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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-13

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Sat, Mar 13

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1897

← Jan 23Mar 13Oct 30 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 23 · +8.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

291 head

▼ 904 vs last sale 1,195▼ 308 vs year ago 599 · −51.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Demand moderate for bred heifers, replacement stock cows and cow-calf pairs. Bred heifers and stock cows aged, blood tested and pregnancy checked prior to the sale. Prices per head. *Next special replacement stock cow and pair sale will be in conjunction with the regular Wednesday sale April 14, 2021.*

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	66.00	1,076	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	61.64	719	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	46.50	472	8thin

Every lot, as filed

20 lots · USDA AMS · La Junta Livestock Stock Cow and Pair Special - La Junta, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	844	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	304	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	61.88/cwt	61.00–62.00	717	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,186	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	676	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	737	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,076	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,148	1,339.53/cwt	1,250.00–1,375.00	15,378	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	1,585.00/cwt	1,585.00–1,585.00	18,228	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,282	1,198.54/cwt	1,125.00–1,260.00	15,365	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,054	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,956	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	8,876	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	973.56/cwt	950.00–985.00	11,196	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,159	699.78/cwt	685.00–710.00	8,110	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,651	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,211	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	16,954	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,252	787.32/cwt	760.00–825.00	9,857	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,255	1,245.41/cwt	1,235.00–1,260.00	15,630	28
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,304	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	10,236	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,319	1,033.60/cwt	925.00–1,085.00	13,633	22
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	995	1,320.79/cwt	1,210.00–1,400.00	13,142	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	55.95/cwt	52.50–61.00	607	5

How this sale compares

Colorado weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Colorado auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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La Junta Livestock Stock Cow and Pair Special - La Junta, CO

Sat Mar 13, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 0Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 291Last week 1,195Year ago 599

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,186	57.00	57.00
4	—	844	36.00	36.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,159	61.00–62.00	61.88
1	—	1,270	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	66.00	66.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,282	1,125.00–1,260.00	1,198.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,150	1,585.00	1,585.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,148	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,339.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,150	950.00–985.00	973.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,211	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,252	760.00–825.00	787.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,319	925.00–1,085.00	1,033.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	—	1,255	1,235.00–1,260.00	1,245.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,159	685.00–710.00	699.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,054	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,063	835.00	835.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,187	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,304	785.00	785.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	995	1,210.00–1,400.00	1,320.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,085	52.50–61.00	55.95

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.