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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-07

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Thu, Nov 7

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1897

← Nov 2Nov 7Nov 14 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

0 head

▼ 114 vs last sale 114▼ 431 vs year ago 431 · −100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

0 head

▼ 703 vs last sale 703▼ 89 vs year ago 89 · −100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold 1.00 lower. Lean cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 7.00 higher. The next slaughter cow and bred cow sale will be next Thursday November 14, 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	—	Average	1,614	133.17	2,150	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,660	120.00	1,992	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,384	114.40	1,583	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	112.34	1,232	233

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,049	$1,851	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$1,825	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,328	$1,725	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,582	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,187	$1,564	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,236	$1,452	13
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,744	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,479	124.46/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,841	12
Bulls	—	—	1,700	138.67/cwt	130.00–150.00	2,357	19
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	98.10/cwt	62.00–109.00	977	49
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	120.77/cwt	120.00–132.50	1,233	37
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,033	101.50/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,048	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,083	113.81/cwt	110.00–118.50	1,233	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,174	115.63/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,357	107
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	103.08/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,407	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	115.88/cwt	111.00–118.50	1,603	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,738	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,992	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,058	1,901.01/head	1,575.00–2,025.00	1,901	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	1,582.06/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,582	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,187	1,563.90/head	1,510.00–1,635.00	1,564	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,252	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,263	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,328	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	1,744.44/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,744	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	936	162.39/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,520	34
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	152.38/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,531	23

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 7, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 0Last week 114Year ago 431

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 703Year ago 89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3	—	1,263	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,187	1,510.00–1,635.00	1,563.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,058	1,575.00–2,025.00	1,901.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,120	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,582.06
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,252	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,328	1,725.00	1,725.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,175.00	1,175.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	900	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,744.44

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	23	—	1,005	149.00–153.00	152.38

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	34	—	936	160.00–177.00	162.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,479	116.00–129.00	124.46
19	—	1,700	130.00–150.00	138.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,383	111.00–118.50	115.88
2	—	1,430	121.00–122.00	121.51
4	—	1,365	101.00–106.00	103.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,083	110.00–118.50	113.81
2	—	1,033	96.00–106.00	101.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	1,174	110.00–118.00	115.63
49	—	996	62.00–109.00	98.10
37	—	1,021	120.00–132.50	120.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	120.00	120.00

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.