Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2024-10-17

La Junta

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Thu, Oct 17
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1897
Slaughter Cattle receipts
443 head
443 vs last sale 0 348 vs year ago 95 · +366.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
103 head
103 vs last sale 0 213 vs year ago 316 · 67.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Breaker cows of average dressing sold 3.00 higher. Boner cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher and lean cows sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 10.00 higher. The next slaughter cow sale will be next Thursday October 24, 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
BullsHigh1,624138.202,24525
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,735121.002,0991thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,580117.241,8528thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,396114.721,60161
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,141108.671,239331

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)1,135$2,3251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,635$2,0101thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,384$1,8736
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,325$1,7751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,272$1,6933thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,379$1,6078
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,307$1,46727
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)939$1,4326
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$1,4251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,255$1,3588
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)985$1,3501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)883$1,4583thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$1,3942thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,595$2,3506

Every lot, as filed

36 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 11,5952,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3506
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28501,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19571,513.16/head1,425.00–1,625.001,5135
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3841,873.02/head1,850.00–1,900.001,8736
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5331,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7753
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1352,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18831,458.40/head1,425.00–1,525.001,4583
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1730167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,2232
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2967140.83/cwt131.00–147.001,3626
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1920173.18/cwt161.00–180.001,59312
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19851,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,6352,010.00/head2,010.00–2,010.002,0101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2855850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19751,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2721,693.11/head1,525.00–1,775.001,6933
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18501,394.32/head1,225.00–1,510.001,3942
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2881,405.19/head1,385.00–1,475.001,4057
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2791,428.08/head1,350.00–1,450.001,42824
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3251,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0251,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2351,385.00/head1,385.00–1,385.001,3851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4901,769.72/head1,625.00–1,825.001,7706
Bulls1,624143.09/cwt131.00–157.002,32420
Bulls1,715110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,8871
Bulls1,603120.80/cwt116.00–127.001,9364
CowsLean 85-90%1,223112.29/cwt110.00–118.001,373138
CowsLean 85-90%1,095134.96/cwt121.00–147.501,47815
CowsLean 85-90%1,079101.76/cwt81.00–109.001,09899
CowsLean 85-90%88172.75/cwt66.00–79.006418
CowsBoner 80-85%1,409115.01/cwt111.00–118.001,62041
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,735121.00/cwt121.00–121.002,0991
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,105109.74/cwt96.00–113.001,21371
CowsBoner 80-85%1,400123.11/cwt120.00–126.001,7249
CowsBoner 80-85%1,344106.80/cwt97.00–109.001,43511
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,599113.23/cwt111.00–116.001,8114
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,561121.25/cwt121.00–122.001,8934

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.