USDA La Junta, CO-Winter Lvstk Xchg 03/10 23:00
03/10/2026 | 11:00 pm CDT USDA La Junta, CO-Winter Lvstk Xchg 03/10 23:00
AMS_1901 MARS
Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO
Winter - La Junta-La Junta,CO
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 03/10/2026 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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FEEDER CATTLE 7166 1169 6937
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 87 99 66
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 44 120 169
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 CATTLE
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BULLS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 398-398 398 560-560 560
BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 533-533 533 475-475 475
23 577-577 577 440-440 440
3 608-608 608 437.5-437.5 437.5
19 681-681 681 385-385 385
59 733-733 733 365-365 365
9 763-763 763 360-360 360
17 857-857 857 316-316 316
HEIFERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
32 216-216 216 545-545 545 Unweaned
3 362-362 362 610-610 610 Fancy
5 372-372 372 560-560 560
38 377-377 377 465-465 465 Unweaned
27 435-449 447 472.5-477.5 476.78
14 465-481 473 440-452.5 446.14
24 532-543 538 427.5-437.5 432.97 Unweaned
15 554-554 554 419-419 419
57 571-592 576 391-407 395.34 Unweaned
53 606-611 608 396-409 402.87
94 668-694 683 350-361 352.29
56 701-737 724 324-335.25 331.36
101 771-799 780 315.5-333 327.5
8 871-871 871 310.5-310.5 310.5
61 901-901 901 301-301 301
HEIFERS - Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 324-324 324 495-495 495 Unweaned
15 522-522 522 419-419 419 Unweaned
4 543-543 543 386-386 386
2 683-683 683 328-328 328
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 269-285 275 640-650 646.11
7 320-320 320 670-670 670 Fancy
3 332-332 332 640-640 640
28 374-382 376 570-575 571.09
11 373-383 378 555-555 555 Unweaned
16 392-392 392 595-595 595 Fancy
38 405-409 407 550-560 556.18
46 403-439 427 505-512.5 508.3 Unweaned
40 461-484 475 495-495 495 Fancy
40 461-484 475 495-495 495 Fancy
34 470-492 479 460-472.5 462.91 Unweaned
36 523-539 531 438-440 439.1 Unweaned
64 501-545 532 464-467.5 464.73 Fancy
64 501-545 532 464-467.5 464.73 Fancy
81 555-576 567 453-454 453.6 Fancy
44 550-583 570 442-445 443.88 Thin Fleshed
194 551-595 571 421-431 425.29
115 553-595 581 410-419 415.41 Unweaned
52 615-648 625 373-389 386.18 Unweaned
168 600-633 626 401-415 407.27
17 640-640 640 422.5-422.5 422.5 Fancy
37 652-652 652 406-406 406 Thin Fleshed
56 655-655 655 422.5-422.5 422.5 Fancy
105 656-688 668 375-391 379.96
73 661-689 681 355-370 362.4 Unweaned
51 705-705 705 395-395 395 Thin Fleshed
100 704-719 710 374-390 380.47
168 701-743 721 343-364 353.6 Unweaned
76 767-767 767 357-357 357
48 805-805 805 338-338 338
6 883-883 883 327.5-327.5 327.5 Thin Fleshed
55 879-893 889 304-310 305.51
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 375-375 375 500-500 500
17 387-387 387 477.5-477.5 477.5 Unweaned
34 437-446 443 495-495 495
21 444-447 446 470-480 474.27 Unweaned
14 493-498 497 448-450 448.57
15 501-539 511 421-425 422.12 Unweaned
7 515-515 515 391-391 391
11 576-589 581 392.5-397.5 395.66
12 606-606 606 352.5-352.5 352.5
31 658-683 672 350-352.5 351.11
62 702-731 712 327-337 332.95
43 751-758 756 333-337 335.71
26 820-831 828 302-313 304.93
STEERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 360-360 360 590-590 590
28 469-483 479 437.5-532.5 464.08
9 480-480 480 500-500 500 Unweaned
30 503-503 503 502-502 502
14 574-574 574 453-453 453 Unweaned
62 665-694 687 395.5-402.5 397.09 Unweaned
15 711-711 711 386-386 386
6 726-726 726 362.5-362.5 362.5 Unweaned
27 798-798 798 357-357 357
30 812-812 812 351.5-351.5 351.5
STEERS - Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 349-349 349 520-520 520 Unweaned
22 404-404 404 477.5-477.5 477.5 Unweaned
49 581-595 590 432.5-442 435.87 Unweaned
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 287-287 287 670-670 670
3 307-307 307 620-620 620
46 373-399 387 620-630 624.95
8 386-396 391 582.5-600 591.14 Unweaned
38 404-415 413 600-612.5 605.5
36 420-442 437 562.5-577.5 565.79 Unweaned
14 457-457 457 575-575 575 Fancy
100 480-486 482 532.5-542.5 536.18
58 473-497 484 520-527.5 525 Unweaned
128 500-522 507 504-520 514.92
86 513-513 513 528-528 528 Fancy
70 513-548 541 481-492 486.91 Unweaned
46 554-559 557 502-504 503.4 Fancy
144 552-576 561 484-494 488.64
89 550-583 568 459-471 465.59 Unweaned
48 604-604 604 485-485 485 Fancy
245 600-628 620 452-464 457.89
160 610-637 622 440-446 443.66 Unweaned
220 651-667 658 414-426 419.18
113 650-684 681 400-407 406.28 Unweaned
112 704-704 704 430-430 430 Fancy
104 704-706 705 407.5-413 410.78 Thin Fleshed
147 703-719 711 380-390 387.81
190 705-748 737 371-379 375.89 Unweaned
179 754-790 774 356.25-368 362.25
139 805-836 815 349-357.5 354.63
45 863-864 864 338.5-342 338.73
67 900-905 903 325-325 325
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 377-378 377 560-567.5 561.67 Unweaned
29 431-449 439 542.5-552.5 546.93 Unweaned
26 478-489 485 500-510 506.96 Unweaned
19 520-546 538 462.5-475 466.47 Unweaned
20 574-583 576 454-456 455.59
95 583-595 590 444-447 445.66 Unweaned
52 609-640 626 402.5-422 417.4 Unweaned
62 616-648 639 428-432.5 430.57
3 665-665 665 390-390 390
12 696-696 696 377-377 377 Unweaned
44 718-742 728 367.5-369 368.73
6 733-733 733 353-353 353 Unweaned
14 788-792 789 340-345 341.08
47 842-846 843 333.5-341 336.06
170 852-894 880 326-331 327.53
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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
52 1261-1266 1263 3050-3300 3208.42
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1190-1190 1190 2200-2200 2200
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 669-669 669 2375-2375 2375
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1000-1000 1000 2975-2975 2975 T2-3
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 885-950 907 3025-3125 3059.93
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 915-915 915 2800-2800 2800
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1468-1468 1468 3700-3700 3700 O
HEIFER PAIRS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1050-1050 1050 4200-4200 4200 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 935-1130 1033 232.5-245 238.16 O
11 765-1070 915 262.5-277.5 273.85 Thin Fleshed 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
4 1135-2095 1801 182.5-192 185.92 Average
1 2315-2315 2315 216-216 216 High
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1500-1500 1500 164-164 164 Average
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
9 1531-1555 1534 164.5-166 164.67 Average
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
5 980-1215 1128 142.5-159 149.78 Low
6 1167-1263 1215 174-180 176.88 High
3 1115-1285 1227 166-169 167.74 Average
COWS - Premium White 65-75% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
2 1945-1945 1945 152-152 152 Low
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