Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2026-11-13

Winter - La Junta

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Fri, Nov 13
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1896
← Apr 29Nov 13latest
Slaughter Cattle receipts
311 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 336▲ 311 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
2,909 head
▲ 2,062 vs last sale 847▲ 2,909 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was very good. Today was the first replacement special sale of the season so there is nothing to compare for an accurate trend. The young, second trimester bred cows sold especially high as well as the young January and February calvers. The next special replacement special sale will be Friday December 11, 2027.

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—Average1,675149.652,5072thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,135120.651,370218
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,362120.601,64374
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,559115.891,8079thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,111$4,085113
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,112$3,857153
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,270$3,844139
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,241$3,57140
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,342$3,52356
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,302$3,3905
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,351$3,30823
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,205$3,2739
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,289$3,25525
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,315$2,90018
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,349$2,62398
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,344$2,394113
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,314$2,35165
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,242$2,348395
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,233$2,3004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,241$2,268372
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,180$2,12313
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$1,97846
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,198$1,818153
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,056$3,683350
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$3,356121
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)914$3,04722
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,482$4,1503thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,312$4,1003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,353$4,03728
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,613$4,0002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,487$3,9003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,258$3,84214
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,568$3,5009
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,411$3,4619
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,085$3,9003thin

Every lot

90 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——1,675149.65/cwt147.00–152.002,5072
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,090140.79/cwt140.00–145.001,53511
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,111116.49/cwt112.25–121.501,29446
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,113104.39/cwt97.00–109.001,16232
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,123116.04/cwt112.00–122.001,30336
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,160127.55/cwt123.25–134.001,48068
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,178127.44/cwt123.00–133.001,50123
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,198136.52/cwt136.00–137.001,6362
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,323135.18/cwt132.00–136.001,7885
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,329107.75/cwt106.00–109.001,4326
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,353123.39/cwt120.00–129.001,66939
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,394116.25/cwt112.00–118.001,62124
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,8041
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,0282
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,576109.83/cwt109.00–112.001,7316
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows43 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29422,624.03/head2,400.00–2,700.002,6249
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29953,386.97/head3,300.00–3,400.003,38726
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0813,501.22/head3,400.00–3,600.003,50143
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0953,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,1253,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1293,737.80/head3,600.00–3,900.003,73847
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,1304,480.21/head4,000.00–4,700.004,48068
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1321,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,80010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1422,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1491,571.73/head1,550.00–1,650.001,5729
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,1654,265.13/head4,100.00–4,450.004,26571
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1961,682.71/head1,500.00–1,750.001,68381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1971,827.62/head1,725.00–1,950.001,82842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2011,970.46/head1,900.00–2,100.001,97072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2202,428.70/head2,350.00–2,550.002,42910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2222,218.92/head2,000.00–2,300.002,219179
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2261,852.80/head1,825.00–1,950.001,85336
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2332,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2363,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,65033
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2373,509.02/head3,400.00–3,600.003,5096
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,2454,108.01/head3,900.00–4,300.004,10894
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2492,344.94/head2,125.00–2,425.002,345321
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2582,437.21/head2,350.00–2,700.002,437208
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2643,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2007
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2703,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2702,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2813,519.38/head3,400.00–3,775.003,51929
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,2882,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9008
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2913,295.05/head3,150.00–3,500.003,29523
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3033,706.52/head3,500.00–3,750.003,70736
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3142,337.03/head2,300.00–2,375.002,33763
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3152,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,90018
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,3182,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3233,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3423,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3442,394.27/head2,325.00–2,400.002,394113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3492,381.10/head2,300.00–2,400.002,38167
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3513,308.19/head3,250.00–3,350.003,30823
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3533,177.69/head3,025.00–3,400.003,17818
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3673,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2008
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4123,192.83/head3,100.00–3,300.003,19320
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,4252,567.87/head2,350.00–2,800.002,5688
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4762,795.18/head2,700.00–2,850.002,7958
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy830317.17/cwt300.00–325.002,63338
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed929286.66/cwt275.00–295.002,66320
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1976251.66/cwt235.00–265.002,45614
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030217.97/cwt210.00–225.002,2459
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,080167.29/cwt160.00–182.001,80719
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs18 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18602,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0503,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2203,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2883,747.48/head3,600.00–3,950.003,7472
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3003,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3124,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3414,152.32/head4,000.00–4,400.004,15220
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3533,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3634,279.82/head4,200.00–4,400.004,2805
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4403,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4824,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4853,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4873,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5393,371.73/head3,200.00–3,500.003,3724
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5804,394.30/head4,300.00–4,500.004,3942
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5923,601.83/head3,400.00–3,700.003,6025
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6134,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6454,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0303,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1134,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy9083,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19153,026.80/head2,950.00–3,050.003,02720
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29303,069.47/head2,850.00–3,150.003,06916
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19533,400.02/head3,250.00–3,500.003,400105
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 21,0412,997.74/head2,950.00–3,050.002,9985
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0553,721.67/head3,500.00–3,850.003,722314
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0663,398.61/head3,300.00–3,450.003,39931

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.