La Junta, Colorado

Winter Livestock Auction

Market report for Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Data sourced from USDA AMS

Receipts

Total Receipts

This Week

1,110

Last Sale

1,483

Last Year

842

Feeder Cattle

This Week

853

Last Sale

950

Last Year

486

Slaughter Cattle

This Week

121

Last Sale

155

Last Year

238

Replacement Cattle

This Week

136

Last Sale

378

Last Year

118

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Feeder Steers

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Large 1($/cwt)

Head: 9Wt Range: 416

Avg Wt

416

$ Range

$555.00

Avg $

$555.00

Medium and Large 1($/cwt)

Head: 21Wt Range: 417-434

Avg Wt

421

$ Range

$567.50–$570.00

Avg $

$569.39

Head: 5Wt Range: 444

Unweaned

Avg Wt

444

$ Range

$545.00

Avg $

$545.00

Head: 2Wt Range: 463

Avg Wt

463

$ Range

$537.50

Avg $

$537.50

Head: 2Wt Range: 488

Unweaned

Avg Wt

488

$ Range

$512.50

Avg $

$512.50

Head: 30Wt Range: 500-539

Avg Wt

517

$ Range

$489.00–$500.00

Avg $

$491.07

Head: 3Wt Range: 547

Unweaned

Avg Wt

547

$ Range

$470.00

Avg $

$470.00

Head: 22Wt Range: 550-553

Avg Wt

552

$ Range

$479.00–$481.00

Avg $

$479.91

Head: 8Wt Range: 550-592

Unweaned

Avg Wt

573

$ Range

$450.00–$460.00

Avg $

$453.85

Head: 4Wt Range: 643

Unweaned

Avg Wt

643

$ Range

$423.00

Avg $

$423.00

Head: 15Wt Range: 658

Avg Wt

658

$ Range

$426.00

Avg $

$426.00

Head: 12Wt Range: 685

Unweaned

Avg Wt

685

$ Range

$383.00

Avg $

$383.00

Head: 9Wt Range: 718-736

Avg Wt

728

$ Range

$369.00–$378.00

Avg $

$372.95

Head: 6Wt Range: 778

Avg Wt

778

$ Range

$362.50

Avg $

$362.50

Head: 26Wt Range: 820-838

Avg Wt

831

$ Range

$342.50–$353.50

Avg $

$351.93

Head: 3Wt Range: 985

Avg Wt

985

$ Range

$305.00

Avg $

$305.00

Medium and Large 1-2($/cwt)

Head: 4Wt Range: 411

Unweaned

Avg Wt

411

$ Range

$505.00

Avg $

$505.00

Head: 2Wt Range: 483

Unweaned

Avg Wt

483

$ Range

$485.00

Avg $

$485.00

Large 1-2($/cwt)

Head: 6Wt Range: 433

Unweaned

Avg Wt

433

$ Range

$441.00

Avg $

$441.00

Feeder Heifers

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Large 1($/cwt)

Head: 4Wt Range: 414

Avg Wt

414

$ Range

$510.00

Avg $

$510.00

Head: 7Wt Range: 511

Unweaned

Avg Wt

511

$ Range

$445.00

Avg $

$445.00

Head: 6Wt Range: 602

Avg Wt

602

$ Range

$406.00

Avg $

$406.00

Head: 13Wt Range: 662-698

Unweaned

Avg Wt

676

$ Range

$350.00–$351.00

Avg $

$350.60

Head: 7Wt Range: 700-713

Avg Wt

707

$ Range

$327.50–$330.00

Avg $

$328.56

Medium and Large 1($/cwt)

