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Winter - La Junta

Name: Winter - La Junta livestock auction prices — 2024-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-23

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Fri, Feb 23

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1896

← Jan 19Feb 23Nov 22 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

99 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 107▲ 41 vs year ago 58 · +70.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

411 head

▼ 1,832 vs last sale 2,243▼ 237 vs year ago 648 · −36.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Slaughter lean cows of average dressing sold 3.00 higher. All other slaughter weight classes were too light to test. Bred cows sold steady on a light test while bred heifers sold strong, selling up to 575.00 higher than last month on a light test. The next replacement cow and slaughter cow sale will be Tuesday March 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	110.00	1,403	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	103.00	1,633	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,097	99.72	1,094	41

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,352	$2,695	27
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,109	$2,611	30
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,332	$2,101	72
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,134	$2,050	10
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,900	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,283	$1,817	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,239	$1,716	132
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,187	$1,442	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,250	$1,405	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,226	$1,225	15
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,141	$1,225	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,204	$1,210	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,029	$2,783	21
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	946	$2,600	16
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$2,550	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$2,017	2thin

Every lot

32 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 · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	77.86/cwt	76.00–81.00	795	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,063	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	990	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,119	105.61/cwt	101.00–112.50	1,182	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,403	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,633	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows22 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,105	2,698.93/head	2,600.00–2,875.00	2,699	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,120	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,133	2,040.73/head	1,925.00–2,100.00	2,041	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,134	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,312.89/head	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,313	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,141	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,371.81/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,372	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,162	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,204	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,207	1,658.59/head	1,560.00–1,850.00	1,659	88
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,226	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,293	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,308	1,862.00/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,862	46
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,313	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,344	1,965.27/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,965	34
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,349	2,489.87/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,490	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,353	2,781.29/head	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,781	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,380	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,393	2,623.33/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,623	24
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	865	2,016.98/head	1,625.00–2,400.00	2,017	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	946	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	16
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,029	2,782.62/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,783	21
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,043	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	8

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 Feb 23, 2024

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 107Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 411Last week 2,243Year ago 648

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,393	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,623.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,344	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,965.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,353	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,781.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,105	2,600.00–2,875.00	2,698.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,204	1,210.00	1,210.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,226	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,141	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,135	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,312.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,162	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,223	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	1,160	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,371.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,313	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,134	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,293	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	46	—	1,308	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,862.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,349	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,489.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,133	1,925.00–2,100.00	2,040.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,105	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	88	—	1,207	1,560.00–1,850.00	1,658.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,380	1,725.00	1,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,085.00	1,085.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	1,625.00–2,400.00	2,016.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,043	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	946	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,029	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,782.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,119	101.00–112.50	105.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,088	91.00	91.00
5	—	1,063	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,021	76.00–81.00	77.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	103.00	103.00

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.