Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2023-11-17

Winter - La Junta

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Fri, Nov 17
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1896
Slaughter Cattle receipts
427 head
▲ 369 vs last sale 58▲ 182 vs year ago 245 · +74.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2,966 head
▲ 2,318 vs last sale 648▲ 1,772 vs year ago 1,194 · +148.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Slaughter cows across all weight classes sold moderate to good. There were a handfull of pairs sold and there was a large percentage of bred cows that calve in March and April that were sold. Today was the first of three bred cow special sales. The next bred special will be December 15, 2023.

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
Bulls—Average1,684103.871,7497thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34086.361,157146
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12483.07934183
CowsPremium White 65-75%Low1,78782.891,4816thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,62182.681,34018

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,223$2,66641
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,155$2,394389
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,373$2,115147
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,061$2,01131
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,515$1,8503thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,490$1,84531
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,348$1,83469
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,195$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,364$1,77430
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,136$1,59638
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,320$1,57996
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,330$1,454140
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,465$1,4353thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,319$1,406451
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,273$1,32792
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,344$1,31691
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,283$1,28073
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,255$1,25010
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,028$2,18063
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)973$2,091264
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)873$1,847155
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)893$1,7336
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,365$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,419$1,92227
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,199$1,7327
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,207$1,7139
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,534$1,69235
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,460$1,46224
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)905$1,6763thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)940$1,6251thin

Every lot, as filed

91 lots · USDA AMS · Winter 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,0751,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy—1,2322,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6007
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,4552,160.90/head2,000.00–2,350.002,1618
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,3051,949.50/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9504
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,4271,280.00/head1,225.00–1,350.001,2805
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5541,534.30/head1,425.00–1,660.001,5349
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3921,489.00/head1,425.00–1,650.001,48910
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3631,563.40/head1,510.00–1,800.001,5635
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,4632,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0951,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6753
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5321,669.98/head1,600.00–1,750.001,67033
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,5682,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0502
Bulls——1,755107.02/cwt106.00–110.001,8784
Bulls——1,925113.00/cwt113.00–113.002,1751
Bulls——1,42093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,3212
CowsLean 85-90%—1,10777.55/cwt66.00–83.0085868
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,29589.13/cwt88.00–92.001,15462
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,78782.89/cwt77.00–85.001,4816
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,36297.10/cwt95.00–100.001,3233
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,37383.84/cwt67.00–87.001,15181
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,62182.68/cwt69.00–87.001,34018
CowsLean 85-90%—1,14087.08/cwt85.00–91.00993103
CowsLean 85-90%—1,11296.51/cwt92.00–99.001,0737
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03856.85/cwt52.00–60.005905
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0111,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,0451,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Fancy—1,6802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,3652,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,4251,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4401,759.11/head1,725.00–1,825.001,75911
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—806189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,5234
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,0102,376.68/head2,250.00–2,500.002,377103
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—810106.00/cwt106.00–106.008593
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2—9011,713.65/head1,600.00–1,735.001,71453
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—1,031115.20/cwt105.00–120.001,18825
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—955153.71/cwt142.50–162.501,46849
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—814165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3434
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—8351,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—872184.31/cwt172.50–189.001,60730
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,0262,189.57/head2,000.00–2,300.002,19062
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2—9371,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1—9991,920.60/head1,875.00–2,010.001,92130
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—8341,812.00/head1,775.00–1,900.001,812118
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1951,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—9722,004.91/head1,925.00–2,100.002,005108
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,2551,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,25010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4731,587.75/head1,550.00–1,675.001,58816
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—1,0042,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3005
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2—1,1801,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3911,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5007
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1—9221,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,4391,823.33/head1,700.00–1,900.001,82345
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2422,136.70/head1,800.00–2,350.002,137130
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3901,855.22/head1,800.00–1,900.001,85524
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,4651,435.00/head1,435.00–1,435.001,4353
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,4901,845.46/head1,750.00–1,875.001,84531
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,3271,230.68/head1,125.00–1,475.001,2319
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy—1,0302,817.65/head2,800.00–2,900.002,81870
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1—9401,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1—9051,676.38/head1,575.00–1,800.001,6763
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,1101,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,3641,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3507
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4601,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,1781,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9007
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,2541,362.70/head1,300.00–1,425.001,3634
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,3401,301.20/head1,100.00–1,400.001,30184
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,5151,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,2271,318.04/head1,225.00–1,475.001,31895
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy—1,5012,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5509
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3531,853.21/head1,850.00–1,900.001,85339
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0791,490.18/head1,425.00–1,575.001,49016
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3581,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,92541
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,2821,233.28/head1,200.00–1,350.001,23333
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,0911,823.12/head1,725.00–2,000.001,82315
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—9702,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1007
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,2831,279.53/head1,050.00–1,325.001,28073
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,2731,526.12/head1,450.00–1,625.001,5264
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9221,614.49/head1,600.00–1,650.001,61410
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,2761,251.05/head1,075.00–1,400.001,25182
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1662,586.65/head2,400.00–2,700.002,587154
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3852,235.86/head2,185.00–2,350.002,236104
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,0291,655.31/head1,600.00–1,750.001,65535
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,3121,310.38/head1,150.00–1,475.001,310318
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2232,666.26/head2,425.00–2,750.002,66641
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2501,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,95010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2721,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4141,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,52512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2561,917.81/head1,800.00–2,000.001,91835
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2851,538.47/head1,450.00–1,650.001,53888
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3071,453.11/head1,400.00–1,600.001,45322
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,5951,818.93/head1,700.00–1,850.001,81933

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.