Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2025-01-18

La Junta

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Sat, Jan 18
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1897
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
45 vs last sale 128 14 vs year ago 69 · +20.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
483 head
920 vs last sale 1,403 308 vs year ago 791 · 38.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Boner slaughter cows of average dressing sold 2.00 higher. Lean cows of average dressing sold 1.00 higher and bulls were too light to test. The young heavy bred cows and the 5 and 6 year old second and third trimester cows sold noticeably higher. The next bred cow special sale will be Saturday February 8, 2025.

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
BullsAverage1,360136.001,8501thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,605135.002,1671thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,334130.541,7419thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,068117.021,24970

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)1,105$2,62457
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,132$2,58115
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,180$2,44848
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$2,4002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,329$2,38642
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,484$2,2864thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,320$2,28625
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)960$2,2253thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$2,2217
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,319$2,04423
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,044$2,03222
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,260$2,00724
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$1,94311
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,282$1,85333
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,179$1,78118
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)999$1,7134thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,204$1,70842
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)982$1,3253thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)608$1,2752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,135$1,2751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,146$2,2174thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)884$2,10524
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,241$2,34618

Every lot, as filed

48 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
CowsLean 85-90%92279.79/cwt77.00–81.007363
CowsLean 85-90%92499.74/cwt91.00–106.009228
CowsLean 85-90%1,160126.30/cwt121.00–141.001,46535
CowsLean 85-90%999113.90/cwt111.00–118.001,13824
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,605135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,1671
CowsBoner 80-85%1,334130.54/cwt128.00–131.001,7419
Bulls1,360136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19602,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0202,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0542,103.68/head1,925.00–2,135.002,10420
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1201,510.00/head1,510.00–1,510.001,5101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1791,781.21/head1,060.00–2,025.001,78118
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1831,994.56/head1,925.00–2,025.001,99510
Bred CowsMedium and Large 27701,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2702,221.48/head2,200.00–2,225.002,2217
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29821,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2602,006.65/head1,885.00–2,075.002,00724
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2921,871.86/head1,650.00–1,925.001,87232
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29501,235.00/head1,235.00–1,235.001,2351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 26081,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2062,378.44/head2,100.00–2,450.002,37836
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2211,762.79/head1,425.00–1,875.001,76339
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0852
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1742,248.32/head2,150.00–2,300.002,2484
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4842,286.20/head2,225.00–2,425.002,2864
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29901,760.35/head1,675.00–1,875.001,7602
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29451,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29451,651.28/head1,525.00–1,725.001,6513
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3292,386.47/head1,925.00–2,450.002,38642
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1601,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2930825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3192,044.06/head1,900.00–2,275.002,04423
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1032,319.07/head2,125.00–2,450.002,3197
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4132,458.24/head2,150.00–2,525.002,45821
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28021,464.75/head1,450.00–1,500.001,4653
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29201,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1915167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,5281
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19192,324.71/head2,050.00–2,525.002,32514
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 27701,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28411,849.92/head1,725.00–1,950.001,8509
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1462,217.45/head2,025.00–2,500.002,2174
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0451,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,1072,719.04/head2,625.00–2,810.002,71950
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,1582,810.00/head2,810.00–2,810.002,8108
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,1032,658.26/head2,575.00–2,700.002,65812
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0201,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2542,406.58/head2,150.00–2,450.002,40717

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.