Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2023-11-09

La Junta

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Thu, Nov 9
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1897
Slaughter Cattle receipts
431 head
149 vs last sale 282 431 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
89 head
178 vs last sale 267 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, trade activity and demand was moderate. Average dress slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Average dress slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower. The next replacement cow sale will be this Saturday November 11, 2023 and the next slaughter cow and bull sale will be next Thursday November16, 2023.

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
BullsAverage1,73899.941,73724
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52589.991,37331
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33487.891,173110
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08183.74905236
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,80780.531,4553thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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 2957105.65/cwt101.00–112.001,01115
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1864142.57/cwt131.00–146.001,23247
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2860121.68/cwt121.00–130.001,04615
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed915147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,3502
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy943174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,6413
Bulls1,71299.30/cwt93.00–105.001,70011
Bulls2,019110.69/cwt107.00–115.002,2358
Bulls1,34784.13/cwt69.00–91.001,1335
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,74591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,5881
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,071120.05/cwt111.00–132.001,2864
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,380112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,5461
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40195.63/cwt95.50–97.001,34022
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32588.49/cwt85.00–92.001,17259
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,78061.00/cwt61.00–61.001,0861
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,83875.30/cwt70.00–81.001,3842
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30079.68/cwt61.00–84.501,03628
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51790.96/cwt86.00–92.501,38030
CowsLean 85-90%1,13189.25/cwt84.00–96.001,009120
CowsLean 85-90%1,01798.53/cwt97.00–102.001,0026
CowsLean 85-90%1,02875.29/cwt56.00–83.00774106

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.