Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 11, 2025

6,689 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $305.35/cwt -1.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,897/hd at 621 lb · 694 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $267.70/cwt -6.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,927/hd at 720 lb · 570 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $331.88/cwt +6.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,906/hd at 574 lb · 474 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	6,689	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	485.00	$485.00	$1,431	+45.00
315–333 fancy	327	20	485.00–492.00	$489.64	$1,601	—
335	335	3	420.00	$420.00	$1,407	-32.00
360–392	377	114	435.00–470.00	$442.31	$1,668	+22.59
408–440	433	63	424.00–440.00	$427.60	$1,852	+28.30
451–487	465	201	390.00–419.00	$401.89	$1,869	+8.70
501–534 fancy	521	220	391.00–415.00	$401.68	$2,093	—
502–542	523	38	347.50–364.00	$358.67	$1,876	-1.45
501–548 thin fleshed	528	99	371.00–389.00	$377.02	$1,991	—
555–578 fancy	569	151	369.00–387.00	$381.37	$2,170	—
552–599	584	187	336.00–360.00	$345.74	$2,019	+5.31
602–628 fancy	616	228	351.00–364.50	$357.35	$2,201	—
600–635	621	84	312.50–328.00	$325.71	$2,023	-2.95
613–638 thin fleshed	630	96	332.00–342.00	$338.76	$2,134	—
650–689 fancy	669	153	309.00–329.00	$321.19	$2,149	—
670–686	676	27	287.50–299.00	$294.01	$1,988	+11.14
700–734 thin fleshed	714	122	310.00–320.00	$316.87	$2,262	—
701–746	722	187	281.00–300.00	$293.90	$2,122	+20.90
761–772	762	62	274.00–296.00	$286.86	$2,186	+11.80
806–847	815	100	257.50–274.50	$270.80	$2,207	+7.49
816 thin fleshed	816	4	295.00	$295.00	$2,407	—
857–893	872	98	256.00–265.00	$259.68	$2,264	—
908	908	5	259.00	$259.00	$2,352	+8.00
956	956	16	252.00	$252.00	$2,409	+22.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371	371	4	432.50	$432.50	$1,605	—
414–439	432	24	415.00–424.00	$421.33	$1,820	—
518–534	529	19	357.50–382.50	$374.77	$1,983	—
552–572	560	60	340.00–358.00	$348.88	$1,954	—
629–638	633	34	313.00–329.00	$321.30	$2,034	—
667 thin fleshed	667	19	315.00	$315.00	$2,101	—
655–690	674	35	280.00–300.00	$290.09	$1,955	+15.09
727–744	731	26	272.50–281.50	$278.97	$2,039	—
801	801	33	270.25	$270.25	$2,165	+9.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374	374	4	422.50	$422.50	$1,580	+25.00
432–445	442	19	385.00–399.00	$395.03	$1,746	+15.86
477–493	487	63	376.00–387.50	$385.22	$1,876	+13.08
586–593	588	60	320.00–327.00	$325.47	$1,914	+22.47
639–642	640	15	296.00–307.50	$302.12	$1,934	+15.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
292	292	2	392.50	$392.50	$1,146	-15.00
303–314 fancy	307	13	435.00–437.50	$436.52	$1,340	—
332–343	340	26	390.00–410.00	$395.26	$1,344	+20.26
353–370 fancy	360	24	402.50–415.00	$409.69	$1,475	—
358–370	365	43	382.50–389.00	$385.16	$1,406	+10.16
404–449 fancy	419	77	390.00–408.00	$398.92	$1,671	—
401–445 thin fleshed	438	99	374.00–385.00	$379.42	$1,662	—
443–444	443	18	357.50–370.00	$365.13	$1,618	—
456–491	481	91	357.00–377.50	$364.53	$1,753	+12.08
464–492 fancy	484	88	380.00–391.00	$385.51	$1,866	—
500–545 thin fleshed	523	239	354.00–367.50	$361.01	$1,888	—
511–544 fancy	535	126	372.50–387.50	$376.60	$2,015	—
511–549	537	89	334.00–350.00	$342.29	$1,838	+8.58
550–575 fancy	566	98	343.00–355.00	$346.81	$1,963	—
562–583	576	149	301.50–325.00	$316.14	$1,821	-8.87
565–591 thin fleshed	577	227	327.50–340.00	$335.76	$1,937	—
611–645	617	327	282.50–300.00	$296.78	$1,831	-10.28
600–642 thin fleshed	625	367	301.00–319.00	$312.99	$1,956	—
653–682 thin fleshed	662	44	296.00–303.00	$300.71	$1,991	—
658–698	684	173	265.50–278.00	$270.13	$1,848	-15.52
716 thin fleshed	716	25	299.00	$299.00	$2,141	+14.00
705–745	720	545	255.00–277.00	$266.26	$1,917	-6.74
755–793	783	126	245.00–267.00	$252.69	$1,979	-1.05
800–835	810	195	243.75–251.00	$247.00	$2,001	+1.28
896	896	12	219.00	$219.00	$1,962	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	435.00	$435.00	$1,392	—
382	382	7	394.00	$394.00	$1,505	—
414 fancy	414	5	413.00	$413.00	$1,710	—
421–448	431	16	357.50–377.50	$365.29	$1,574	—
454	454	4	370.00	$370.00	$1,680	—
500–539	513	61	337.00–372.50	$352.48	$1,808	+27.48
559–587	577	67	324.00–337.50	$327.97	$1,892	—
621	621	33	311.00	$311.00	$1,931	+12.00
660–673	672	89	266.00–283.00	$281.69	$1,893	+12.69
812	812	7	245.00	$245.00	$1,989	+2.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
309	309	6	385.00	$385.00	$1,190	—
475–498	480	131	335.00–350.00	$343.68	$1,650	+31.50
511–521	518	26	320.00–329.00	$326.94	$1,694	+29.41

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	5	377.00	$377.00	$1,500	—
595	595	18	300.00	$300.00	$1,785	—
622	622	16	279.00	$279.00	$1,735	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
231	231	3	1,225.00	$1,225.00	+400.00
260	260	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	3	429.00	$429.00	$1,557	+29.00
418–445	428	16	392.00–410.00	$402.98	$1,725	+35.48
489	489	7	362.50	$362.50	$1,773	—
532	532	7	336.00	$336.00	$1,788	—
603–618	609	14	308.00–322.50	$316.20	$1,926	+13.70
663	663	4	290.00	$290.00	$1,923	+12.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–795	768	85-90%	2	111.00–115.00	$112.93	$867	—
855	855	85-90%	1	97.00	$97.00	$829	—
899–1230	954	85-90%	6	113.00–115.00	$113.43	$1,082	—
955–1296	1108	85-90%	57	127.00–156.00	$143.51	$1,590	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1308–1463	1338	80-85%	64	132.00–148.00	$143.70	$1,923	—
1435	1435	80-85%	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,779	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1514–1665	1535	75-80%	10	144.00–146.00	$144.42	$2,217	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965	965	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,254	—
1285–2145	1771	18	148.00–186.00	$168.08	$2,977	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
695–957 thin fleshed	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	217.50–249.00	$239.45	$2,059
735–1082	979	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	182.50–206.00	$190.30	$1,863

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
685	685	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,079
850–955	903	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	152.50–165.00	$158.39	$1,430

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
670	670	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	117.50	$117.50	$787
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,368

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1160	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00
1365–1535	1450	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,900.00–2,100.00	$2,005.86

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1145	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—
1190	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—
1295	1295	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—
1502	1502	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—

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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.