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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-17

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Sat, Dec 17

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1897

← Dec 3Dec 17Jan 21 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

350 head

▲ 300 vs last sale 50▲ 150 vs year ago 200 · +75.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

886 head

▲ 264 vs last sale 622▼ 1,016 vs year ago 1,902 · −53.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Note: Next special stock cow, bred heifers and pair sale Sat Jan 21, 2022.

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

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%	Low	1,390	72.90	1,013	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	68.99	882	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	59.72	631	21

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,303	$1,825	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,197	$1,488	160
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,304	$1,488	65
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,213	49
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,287	$1,210	59
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,094	$1,094	80
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,380	$1,002	101
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$1,736	51
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$1,725	13
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$1,121	10

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%	978	55.34/cwt	51.00–58.00	541	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	63.70/cwt	62.00–65.00	719	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	75.48/cwt	75.00–76.00	900	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	735	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	69.01/cwt	67.00–73.00	846	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,359	68.74/cwt	67.00–70.00	934	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	73.20/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,016	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	955	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	906	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	12
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	1,121.24/head	1,010.00–1,175.00	1,121	10
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	1,785.00/head	1,785.00–1,785.00	1,785	39
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,094	1,094.38/head	1,000.00–1,185.00	1,094	80
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,213.23/head	1,000.00–1,285.00	1,213	49
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,178	1,523.61/head	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,524	148
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,089.11/head	1,060.00–1,100.00	1,089	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,218	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,278	1,819.44/head	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,819	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,303	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,323	1,252.11/head	1,150.00–1,310.00	1,252	38
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,340	1,223.02/head	1,110.00–1,300.00	1,223	34
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,378	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,379	985.40/head	975.00–1,000.00	985	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,381	1,028.51/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,029	54
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,426	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	12

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 17, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 350Last week 50Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 886Last week 622Year ago 1,902

Note: Next special stock cow, bred heifers and pair sale Sat Jan 21, 2022.

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,128	62.00–65.00	63.70
10	—	978	51.00–58.00	55.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	67.00	67.00
20	—	1,388	70.00–76.00	73.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,226	67.00–73.00	69.01
1	—	1,205	61.00	61.00
2	—	1,193	75.00–76.00	75.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,359	67.00–70.00	68.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,035	1,725.00	1,725.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	39	—	963	1,785.00	1,785.00
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	960	1,010.00–1,175.00	1,121.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	906	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	49	—	1,100	1,000.00–1,285.00	1,213.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	80	—	1,094	1,000.00–1,185.00	1,094.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	148	—	1,178	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,523.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,340	1,110.00–1,300.00	1,223.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	54	—	1,381	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,028.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,426	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	—	1,323	1,150.00–1,310.00	1,252.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,379	975.00–1,000.00	985.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,215	1,060.00–1,100.00	1,089.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,378	960.00	960.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,218	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,303	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,278	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,819.44

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.