Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2024-12-05

La Junta

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Thu, Dec 5
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1897
Slaughter Cattle receipts
589 head
446 vs last sale 143 464 vs year ago 125 · +371.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
78 head
691 vs last sale 769 1,122 vs year ago 1,200 · 93.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Breaker slaughter cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher. Boner cows of average dressing sold 2.00 higher and lean cows sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 5.00 lower. The next slaughter cow sale will be next Thursday December 12, 2024. The next replacement cow sale will be Saturday December 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
BullsHigh1,631135.732,21440
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,564117.801,84216
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,397113.911,59236
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,040102.431,066467

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,120$1,9451thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,223$1,8102thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,183$1,7505
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,265$1,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,084$1,5675
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,250$1,4252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,164$1,4088

Every lot, as filed

26 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 11,1201,945.00/head1,945.00–1,945.001,9451
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1641,408.30/head1,300.00–1,425.001,4088
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4252
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2945127.28/cwt121.00–137.501,2039
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1831,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7505
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2944143.67/cwt142.50–145.001,35615
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1912159.23/cwt150.00–172.501,45228
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1621,656.56/head1,625.00–1,725.001,6573
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29681,432.49/head1,325.00–1,525.001,4322
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2231,810.43/head1,775.00–1,850.001,8102
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2651,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bulls1,724144.64/cwt135.00–172.002,49424
Bulls1,538114.39/cwt106.00–118.001,7594
Bulls1,477125.01/cwt121.00–133.001,84612
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,131115.68/cwt112.00–118.001,30833
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,115102.86/cwt101.00–104.001,1477
CowsLean 85-90%1,140112.75/cwt110.00–117.001,285180
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,0781
CowsBoner 80-85%1,401115.41/cwt110.00–119.001,61729
CowsBoner 80-85%1,448120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,7382
CowsLean 85-90%82274.75/cwt56.00–89.0061485
CowsBoner 80-85%1,366108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,4754
CowsLean 85-90%1,103125.93/cwt120.00–132.501,3899
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,564117.65/cwt116.00–119.001,84015
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,565120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,8781
CowsLean 85-90%1,018101.42/cwt90.00–109.001,032153

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.