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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2021-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-18

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Sat, Dec 18

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1897

← Nov 20Dec 18Jan 22 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

200 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 250▲ 200 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,902 head

▲ 262 vs last sale 1,640▲ 1,902 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special bred cow and pair sale.

Demand moderate to good for bred heifers and replacement stock cows. Bred heifers and stock cows aged, blood tested and pregnancy tested prior to the sale. prices per head.

* Next special bred cow and pair sale Sat Jan 22, 2022.*

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	1,431	63.12	903	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	60.64	748	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	50.86	520	23

Every lot, as filed

25 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 · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	45.91/cwt	42.00–47.00	438	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,037	52.29/cwt	51.00–55.00	542	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	53.19/cwt	50.00–58.00	562	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,225	63.64/cwt	60.00–68.00	780	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	57.03/cwt	55.00–59.50	705	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	62.38/cwt	60.50–68.00	774	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,420	62.74/cwt	62.00–63.50	891	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	63.50/cwt	63.00–64.00	916	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	998	1,421.18/cwt	1,400.00–1,435.00	14,183	77
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,104	1,157.97/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	12,784	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	933.08/cwt	860.00–985.00	10,404	102
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,131	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	12,554	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	1,488.73/cwt	1,425.00–1,525.00	16,972	79
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,223	1,699.75/cwt	1,650.00–1,725.00	20,788	248
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	765.13/cwt	710.00–775.00	9,396	55
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,228	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,719	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	1,411.06/cwt	1,360.00–1,600.00	17,356	97
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,252	1,737.20/cwt	1,700.00–1,750.00	21,750	46
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,266	968.54/cwt	910.00–985.00	12,262	54
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,279	1,079.78/cwt	1,075.00–1,085.00	13,810	67
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,305	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	16,443	37
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,305	839.71/cwt	800.00–910.00	10,958	124
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,329	1,116.20/cwt	1,075.00–1,185.00	14,834	96
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,525	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,274	1,467.63/cwt	1,425.00–1,500.00	18,698	8

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.

Colorado feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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

Sat Dec 18, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 250Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,902Last week 1,640Year ago 0

Special bred cow and pair sale.

Demand moderate to good for bred heifers and replacement stock cows. Bred heifers and stock cows aged, blood tested and pregnancy tested prior to the sale. prices per head.

* Next special bred cow and pair sale Sat Jan 22, 2022.*

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	955	42.00–47.00	45.91
13	—	1,057	50.00–58.00	53.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,442	63.00–64.00	63.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,240	60.50–68.00	62.38
15	—	1,237	55.00–59.50	57.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	62.00–63.50	62.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,225	60.00–68.00	63.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	51.00–55.00	52.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	77	—	998	1,400.00–1,435.00	1,421.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,131	1,110.00	1,110.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	55	—	1,228	710.00–775.00	765.13

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	79	—	1,140	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,488.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	19	—	1,104	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,157.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	67	—	1,279	1,075.00–1,085.00	1,079.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,228	710.00	710.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	124	—	1,305	800.00–910.00	839.71
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,350	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	96	—	1,329	1,075.00–1,185.00	1,116.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	102	—	1,115	860.00–985.00	933.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	97	—	1,230	1,360.00–1,600.00	1,411.06
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	54	—	1,266	910.00–985.00	968.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	—	1,305	1,260.00	1,260.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	46	—	1,252	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,737.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	248	—	1,223	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,699.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,274	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,467.63

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.