La Junta Livestock Commission
La Junta, Colorado
This week we sold 3036 cattle for 171 consignors. On Wednesday, November 27th we sold 773 cattle for 79 consignors. Steer calves sold 300 & 400 weights 174.00 to 160.00 with a light offering. Heifer calves sold 300 & 400 weights 159.00 to 137.50 with a light offering. Stocker steer sold 500 & 600 weights 146.00 to 130.00 with a light offering. Stocker heifers sold 500 & 600 weights 134.50 to 126.00 with a light offering. Feeder steers sold 700 to 800 weights 131.00 to 125.00 with a light offering. None offered for feeder heifers. Butcher cows sold fleshy 60.00 to 54.00; feeding 53.00 to 47.00; thin 46.00 to 42.00. Butcher bulls sold fleshy 82.00 to 75.00; feeding 74.00 to 69.00. On Saturday, November 23rd, we sold 2,263 bred heifers cows & pairs for 92 consignors. Bred heifers sold 1210.00 to 1100.00. Young bred cows, 3 & 4 year 2nd & 3rd trimester sold $1400.00 to $1100.00. 5 year & solid bred cows, 2nd & 3rd trimester sold $1325.00 to $875.00. Young bred cows May & June sold $900.00 to$ 760.00. Old bred cows, SS & 3rd trimester sold $900.00 to $750.00. Old bred cows 2nd trimester $810.00 to $585.00. Young Pairs sold $1410.00 to $1200.00. Old pairs sold $1110.00 to $1000.00.
CALVES, STOCKERS, & YEARLINGS
Hudson Ranch 2 blk strs 413 lbs 174.00
Hudson Ranch 2 blk hfrs 300 lbs 150.00
Hudson Ranch 10 blk hfrs 482 lbs 137.50
Hudson Ranch 23 blk & bwf hfrs 577 lbs 134.50
Running Creek Ranches 3 rwf hfrs 333 lbs 151.00
Running Creek Ranches 5 rwf & wf hfrs 401 lbs 147.00
CM Livestock 7 mix hfrs 439 lbs 144.00
CM Livestock 6 mix hfrs 539 lbs 131.00
A. Sample & H. Merriman 3 blk hfrs 340 lbs 141.00
Breene Cattle Company 7 blk & rwf strs 420 lbs 171.00
Breene Cattle Company 7 blk & rwf strs 536 lbs 140.50
Thomas Bush 3 blk strs 440 lbs 167.00
Thomas Bush 7 blk hfrs 422 lbs 148.00
Thomas Bush 5 blk hfrs 674 lbs 128.00
Leonard Tafoya 6 mix strs 388 lbs 164.00
Leonard Tafoya 7 blk & red strs 496 lbs 156.00
Don Basin 9 blk & bbf strs 476 lbs 163.00
Don Basin 7 blk & red strs 570 lbs 140.00
Don Basin 6 blk & red hfrs 372 lbs 151.00
Don Basin 8 blk & bbf hfrs 524 lbs 131.00
Mike Franklin 4 bwf strs 471 lbs 161.00
Samantha Noll 5 blk & bwf strs 472 lbs 160.00
Samantha Noll 2 red hfrs 343 lbs 159.00
Ralph Mendez 8 blk hfrs 520 lbs 130.50
John Yoder 10 blk & char hfrs 547 lbs 126.00
Tead Cranson 4 char strs 549 lbs 144.00
Tead Cranson 6 char strs 650 lbs 134.00
Tead Cranson 5 red & char hfrs 591 lbs 128.00
Angel Lopez & Jose Nunez 4 blk strs 616 lbs 133.00
Bob Johnson 5 mix strs 599 lbs 131.00
Brown Cattle Company 10 blk & bwf strs 631 lbs 130.00
Brown Cattle Company 11 blk & bwf hfrs 631 lbs 121.00
Drake Ranch 13 blk & bwf strs 703 lbs 125.00
HEIFERS:
Mayer Farms 2 blk hfrs @ $1210.00
Bigler Ranch 4 blk hfrs @ $1200.00
Bigler Ranch 11 blk & bbf hfrs @ $1110.00
Sanborn Western Camps 4 blk & bwf hfrs @ $1135.00
Steve Hooper 13 wf hfrs @ $1110.00
YOUNG & OLD COWS:
Crook H Ranch LLC 18 blk & bbf 3 & 4 yr cows @ $1385.00
Crook H Ranch LLC 15 blk & bwf 5 yr cows @ $1300.00
Crook H Ranch LLC 8 blk & bwf 5 yr cows @ $1275.00
Crook H Ranch LLC 4 red & rwf 5 yr cows @ $1275.00
