Sale reports / Colorado / La Junta / 2021-03-13

La Junta

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Sat, Mar 13
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1897
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 23 · +8.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
291 head
▼ 904 vs last sale 1,195▼ 308 vs year ago 599 · −51.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Demand moderate for bred heifers, replacement stock cows and cow-calf pairs. Bred heifers and stock cows aged, blood tested and pregnancy checked prior to the sale. Prices per head. *Next special replacement stock cow and pair sale will be in conjunction with the regular Wednesday sale April 14, 2021.*

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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,63066.001,0761thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16661.6471916
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01546.504728thin

Every lot

20 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84436.00/cwt36.00–36.003044
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15961.88/cwt61.00–62.0071715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18657.00/cwt57.00–57.006764
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27058.00/cwt58.00–58.007371
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63066.00/cwt66.00–66.001,0761
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1481,339.53/cwt1,250.00–1,375.0015,37816
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1501,585.00/cwt1,585.00–1,585.0018,2286
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2821,198.54/cwt1,125.00–1,260.0015,36515
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,054660.00/cwt660.00–660.006,9568
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,063835.00/cwt835.00–835.008,8769
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,150973.56/cwt950.00–985.0011,19620
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,159699.78/cwt685.00–710.008,1109
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1871,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0013,65111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2111,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0016,95420
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,252787.32/cwt760.00–825.009,8577
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2551,245.41/cwt1,235.00–1,260.0015,63028
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,304785.00/cwt785.00–785.0010,2366
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3191,033.60/cwt925.00–1,085.0013,63322
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19951,320.79/cwt1,210.00–1,400.0013,14210
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,08555.95/cwt52.50–61.006075

This sale against other markets

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.