Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2024-02-23

Winter - La Junta

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Fri, Feb 23
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1896
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
8 vs last sale 107 41 vs year ago 58 · +70.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
411 head
1,832 vs last sale 2,243 237 vs year ago 648 · 36.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Slaughter lean cows of average dressing sold 3.00 higher. All other slaughter weight classes were too light to test. Bred cows sold steady on a light test while bred heifers sold strong, selling up to 575.00 higher than last month on a light test. The next replacement cow and slaughter cow sale will be Tuesday March 19, 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
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,275110.001,4031thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,585103.001,6331thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,09799.721,09441

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,352$2,69527
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,109$2,61130
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,332$2,10172
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,134$2,05010
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$1,9003thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,283$1,8179
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,239$1,716132
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$1,6251thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,187$1,44215
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,250$1,4052thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,226$1,22515
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,141$1,22512
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,204$1,2107
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,029$2,78321
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)946$2,60016
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,043$2,5508
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)865$2,0172thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,3932,623.33/head2,400.00–2,750.002,62324
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2041,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2107
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3132,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1342,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,05010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 18652,016.98/head1,625.00–2,400.002,0172
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,3441,965.27/head1,900.00–2,000.001,96534
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2261,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,22515
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1411,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,22512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2931,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3081,862.00/head1,700.00–2,050.001,86246
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0432,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5508
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19462,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,60016
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3492,489.87/head2,200.00–2,550.002,4908
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,312.89/head1,225.00–1,375.001,3132
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1621,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,37510
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2231,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1332,040.73/head1,925.00–2,100.002,0414
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0292,782.62/head2,700.00–2,850.002,78321
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1051,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1601,371.81/head1,350.00–1,400.001,37212
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,3532,781.29/head2,750.00–2,800.002,78119
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,1052,698.93/head2,600.00–2,875.002,69926
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1201,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2071,658.59/head1,560.00–1,850.001,65988
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0851,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3801,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,275110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4031
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,119105.61/cwt101.00–112.501,18225
CowsLean 85-90%1,08891.00/cwt91.00–91.009907
CowsLean 85-90%1,063100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0635
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,585103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,6331
CowsLean 85-90%1,02177.86/cwt76.00–81.007954

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.