Crook H Ranch LLC 7 red & rwf 5 yr cows @ $1235.00
Eagle Rock Ranch 13 blk 3 & 4 yr cows @ $1385.00
Eagle Rock Ranch 20 blk 3 & 4 yr cows @ $1350.00
Eagle Rock Ranch 17 blk & bwf 5 yr cows @ $1160.00
Eagle Rock Ranch 18 blk solid cows @ $1125.00
Eagle Rock Ranch 30 blk & bwf 5 yr cows @ $1110.00
Eagle Rock Ranch 10 blk & bwf old cows @ $710.00
Paul Hughes 8 blk young cows @ $1375.00
Paul Hughes 43 bwf 5 yr cows @ $1360.00
Paul Hughes 6 bbf 5 yr cows @ $1325.00
Paul Hughes 11 blk 5 yr cows @ $1300.00
Paul Hughes 13 red & rwf 5 yr-solid cows @ $1150.00
Paul Hughes 25 bwf solid cows @ $1060.00
Paul Hughes 7 blk solid cows @ $1025.00
Paul Hughes 15 blk solid cows @ $1010.00
Paul Hughes 23 blk solid cows @ $985.00
Paul Hughes 31 blk solid cows @ $975.00
Paul Hughes 7 blk & bwf SS cows @ $900.00
Paul Hughes 10 blk & bwf 4 & 5 yr cows @ $850.00
Paul Hughes 53 blk & red SS cows @ $835.00
Paul Hughes 20 blk SS cows @ $800.00
Paul Hughes 86 blk old cows @ $765.00
Paul Hughes 11 blk SS cows @ $750.00
Paul Hughes 13 blk old cows @ $710.00
Paul Hughes 21 blk old cows @ $610.00
Tate Thompson 6 blk 3 & 4 yr cows @ $1350.00
Tate Thompson 9 blk & red 3 & 4 yr cows @ $1250.00
J & P Livestock 19 blk & bwf 5 yr cows @ $1300.00
J & P Livestock 10 blk & red 5 yr cows @ $1225.00
Joe Blundell 14 bbf 3-5 yr cows @ $1175.00
Joe Blundell 3 blk solid cows @ $910.00
Joe Blundell 24 blk & red old cows @ $685.00
CM Livestock 29 bbf 4 & 5 yr cows @ $1125.00
CM Livestock 27 bbf solid cows @ $925.00
Ryan Carman 1 red 4 yr cow @ $1110.00
Rowdy Bartels 16 bbf 5 yr cows @ $1110.00
Jack Chavez 8 blk 4 & 5 yr cows @ $1060.00
Hope Cattle Co LLC 9 blk & red solid cows @ $1050.00
J & T Cattle Co 10 bwf solid cows @ $1000.00
J & T Cattle Co 15 bwf 3 & 4 yr cows @ $900.00
Steve Hooper 7 wf 5 yr cows @ $975.00
Jim & Tammy Harper 9 red & rbf 5 yr cows @ $875.00
Yoder Ranches 5 blk & bwf SS & old cows @ $810.00
Yoder Ranches 19 blk & bwf SS & old cows @ $710.00
Pat Durham 5 blk & bbf SS cows @ $810.00
Pat Durham 14 blk & bbf old cows @ $810.00
Clint Mundell 10 blk & red SS cows @ $735.00
Clint Mundell 44 blk & bbf old cows @ $735.00
Tom Smith 12 blk & bbf old cows @ $585.00
PAIRS:
Echo Canyon Ranch 3 blk 3-5 yr pairs @ $1410.00
Echo Canyon Ranch 15 blk & red SS & old pairs @ $1160.00
Crook H Ranch 3 blk & bbf 3 & 4 yr pairs @ $1400.00
Sandy Livestock 22 blk & red pairs @ $1385.00
Sandy Livestock 3 blk young pairs @ $1060.00
Hope Cattle LLC 8 blk & red young pairs @ $1300.00
Tanner Lopez 12 blk old pairs @ $1110.00
ESTIMATE 4500 CATTLE FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4TH, AND NOW HAVE CONSIGNED:
CALVES & STOCKERS:
Casados Partnership – 225 mostlky blk ang x, strs & hfrs, 450-550#, shots @ branding, hi alt, home raised
Ezra Lee – 170 sim ang x strs & hfrs, 700#, vision 8, somnus, vista one, vetromec plus injectable, weaned 4 weeks, knife cut, hi alt
Snell Ranch – 160 ang x strs & hfrs, 600-700#, shots & boosters, weaned 30 days, home raised Adrian Absmeir - 114 red ang strs & hfrs, 500-600#, hi alt, shots, home raised
Jim & Ann Russell – 105 blk strs & hfrs, 550-700#, spring shots, home raised
J Paul Brown – 100 ang x strs & hfrs, 400-575#, shots & boosters, weaned 4 weeks, hi alt, home raised
