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Winter Livestock (Tuesday) Market Report, La Junta, CO

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 10, 2026

7,297 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $396.58/cwt +17.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,845/hd at 717 lb · 553 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $455.74/cwt +15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,821/hd at 619 lb · 453 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $429.84/cwt +7.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,462/hd at 573 lb · 434 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,297 1,388 7,172
Feeder cattle 7,166 1,169 6,937
Slaughter cattle 44 120 169
Replacement cattle 87 99 66

Market comments — USDA reporter

Trade activity and demand was good. Feeder steers sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher across all weight classes. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold 2.00 lower while lean cows sold 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 5.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be next Tuesday March 17, 2026.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 3 670.00 $670.00 $1,923 +30.00
307 307 3 620.00 $620.00 $1,903 —
373–399 387 46 620.00–630.00 $624.95 $2,419 —
386–396 unweaned 391 8 582.50–600.00 $591.14 $2,311 —
404–415 413 38 600.00–612.50 $605.50 $2,501 -12.00
420–442 unweaned 437 36 562.50–577.50 $565.79 $2,473 -4.21
457 fancy 457 14 575.00 $575.00 $2,628 —
480–486 482 100 532.50–542.50 $536.18 $2,584 +7.11
473–497 unweaned 484 58 520.00–527.50 $525.00 $2,541 —
500–522 507 128 504.00–520.00 $514.92 $2,611 —
513 fancy 513 86 528.00 $528.00 $2,709 —
513–548 unweaned 541 70 481.00–492.00 $486.91 $2,634 +22.91
554–559 fancy 557 46 502.00–504.00 $503.40 $2,804 —
552–576 561 144 484.00–494.00 $488.64 $2,741 +18.01
550–583 unweaned 568 89 459.00–471.00 $465.59 $2,645 +19.59
604 fancy 604 48 485.00 $485.00 $2,929 —
600–628 620 245 452.00–464.00 $457.89 $2,839 +0.39
610–637 unweaned 622 160 440.00–446.00 $443.66 $2,760 +8.51
651–667 658 220 414.00–426.00 $419.18 $2,758 -1.82
650–684 unweaned 681 113 400.00–407.00 $406.28 $2,767 +3.33
704 fancy 704 112 430.00 $430.00 $3,027 —
704–706 thin fleshed 705 104 407.50–413.00 $410.78 $2,896 —
703–719 711 147 380.00–390.00 $387.81 $2,757 +8.56
705–748 unweaned 737 190 371.00–379.00 $375.89 $2,770 —
754–790 774 179 356.25–368.00 $362.25 $2,804 +3.75
805–836 815 139 349.00–357.50 $354.63 $2,890 +5.13
863–864 864 45 338.50–342.00 $338.73 $2,927 -0.93
900–905 903 67 325.00 $325.00 $2,935 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377–378 unweaned 377 9 560.00–567.50 $561.67 $2,117 +21.67
431–449 unweaned 439 29 542.50–552.50 $546.93 $2,401 -6.77
478–489 unweaned 485 26 500.00–510.00 $506.96 $2,459 —
520–546 unweaned 538 19 462.50–475.00 $466.47 $2,510 —
574–583 576 20 454.00–456.00 $455.59 $2,624 —
583–595 unweaned 590 95 444.00–447.00 $445.66 $2,629 —
609–640 unweaned 626 52 402.50–422.00 $417.40 $2,613 —
616–648 639 62 428.00–432.50 $430.57 $2,751 —
665 665 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,594 —
696 unweaned 696 12 377.00 $377.00 $2,624 —
718–742 728 44 367.50–369.00 $368.73 $2,684 —
733 unweaned 733 6 353.00 $353.00 $2,587 —
788–792 789 14 340.00–345.00 $341.08 $2,691 -6.42
842–846 843 47 333.50–341.00 $336.06 $2,833 —
852–894 880 170 326.00–331.00 $327.53 $2,882 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 590.00 $590.00 $2,124 —
469–483 479 28 437.50–532.50 $464.08 $2,223 —
480 unweaned 480 9 500.00 $500.00 $2,400 —
503 503 30 502.00 $502.00 $2,525 +4.00
574 unweaned 574 14 453.00 $453.00 $2,600 —
665–694 unweaned 687 62 395.50–402.50 $397.09 $2,728 +28.09
711 711 15 386.00 $386.00 $2,744 —
726 unweaned 726 6 362.50 $362.50 $2,632 —
798 798 27 357.00 $357.00 $2,849 —
812 812 30 351.50 $351.50 $2,854 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 unweaned 349 9 520.00 $520.00 $1,815 —
404 unweaned 404 22 477.50 $477.50 $1,929 —
581–595 unweaned 590 49 432.50–442.00 $435.87 $2,572 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
269–285 275 8 640.00–650.00 $646.11 $1,777 —
320 fancy 320 7 670.00 $670.00 $2,144 —
332 332 3 640.00 $640.00 $2,125 +85.00
374–382 376 28 570.00–575.00 $571.09 $2,147 —
373–383 unweaned 378 11 555.00 $555.00 $2,098 +77.00
392 fancy 392 16 595.00 $595.00 $2,332 —
405–409 407 38 550.00–560.00 $556.18 $2,264 +64.18
403–439 unweaned 427 46 505.00–512.50 $508.30 $2,170 +65.80
458–479 475 77 476.00–487.50 $483.56 $2,297 +11.87
461–484 fancy 475 40 495.00 $495.00 $2,351 —
470–492 unweaned 479 34 460.00–472.50 $462.91 $2,217 +46.60
523–539 unweaned 531 36 438.00–440.00 $439.10 $2,332 +34.10
