Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2019-11-02

La Junta

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Sat, Nov 2
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1897
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Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 0▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1,072 head
▲ 1,072 vs last sale 0▲ 1,072 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Quality plain to average. Demand moderate for bred cows and cow-calf pairs.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,73877.671,3506thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40451.097178thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22548.005881thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—1,16848.19/cwt46.00–50.0056314
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,208767.07/cwt760.00–810.009,26645
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,468860.00/cwt860.00–860.0012,62514
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3121,135.11/cwt1,110.00–1,160.0014,89332
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3011,132.06/cwt1,050.00–1,185.0014,72823
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,216835.00/cwt835.00–835.0010,15413
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,272813.60/cwt800.00–835.0010,34922
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth—1,258704.17/cwt610.00–760.008,85884
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth—1,305759.72/cwt635.00–860.009,91459
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,021897.50/cwt875.00–935.009,16348
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3071,037.72/cwt950.00–1,125.0013,56340
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,446949.77/cwt925.00–1,025.0013,73428
Bulls——1,51375.35/cwt75.00–76.001,1403
Bulls——1,96379.98/cwt78.00–82.001,5703
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22548.00/cwt48.00–48.005881
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,40451.09/cwt46.00–54.507178
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,2031,303.96/cwt1,260.00–1,325.0015,68726
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,2751,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0017,8503
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—1,24055.02/cwt50.50–58.0068216
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2131,312.75/cwt1,225.00–1,385.0015,924109
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2201,320.07/cwt1,300.00–1,350.0016,10529

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.