2,010 -59.14
625 fancy 625 13 380.00 $380.00 $2,375 —
797 797 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,431 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–418 unweaned 411 9 415.00–457.50 $432.26 $1,777 -52.74
427 427 5 430.00 $430.00 $1,836 —
463–491 486 11 415.00–425.00 $416.73 $2,025 —
531 531 5 360.00 $360.00 $1,912 —
573 573 4 355.00 $355.00 $2,034 —
822 822 3 297.50 $297.50 $2,445 —
951 951 4 260.00 $260.00 $2,473 —

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 580.00 $580.00 $2,105 —
430 430 2 580.00 $580.00 $2,494 —
568 568 2 445.00 $445.00 $2,528 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 615.00 $615.00 $2,171 -10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 85-90% 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,626 —
810–1150 960 85-90% 3 158.00–162.50 $160.46 $1,540 —
850–1160 1003 85-90% 6 141.00–148.00 $144.41 $1,448 -6.37
1052–1155 1087 85-90% 10 157.00–168.00 $164.11 $1,784 —
1048–1278 1167 85-90% 46 170.00–181.50 $176.59 $2,061 +4.33
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1302–1330 1310 80-85% 5 174.00–178.00 $176.00 $2,306 —
1335–1490 1382 80-85% 8 171.00–179.00 $175.06 $2,419 +2.60
1315–1485 1423 80-85% 4 160.00–168.00 $165.38 $2,353 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560 1560 75-80% 1 138.00 $138.00 $2,153 —
1565 1565 75-80% 1 172.00 $172.00 $2,692 —
1535–1625 1580 75-80% 2 168.00–169.00 $168.49 $2,662 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1550 1382 3 178.00–181.00 $179.23 $2,477 —
1260–1890 1505 6 186.00–196.00 $189.87 $2,858 —
1370–1945 1691 9 199.00–210.00 $204.07 $3,451 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
930–1193 thin fleshed 1049 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 17 230.00–257.50 $245.95 $2,580
1021–1173 1104 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 12 212.50–227.50 $221.71 $2,448
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
985–1010 998 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 192.50–202.50 $197.44 $1,970

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.