Name: La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special replacement stock cow and 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,870	106.67	1,995	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	92.55	1,327	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	89.61	1,090	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	83.51	857	47

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,174	$1,944	105
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,720	102
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,201	$1,520	26
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,323	$1,320	65
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,067	$1,262	20
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,317	$1,222	103
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,009	$1,794	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,158	$2,112	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$1,844	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,213	$1,491	12

Every lot, as filed

30 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,150	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,126	1,442.76/head	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,443	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,217	1,843.90/head	1,760.00–1,885.00	1,844	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,211	1,892.19/head	1,810.00–2,000.00	1,892	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	963	2,015.06/head	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,015	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,326	1,527.28/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,527	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	1,741.88/head	1,710.00–1,775.00	1,742	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,323	1,320.37/head	1,275.00–1,410.00	1,320	65
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,201	1,520.44/head	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,520	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,067	1,261.65/head	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,262	20
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,009	1,793.57/head	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,794	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,422	1,985.00/head	1,985.00–1,985.00	1,985	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,244	2,054.42/head	2,010.00–2,110.00	2,054	49
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,149	1,886.84/head	1,810.00–1,925.00	1,887	41
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,383	1,293.09/head	1,210.00–1,385.00	1,293	48
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,259	1,159.90/head	1,110.00–1,175.00	1,160	55
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	1,749.10/head	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,749	62
Bulls	—	—	1,870	106.67/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,995	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,230	91.84/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,130	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,193	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,038	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,119	85.66/cwt	85.00–86.00	959	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	969	80.28/cwt	78.00–81.00	778	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	86.25/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,025	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	91.50/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,142	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	916	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	85.07/cwt	85.00–86.00	847	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,086	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	93.20/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,353	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,153	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

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 50Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 877Last week 919Year ago 554

Special replacement stock cow and 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.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,150	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,126	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,442.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,275	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,217	1,760.00–1,885.00	1,843.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,211	1,810.00–2,000.00	1,892.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,015.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	1,326	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,527.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,017	1,710.00–1,775.00	1,741.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	55	—	1,259	1,110.00–1,175.00	1,159.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	65	—	1,323	1,275.00–1,410.00	1,320.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,201	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,520.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,067	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,261.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	41	—	1,149	1,810.00–1,925.00	1,886.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	48	—	1,383	1,210.00–1,385.00	1,293.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	62	—	1,320	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,749.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,422	1,985.00	1,985.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	49	—	1,244	2,010.00–2,110.00	2,054.42
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,009	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,793.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,870	106.00–108.00	106.67
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,230	91.00–92.00	91.84
4	—	1,193	87.00	87.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,119	85.00–86.00	85.66
16	—	969	78.00–81.00	80.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,188	82.00–87.00	86.25
14	—	1,248	91.00–93.00	91.50
1	—	1,120	97.00	97.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	80.00	80.00
16	—	996	85.00–86.00	85.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,452	91.00–96.00	93.20
1	—	1,310	88.00	88.00

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.

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