Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2025-03-15

La Junta

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Sat, Mar 15
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1897
Jan 18Mar 15latest
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
63 vs last sale 83 1 vs year ago 21 · 4.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
344 head
139 vs last sale 483 368 vs year ago 712 · 51.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Breaker slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and lean cows sold 4.00 higher than last month. Young cows and 4 to 5 year old heavy bred cows sold good as well as 4 to 5 year old pairs. The next replacement special sale will be Wednesday April 9, 2025 in conjunction with the regular Wednesday sale.

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
BullsHigh1,570174.122,7343thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,572150.352,3643thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,075147.281,58311
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,382145.002,0043thin

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)1,118$2,93929
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,323$2,80518
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,297$2,66832
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$2,53022
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,376$2,41024
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,058$2,40715
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$2,3668
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,301$2,30016
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,247$2,1919
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,237$2,15237
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,211$2,0397
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,428$2,0252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,201$1,9927
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)869$2,42424
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)874$2,35428
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)685$2,0251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)648$1,5132thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,675$4,0002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,468$3,3456
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,054$3,11112
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,239$3,0537
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,028$2,3692thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,240$2,2932thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)924$2,8117

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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,382145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,0043
CowsLean 85-90%1,075147.28/cwt141.00–150.001,58311
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,572150.35/cwt150.00–151.002,3643
Bulls1,570174.12/cwt161.00–181.002,7343
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1182,939.32/head1,725.00–3,400.002,93929
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2112,038.95/head1,725.00–2,425.002,0397
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2402,293.40/head2,125.00–2,450.002,2932
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1092,947.13/head2,900.00–3,000.002,9474
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0483,100.97/head2,525.00–3,425.003,10111
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1253,225.00/head3,225.00–3,225.003,2251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18742,354.17/head1,825.00–2,650.002,35428
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 16481,513.03/head1,500.00–1,525.001,5132
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0582,407.33/head2,350.00–2,475.002,40715
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2011,992.00/head1,910.00–2,350.001,9927
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 19242,810.67/head2,025.00–3,175.002,8117
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0282,368.55/head1,725.00–2,875.002,3692
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1895201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,7991
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 16852,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3762,409.72/head2,175.00–2,600.002,41024
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4282,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0852,365.71/head1,825.00–2,675.002,3668
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0952,529.58/head2,125.00–2,675.002,53022
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18692,423.66/head1,775.00–3,000.002,42424
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3012,299.89/head2,075.00–2,500.002,30016
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3232,805.31/head2,525.00–3,000.002,80518
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2972,667.87/head1,950.00–3,000.002,66832
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2372,152.38/head1,925.00–2,475.002,15237
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2472,191.31/head2,100.00–2,350.002,1919
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4133,193.99/head2,900.00–3,550.003,1943
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1902,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5243,458.76/head3,025.00–3,575.003,4595
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,6754,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0002

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.