Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Slaughter cows of average dressing sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher across all weight classes. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 1.00 higher. Bred cows and bred heifers sold unevenly steady. Cow calf pairs sold mostly lower while heifer pairs sold 200 to 300 higher. The next slaughter cow and replacement cow sale will be February 23, 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,568	103.00	1,615	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	91.25	1,455	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,410	89.68	1,264	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,139	88.80	1,011	78

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$2,535	46
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$2,316	166
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,494	$2,250	58
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,277	$2,108	220
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,297	$2,085	144
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,368	$1,802	218
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,346	$1,779	194
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,218	$1,700	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,328	$1,587	29
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$1,579	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,191	$1,558	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,368	$1,531	8
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,217	$1,506	26
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,500	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$1,437	72
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	937	$1,412	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,149	$1,400	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,355	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,193	$975	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,103	$941	27
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	966	$2,018	328
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$1,989	546
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	785	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,575	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,204	$2,328	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,665	$2,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,445	$1,550	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	898	$2,400	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,318	2,068.32/head	2,050.00–2,125.00	2,068	90
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,270	1,306.21/head	950.00–1,485.00	1,306	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,457	2,183.00/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,183	52
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,372	1,733.19/head	1,550.00–1,975.00	1,733	136
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,349	1,637.86/head	1,575.00–1,950.00	1,638	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	983	1,364.02/head	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,364	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,749.78/head	1,575.00–1,850.00	1,750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,318	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,059	1,426.33/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,426	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,221	2,378.80/head	2,050.00–2,525.00	2,379	131
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	1,802.97/head	1,525.00–1,950.00	1,803	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,149	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,077	2,267.79/head	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,268	164
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	935	1,360.30/head	1,100.00–1,525.00	1,360	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,287	2,162.38/head	2,075.00–2,350.00	2,162	192
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	1,817.46/head	1,675.00–1,975.00	1,817	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	1,599.07/head	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,599	21
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	888	171.40/cwt	163.00–180.00	1,522	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	153.17/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,506	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,271	1,572.32/head	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,572	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,494	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	58
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,396	1,584.42/head	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,584	83
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	743	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,419	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,935.37/head	1,735.00–2,075.00	1,935	189
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	1,868.93/head	1,585.00–2,050.00	1,869	382
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	2,210.95/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,211	126
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,083	113.77/cwt	107.50–129.00	1,232	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,360	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,455	2,631.36/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,631	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,575	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,759.33/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,759	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,203	1,315.54/head	925.00–1,425.00	1,316	38
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	2,535.33/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,535	46
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	988	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,256	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	1,610.00/head	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,610	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	992	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,355	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,103	940.85/head	910.00–950.00	941	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,193	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	1,252.60/head	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,253	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	898	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,276	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	1,591.21/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,591	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,665	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,074	2,456.49/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,456	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,302.92/head	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,303	102
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,197	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	30
Bulls	—	—	1,720	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,840	1
Bulls	—	—	1,415	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,401	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,483	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,422	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,165	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,177	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	78.35/cwt	78.00–79.00	932	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	88.21/cwt	84.00–89.50	980	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	90.71/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,076	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,416	89.27/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,264	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	93.09/cwt	91.50–95.50	1,322	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	80.39/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,097	3

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.

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Winter Livestock Stock Cow and Pair Special - La Junta, CO

Fri Jan 19, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 184Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 2,243Last week 2,881Year ago 894

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	90	—	1,318	2,050.00–2,125.00	2,068.32
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	52	—	1,457	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,183.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	131	—	1,221	2,050.00–2,525.00	2,378.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	192	—	1,287	2,075.00–2,350.00	2,162.38
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	58	—	1,494	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	46	—	1,260	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,535.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	102	—	1,300	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,302.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,270	950.00–1,485.00	1,306.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	983	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,364.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,318	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,059	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,426.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,149	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,360	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	—	1,203	925.00–1,425.00	1,315.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	988	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,256	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	992	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	27	—	1,103	910.00–950.00	940.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,193	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	885	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,252.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,197	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	136	—	1,372	1,550.00–1,975.00	1,733.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	—	1,349	1,575.00–1,950.00	1,637.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,450	1,575.00–1,850.00	1,749.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,254	1,525.00–1,950.00	1,802.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,249	1,675.00–1,975.00	1,817.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	1,042	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,599.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,271	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,572.32
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	83	—	1,396	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,584.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,218	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,030	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,343	1,610.00	1,610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,290	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,157	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	21	—	1,272	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,591.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,276	2,625.00	2,625.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	164	—	1,077	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,267.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	126	—	1,016	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,210.95
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	935	1,100.00–1,525.00	1,360.30
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	189	—	935	1,735.00–2,075.00	1,935.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	382	—	936	1,585.00–2,050.00	1,868.93
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	888	163.00–180.00	171.40
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	983	146.00–156.00	153.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	743	191.00	191.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,083	107.50–129.00	113.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,455	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,631.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,575	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,665	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,074	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,456.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,320	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,759.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,445	1,550.00	1,550.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,625.00	1,625.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,415	99.00	99.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,505	94.50	94.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	101.00	101.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,190	78.00–79.00	78.35
49	—	1,111	84.00–89.50	88.21
25	—	1,186	90.00–93.00	90.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,416	85.00–90.00	89.27
9	—	1,420	91.50–95.50	93.09
3	—	1,365	77.00–83.00	80.39

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