Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2024-12-20

Winter - La Junta

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Fri, Dec 20
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1896
Slaughter Cattle receipts
449 head
▲ 449 vs last sale 0▲ 265 vs year ago 184 · +144.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3,743 head
▲ 1,096 vs last sale 2,647▲ 862 vs year ago 2,881 · +29.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Young bred heavy bred cows sold noticeably higher. Young pairs also showed a noticeable higher trend. Breaker cows of average dressing sold 2.00 higher. Boner cows sold 2.00 higher and lean cows sold 3.00 higher. The next bred cow and slaughter cow sale will be January 24, 2025.

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—High1,702131.892,2455thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,565117.111,8328thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,359116.041,57770
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,753113.001,9814thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,094112.271,228346

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$2,937461
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,244$2,86989
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,302$2,73171
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,246$2,731169
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,063$2,653115
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,420$2,61520
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,321$2,60415
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,352$2,49813
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,420$2,451120
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,187$2,190132
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,299$2,156123
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$2,06556
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,978120
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,332$1,95017
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,367$1,798268
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,286$1,75363
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,309$1,751494
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,176$1,72516
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,256$1,702298
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,138$1,59188
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$1,5751thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,041$1,530151
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,031$2,906193
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)971$2,82275
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)851$2,38058
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,606$3,4003thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,337$3,1785
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,505$3,11410
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,482$3,09510
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,330$2,9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,590$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,288$2,7682thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,150$2,6501thin

Every lot

73 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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,622129.15/cwt122.00–134.002,0953
Bulls——1,823136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,4792
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89785.61/cwt73.00–88.0076827
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020100.41/cwt90.00–109.001,02476
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,119122.72/cwt120.00–140.001,373117
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,146114.14/cwt112.00–119.001,30836
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,162115.95/cwt110.00–119.501,34790
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,324107.66/cwt104.00–109.001,4259
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,357122.66/cwt120.00–129.001,66414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,366115.67/cwt111.00–119.001,58047
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,553116.70/cwt115.00–118.001,8127
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,645120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,9741
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,753113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,9814
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1502,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1933,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2882,767.67/head2,650.00–2,850.002,7682
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3302,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4593,154.31/head2,650.00–3,300.003,1549
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4823,094.53/head2,950.00–3,150.003,09510
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5533,144.93/head3,000.00–3,300.003,1452
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5902,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6063,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,9152,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows40 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28501,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19952,099.81/head1,925.00–2,350.002,10052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29981,617.58/head1,575.00–1,675.001,6184
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0271,516.50/head1,435.00–1,650.001,517144
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0622,666.78/head2,075.00–2,950.002,667113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0692,659.36/head2,050.00–2,950.002,659185
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0781,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0911,804.63/head1,600.00–1,950.001,80510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1001,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1081,845.88/head1,725.00–1,950.001,8462
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1111,872.13/head1,500.00–1,910.001,87280
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1381,590.55/head1,575.00–1,625.001,59188
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,1393,173.36/head3,050.00–3,300.003,173266
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,744.20/head1,525.00–1,975.001,74430
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1822,199.12/head2,000.00–3,050.002,199128
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1911,559.79/head1,475.00–1,625.001,560126
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2081,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,65012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2292,189.41/head2,050.00–2,500.002,18940
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2291,591.96/head1,175.00–1,675.001,592149
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2462,730.66/head1,625.00–3,050.002,731169
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2482,628.51/head2,250.00–2,750.002,62938
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,2493,081.30/head3,000.00–3,150.003,08150
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2531,679.20/head1,650.00–1,775.001,67944
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2642,558.17/head2,350.00–2,750.002,55846
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2841,816.94/head1,725.00–1,925.001,817148
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3191,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8007
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3212,604.26/head2,125.00–2,700.002,60415
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3321,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,95017
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3372,289.15/head2,000.00–2,600.002,28993
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3481,899.70/head1,725.00–1,950.001,9004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3491,815.87/head1,710.00–1,950.001,816368
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3522,497.97/head2,150.00–2,550.002,49813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3631,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,92519
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3661,936.71/head1,900.00–2,050.001,93796
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3671,720.04/head1,675.00–1,775.001,720172
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,3733,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,05025
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4202,451.31/head2,050.00–2,750.002,451120
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4382,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,65019
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1669210.23/cwt200.00–217.501,4065
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1891190.09/cwt170.00–217.501,69465
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2986156.40/cwt142.50–166.001,54273
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18512,395.84/head2,050.00–2,625.002,39657
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28751,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29151,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9752
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19732,844.95/head2,300.00–2,900.002,84573
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0022,802.90/head2,650.00–2,825.002,803124
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,0833,113.37/head3,000.00–3,200.003,11368

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.