Head: 7Wt Range: 360

Avg Wt

360

$ Range

$520.00

Avg $

$520.00

Head: 2Wt Range: 393

Unweaned

Avg Wt

393

$ Range

$505.00

Avg $

$505.00

Head: 20Wt Range: 403-428

Avg Wt

426

$ Range

$509.00–$510.00

Avg $

$509.09

Head: 17Wt Range: 425-445

Unweaned

Avg Wt

434

$ Range

$476.00–$492.50

Avg $

$482.05

Head: 6Wt Range: 465

Unweaned

Avg Wt

465

$ Range

$478.00

Avg $

$478.00

Head: 19Wt Range: 502-522

Unweaned

Avg Wt

511

$ Range

$440.00–$449.00

Avg $

$444.10

Head: 37Wt Range: 505-537

Avg Wt

525

$ Range

$463.00–$466.00

Avg $

$464.09

Head: 80Wt Range: 554-584

Avg Wt

576

$ Range

$436.00–$446.00

Avg $

$439.63

Head: 3Wt Range: 590

Unweaned

Avg Wt

590

$ Range

$417.50

Avg $

$417.50

Head: 24Wt Range: 612-648

Avg Wt

626

$ Range

$394.00–$407.50

Avg $

$399.08

Head: 48Wt Range: 632

Fancy

Avg Wt

632

$ Range

$423.00

Avg $

$423.00

Head: 12Wt Range: 620-641

Unweaned

Avg Wt

634

$ Range

$386.00–$391.00

Avg $

$387.63

Head: 41Wt Range: 678

Avg Wt

678

$ Range

$393.00

Avg $

$393.00

Head: 13Wt Range: 769

Avg Wt

769

$ Range

$329.00

Avg $

$329.00

Head: 65Wt Range: 805-844

Avg Wt

842

$ Range

$324.00–$330.00

Avg $

$324.26

Head: 14Wt Range: 872

Avg Wt

872

$ Range

$322.50

Avg $

$322.50

Head: 3Wt Range: 1023

Avg Wt

1,023

$ Range

$300.00

Avg $

$300.00

Medium and Large 1-2($/cwt)

Head: 7Wt Range: 529-530

Unweaned

Avg Wt

529

$ Range

$427.00–$430.00

Avg $

$429.14

Head: 7Wt Range: 580

Unweaned

Avg Wt

580

$ Range

$401.00

Avg $

$401.00

Head: 3Wt Range: 782

Avg Wt

782

$ Range

$307.00

Avg $

$307.00

Head: 18Wt Range: 803-837

Avg Wt

809

$ Range

$318.00

Avg $

$318.00

Head: 12Wt Range: 869-898

Avg Wt

888

$ Range

$306.00–$310.00

Avg $

$307.30

Feeder Bulls

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Medium and Large 1($/cwt)

Head: 7Wt Range: 404

Avg Wt

404

$ Range

$554.00

Avg $

$554.00

Head: 12Wt Range: 566

Avg Wt

566

$ Range

$450.00

Avg $

$450.00

Head: 7Wt Range: 600-630

Avg Wt

620

$ Range

$415.00–$417.50

Avg $

$416.00

Head: 3Wt Range: 635

Unweaned

Avg Wt

635

$ Range

$372.50

Avg $

$372.50

Head: 5Wt Range: 714

Avg Wt

714

$ Range

$377.50

Avg $

$377.50

Head: 3Wt Range: 742

Unweaned

Avg Wt

742

$ Range

$350.00

Avg $

$350.00

Head: 2Wt Range: 813

Avg Wt

813

$ Range

$330.00

Avg $

$330.00

Medium and Large 1($/head)

Head: 3Wt Range: 257

Avg Wt

257

$ Range

$1,800.00

Avg $

$1,800.00

Slaughter Cows

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Lean 85-90%($/cwt)

Head: 5Wt Range: 1094

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Low Dressing

Avg Wt

1,094

$ Range

$159.50

Avg $

$159.50

Head: 6Wt Range: 1030-1180

Average Dressing

Avg Wt

1,125

$ Range

$161.00–$166.00

Avg $

$163.89

Head: 13Wt Range: 910-1273

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Average Dressing

Avg Wt

1,143

$ Range

$162.50–$168.00

Avg $

$164.71

Head: 9Wt Range: 1065-1285

Low Dressing

Avg Wt

1,168

$ Range

$141.00–$158.00

Avg $

$149.11

Head: 6Wt Range: 1115-1290

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High Dressing

Avg Wt

1,232

$ Range

$173.00–$176.00

Avg $

$173.63

Head: 4Wt Range: 1265-1285

High Dressing

Avg Wt

1,274

$ Range

$170.00–$172.00

Avg $

$170.63

Breaker 75-80%($/cwt)

Head: 2Wt Range: 1565-1635

High Dressing

Avg Wt

1,600

$ Range

$170.00–$174.00

Avg $

$172.04

Boner 80-85%($/cwt)

Head: 2Wt Range: 1350-1390

Low Dressing

Avg Wt

1,370

$ Range

$145.00–$153.00

Avg $

$148.94

Head: 11Wt Range: 1303-1470

High Dressing

Avg Wt

1,379

$ Range

$170.00–$177.00

Avg $

$173.12

Head: 20Wt Range: 1340-1500

Average Dressing

Avg Wt

1,390

$ Range

$160.00–$169.50

Avg $

$166.88

Head: 2Wt Range: 1415-1425

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High Dressing

Avg Wt

1,420

$ Range

$180.00–$186.00

Avg $

$183.01

Premium White 65-75%($/cwt)

