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Winter - La Junta

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Fri, Dec 20
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1896
Slaughter Cattle receipts
449 head
449 vs last sale 0 265 vs year ago 184 · +144.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3,743 head
1,096 vs last sale 2,647 862 vs year ago 2,881 · +29.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Young bred heavy bred cows sold noticeably higher. Young pairs also showed a noticeable higher trend. Breaker cows of average dressing sold 2.00 higher. Boner cows sold 2.00 higher and lean cows sold 3.00 higher. The next bred cow and slaughter cow sale will be January 24, 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
BullsHigh1,702131.892,2455thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,565117.111,8328thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,359116.041,57770
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,753113.001,9814thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,094112.271,228346

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)1,110$2,937461
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,244$2,86989
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,302$2,73171
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,246$2,731169
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,063$2,653115
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,420$2,61520
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,321$2,60415
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,352$2,49813
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,420$2,451120
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,187$2,190132
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,299$2,156123
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$2,06556
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,978120
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,332$1,95017
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,367$1,798268
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,286$1,75363
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,309$1,751494
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,176$1,72516
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,256$1,702298
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,138$1,59188
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$1,5751thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,041$1,530151
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,031$2,906193
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)971$2,82275
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)851$2,38058
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,606$3,4003thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,337$3,1785
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,505$3,11410
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,482$3,09510
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,330$2,9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,590$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,288$2,7682thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,150$2,6501thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 11,2882,767.67/head2,650.00–2,850.002,7682
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,1393,173.36/head3,050.00–3,300.003,173266
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1933,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5533,144.93/head3,000.00–3,300.003,1452
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,6063,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1502,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1669210.23/cwt200.00–217.501,4065
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0551,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0022,802.90/head2,650.00–2,825.002,803124
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28751,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18512,395.84/head2,050.00–2,625.002,39657
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1891190.09/cwt170.00–217.501,69465
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2986156.40/cwt142.50–166.001,54273
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,744.20/head1,525.00–1,975.001,74430
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2081,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,65012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0781,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9504
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy1,0833,113.37/head3,000.00–3,200.003,11368
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19732,844.95/head2,300.00–2,900.002,84573
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29151,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1001,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2531,679.20/head1,650.00–1,775.001,67944
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3372,289.15/head2,000.00–2,600.002,28993
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4382,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,65019
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2291,591.96/head1,175.00–1,675.001,592149
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2841,816.94/head1,725.00–1,925.001,817148
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1911,559.79/head1,475.00–1,625.001,560126
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3491,815.87/head1,710.00–1,950.001,816368
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4202,451.31/head2,050.00–2,750.002,451120
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0692,659.36/head2,050.00–2,950.002,659185
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3212,604.26/head2,125.00–2,700.002,60415
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3522,497.97/head2,150.00–2,550.002,49813
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2642,558.17/head2,350.00–2,750.002,55846
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3671,720.04/head1,675.00–1,775.001,720172
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0271,516.50/head1,435.00–1,650.001,517144
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0911,804.63/head1,600.00–1,950.001,80510
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3631,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,92519
CowsBoner 80-85%1,357122.66/cwt120.00–129.001,66414
CowsBoner 80-85%1,366115.67/cwt111.00–119.001,58047
CowsLean 85-90%89785.61/cwt73.00–88.0076827
CowsLean 85-90%1,020100.41/cwt90.00–109.001,02476
CowsLean 85-90%1,119122.72/cwt120.00–140.001,373117
CowsBoner 80-85%1,324107.66/cwt104.00–109.001,4259
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,553116.70/cwt115.00–118.001,8127
CowsLean 85-90%1,162115.95/cwt110.00–119.501,34790
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,645120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,9741
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,753113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,9814
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,146114.14/cwt112.00–119.001,30836
Bulls1,823136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,4792
Bulls1,622129.15/cwt122.00–134.002,0953
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3302,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5902,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4823,094.53/head2,950.00–3,150.003,09510
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4593,154.31/head2,650.00–3,300.003,1549
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,9152,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0051,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0851,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3321,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,95017
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19952,099.81/head1,925.00–2,350.002,10052
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,3733,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,05025
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,2493,081.30/head3,000.00–3,150.003,08150
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2292,189.41/head2,050.00–2,500.002,18940
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1111,872.13/head1,500.00–1,910.001,87280
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3191,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8007
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1381,590.55/head1,575.00–1,625.001,59188
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1822,199.12/head2,000.00–3,050.002,199128
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29981,617.58/head1,575.00–1,675.001,6184
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2482,628.51/head2,250.00–2,750.002,62938
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3661,936.71/head1,900.00–2,050.001,93796
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28501,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3481,899.70/head1,725.00–1,950.001,9004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0622,666.78/head2,075.00–2,950.002,667113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1081,845.88/head1,725.00–1,950.001,8462
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2462,730.66/head1,625.00–3,050.002,731169

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.