Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2024-02-10

La Junta

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Sat, Feb 10
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1897
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
18 vs last sale 69 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
620 head
171 vs last sale 791 620 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Slaughter cows of average dressing sold steady to 1.00 higher across all weight classes. Bred cows sold 200 to 400 higher and bred heifers sold up to 600 higher on a light test. Cow calf pairs sold up to 500 higher on a light test. The next replacement cow and slaughter cow sale will be Saturday March 16. 2024.

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
BullsHigh2,100128.002,6881thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33599.741,33115
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07588.4495049

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,217$2,29814
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,043$2,27632
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,297$1,99173
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,046$1,96653
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,140$1,7752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$1,75922
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,320$1,7251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)998$1,60032
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,086$1,60025
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,156$1,5739
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,319$1,55862
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,032$1,5003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)990$1,49323
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,078$1,41619
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,142$1,3253thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,138$1,05422
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,038$2,21882
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,236$2,0759
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)939$1,66524
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,078$1,6169
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,303$2,30927
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,336$2,1508
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)945$2,1382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,205$2,1254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,215$1,4751thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)825$1,7001thin

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 1-29301,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29831,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29731,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1111,033.17/head910.00–1,060.001,03313
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2041,960.85/head1,775.00–2,035.001,96113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1761,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0859
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29881,072.11/head725.00–1,225.001,0726
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0092,230.58/head2,000.00–2,450.002,23123
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2975979.10/head910.00–1,135.009798
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3172,161.47/head1,700.00–2,325.002,16139
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3621,558.88/head1,225.00–1,685.001,55916
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0321,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5003
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 21,0401,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19471,833.60/head1,825.00–1,900.001,83412
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29631,650.67/head1,450.00–1,775.001,6517
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Non-Legible BANGS1,0061,645.13/head1,625.00–1,675.001,6455
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0012,076.32/head1,810.00–2,250.002,07623
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy1,0642,357.66/head2,300.00–2,510.002,35852
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,058120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2703
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1775193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,4962
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0781,616.10/head1,535.00–1,625.001,6169
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28511,452.23/head1,375.00–1,725.001,4526
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,2362,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0759
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19802,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2151,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4101,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0801,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,3242,510.00/head2,510.00–2,510.002,51016
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,2472,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4253
CowsLean 85-90%1,09693.59/cwt92.00–95.001,02632
CowsLean 85-90%1,03988.07/cwt86.00–91.009157
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29298.00/cwt98.00–98.001,26611
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed885109.00/cwt109.00–109.009652
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,452104.53/cwt103.00–105.001,5184
CowsLean 85-90%1,06763.03/cwt51.00–79.006738
Bulls2,100128.00/cwt128.00–128.002,6881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,1532,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5008
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 18251,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Fancy9102,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,1782,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2951,905.94/head1,800.00–1,975.001,9065
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3362,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1508
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29451,495.74/head1,350.00–1,525.001,49621
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3241,564.02/head1,210.00–1,675.001,56461
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0051,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29851,513.40/head1,425.00–1,525.001,51322
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,2462,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,3022,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,47512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1421,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3201,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,80011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0512,000.89/head1,775.00–2,075.002,00149
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0861,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,60025
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1401,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29841,543.14/head1,525.00–1,550.001,5434
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2481,735.00/head1,735.00–1,735.001,7356
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29731,467.72/head1,225.00–1,550.001,4689
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2012,185.35/head1,725.00–2,325.002,1859
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2161,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8508

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.