Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2023-12-15

Winter - La Junta

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Fri, Dec 15
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1896
Slaughter Cattle receipts
184 head
▼ 243 vs last sale 427▲ 184 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
2,881 head
▼ 85 vs last sale 2,966▲ 2,881 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and heifers sold good across all ages and trimesters. The next replacement cow special is January 19, 2024.

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
Bulls—Average1,498103.011,5432thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,65396.051,5882thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,39089.731,24855
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54488.121,3619thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,16385.2999297

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,216$2,78885
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,205$2,636125
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,161$2,439208
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,273$2,23588
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,382$2,08814
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,299$1,996228
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,705$1,9001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,152$1,7339
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,195$1,6868
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,394$1,66512
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,347$1,509109
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,425$1,4545
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,314$1,394477
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,296$1,3256
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,375$1,32461
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,345$1,31140
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,340$1,2754thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,282$1,270501
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,323$1,23132
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,273$1,2072thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,187$1,14730
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,270$1,1251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,163$1,0843thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,031$2,256148
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)983$2,225338
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)996$1,8004thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)951$1,60520
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,363$3,3006
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,491$2,7005
Cow-Calf PairsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,451$2,7004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,277$2,48619
Cow-Calf PairsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,355$2,4007
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,331$2,2867
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,535$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,484$1,8009
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,565$1,7002thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)991$2,0503thin

Every lot

78 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,498103.01/cwt102.00–104.001,5432
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11176.20/cwt64.00–83.0084720
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16795.91/cwt93.00–99.001,1193
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17787.31/cwt84.00–90.001,02874
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34584.59/cwt83.00–85.001,1385
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37688.78/cwt86.00–91.001,22233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43293.09/cwt92.50–95.001,33317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53589.61/cwt87.00–91.001,3765
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54079.02/cwt73.00–85.001,2172
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57093.51/cwt93.00–94.001,4682
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,65396.05/cwt94.00–98.001,5882
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0501,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2652,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2812,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,60016
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2912,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3552,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4007
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3582,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,3633,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4512,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4841,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8009
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4912,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5351,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5651,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows41 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,0552,792.08/head2,700.00–2,850.002,79276
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1121,442.77/head1,400.00–1,475.001,4437
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1342,028.51/head1,800.00–2,100.002,02915
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1631,083.63/head1,025.00–1,150.001,0843
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1672,419.60/head2,200.00–2,575.002,42054
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1711,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9757
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1851,145.11/head1,110.00–1,175.001,1452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1871,146.80/head1,025.00–1,400.001,14730
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,685.66/head1,500.00–1,750.001,6868
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,795.42/head1,750.00–1,850.001,7952
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,2152,892.26/head2,850.00–2,925.002,89279
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,2202,857.66/head2,650.00–2,935.002,85867
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2322,397.26/head2,250.00–2,450.002,39798
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2341,876.55/head1,650.00–1,975.001,87750
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2431,562.83/head1,125.00–1,725.001,56319
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2491,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2691,380.28/head1,050.00–1,400.001,38047
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2701,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2731,247.45/head975.00–1,450.001,247465
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2731,206.77/head1,185.00–1,225.001,2072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2822,257.49/head2,000.00–2,400.002,25781
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2841,516.37/head1,510.00–1,525.001,5166
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2851,282.42/head1,025.00–1,475.001,282352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,2902,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2961,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3256
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2972,177.79/head2,000.00–2,300.002,178132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3231,231.05/head1,025.00–1,350.001,23132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3451,311.42/head1,075.00–1,425.001,31140
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3501,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3731,941.51/head1,800.00–2,050.001,94238
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3731,604.73/head1,125.00–1,750.001,60546
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3751,323.67/head1,300.00–1,410.001,32461
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3842,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,15013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4031,555.45/head1,525.00–1,600.001,55536
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4061,607.32/head1,510.00–1,800.001,60762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4081,606.57/head1,510.00–1,810.001,60787
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,4251,453.60/head1,375.00–1,475.001,4545
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,4801,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4951,404.52/head1,325.00–1,475.001,4052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5041,812.96/head1,775.00–1,850.001,8136
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,7051,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1784186.34/cwt175.00–187.001,46116
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1895174.04/cwt170.00–180.001,5583
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2895135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2081
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2973142.45/cwt135.00–156.001,3865
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,015117.02/cwt105.00–128.001,18815
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28521,736.07/head1,650.00–1,750.001,73615
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 29031,290.10/head1,250.00–1,325.001,2902
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19511,604.81/head1,600.00–1,625.001,60520
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29611,794.16/head1,625.00–1,875.001,79425
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19892,248.22/head2,125.00–2,450.002,248323
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19961,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8004
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0482,366.90/head2,100.00–2,550.002,367121
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 19912,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0503

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.