Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2023-11-16

La Junta

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Thu, Nov 16
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1897
Slaughter Cattle receipts
631 head
200 vs last sale 431 581 vs year ago 50 · +1,162.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
203 head
114 vs last sale 89 441 vs year ago 644 · 68.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, trade activity and demand was moderate. Average dressing slaughter cows sold unevenly steady across all weight classes. Average dressing slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher. The next slaughter and replacement sale will be next Wednesday November 22, 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
BullsHigh1,606104.411,67749
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,35484.341,142116
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09883.13913337
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,61182.961,3369thin

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,297$1,3034thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,281$1,3027
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,225$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,037$1,1255
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)877$1,3474thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$1,3132thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)760$1,1601thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)868$1,0373thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,408$2,0052thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,388$1,8194thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,2501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5582,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4082,004.93/head1,875.00–2,150.002,0052
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1851,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29651,070.48/head1,010.00–1,125.001,0702
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,6281,534.58/head1,510.00–1,560.001,5352
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2974123.66/cwt115.00–129.001,20465
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1927157.55/cwt150.00–160.001,46029
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2790925.00/head925.00–925.009252
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0251,260.00/head1,260.00–1,260.001,2601
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 28051,194.49/head1,125.00–1,250.001,1942
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19481,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2908135.74/cwt130.00–146.001,23349
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1815158.35/cwt155.00–165.001,2913
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2251,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0371,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1255
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3961,387.20/head1,335.00–1,410.001,3875
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29951,088.07/head1,050.00–1,125.001,0882
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 27601,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1601
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29351,312.77/head1,300.00–1,325.001,3132
Bulls1,095113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,2371
Bulls1,49795.23/cwt91.00–99.001,4267
Bulls1,637105.77/cwt100.00–110.001,73141
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36583.19/cwt71.00–87.001,13693
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61182.96/cwt81.00–86.001,3369
CowsLean 85-90%1,12087.50/cwt85.00–91.00980218
CowsLean 85-90%1,15499.12/cwt95.00–101.001,1443
CowsLean 85-90%1,05474.89/cwt65.00–84.00789113
CowsLean 85-90%1,08059.69/cwt57.00–61.006453
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30789.00/cwt88.00–92.001,16323

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.