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Winter Livestock Stock Cow and Pair Special · Fri, Nov 19

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Winter - La Junta

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Fri, Nov 19

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1896

← Mar 19Nov 19Dec 17 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

373 head

▲ 304 vs last sale 69▲ 373 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,696 head

▲ 1,011 vs last sale 685▼ 574 vs year ago 2,270 · −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. *Next special bred cow and pair sale Fri December 17, 2021.*

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	—	Low	1,817	83.70	1,521	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,355	55.51	752	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	54.40	696	188
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	50.33	537	57

Every lot

24 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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,641	80.02/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,313	7
Bulls	—	—	1,946	86.00/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,674	8
Bulls	—	—	2,015	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,834	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	45.66/cwt	44.00–49.00	483	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	51.58/cwt	50.00–55.50	551	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,267	54.04/cwt	52.00–57.00	685	140
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	54.68/cwt	52.00–58.00	714	33
Cows

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 Nov 19, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 373Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,696Last week 685Year ago 2,270

Special bred cow and pair sale.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,275	1,310.00–1,385.00	1,324.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,204	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,592.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	74	—	1,220	1,750.00–1,775.00	1,753.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	71	—

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Winter - La Junta

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Fri, Nov 19

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1896

← Mar 19Nov 19Dec 17 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

373 head

▲ 304 vs last sale 69▲ 373 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,696 head

▲ 1,011 vs last sale 685▼ 574 vs year ago 2,270 · −25.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special bred cow and pair sale.

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	—	Low	1,817	83.70	1,521	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,355	55.51	752	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	54.40	696	188
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	50.33	537	57

Every lot

24 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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,641	80.02/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,313	7
Bulls	—	—	1,946	86.00/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,674	8
Bulls	—	—	2,015	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,834	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	45.66/cwt	44.00–49.00	483	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	51.58/cwt	50.00–55.50	551	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,267	54.04/cwt	52.00–57.00	685	140
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	54.68/cwt	52.00–58.00	714	33
Cows

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 Nov 19, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 373Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,696Last week 685Year ago 2,270

Special bred cow and pair sale.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,275	1,310.00–1,385.00	1,324.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,204	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,592.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	74	—	1,220	1,750.00–1,775.00	1,753.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	71	—

Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	141	—	1,168	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,556.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	27	—	841	700.00–775.00	759.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	—	1,450	900.00–1,000.00	940.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,321	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	200	—	1,326	825.00–960.00	879.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	238	—	1,245	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,240.75

Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	—	1,234	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,341.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	131	—	1,295	1,050.00–1,185.00	1,121.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	—	1,418	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,088.26

Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	110	—	988	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,367.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,641	77.00–81.00	80.02
8	—	1,946	83.00–88.00	86.00
1	—	2,015	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	1,267	52.00–57.00	54.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,308	55.00–59.00	55.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,306	52.00–58.00	54.68
15	—	1,324	57.00–59.00	57.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,462	54.00–59.00	55.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,069	50.00–55.50	51.58
12	—	1,058	44.00–49.00	45.66

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,204	1,592.58/cwt	1,500.00–1,650.00	19,175	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	1,324.21/cwt	1,310.00–1,385.00	16,884	13

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	841	759.15/cwt	700.00–775.00	6,384	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,168	1,556.17/cwt	1,475.00–1,650.00	18,176	141
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,220	1,753.37/cwt	1,750.00–1,775.00	21,391	74
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,234	1,341.07/cwt	1,250.00–1,425.00	16,549	40
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,245	1,240.75/cwt	1,200.00–1,325.00	15,447	238
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	1,121.70/cwt	1,050.00–1,185.00	14,526	131
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,321	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	19,815	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,326	879.71/cwt	825.00–960.00	11,665	200
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,404	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	22,464	71
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,418	1,088.26/cwt	1,025.00–1,100.00	15,432	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,450	940.06/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	13,631	29

Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	988	1,367.52/cwt	1,300.00–1,450.00	13,511	110