Head: 6Wt Range: 1718

High Dressing

Avg Wt

1,718

$ Range

$172.50

Avg $

$172.50

Slaughter Bulls

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Yield Grade 1-2($/cwt)

Head: 7Wt Range: 1310-2265

Average Dressing

Avg Wt

1,801

$ Range

$190.00–$208.00

Avg $

$198.30

Head: 4Wt Range: 1325-2160

Low Dressing

Avg Wt

1,805

$ Range

$179.00–$184.00

Avg $

$181.89

Head: 11Wt Range: 1765-2225

High Dressing

Avg Wt

2,036

$ Range

$210.00–$236.00

Avg $

$221.19

Replacement Cattle

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Bred Cows - Medium and Large

Head: 1Stage: 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)

Age

Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)

$ Range

$3,200.00

Avg $

$3,200.00

Head: 7Stage: 3rd Stage (7-9 mo)

Age

Aged (>8 yrs)

$ Range

$2,850.00–$3,100.00

Avg $

$2,904.29

Head: 3Stage: 3rd Stage (7-9 mo)

Age

Aged (>8 yrs)

$ Range

$1,850.00

Avg $

$1,850.00

Head: 2Stage: 2nd Stage (4-6 mo)

Age

Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)

$ Range

$2,400.00–$2,450.00

Avg $

$2,423.37

Head: 4Stage: 3rd Stage (7-9 mo)

Age

Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)

$ Range

$3,300.00–$3,525.00

Avg $

$3,353.37

Head: 1Stage: 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)

Age

Aged (>8 yrs)

$ Range

$3,100.00

Avg $

$3,100.00

Head: 9Stage: 3rd Stage (7-9 mo)

Age

Young (2-4 yrs)

$ Range

$4,250.00

Avg $

$4,250.00

Head: 1Stage: 2nd Stage (4-6 mo)

Age

Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)

$ Range

$3,150.00

Avg $

$3,150.00

Head: 6Stage: 3rd Stage (7-9 mo)

Age

Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)

$ Range

$3,200.00–$3,950.00

Avg $

$3,842.47

Head: 3Stage: 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)

Age

Young (2-4 yrs)

$ Range

$3,300.00–$3,525.00

Avg $

$3,440.22

Head: 1Stage: 3rd Stage (7-9 mo)

Age

Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)

$ Range

$2,950.00

Avg $

$2,950.00

Bred Heifers - Medium and Large

Head: 1Stage: 2nd Stage (4-6 mo)

Age

Young (2-4 yrs)

$ Range

$2,900.00

Avg $

$2,900.00

Head: 1Stage: 3rd Stage (7-9 mo)

Age

(<2 yrs)

$ Range

$2,850.00

Avg $

$2,850.00

Head: 38Stage: 3rd Stage (7-9 mo)

Age

Young (2-4 yrs)

$ Range

$3,650.00–$3,960.00

Avg $

$3,946.06

Head: 3Stage: 3rd Stage (7-9 mo)

Age

Young (2-4 yrs)

$ Range

$3,100.00–$3,400.00

Avg $

$3,323.82

Cow-Calf Pairs - Medium and Large

Head: 5Stage: Open

Age

Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)

$ Range

$3,450.00

Avg $

$3,450.00

Head: 2Stage: Open

Age

Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)

$ Range

$3,700.00–$4,450.00

Avg $

$4,099.35

Head: 4Stage: Open

Age

Aged (>8 yrs)

$ Range

$3,500.00–$3,750.00

Avg $

$3,569.26

Head: 2Stage: Open

Age

Young (2-4 yrs)

$ Range

$4,200.00

Avg $

$4,200.00

Head: 2Stage: Open

Age

Aged (>8 yrs)

$ Range

$2,700.00

Avg $

$2,700.00

Heifer Pairs - Medium and Large

Head: 1Stage: Open

Age

(<2 yrs)

$ Range

$2,800.00

Avg $

$2,800.00

Head: 2Stage: Open

Age

Young (2-4 yrs)

$ Range

$4,100.00–$4,600.00

Avg $

$4,339.67

Head: 2Stage: Open

Age

Young (2-4 yrs)

$ Range

$4,200.00–$4,300.00

Avg $

$4,252.60

Stock Cows - Medium and Large

Head: 21Stage: Open

Thin Fleshed

Age

Young (2-4 yrs)

$ Range

$260.00–$287.50

Avg $

$265.56

Head: 8Stage: Open

Age

Young (2-4 yrs)

$ Range

$212.50–$241.00

Avg $

$223.58

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