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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-16

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Thu, Nov 16

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1897

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

631 head

▲ 200 vs last sale 431▲ 581 vs year ago 50 · +1,162.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

203 head

▲ 114 vs last sale 89▼ 441 vs year ago 644 · −68.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, trade activity and demand was moderate. Average dressing slaughter cows sold unevenly steady across all weight classes. Average dressing slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher. The next slaughter and replacement sale will be next Wednesday November 22, 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	1,606	104.41	1,677	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,354	84.34	1,142	116
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	83.13	913	337
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,611	82.96	1,336	9thin

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,297	$1,303	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,281	$1,302	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,037	$1,125	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	877	$1,347	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,313	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,160	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$1,037	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,408	$2,005	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,388	$1,819	4thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	—	1,095	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,237	1
Bulls	—	—	1,497	95.23/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,426	7
Bulls	—	—	1,637	105.77/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,731	41
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	74.89/cwt	65.00–84.00	789	113
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	59.69/cwt	57.00–61.00	645	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	87.50/cwt	85.00–91.00	980	218
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,154	99.12/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,144	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,307	89.00/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,163	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	83.19/cwt	71.00–87.00	1,136	93
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,611	82.96/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,336	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,185	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,250	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,408	2,004.93/head	1,875.00–2,150.00	2,005	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,558	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	965	1,070.48/head	1,010.00–1,125.00	1,070	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	995	1,088.07/head	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,088	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,037	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,225	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,396	1,387.20/head	1,335.00–1,410.00	1,387	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,628	1,534.58/head	1,510.00–1,560.00	1,535	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	815	158.35/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,291	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	135.74/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,233	49
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	927	157.55/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,460	29
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	974	123.66/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,204	65
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	790	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	805	1,194.49/head	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,194	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	1,312.77/head	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,313	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	948	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	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 16, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 631Last week 431Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 203Last week 89Year ago 644

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	1,625.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,558	2,125.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,408	1,875.00–2,150.00	2,004.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	965	1,010.00–1,125.00	1,070.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,037	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,088.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,628	1,510.00–1,560.00	1,534.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,396	1,335.00–1,410.00	1,387.20

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	65	—	974	115.00–129.00	123.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	—	927	150.00–160.00	157.55
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	815	155.00–165.00	158.35

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	49	—	908	130.00–146.00	135.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	790	925.00	925.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	805	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,194.49
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	1,160.00	1,160.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,260.00	1,260.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	935	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,312.77

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)	2	—	948	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	113.00	113.00
7	—	1,497	91.00–99.00	95.23
41	—	1,637	100.00–110.00	105.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	1,365	71.00–87.00	83.19
23	—	1,307	88.00–92.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,611	81.00–86.00	82.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
218	—	1,120	85.00–91.00	87.50
3	—	1,154	95.00–101.00	99.12
113	—	1,054	65.00–84.00	74.89
3	—	1,080	57.00–61.00	59.69

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.