Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2023-12-02

La Junta

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Sat, Dec 2
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1897
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
26 vs last sale 151 75 vs year ago 50 · +150.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1,200 head
448 vs last sale 1,648 578 vs year ago 622 · +92.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Compared to last month, slaughter cows of average dressing sold mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Bred cows sold moderate. The next replacement cow sale will be December 16, 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
BullsAverage1,500104.831,5724thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57394.751,4904thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,35491.781,24221
CowsLean 85-90%High1,09284.2592069

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,166$2,089136
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,568$1,97118
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,342$1,9628
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,206$1,961134
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,515$1,81033
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,426$1,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,323$1,46587
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,422$1,4505
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,327$1,408244
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,332$1,3556
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,259$1,3525
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,393$1,3105
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$1,30581
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,054$1,24548
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,274$1,226184
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,085$9251thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)979$2,33551
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,012$2,07686
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)720$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)763$1,1882thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$1,0583thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,355$1,8601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,295$1,82810
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,342$1,7017
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,582$1,6866

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3311,354.78/head1,310.00–1,460.001,35561
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2622,252.69/head2,000.00–2,300.002,25364
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,3651
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 27051,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2900128.74/cwt120.00–136.001,15915
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1986162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,5974
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29531,759.82/head1,600.00–1,860.001,76025
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 28651,057.71/head1,025.00–1,110.001,0583
CowsBoner 80-85%1,43576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,0911
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27201,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1661,319.14/head1,300.00–1,325.001,3198
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,085925.00/head925.00–925.009251
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59796.00/cwt96.00–96.001,5333
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0961,250.98/head1,075.00–1,400.001,25115
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4101,761.29/head1,750.00–1,825.001,76144
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0731,233.01/head1,050.00–1,260.001,23338
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,814.07/head1,525.00–1,950.001,81455
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3931,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3105
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,045910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3421,311.50/head1,285.00–1,500.001,31259
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2421,185.06/head885.00–1,285.001,185125
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3041,999.58/head1,825.00–2,025.002,0007
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0532,298.24/head2,025.00–2,375.002,29855
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 28791,362.23/head1,325.00–1,400.001,3626
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19792,335.49/head2,310.00–2,375.002,33551
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28201,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,020110.39/cwt106.00–115.001,1264
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,7301,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5081,542.19/head1,325.00–1,610.001,5424
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3031,721.95/head1,600.00–1,810.001,7226
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3162,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0254
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5751,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3551,860.00/head1,860.00–1,860.001,8601
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40292.65/cwt92.00–93.001,2996
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35889.88/cwt88.00–91.001,2215
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,31094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,2319
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed924101.00/cwt101.00–101.009334
CowsLean 85-90%1,04377.84/cwt61.00–83.0081234
CowsLean 85-90%1,21292.67/cwt92.00–93.001,1233
CowsLean 85-90%1,16288.73/cwt85.00–90.001,03128
Bulls1,500104.83/cwt101.00–106.001,5724
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3321,355.47/head1,310.00–1,450.001,3556
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1331,368.38/head1,335.00–1,385.001,36843
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,6051,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,2392,492.50/head2,460.00–2,525.002,49340
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7255
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1851,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4221,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5151,810.00/head1,810.00–1,810.001,81033
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3481,411.12/head1,310.00–1,575.001,411124
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2461,199.12/head1,085.00–1,260.001,19976
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5681,971.49/head1,900.00–2,000.001,97118
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4261,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1071,866.22/head1,800.00–1,950.001,86628
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3121,462.46/head1,435.00–1,500.001,4624
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0131,461.52/head1,110.00–1,650.001,46224
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3071,786.53/head1,650.00–1,850.001,78723
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0321,230.43/head1,025.00–1,285.001,23040
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2202,206.85/head2,010.00–2,300.002,20744
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,2701,246.48/head1,135.00–1,425.001,2463

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.