Charlie Burd – 100 blk strs & hfrs, 450-650#, shots, hi alt, home raised
Gary Riley – 90 blk & bwf strs & hfrs, 550-650#, 8 way, ivomec injections, virashield 8 way,
Jack Sniff Ranch – 90 ang herf x strs, 550-650#, shots @ branding, knife cut, home raised somnus @ branding, boosters 3 weeks ago
Pat Pelster – 84 herf strs & hfrs, 400-600#, shots @ branding, home raised
Buddy Claunch – 100 red & blk ang strs, 400-500#, shots @ branding, hi alt, home raised
Bill Claunch – 60 red & blk ang strs & hfrs, 400-500#, shots @ branding, hi alt, home raised
Kevin Mackey – 3 ang x hfrs, 400-425#, all shots & wormed, bunk broke
Lawerance Lovato – 6 strs & hfrs, 400-500#, shots, hi alt, home raised
Robert Campbell – 35 sim ang x strs & hfrs, 450-600#, weaned 3 months, enforce3 @ birth, 8 way, virashield 6, plus somnus @ branding, weaning pre & post ivomec injectable, electric fence broke
Don Ebright – 60 ang x strs & hfrs, 450-600#, prevec, knife cut, home raised
Kettle Creek Ranch – 40 ang x strs & hfrs, 500-550#, spring shots, bovashield gold 5, vision 7, hi alt, home raised
Bruce, Jesse, & Cole Swanemyr – 27 blk ang x strs & hfrs, 500-600#, 7 way w/ somus, one shot, pink eye, ivomec plus, weaned 30 + days, bunk & electric fence broke
Dale Tovrea – 35 gelbv ang x strs, 500-600#, shots & boosters, knife cut, weaned 40 days, hay & creep fed, hi alt, home raised
Grant Chess – 30 ang x strs & hfrs, 500-650#, shots @ branding, weaned, hi alt, home raised
Alex & JoEllen Netherton – 15 ang strs & hfrs, 500-750#, weaned 60 days, eating chopped hay & cake, 2 rounds of shots, out of reg ang bulls & cows
Albert Dionisio – 22 ang x strs & hfrs, 550-650#, weaned 3 weeks, off grass, creep feed & alfalfa, shots & boosters, knife cut, home raised
Bill & Sandee Tomlinson – 21 ang strs & hfrs, 600#, 8 way x 2, vista 1, weaned 6 weeks, hi alt, home raised
Kyle Broce – 25 ang strs & hfrs, 600-700#, shots & boosters, weaned 45 days, back poured
Triple A Ranch LLC – 35 ang x strs & hfrs, 650-750#, shots & boosters, knife cut, weaned 45 days, off grass, hi alt, home raised
Bobby Mestas – 15 ang x strs & hfrs, 650-750#, shots & boosters, knife cut, weaned 45 days, off grass, hi alt, home raised
Mark Quintana – 2 ang x strs & hfrs, 650-750#, shots & boosters, knife cut, weaned 45 days, off grass, hi alt, home raised
Leroy & Angela Sanchez – 6 ang x strs & hfrs, 650-750#, shots & boosters, knife cut, weaned 45 days, off grass, hi alt, home raised
Mike Franklin – 60 ang strs & hfrs, 630-650#, shots @ branding, boosters, weaned 5 weeks, home raised
Loyd Broce – 16 ang strs & hfrs, 750-850#, shots @ branding, boosters, weaned long time
YEARLINGS
Casados Partnership – 30 ang x strs & hfrs, 700-850#, shots @ branding, off grass, hi alt, home raised
EXPECT 500 BUTCHER COWS & BULLS & 50 BRED HEIFERS, COWS & PAIRS FOR WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 4TH
**REMINDER**
ALL COWS & PAIRS TO BE PREGNANCY TESTED AND MOUTHED FOR WEDNESDAY’S SALES NEED TO BE IN THE YARDS BY 2:00PM TUESDAYS. FOR SPECIAL SATURDAY COW SALES, THEY NEED TO BE IN THE YARDS BY 2:00PM FRIDAY AFTERNOONS.
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