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La Junta Livestock Stock Cow and Pair Special · Sat, Dec 3

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La Junta

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Sat, Dec 3

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1897

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 17 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 168 vs last sale 218▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

622 head

▼ 402 vs last sale 1,024▲ 622 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Note: Next special stock cow, bred heifer and pair sale Sat Dec 17, 2022.

Special stock cow, bred heifer and pair sale.

Demand moderate to good for bred heifers and and replacement stock cows. Bred heifers and stock cows aged, blood tested and pregnancy checked prior to the sale. Prices per head.

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,587	70.11	1,113	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	64.19	766	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	59.19	626	7thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$1,420	43
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,192	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,149	$1,169	42
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,126	68
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,101	$1,120	42
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,277	$875	122
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	946	$1,378	30

Every lot, as filed

22 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	650	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	57.26/cwt	55.00–61.00	604	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,103	61.36/cwt	60.00–64.00	677	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,145	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	710	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	63.39/cwt	60.00–65.00	747	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	69.50/cwt	66.00–71.00	909	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,316	67.86/cwt	67.00–68.00	893	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%

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.

Colorado feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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

Sat Dec 3, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 218Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 622Last week 1,024Year ago 0

Note: Next special stock cow, bred heifer and pair sale Sat Dec 17, 2022.

Special stock cow, bred heifer and pair sale.

Demand moderate to good for bred heifers and and replacement stock cows. Bred heifers and stock cows aged, blood tested and pregnancy checked prior to the sale. Prices per head.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,236	1,525.00	1,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	—	1,144	1,325.00–1,485.00	1,406.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,253	1,275.00–1,310.00	1,285.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)

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La Junta

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Sat, Dec 3

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1897

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 17 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 168 vs last sale 218▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

622 head

▼ 402 vs last sale 1,024▲ 622 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Note: Next special stock cow, bred heifer and pair sale Sat Dec 17, 2022.

Special stock cow, bred heifer and pair sale.

Demand moderate to good for bred heifers and and replacement stock cows. Bred heifers and stock cows aged, blood tested and pregnancy checked prior to the sale. Prices per head.

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,587	70.11	1,113	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	64.19	766	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	59.19	626	7thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$1,420	43
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,192	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,149	$1,169	42
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,126	68
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,101	$1,120	42
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,277	$875	122
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	946	$1,378	30

Every lot, as filed

22 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	650	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	57.26/cwt	55.00–61.00	604	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,103	61.36/cwt	60.00–64.00	677	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,145	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	710	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	63.39/cwt	60.00–65.00	747	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	69.50/cwt	66.00–71.00	909	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,316	67.86/cwt	67.00–68.00	893	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%

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.

Colorado feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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

Sat Dec 3, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 218Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 622Last week 1,024Year ago 0

Note: Next special stock cow, bred heifer and pair sale Sat Dec 17, 2022.

Special stock cow, bred heifer and pair sale.

Demand moderate to good for bred heifers and and replacement stock cows. Bred heifers and stock cows aged, blood tested and pregnancy checked prior to the sale. Prices per head.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,236	1,525.00	1,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	—	1,144	1,325.00–1,485.00	1,406.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,253	1,275.00–1,310.00	1,285.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)

Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	924	1,315.86/head	1,225.00–1,360.00	1,316	22
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,005	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	8

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	1,130.27/head	1,110.00–1,185.00	1,130	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,084	717.53/head	710.00–720.00	718	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,101	1,120.34/head	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,120	42
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	1,191.62/head	1,160.00–1,210.00	1,192	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,144	1,406.11/head	1,325.00–1,485.00	1,406	38
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,211	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,236	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,253	1,285.95/head	1,275.00–1,310.00	1,286	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	1,068.54/head	1,000.00–1,160.00	1,069	41
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,293	1,212.56/head	1,200.00–1,310.00	1,213	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,306	898.61/head	810.00–960.00	899	106

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,068	1,110.00–1,185.00	1,130.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	41	—	1,255	1,000.00–1,160.00	1,068.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,084	710.00–720.00	717.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,211	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,005	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	924	1,225.00–1,360.00	1,315.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,308	66.00–71.00	69.50
13	—	1,179	60.00–65.00	63.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,316	67.00–68.00	67.86
11	—	1,103	60.00–64.00	61.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,055	55.00–61.00	57.26
1	—	985	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	63.00–65.00	63.99
3	—	1,667	71.50–77.00	74.19