Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2023-02-11

La Junta

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Sat, Feb 11
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1897
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
25 vs last sale 75 25 vs year ago 75 · 33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
919 head
175 vs last sale 744 66 vs year ago 985 · 6.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special replacement stock cow and pair sale:

Demand good for bred heifers, replacement stock cows and cow calf pairs. Bred heifers and stock cows aged blood tested and pregnancy checked prior to the sale. Prices per head.

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
BullsLow1,41596.001,3581thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61780.671,3057thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21178.4295018
CowsLean 85-90%Average99968.3368322

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,172$1,96062
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,188$1,77683
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,243$1,59262
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,042$1,48016
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,313$1,47510
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,337$1,42630
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,091$1,41725
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,114$1,24014
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,276$1,20870
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,013$1,17650
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,171$1,16222
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,260$1,10840
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)982$1,64239
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)943$1,23612
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,193$1,88014
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,250$1,62745
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,233$1,39218

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1961,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,90012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1731,760.00/head1,760.00–1,760.001,7602
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3131,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,47510
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1611,545.88/head1,525.00–1,600.001,54624
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2331,391.89/head1,375.00–1,400.001,39218
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2061,738.44/head1,625.00–1,775.001,73826
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3261,341.01/head1,325.00–1,375.001,34116
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2601,108.03/head1,050.00–1,150.001,10840
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19431,235.90/head1,210.00–1,275.001,23612
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19611,487.55/head1,460.00–1,500.001,48814
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0131,176.01/head1,150.00–1,235.001,17650
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2761,207.64/head1,175.00–1,225.001,20870
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0421,479.79/head1,400.00–1,575.001,48016
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1711,162.48/head1,125.00–1,175.001,16222
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1851,657.43/head1,625.00–1,675.001,65714
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy9941,728.55/head1,710.00–1,800.001,72925
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3031,442.59/head1,410.00–1,475.001,44316
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3501,523.97/head1,510.00–1,550.001,52414
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0911,416.64/head1,375.00–1,425.001,41725
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2251,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5008
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1141,239.80/head1,210.00–1,275.001,24014
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1891,800.24/head1,700.00–1,875.001,80069
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3731,458.00/head1,385.00–1,550.001,45811
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,1721,959.58/head1,900.00–1,975.001,96062
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,2901,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,75022
Bulls1,41596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,3581
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20579.37/cwt77.00–83.0095615
CowsLean 85-90%1,04874.04/cwt73.00–75.007762
CowsLean 85-90%99467.76/cwt66.00–71.0067420
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24273.65/cwt71.00–76.009153
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59583.28/cwt82.00–85.001,3284
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,64777.19/cwt73.00–79.001,2713

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.