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Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-11

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Sat, Feb 11

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1897

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 75▼ 25 vs year ago 75 · −33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

919 head

▲ 175 vs last sale 744▼ 66 vs year ago 985 · −6.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special replacement stock cow and pair sale:

Demand good 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.

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
Bulls	—	Low	1,415	96.00	1,358	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,617	80.67	1,305	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	78.42	950	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	68.33	683	22

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)	1,172	$1,960	62
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,188	$1,776	83
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,243	$1,592	62
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,042	$1,480	16
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,313	$1,475	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,337	$1,426	30
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,091	$1,417	25
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,114	$1,240	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,276	$1,208	70
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,013	$1,176	50
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,171	$1,162	22
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$1,108	40
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	982	$1,642	39
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	943	$1,236	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,880	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,250	$1,627	45
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$1,392	18

Every lot, as filed

32 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 · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,415	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,358	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	67.76/cwt	66.00–71.00	674	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	74.04/cwt	73.00–75.00	776	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	79.37/cwt	77.00–83.00	956	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	73.65/cwt	71.00–76.00	915	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	83.28/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,328	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,647	77.19/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,271	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,173	1,760.00/head	1,760.00–1,760.00	1,760	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,196	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,206	1,738.44/head	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,738	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,233	1,391.89/head	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,392	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,373	1,458.00/head	1,385.00–1,550.00	1,458	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,013	1,176.01/head	1,150.00–1,235.00	1,176	50
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,042	1,479.79/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,480	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,091	1,416.64/head	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,417	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,114	1,239.80/head	1,210.00–1,275.00	1,240	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,161	1,545.88/head	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,546	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,171	1,162.48/head	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,162	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,172	1,959.58/head	1,900.00–1,975.00	1,960	62
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,657.43/head	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,657	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,189	1,800.24/head	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,800	69
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	1,108.03/head	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,108	40
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,276	1,207.64/head	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,208	70
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,290	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	1,442.59/head	1,410.00–1,475.00	1,443	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,326	1,341.01/head	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,341	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	1,523.97/head	1,510.00–1,550.00	1,524	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	943	1,235.90/head	1,210.00–1,275.00	1,236	12
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	1,487.55/head	1,460.00–1,500.00	1,488	14
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	994	1,728.55/head	1,710.00–1,800.00	1,729	25

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 Feb 11, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 75Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 919Last week 744Year ago 985

Special replacement stock cow and pair sale:

Demand good 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.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,196	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,173	1,760.00	1,760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,233	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,391.89
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,206	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,738.44
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,225	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,373	1,385.00–1,550.00	1,458.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,313	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,326	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,341.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,185	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,657.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,303	1,410.00–1,475.00	1,442.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,161	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,545.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	—	1,260	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,108.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	50	—	1,013	1,150.00–1,235.00	1,176.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	70	—	1,276	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,207.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,042	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,479.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,171	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,162.48
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,350	1,510.00–1,550.00	1,523.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	25	—	1,091	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,416.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	—	1,114	1,210.00–1,275.00	1,239.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	69	—	1,189	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,800.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	62	—	1,172	1,900.00–1,975.00	1,959.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,290	1,750.00	1,750.00

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)	12	—	943	1,210.00–1,275.00	1,235.90
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	961	1,460.00–1,500.00	1,487.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	994	1,710.00–1,800.00	1,728.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,205	77.00–83.00	79.37
3	—	1,242	71.00–76.00	73.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	73.00–75.00	74.04
20	—	994	66.00–71.00	67.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,595	82.00–85.00	83.28
3	—	1,647	73.00–79.00	77.19

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.