Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2023-11-02

La Junta

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

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Thu, Nov 2

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1897

← Oct 26Nov 2Nov 9 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

282 head

▼ 187 vs last sale 469▲ 232 vs year ago 50 · +464.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

267 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 267▼ 287 vs year ago 554 · −51.8%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, trade activity and demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 down. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement heifers and cows did not have enough comparable trades for an accurate trend. The next slaughter cow sale will be Thursday, November 9 2023 and the next replacement cow sale will be Saturday, November 11 2023.

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	—	High	1,654	105.94	1,753	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	90.93	1,284	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	89.90	1,142	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,096	86.47	948	154

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,558	14
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,048	$1,533	46
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,034	$1,492	6
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,037	$1,460	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,072	$1,418	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,415	$1,410	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,396	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,119	$1,367	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,307	$1,360	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,292	$1,348	40
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,187	$1,263	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,243	$1,250	25
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	876	$1,513	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,351	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	848	$1,263	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	720	$825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,020	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	724	1
Bulls	—	—	1,697	112.92/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,916	5
Bulls	—	—	2,075	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	2,200	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	78.31/cwt	56.00–87.00	830	63
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	109.31/cwt	101.00–130.00	1,202	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	90.46/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,016	83
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	93.39/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,178	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	83.58/cwt	71.00–87.00	1,075	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,372	95.14/cwt	93.50–101.00	1,305	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	86.02/cwt	71.00–91.00	1,254	18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows18 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	926	1,269.06/head	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,269	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,026	1,424.30/head	1,225.00–1,550.00	1,424	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,034	1,492.15/head	1,450.00–1,535.00	1,492	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,037	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,082	1,606.63/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,607	36
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,108	1,477.57/head	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,478	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,119	1,366.54/head	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,367	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,187	1,262.58/head	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,263	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,202	1,582.09/head	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,582	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,243	1,250.15/head	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,250	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,301	1,363.12/head	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,363	38
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,307	1,359.87/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,360	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,415	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	808	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	978	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	930	154.02/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,432	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	954	154.83/cwt	151.00–167.00	1,477	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	991	144.06/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,428	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,095	129.57/cwt	116.00–131.00	1,419	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	1,350.93/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,351	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	939	1,627.46/head	1,525.00–1,660.00	1,627	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1

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

Thu Nov 2, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 282Last week 469Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 267Last week 267Year ago 554

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	926	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,269.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	1,210.00	1,210.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,110.00	1,110.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,410.00	1,410.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	36	—	1,082	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,606.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	—	1,301	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,363.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,034	1,450.00–1,535.00	1,492.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,026	1,225.00–1,550.00	1,424.30
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,243	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,250.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,187	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,262.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,202	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,582.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,119	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,366.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,108	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,477.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,307	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,359.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,037	1,460.00	1,460.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	991	142.00–147.00	144.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,095	116.00–131.00	129.57
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	808	121.00	121.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	930	151.00–165.00	154.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	954	151.00–167.00	154.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	720	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	750	1,285.00	1,285.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	939	1,525.00–1,660.00	1,627.46
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	915	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,350.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,697	109.00–120.00	112.92
1	—	1,020	71.00	71.00
1	—	2,075	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,261	89.00–99.00	93.39
27	—	1,286	71.00–87.00	83.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,372	93.50–101.00	95.14
18	—	1,458	71.00–91.00	86.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,060	56.00–87.00	78.31
83	—	1,123	88.00–97.00	90.46
8	—	1,100	101.00–130.00	109.31

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.