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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-23

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Sat, Nov 23

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1897

← Nov 21Nov 23Dec 5 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

143 head

▼ 288 vs last sale 431▼ 488 vs year ago 631 · −77.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

769 head

▲ 658 vs last sale 111▲ 566 vs year ago 203 · +278.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. This is the first replacement special sale of the season so there is no comparable report to trend. The young cows in their second trimester were heavily sought after. The next replacement special sale will be Saturday December 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	—	High	1,630	136.62	2,227	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,412	107.58	1,519	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,040	102.22	1,063	79
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,625	98.00	1,593	2thin

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)	1,226	$2,426	42
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,167	$2,344	169
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,228	$2,082	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,293	$2,047	31
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,221	$2,039	39
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,266	$1,935	105
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,239	$1,759	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,028	$1,703	87
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,313	$1,633	92
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,064	$1,592	35
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,425	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,102	$1,333	21
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	874	$2,163	67
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,502	$1,910	8
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,425	5

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	—	1,630	142.77/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,327	4
Bulls	—	—	1,630	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,826	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	123.20/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,233	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	76.99/cwt	61.00–89.00	776	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	102.76/cwt	91.00–108.00	1,076	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	110.80/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,165	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,391	112.28/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,562	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,418	106.14/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,505	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,268	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,931	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows29 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	705	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	850	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	898	891.21/head	875.00–950.00	891	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	1,337.79/head	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,338	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	945	786.72/head	760.00–810.00	787	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,016	1,707.12/head	1,325.00–1,925.00	1,707	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,570.39/head	1,375.00–1,725.00	1,570	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,031	1,715.59/head	1,525.00–1,975.00	1,716	84
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,042	1,528.67/head	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,529	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,071	1,615.89/head	1,325.00–1,775.00	1,616	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	1,812.95/head	1,725.00–2,210.00	1,813	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,119	1,390.52/head	1,310.00–1,650.00	1,391	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,166	2,349.38/head	2,075.00–2,650.00	2,349	96
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	1,430.12/head	1,410.00–1,435.00	1,430	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,211	1,562.10/head	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,562	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,217	2,196.38/head	2,010.00–2,400.00	2,196	34
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,247	2,232.60/head	1,800.00–2,375.00	2,233	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,264	2,554.84/head	2,250.00–2,825.00	2,555	38
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,269	2,796.67/head	2,775.00–2,800.00	2,797	46
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,286	1,968.40/head	1,800.00–2,125.00	1,968	95
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,293	2,047.30/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,047	31
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,294	1,920.84/head	1,825.00–1,950.00	1,921	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,338	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,340	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,380	1,725.99/head	1,500.00–1,935.00	1,726	63
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	1,425.33/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	844	1,672.64/head	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,673	20
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	2,372.00/head	2,125.00–2,525.00	2,372	47
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,502	1,910.00/head	1,910.00–1,910.00	1,910	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,162	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	889	174.05/cwt	161.00–178.00	1,547	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,350	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,499	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

Sat Nov 23, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 431Year ago 631

Replacement CattleReceipts 769Last week 111Year ago 203

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	46	—	1,269	2,775.00–2,800.00	2,796.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	965	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,030	1,375.00–1,725.00	1,570.39
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	1,167	1,410.00–1,435.00	1,430.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,016	1,325.00–1,925.00	1,707.12
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,211	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,562.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,071	1,325.00–1,775.00	1,615.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	945	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,337.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,042	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,528.67

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	835.00	835.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	705	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	898	875.00–950.00	891.21
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	850	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	760.00–810.00	786.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,045	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,338	825.00	825.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	63	—	1,380	1,500.00–1,935.00	1,725.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,105	1,725.00–2,210.00	1,812.95
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,294	1,825.00–1,950.00	1,920.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	31	—	1,293	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,047.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,217	2,010.00–2,400.00	2,196.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	84	—	1,031	1,525.00–1,975.00	1,715.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	—	1,264	2,250.00–2,825.00	2,554.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,247	1,800.00–2,375.00	2,232.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	96	—	1,166	2,075.00–2,650.00	2,349.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,119	1,310.00–1,650.00	1,390.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	95	—	1,286	1,800.00–2,125.00	1,968.40

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,502	1,910.00	1,910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	47	—	887	2,125.00–2,525.00	2,372.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	755	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	844	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,672.64

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	1	—	1,350	111.00	111.00

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	1	—	830	140.00	140.00

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	7	—	889	161.00–178.00	174.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,630	141.00–147.00	142.77
1	—	1,630	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,008	61.00–89.00	76.99
23	—	1,051	110.00–112.00	110.80
40	—	1,047	91.00–108.00	102.76
4	—	1,001	121.00–127.00	123.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	116.00	116.00
1	—	1,585	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,391	111.00–116.00	112.28
13	—	1,418	106.00–107.00	106.14

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.