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Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-10

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Sat, Feb 10

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1897

← Jan 20Feb 10Mar 16 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 69▲ 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

620 head

▼ 171 vs last sale 791▲ 620 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Slaughter cows of average dressing sold steady to 1.00 higher across all weight classes. Bred cows sold 200 to 400 higher and bred heifers sold up to 600 higher on a light test. Cow calf pairs sold up to 500 higher on a light test. The next replacement cow and slaughter cow sale will be Saturday March 16. 2024.

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	2,100	128.00	2,688	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,335	99.74	1,331	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,075	88.44	950	49

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)	1,217	$2,298	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$2,276	32
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,297	$1,991	73
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,046	$1,966	53
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,775	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,759	22
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,320	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	998	$1,600	32
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,086	$1,600	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,156	$1,573	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,319	$1,558	62
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,032	$1,500	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$1,493	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,078	$1,416	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,142	$1,325	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,138	$1,054	22
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,038	$2,218	82
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,236	$2,075	9
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	939	$1,665	24
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$1,616	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,303	$2,309	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,336	$2,150	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$2,138	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$2,125	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$1,475	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	—	2,100	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,688	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	885	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	965	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	88.07/cwt	86.00–91.00	915	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	63.03/cwt	51.00–79.00	673	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	93.59/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,026	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,266	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,452	104.53/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,518	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows31 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	1,495.74/head	1,350.00–1,525.00	1,496	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	1,467.72/head	1,225.00–1,550.00	1,468	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	975	979.10/head	910.00–1,135.00	979	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	984	1,543.14/head	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,543	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,513.40/head	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,513	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	988	1,072.11/head	725.00–1,225.00	1,072	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,005	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,009	2,230.58/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,231	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,032	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,051	2,000.89/head	1,775.00–2,075.00	2,001	49
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,086	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,111	1,033.17/head	910.00–1,060.00	1,033	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,142	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,153	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,176	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,201	2,185.35/head	1,725.00–2,325.00	2,185	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,204	1,960.85/head	1,775.00–2,035.00	1,961	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,216	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,246	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,248	1,735.00/head	1,735.00–1,735.00	1,735	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,302	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,317	2,161.47/head	1,700.00–2,325.00	2,161	39
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,324	1,564.02/head	1,210.00–1,675.00	1,564	61
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,362	1,558.88/head	1,225.00–1,685.00	1,559	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	851	1,452.23/head	1,375.00–1,725.00	1,452	6
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	947	1,833.60/head	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,834	12
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	1,650.67/head	1,450.00–1,775.00	1,651	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,001	2,076.32/head	1,810.00–2,250.00	2,076	23
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Non-Legible BANGS	1,006	1,645.13/head	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,645	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,064	2,357.66/head	2,300.00–2,510.00	2,358	52
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	1,616.10/head	1,535.00–1,625.00	1,616	9
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,236	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	775	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,496	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,058	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,270	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	910	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	980	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,080	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,178	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,247	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,295	1,905.94/head	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,906	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,324	2,510.00/head	2,510.00–2,510.00	2,510	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,336	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	825	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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.

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

Sat Feb 10, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 620Last week 791Year ago 0

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	983	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	973	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,362	1,225.00–1,685.00	1,558.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,032	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	945	1,350.00–1,525.00	1,495.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	61	—	1,324	1,210.00–1,675.00	1,564.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	—	985	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,513.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,142	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	25	—	1,086	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	984	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,543.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	973	1,225.00–1,550.00	1,467.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,111	910.00–1,060.00	1,033.17
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	988	725.00–1,225.00	1,072.11
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	975	910.00–1,135.00	979.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,160.00	1,160.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,204	1,775.00–2,035.00	1,960.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,176	1,085.00	1,085.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,009	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,230.58
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	39	—	1,317	1,700.00–2,325.00	2,161.47
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,100	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	49	—	1,051	1,775.00–2,075.00	2,000.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,140	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,248	1,735.00	1,735.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,201	1,725.00–2,325.00	2,185.35
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,216	1,850.00	1,850.00

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)	8	—	1,153	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,246	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,302	2,475.00	2,475.00

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)	1	—	1,040	1,025.00	1,025.00

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)	12	—	947	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,833.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,001	1,810.00–2,250.00	2,076.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	1,236	2,075.00	2,075.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	963	1,450.00–1,775.00	1,650.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,078	1,535.00–1,625.00	1,616.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	851	1,375.00–1,725.00	1,452.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,006	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,645.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	52	—	1,064	2,300.00–2,510.00	2,357.66

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	3	—	1,058	120.00	120.00

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	2	—	775	193.00	193.00

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	1	—	980	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,295	1,800.00–1,975.00	1,905.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,336	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,410	1,725.00	1,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,324	2,510.00	2,510.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,247	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,178	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,096	92.00–95.00	93.59
7	—	1,039	86.00–91.00	88.07
8	—	1,067	51.00–79.00	63.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,292	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,452	103.00–105.00	104.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,100	128.00	128.00

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.