Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2024-11-07

La Junta

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Thu, Nov 7
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1897
Slaughter Cattle receipts
0 head
114 vs last sale 114 431 vs year ago 431 · 100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
0 head
703 vs last sale 703 89 vs year ago 89 · 100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold 1.00 lower. Lean cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 7.00 higher. The next slaughter cow and bred cow sale will be next Thursday November 14, 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
BullsAverage1,614133.172,15031
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,660120.001,9921thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,384114.401,58327
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,096112.341,232233

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)1,049$1,85114
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,263$1,8253thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,328$1,7256
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$1,5825
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,187$1,56415
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,236$1,45213
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,7447
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$1,6001thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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 11,2631,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1871,563.90/head1,510.00–1,635.001,56415
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29301,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0581,901.01/head1,575.00–2,025.001,90113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1201,582.06/head1,500.00–1,600.001,5825
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2521,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,47512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19351,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19001,744.44/head1,400.00–1,800.001,7447
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,005152.38/cwt149.00–153.001,53123
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1936162.39/cwt160.00–177.001,52034
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3281,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7256
Bulls1,479124.46/cwt116.00–129.001,84112
Bulls1,700138.67/cwt130.00–150.002,35719
CowsBoner 80-85%1,383115.88/cwt111.00–118.501,60321
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,083113.81/cwt110.00–118.501,23338
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,033101.50/cwt96.00–106.001,0482
CowsLean 85-90%1,174115.63/cwt110.00–118.001,357107
CowsLean 85-90%99698.10/cwt62.00–109.0097749
CowsBoner 80-85%1,430121.51/cwt121.00–122.001,7382
CowsBoner 80-85%1,365103.08/cwt101.00–106.001,4074
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,660120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,9921
CowsLean 85-90%1,021120.77/cwt120.00–132.501,23337

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.