501–545 fancy 532 64 464.00–467.50 $464.73 $2,472 —
510–546 532 157 445.00–458.00 $451.85 $2,404 +6.98
555–576 fancy 567 81 453.00–454.00 $453.60 $2,572 —
550–583 thin fleshed 570 44 442.00–445.00 $443.88 $2,530 —
551–595 571 194 421.00–431.00 $425.29 $2,428 +1.29
553–595 unweaned 581 115 410.00–419.00 $415.41 $2,414 +1.41
615–648 unweaned 625 52 373.00–389.00 $386.18 $2,414 +2.08
600–633 626 168 401.00–415.00 $407.27 $2,550 -22.73
640 fancy 640 17 422.50 $422.50 $2,704 —
652 thin fleshed 652 37 406.00 $406.00 $2,647 —
655 fancy 655 56 422.50 $422.50 $2,767 —
656–688 668 105 375.00–391.00 $379.96 $2,538 -40.96
661–689 unweaned 681 73 355.00–370.00 $362.40 $2,468 +0.40
705 thin fleshed 705 51 395.00 $395.00 $2,785 —
704–719 710 100 374.00–390.00 $380.47 $2,701 -30.08
701–743 unweaned 721 168 343.00–364.00 $353.60 $2,549 +7.60
767 767 76 357.00 $357.00 $2,738 -22.62
805 805 48 338.00 $338.00 $2,721 +25.00
883 thin fleshed 883 6 327.50 $327.50 $2,892 —
879–893 889 55 304.00–310.00 $305.51 $2,716 -13.49
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
216 unweaned 216 32 545.00 $545.00 $1,177 —
362 fancy 362 3 610.00 $610.00 $2,208 —
372 372 5 560.00 $560.00 $2,083 —
377 unweaned 377 38 465.00 $465.00 $1,753 —
435–449 447 27 472.50–477.50 $476.78 $2,131 —
465–481 473 14 440.00–452.50 $446.14 $2,110 —
532–543 unweaned 538 24 427.50–437.50 $432.97 $2,329 —
554 554 15 419.00 $419.00 $2,321 —
571–592 unweaned 576 57 391.00–407.00 $395.34 $2,277 —
606–611 608 53 396.00–409.00 $402.87 $2,449 —
668–694 683 94 350.00–361.00 $352.29 $2,406 —
701–737 724 56 324.00–335.25 $331.36 $2,399 —
771–799 780 101 315.50–333.00 $327.50 $2,554 —
871 871 8 310.50 $310.50 $2,704 —
901 901 61 301.00 $301.00 $2,712 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 500.00 $500.00 $1,875 —
387 unweaned 387 17 477.50 $477.50 $1,848 +25.00
437–446 443 34 495.00 $495.00 $2,193 —
444–447 unweaned 446 21 470.00–480.00 $474.27 $2,115 —
493–498 497 14 448.00–450.00 $448.57 $2,229 +8.57
501–539 unweaned 511 15 421.00–425.00 $422.12 $2,157 +36.12
515 515 7 391.00 $391.00 $2,014 —
576–589 581 11 392.50–397.50 $395.66 $2,299 —
606 606 12 352.50 $352.50 $2,136 -25.00
658–683 672 31 350.00–352.50 $351.11 $2,359 -33.42
702–731 712 62 327.00–337.00 $332.95 $2,371 -51.05
751–758 756 43 333.00–337.00 $335.71 $2,538 +16.86
820–831 828 26 302.00–313.00 $304.93 $2,525 -9.07
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 unweaned 324 9 495.00 $495.00 $1,604 —
522 unweaned 522 15 419.00 $419.00 $2,187 —
543 543 4 386.00 $386.00 $2,096 —
683 683 2 328.00 $328.00 $2,240 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 3 475.00 $475.00 $2,532 —
577 577 23 440.00 $440.00 $2,539 —
608 608 3 437.50 $437.50 $2,660 +42.50
681 681 19 385.00 $385.00 $2,622 —
733 733 59 365.00 $365.00 $2,675 —
763 763 9 360.00 $360.00 $2,747 —
857 857 17 316.00 $316.00 $2,708 +8.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 560.00 $560.00 $2,229 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1215 1128 85-90% 5 142.50–159.00 $149.78 $1,690 +2.04
1167–1263 1215 85-90% 6 174.00–180.00 $176.88 $2,149 —
1115–1285 1227 85-90% 3 166.00–169.00 $167.74 $2,058 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1531–1555 1534 75-80% 9 164.50–166.00 $164.67 $2,526 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1945 1945 65-75% 2 152.00 $152.00 $2,956 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 80-85% 1 164.00 $164.00 $2,460 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–2095 1801 4 182.50–192.00 $185.92 $3,348 -13.41
2315 2315 1 216.00 $216.00 $5,000 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
765–1070 thin fleshed 915 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 262.50–277.50 $273.85 $2,506
935–1130 1033 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 232.50–245.00 $238.16 $2,460

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1261–1266 1263 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 52 3,050.00–3,300.00 $3,208.42
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1190 1190 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
669 669 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,375.00 $2,375.00
885–950 907 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 3,025.00–3,125.00 $3,059.93
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,975.00 $2,975.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,800.00 $2,800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1468 1468 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 3,700.00 $3,700.00 -550.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 4,200.00 $4,200.00 —

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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.