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Winter Livestock Stock Cow and Pair Special · Fri, Nov 18

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Winter - La Junta

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Fri, Nov 18

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1896

← Jan 14Nov 18Dec 16 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

245 head

▲ 245 vs last sale 0▼ 128 vs year ago 373 · −34.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,194 head

▲ 1,194 vs last sale 0▼ 502 vs year ago 1,696 · −29.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Next special stock cow, bred heifer, and pair sale Friday December 16, 2022.

Special bred cow and pair sale.

Demand good for bred heifers, replacement stock cows and pairs. Bred heifers and stock cows aged, blood tested and pregnancy checked prior to the sale. Prices per head.

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	—	Average	1,774	91.17	1,617	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,577	69.72	1,099	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	65.47	837	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,123	60.37	678	63

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,306	$1,668	102
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,224	$1,638	86
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,381	$1,554	51
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,323	$990	163
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$1,610	49
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,024	$1,514	165
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	995	$1,492	54
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,281	$2,030	51

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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,755	85.95/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,508	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,696	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,875	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	55.85/cwt	51.00–58.00	591	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	729	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,126	60.07/cwt	58.00–61.00	676	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,151	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00

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 18, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 245Last week 0Year ago 373

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,194Last week 0Year ago 1,696

Next special stock cow, bred heifer, and pair sale Friday December 16, 2022.

Special bred cow and pair sale.

Demand good for bred heifers, replacement stock cows and pairs. Bred heifers and stock cows aged, blood tested and pregnancy checked prior to the sale. Prices per head.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,058	51.00–58.00	55.85
9	—	1,152	60.00–65.00	61.22
1	—	1,105	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	61.00–65.00	62.65
42	—	1,320	66.00–69.00	67.22
1	—	1,335	74.00	74.00

Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt

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Winter - La Junta

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Fri, Nov 18

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1896

← Jan 14Nov 18Dec 16 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

245 head

▲ 245 vs last sale 0▼ 128 vs year ago 373 · −34.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,194 head

▲ 1,194 vs last sale 0▼ 502 vs year ago 1,696 · −29.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Next special stock cow, bred heifer, and pair sale Friday December 16, 2022.

Special bred cow and pair sale.

Demand good for bred heifers, replacement stock cows and pairs. Bred heifers and stock cows aged, blood tested and pregnancy checked prior to the sale. Prices per head.

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	—	Average	1,774	91.17	1,617	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,577	69.72	1,099	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	65.47	837	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,123	60.37	678	63

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,306	$1,668	102
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,224	$1,638	86
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,381	$1,554	51
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,323	$990	163
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$1,610	49
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,024	$1,514	165
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	995	$1,492	54
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,281	$2,030	51

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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,755	85.95/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,508	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,696	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,875	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	55.85/cwt	51.00–58.00	591	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	729	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,126	60.07/cwt	58.00–61.00	676	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,151	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00

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 18, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 245Last week 0Year ago 373

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,194Last week 0Year ago 1,696

Next special stock cow, bred heifer, and pair sale Friday December 16, 2022.

Special bred cow and pair sale.

Demand good for bred heifers, replacement stock cows and pairs. Bred heifers and stock cows aged, blood tested and pregnancy checked prior to the sale. Prices per head.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,058	51.00–58.00	55.85
9	—	1,152	60.00–65.00	61.22
1	—	1,105	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	61.00–65.00	62.65
42	—	1,320	66.00–69.00	67.22
1	—	1,335	74.00	74.00

Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt

Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,529	64.00–69.00	66.84
25	—	1,598	69.00–73.00	70.99

Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,126	58.00–61.00	60.07
21	—	1,151	63.00	63.00

Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,820	103.00	103.00

Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,755	85.00–88.00	85.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	820	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,288.14
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	938	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	—	1,019	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,530.40
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	49	—	960	1,610.00	1,610.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	137	—	1,066	1,450.00–1,610.00	1,559.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,306	1,235.00–1,250.00	1,240.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,252	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,372.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	102	—	1,232	825.00–985.00	899.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,310	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,931.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,251	1,975.00	1,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	50	—	1,163	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,688.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	61	—	1,475	1,010.00–1,200.00	1,140.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	51	—	1,381	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,553.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	57	—	1,349	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,764.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,228	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,758.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,294	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,090.72

34	—	1,231	61.00–65.00	62.77
6	—	1,286	67.00–71.00	68.45

Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	820	1,288.14/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,288	28
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	938	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	16
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	1,610.00/head	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,610	49
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,019	1,530.40/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,530	38
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,066	1,559.69/head	1,450.00–1,610.00	1,560	137

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,163	1,688.34/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,688	50
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,232	899.29/head	825.00–985.00	899	102
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,251	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,252	1,372.01/head	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,372	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,306	1,240.50/head	1,235.00–1,250.00	1,241	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,310	1,931.92/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,932	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,349	1,764.74/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,765	57
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,381	1,553.62/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,554	51
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,475	1,140.39/head	1,010.00–1,200.00	1,140	61

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	1,758.04/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,758	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,275	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,294	2,090.72/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,091	40