Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2024-10-24

La Junta

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Thu, Oct 24
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1897
Slaughter Cattle receipts
460 head
17 vs last sale 443 9 vs year ago 469 · 1.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
194 head
91 vs last sale 103 73 vs year ago 267 · 27.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold 3.00 higher. Boner cows of average dressing sold 2.00 higher and lean cows sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 3.00 higher. The next slaughter cow and replacement sale will be next Thursday October 31, 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
BullsLow1,615138.172,23235
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,373116.791,60398
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,565115.441,80724
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,701115.001,9565thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,141112.681,286287

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 (2-4 yrs)1,170$2,2251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$1,5851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,315$1,5142thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,237$1,45733
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,198$1,44092
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$1,4251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)770$1,2003thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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 11,2481,476.79/head1,460.00–1,700.001,47732
BullsMedium and Large 11,125178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,0031
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1702,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2953157.55/cwt155.00–160.001,5012
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1968175.82/cwt165.00–191.001,70236
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0701,585.00/head1,585.00–1,585.001,5851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0991,295.42/head1,025.00–1,325.001,29526
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2673725.00/head725.00–725.007252
CowsBoner 80-85%1,365116.16/cwt111.00–119.501,58652
CowsLean 85-90%1,173115.05/cwt110.00–119.501,350143
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,378117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,61212
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35391.84/cwt81.00–103.001,2433
CowsLean 85-90%1,02697.19/cwt73.00–109.0099755
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,585124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,9651
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,547108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,6717
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,701115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,9565
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,058123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,3016
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,145117.55/cwt110.00–119.001,34629
CowsBoner 80-85%1,385120.18/cwt120.00–123.001,66431
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,572118.16/cwt116.00–119.001,85716
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,127104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,1729
CowsLean 85-90%1,190121.32/cwt120.00–127.001,44445
Bulls1,168104.85/cwt95.00–116.001,2253
Bulls1,661143.09/cwt132.50–158.502,37729
Bulls1,622123.88/cwt118.00–126.002,0093
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2371,496.94/head1,475.00–1,625.001,49766
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed827208.32/cwt200.00–210.001,7236
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,018140.57/cwt131.00–149.001,4316
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2900825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19101,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3151,514.21/head1,475.00–1,550.001,5142
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19652,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501

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.