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La Junta

Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-05

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Thu, Dec 5

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1897

← Nov 23Dec 5Dec 12 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

589 head

▲ 446 vs last sale 143▲ 464 vs year ago 125 · +371.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 691 vs last sale 769▼ 1,122 vs year ago 1,200 · −93.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher. Boner cows of average dressing sold 2.00 higher and lean cows sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 5.00 lower. The next slaughter cow sale will be next Thursday December 12, 2024. The next replacement cow 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	1,631	135.73	2,214	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,564	117.80	1,842	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,397	113.91	1,592	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	102.43	1,066	467

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)	1,120	$1,945	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,223	$1,810	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$1,750	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,084	$1,567	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,250	$1,425	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,164	$1,408	8

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	—	1,477	125.01/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,846	12
Bulls	—	—	1,538	114.39/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,759	4
Bulls	—	—	1,724	144.64/cwt	135.00–172.00	2,494	24
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	822	74.75/cwt	56.00–89.00	614	85
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	101.42/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,032	153
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	125.93/cwt	120.00–132.50	1,389	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,115	102.86/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,147	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,131	115.68/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,308	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	112.75/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,285	180
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,078	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,366	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,475	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,401	115.41/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,617	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,738	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,564	117.65/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,840	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,878	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	1,432.49/head	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,432	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	1,945.00/head	1,945.00–1,945.00	1,945	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,162	1,656.56/head	1,625.00–1,725.00	1,657	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,164	1,408.30/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,408	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,183	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,223	1,810.43/head	1,775.00–1,850.00	1,810	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	912	159.23/cwt	150.00–172.50	1,452	28
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	944	143.67/cwt	142.50–145.00	1,356	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	945	127.28/cwt	121.00–137.50	1,203	9

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 Dec 5, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 589Last week 143Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 769Year ago 1,200

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,945.00	1,945.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,183	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,162	1,625.00–1,725.00	1,656.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,223	1,775.00–1,850.00	1,810.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,164	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,408.30
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	968	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,432.49

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	9	—	945	121.00–137.50	127.28

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	15	—	944	142.50–145.00	143.67

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	28	—	912	150.00–172.50	159.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,724	135.00–172.00	144.64
4	—	1,538	106.00–118.00	114.39
12	—	1,477	121.00–133.00	125.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,131	112.00–118.00	115.68
7	—	1,115	101.00–104.00	102.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
180	—	1,140	110.00–117.00	112.75
85	—	822	56.00–89.00	74.75
9	—	1,103	120.00–132.50	125.93
153	—	1,018	90.00–109.00	101.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	82.00	82.00
29	—	1,401	110.00–119.00	115.41
2	—	1,448	120.00	120.00
4	—	1,366	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,564	116.00–119.00	117.65
1	—	1,565	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.