USDA La Junta, CO-Winter Lvstk Xchg 03/17 19:00
03/17/2026 | 7:00 pm CDT USDA La Junta, CO-Winter Lvstk Xchg 03/17 19:00
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Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO
Winter - La Junta-La Junta,CO
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 03/17/2026 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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FEEDER CATTLE 950 7166 0
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 378 87 0
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 155 44 0
Trade activity and demand was moderate. Feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00
lower across all weight classes. Feeder heifers under 550 sold 8.00 to 9.00
higher with instances of sharply higher. Heifers over 550 sold unevenly
steady. Breaker slaughter sows of average dressing sold 4.00 higher. Boner
cows sold 3.00 higher and lean cows sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls of
average dressing sold 3.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale
will be next Tuesday March 24, 2026.
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BULLS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 443-443 443 517.5-517.5 517.5 Unweaned
BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 373-373 373 585-585 585 Unweaned
35 433-448 447 525-534 533.5 Unweaned
6 486-486 486 501-501 501 Unweaned
49 507-510 508 500-508 501.48
16 545-545 545 455-455 455 Unweaned
50 580-593 588 414-427.5 422.17 Unweaned
HEIFERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
14 456-456 456 496-496 496 NHTC
13 518-518 518 453-453 453 NHTC
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 306-306 306 567.5-567.5 567.5 Unweaned
16 420-432 430 462.5-482.5 478.84 Unweaned
66 451-451 451 518-518 518 Fancy
66 451-451 451 518-518 518 Fancy
3 457-457 457 472.5-472.5 472.5 Unweaned
4 510-515 513 422-437.5 429.71 Unweaned
65 502-525 520 451-462.5 460.91
34 566-566 566 449-449 449 Fancy
23 565-596 591 388-401 390.16 Unweaned
26 590-592 592 413-425 422.54
10 607-607 607 410-410 410
16 609-628 616 380-395 388.28 Unweaned
3 653-653 653 377.5-377.5 377.5
11 681-681 681 362.5-362.5 362.5 Unweaned
71 788-788 788 332-332 332
9 835-835 835 327.5-327.5 327.5
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 818-848 836 302.5-305 304.02
STEERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 398-398 398 530-530 530 Unweaned
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
56 1020-1020 1020 309.5-309.5 309.5
6 338-338 338 602.5-602.5 602.5 Unweaned
4 370-373 372 555-567.5 561.28 Unweaned
2 428-428 428 552.5-552.5 552.5 Unweaned
14 452-460 455 532.5-540 537.62
11 504-533 509 486-490 486.76 Unweaned
8 506-523 515 497.5-503 500.3
6 586-586 586 436-436 436 Unweaned
17 610-622 614 442.5-450 445.18
44 609-632 621 420-436 430.93 Unweaned
35 713-744 740 365-380 367.07
4 789-789 789 357.5-357.5 357.5
5 804-804 804 353-353 353
23 962-962 962 303-303 303
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 745-745 745 357-357 357
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REPLACEMENT CATTLE
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BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
24 890-1308 1096 3150-3500 3358.47
11 1145-1220 1213 2750-2900 2887.13
5 1226-1226 1226 3200-3200 3200
17 1105-1309 1249 2550-2700 2589.03
13 1258-1258 1258 2525-2525 2525
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 973-1320 1060 3450-3500 3465.57
23 825-1588 1119 3050-3300 3242.69
6 1130-1154 1150 2800-3100 3050.87
12 1070-1410 1255 2800-3000 2832.88
6 1269-1269 1269 2750-2750 2750
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1215-1215 1215 3450-3450 3450 T2-3
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 1013-1100 1046 3200-3600 3363.89
1 1060-1060 1060 3100-3100 3100
5 1155-1490 1240 3250-3700 3469.43
56 1105-1650 1257 3200-3500 3325.74
9 1311-1311 1311 3900-3900 3900 Fancy
21 1170-1551 1467 3250-3650 3572.89
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1060-1060 1060 2800-2800 2800
1 1325-1325 1325 2100-2100 2100
2 1513-1513 1513 2800-2800 2800
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 1025-1390 1238 2400-2700 2602.02
1 1345-1345 1345 1825-1825 1825
1 1485-1485 1485 2900-2900 2900
1 975-975 975 2400-2400 2400
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1040-1040 1040 2950-2950 2950
1 1150-1150 1150 3050-3050 3050
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1035-1035 1035 2100-2100 2100
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 708-708 708 2650-2650 2650
3 895-1005 968 3050-3450 3173.24
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 1229-1229 1229 3450-3450 3450
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 1031-1031 1031 4000-4000 4000
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 815-815 815 2800-2800 2800
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 815-815 815 2350-2350 2350
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 795-795 795 2550-2550 2550 T2-3
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 859-859 859 3250-3250 3250
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 885-885 885 1850-1850 1850
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 740-740 740 2550-2550 2550
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1298-1298 1298 3850-3850 3850 O
28 1265-1600 1303 3550-3800 3695.82 O
1 1520-1520 1520 4750-4750 4750 O
2 1570-1570 1570 3900-4200 4050 O
7 1664-1664 1664 4000-4000 4000 Fancy O
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1235-1235 1235 3950-3950 3950 O
1 1290-1290 1290 4175-4175 4175 O
2 1295-1390 1343 3500-3650 3577.65 O
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1730-1730 1730 4800-4800 4800 O
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1165-1165 1165 3300-3300 3300 O
1 1385-1385 1385 4100-4100 4100 O
1 1505-1505 1505 3450-3450 3450 O
1 1625-1625 1625 3250-3250 3250 O
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 995-1160 1050 2600-2700 2636.83 O
HEIFER PAIRS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 995-995 995 2950-2950 2950 O
HEIFER PAIRS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 940-940 940 4100-4100 4100 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
17 810-1090 1020 265-287.5 270.46 Thin Fleshed O
22 765-1215 1141 237.5-255 240.25 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1225-1235 1230 210-210 210 O
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE
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BULLS - 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
2 1425-1615 1520 173-177 174.88 Low
7 1248-2110 1705 198-209 203.1 High
7 1355-2260 1712 181-193 189.19 Average
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
2 1315-1345 1330 171-174 172.52 High
3 1330-1355 1342 136-154 145.61 Low
23 1335-1445 1374 157-168.5 166.61 Average
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
3 1533-1533 1533 174-174 174 High
34 1503-1650 1546 161-169.5 168.61 Average
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
5 1060-1170 1082 171-172 171.22 High
15 918-1355 1095 138-161 150.58 Low
2 965-1265 1115 162.5-165 163.92 Average
34 1020-1287 1245 173-181 176.24 High Return to Feed
8 1270-1288 1286 166-167 166.12 Average Return to Feed
COWS - Premium White 65-75% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
3 1755-1755 1755 164-164 164 Average
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