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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2023-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-20

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Fri, Jan 20

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1896

← Dec 16Jan 20Feb 24 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 281 vs last sale 350▼ 253 vs year ago 322 · −78.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

894 head

▼ 1,909 vs last sale 2,803▼ 303 vs year ago 1,197 · −25.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special bred cow and pair sale.

Demand moderate to good for bred heifers 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
Bulls	—	Average	1,865	101.00	1,884	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	74.83	1,084	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	71.78	901	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	69.77	789	16

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$2,037	23
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,454	$1,723	19
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$1,360	24
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,096	$1,262	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,489	$1,176	79
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,331	$1,031	148
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$925	12
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,074	$1,732	103
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,059	$1,727	119
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	899	$1,210	10

Every lot

20 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 · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,865	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,884	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	69.77/cwt	67.00–71.00	789	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	66.77/cwt	65.00–68.00	806	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	72.76/cwt	70.00–75.00	890	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,449	74.83/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,084	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,660	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,311	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,096	1,261.84/head	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,262	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,194	933.24/head	925.00–935.00	933	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,199	911.96/head	850.00–975.00	912	33
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	2,037.49/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,037	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,405	1,359.59/head	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,360	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,428	1,110.18/head	1,085.00–1,175.00	1,110	86
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,454	1,722.78/head	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,723	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,489	1,176.47/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,176	79
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	899	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	10
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,051	1,713.88/head	1,635.00–1,750.00	1,714	109
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,066	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	9
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	1,723.20/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,723	94
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,146	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	10

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 Jan 20, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 350Year ago 322

Replacement CattleReceipts 894Last week 2,803Year ago 1,197

Special bred cow and pair sale.

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,207	65.00–68.00	66.77
1	—	1,660	79.00	79.00
8	—	1,223	70.00–75.00	72.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,131	67.00–71.00	69.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,449	73.00–78.00	74.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	101.00	101.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,454	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,722.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,405	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,359.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,215	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,037.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	1,230	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	79	—	1,489	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,176.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	86	—	1,428	1,085.00–1,175.00	1,110.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	—	1,199	850.00–975.00	911.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	—	1,194	925.00–935.00	933.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,096	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,261.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	94	—	1,075	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,723.20
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	899	1,210.00	1,210.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	109	—	1,051	1,635.00–1,750.00	1,713.88

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,146	1,875.00	1,875.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,066	1,825.00	1,825.00

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.