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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2022-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-16

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Fri, Dec 16

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1896

← Nov 18Dec 16Jan 20 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

350 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 245▲ 72 vs year ago 278 · +25.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2,803 head

▲ 1,609 vs last sale 1,194▲ 640 vs year ago 2,163 · +29.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Next special stock cow, bred heifer, and pair sale Friday, January 20, 2022.

Special bred cow and pair sale.

Demand good for bred heifers, Replacement stock cows, and pairs. 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,664	89.67	1,492	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	69.45	1,062	93
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	65.76	792	135
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	62.97	671	66

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)	1,339	$2,078	77
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,232	$1,821	305
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,356	$1,353	87
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,456	$1,124	62
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,358	$987	310
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,003	$1,744	78
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,078	$1,680	336
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,600	$1,825	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,646	41
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,410	$1,444	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,264	$1,218	27

Every lot

31 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. 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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,465	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,216	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,764	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,641	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	56.29/cwt	53.00–59.00	552	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,013	58.39/cwt	53.00–60.00	591	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,069	62.23/cwt	60.00–64.00	665	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,071	67.59/cwt	67.00–69.00	724	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	895	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	64.57/cwt	62.00–66.00	772	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,196	70.09/cwt	69.00–72.00	838	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	69.14/cwt	67.00–72.00	835	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,219	63.51/cwt	62.00–65.00	774	47
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	65.93/cwt	65.00–67.00	804	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,372	66.02/cwt	63.50–70.00	906	44
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,671	72.19/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,206	47
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	80.31/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,353	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	1,525.77/head	1,475.00–1,560.00	1,526	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,233	1,334.32/head	1,300.00–1,410.00	1,334	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,293	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,330	1,731.88/head	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,732	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,385	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,425	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,600	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	1,556.14/head	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,556	52
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,241	1,875.24/head	1,775.00–1,950.00	1,875	253
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,290	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,339	2,078.33/head	2,000.00–2,225.00	2,078	77
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,358	986.83/head	910.00–1,085.00	987	310
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,367	1,305.82/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,306	75
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,456	1,124.03/head	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,124	62
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,003	1,743.82/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,744	78
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,078	1,679.82/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,680	336

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.

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

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

Fri Dec 16, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 350Last week 245Year ago 278

Replacement CattleReceipts 2,803Last week 1,194Year ago 2,163

Next special stock cow, bred heifer, and pair sale Friday, January 20, 2022.

Special bred cow and pair sale.

Demand good for bred heifers, Replacement stock cows, and pairs. 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
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,425	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,125	1,475.00–1,560.00	1,525.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,330	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,731.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,600	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,293	1,110.00	1,110.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,233	1,300.00–1,410.00	1,334.32
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,385	1,475.00	1,475.00

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)	77	—	1,339	2,000.00–2,225.00	2,078.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,290	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	310	—	1,358	910.00–1,085.00	986.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	75	—	1,367	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,305.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	253	—	1,241	1,775.00–1,950.00	1,875.24
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	62	—	1,456	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,124.03

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)	52	—	1,187	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,556.14

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)	336	—	1,078	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,679.82
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	78	—	1,003	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,743.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,764	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,465	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,071	67.00–69.00	67.59
40	—	1,069	60.00–64.00	62.23
7	—	1,013	53.00–60.00	58.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,219	62.00–65.00	63.51
22	—	1,196	69.00–72.00	70.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,671	70.00–78.00	72.19
2	—	1,685	79.00–82.00	80.31
44	—	1,372	63.50–70.00	66.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	53.00–59.00	56.29
2	—	1,220	65.00–67.00	65.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,207	67.00–72.00	69.14
2	—	1,193	75.00	75.00
49	—	1,195	62.00–66.00	64.57

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.