USDA La Junta, CO-Winter Lvstk Xchg 02/17 17:40
02/17/2026 | 5:40 pm CST USDA La Junta, CO-Winter Lvstk Xchg 02/17 17:40
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Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO
Winter - La Junta-La Junta,CO
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 02/17/2026 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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REPLACEMENT CATTLE 544 25 0
FEEDER CATTLE 793 1705 0
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 244 55 0
Trade activity and demand was good. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing
sold 3.00 lower. Lean cows of average dressing sold 7.00 higher and slaughter
bulls sold 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold mostly sharply higher across all
weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher with instances of
sharply higher. The next slaughter cow and feeder calf sale will be next
Tuessday February 24, 2026.
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REPLACEMENT CATTLE
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BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
19 930-1320 1186 3100-3350 3293.55
8 1352-1352 1352 3625-3625 3625
40 1130-1653 1452 2500-2650 2543.6
13 1305-1583 1454 3150-3450 3244.12
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 1159-1159 1159 3400-3400 3400 T2-3
13 1203-1451 1337 2750-2850 2808.46 T2-3
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 1100-1188 1136 4050-4200 4101.74
14 1213-1358 1268 3700-4100 3936.39
52 1297-1420 1329 3000-3250 3125.34
62 924-1523 1360 3950-4375 4117.01
107 1323-1501 1420 3000-3350 3220.52
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1258-1258 1258 2850-2850 2850
5 1260-1318 1306 2400-2400 2400
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1000-1000 1000 2650-2650 2650
25 1030-1310 1180 2150-2400 2285.44
2 1310-1440 1375 2650-2750 2697.64
15 1195-1492 1452 2500-2575 2566.77
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1200-1200 1200 2000-2000 2000 T2-3
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 1035-1118 1093 3500-3500 3500
55 1136-1645 1228 2700-2950 2806.94
10 1203-1500 1256 3050-3450 3111.62
2 1085-1655 1370 2650-2950 2831.2
3 923-1135 994 3450-3850 3602.3
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1165-1165 1165 2150-2150 2150
8 1220-1220 1220 2350-2350 2350
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1055-1055 1055 1950-1950 1950
10 980-1375 1207 2250-2600 2471.38
2 1090-1350 1220 2650-2950 2784.02
3 868-1015 917 2550-2750 2676.21
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 918-918 918 2400-2400 2400
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 738-738 738 2700-2700 2700
1 960-960 960 2250-2250 2250
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 985-985 985 3900-3900 3900
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 996-996 996 2500-2500 2500
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1650-1650 1650 4550-4550 4550 T1
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1135-1175 1155 3100-3150 3125.43 O
3 1202-1202 1202 3200-3200 3200 O
1 1225-1225 1225 4500-4500 4500 O
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1305-1305 1305 3700-3700 3700 O
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 1345-1345 1345 3200-3200 3200 O
HEIFER PAIRS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 855-855 855 3550-3550 3550 O
1 955-955 955 3800-3800 3800 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 966-1240 1019 227.5-247.5 231.72 Thin Fleshed O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1050-1155 1103 191-194 192.57 O
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 413-413 413 530-530 530
9 547-547 547 417.5-417.5 417.5 Unweaned
2 565-565 565 445-445 445
3 618-618 618 428-428 428
HEIFERS - Large 1 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 549-549 549 420-420 420 Unweaned
2 765-765 765 337.5-337.5 337.5
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 226-226 226 735-735 735
23 300-322 316 620-630 622.47
2 320-320 320 590-590 590 Unweaned
3 382-382 382 545-545 545
22 405-433 416 485-500 493.9
42 418-418 418 555-555 555 Fancy
6 439-439 439 465-465 465 Unweaned
14 465-484 477 467.5-480 473.3
83 501-515 508 445-462 452.88
4 531-531 531 422.5-422.5 422.5 Unweaned
27 581-590 586 425-427.5 426.01
30 600-647 626 398-408 400.35
11 652-654 653 387-399 395.73
17 690-690 690 361-361 361 Unweaned
29 731-731 731 351-351 351
15 763-763 763 349.5-349.5 349.5
15 804-804 804 332.5-332.5 332.5
5 965-965 965 310-310 310
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 333-333 333 555-555 555 Unweaned
2 813-813 813 297.5-297.5 297.5
STEERS - Large 1 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 458-458 458 463-463 463 Unweaned
STEERS - Large 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 443-443 443 554-554 554 Unweaned
3 475-475 475 442.5-442.5 442.5 Unweaned
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 1067-1067 1067 312.5-312.5 312.5
5 225-225 225 750-750 750
2 275-275 275 707.5-707.5 707.5
19 319-319 319 700-700 700
2 323-323 323 645-645 645 Unweaned
9 374-374 374 626-626 626
6 403-403 403 600-600 600 Unweaned
20 406-406 406 645-645 645
3 468-468 468 540-540 540
42 500-511 504 530-537 534.35
16 520-520 520 510-510 510 Unweaned
22 561-593 580 455-465 460.14
11 586-586 586 443-443 443 Unweaned
4 609-609 609 432.5-432.5 432.5
4 684-684 684 380-380 380 Unweaned
20 680-693 687 397.5-401 399.27
8 710-730 718 387.5-396 392.76
6 773-773 773 370-370 370
16 805-805 805 362.5-367.5 366.56
10 866-883 869 351-355 354.19
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
11 532-532 532 480-480 480 Unweaned
2 685-685 685 350-350 350 Unweaned
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE
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BULLS - 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
5 1170-1765 1512 178-187 183.13 Average
11 1720-2445 1948 191-198 194.69 High
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1388-1388 1388 158-158 158 Low
5 1350-1480 1414 156-169 163.97 Average
10 1400-1475 1431 171-177 173.67 High
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
20 1500-1660 1598 172-178 173.79 High
1 1640-1640 1640 163-163 163 Average
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
14 955-1225 1065 145-156 151.53 Low
94 999-1170 1080 162-168 164.29 Average Return to Feed
24 925-1265 1153 158-167 164.37 Average
51 946-1280 995 170-181 172.86 High
COWS - Premium White 65-75% (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1830-1830 1830 163-163 163 Average
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