La Junta Livestock Commission
La Junta, Colorado
This week we sold 3426 cattle for 221 consigners. On Wednesday, October 7, 2020, we sold 2683 cattle for 165 consigners. Steer calves sold 300 weights 171.00 to 161.00; 400 weights 175.00 to 155.00; 400 weights weaned 174.00 to 162.00. Heifer calves sold 300 weights 155.00 to 135.00; 400 weights 142.00 to 125.00; 400 weights weaned 139.00 to 131.00. Stocker steers sold 500 weights 160.00 to 140.00; 600 weights 146.00 to 131.00; 600 weights weaned 145.50 to 131.00. Stocker heifers sold 500 weights 131.00 to 121.00; 600 weights 129.00 to 119.00; 600 weights weaned 131.00 to 124.00. Feeder steers sold 700 weight calves 135.00 to 128.00; 700 weight yearlings 141.00 to 129.00; 800 weight yearlings 128.00 to 122.00. Feeder heifers sold 700 weights 126.50 to 122.00; 800 weights 120.00 to 117.00. Butcher cows sold fleshy 61.00 to 52.00; feeding 52.00 to 44.00; thin 44.00 to 36.00. Butcher bulls sold fleshy 79.00 to 73.00; feeding 76.00 to 71.00; thin 72.00 to 66.00. On Saturday, October 3, 2020, we sold 743 cattle for 56 consigners. Butcher cows sold fleshy 58.00 to 52.00; feeding 53.00 to 47.00; thin 48.00 to 41.00. Bred heifers sold 1110.00 to 925.00. Young bred cows sold 3 to 5 yr olds 1110.00 to 950.00; solid mouth 1000.00 to 825.00. Old bred cows sold short solid and heavy bred 910.00 to 800.00; older 800.00 to 575.00.
STOCKER CALVE & YEARLINGS
Ron & Laura Miller 7 blk & red strs 444 lbs 175.00
Ron & Laura Miller 10 blk & bbf strs 568 lbs 146.00
Ron & Laura Miller 7 blk & red strs 768 lbs 131.00
Ron & Laura Miller 13 blk & red hfrs 402 lbs 136.00
Ron & Laura Miller 9 blk hfrs 571 lbs 129.00
Ernest Hart 6 blk strs 421 lbs 174.00
Shane Lessenden 8 blk strs 484 lbs 174.00
Shane Lessenden 7 blk & char hfrs 452 lbs 131.00
Stanley & Dee White 6 blk strs 409 lbs 170.00
Stanley & Dee White 14 blk & red hfrs 426 lbs 131.00
Dale Jagger 11 blk strs 454 lbs 166.00
Dale Jagger 11 blk hfrs 432 lbs 131.00
Dale Jagger 10 blk & char hfrs 596 lbs 121.00
Johnnie Mayhan 17 blk & red strs 475 lbs 166.00
Johnnie Mayhan 3 red hfrs 303 lbs 155.00
Johnnie Mayhan 20 red hfrs 456 lbs 139.00
Charles Burd 9 blk & bwf strs 462 lbs 164.00
Charles Burd 24 blk & bwf strs 569 lbs 146.00
Charles Burd 7 blk & bwf strs 352 lbs 145.00
Charles Burd 10 blk & rwf hfrs 457 lbs 140.00
Charles Burd 11 blk & bwf hfrs 515 lbs 131.00
Plegrina Kelly 9 blk & rwf strs 408 lbs 161.00
Plegrina Kelly 19 blk & red strs 505 lbs 146.00
Plegrina Kelly 16 blk & rwf hfrs 483 lbs 128.00
Plegrina Kelly 21 blk & rwf hfrs 588 lbs 122.50
Della Velarde 9 blk strs 512 lbs 160.00
Della Velarde 10 blk & bwf hfrs 459 lbs 135.00
C & S Farm & Cattle 6 blk & red strs 462 lbs 160.00
C & S Farm & Cattle 8 blk & red strs 584 lbs 140.00
Smith Ranch 16 blk & char strs 467 lbs 154.00
Smith Ranch 41 blk & char strs 588 lbs 139.00
Colton Butler 13 blk & red strs 495 lbs 153.00
Colton Butler 43 blk & red strs 622 lbs 135.50
Colton Butler 40 blk strs 777 lbs 133.00
Colton Butler 46 blk & red hfrs 566 lbs 124.00
Colletti Cattle Co 5 blk strs 521 lbs 151.00
Colletti Cattle Co 6 blk strs 618 lbs 140.00
Colletti Cattle Co 8 blk hfrs 467 lbs 134.00
Kris Fetty 13 blk & bwf strs 430 lbs 151.00
Kris Fetty 2 blk strs 525 lbs 143.00
Ernest Hart 27 blk & red strs 576 lbs 150.00
Gary & Charlene Maulin 8 blk strs 601 lbs 146.00
Gorsuch Cattle Co 6 blk & red strs 524 lbs 146.00
Robert & Julie Myers 10 blk strs 595 lbs 144.00
Robert & Julie Myers 17 blk & bwf strs 621 lbs 133.00
Virgil & Wanda Lessenden 7 blk & rbf strs 561 lbs 143.50
Virgil & Wanda Lessenden 7 blk & bwf hfrs 514 lbs 131.50
Hackamore Ranch 25 blk & red strs 545 lbs 143.00
Hackamore Ranch 30 blk & red strs 631 lbs 139.00
Hackamore Ranch 25 blk hfrs 514 lbs 131.00
Hackamore Ranch 32 blk hfrs 608 lbs 121.00
Dave & Stephanie Smith 13 blk & red strs 534 lbs 142.00
Dave & Stephanie Smith 15 bwf hfrs 571 lbs 121.00
Buhr Ranch 13 blk & red strs 392 lbs 142.00
Marvin Torres 7 blk strs 598 lbs 141.00
Mark Chapman 10 blk strs 568 lbs 141.00
Mark Chapman 12 blk hfrs 545 lbs 125.00
Gyurman Ranch 16 red strs 547 lbs 141.00
Gyurman Ranch 6 red strs 621 lbs 131.00
Locke Farms 13 blk & red strs 666 lbs 141.00
Jim & Caleb Oldendorf 13 blk & red strs 600 lbs 138.00
Jim & Caleb Oldendorf 7 blk & red hfrs 548 lbs 121.00
Corsentino Livestock 13 blk strs 621 lbs 136.00
Corsentino Livestock 8 blk hfrs 538 lbs 126.00
Debbi Kravig 10 blk & bwf strs 642 lbs 135.50
Debbi Kravig 9 blk & bwf hfrs 572 lbs 126.00
Loyd & Robin Broce 6 blk & red strs 734 lbs 133.00
Loyd & Robin Broce 9 blk hfrs 571 lbs 129.00
Loyd & Robin Broce 4 blk & red hfrs 680 lbs 126.00
Gorsuch Cattle Co 15 bbf strs 693 lbs 132.50
Gorsuch Cattle Co 17 blk & bwf hfrs 681 lbs 125.00
William & Carwin 14 blk & red strs 691 lbs 130.00
Paul & Toni Hughes 47 mix strs 709 lbs 129.00
Brgoch Ranch 30 blk & red strs 713 lbs 128.50
JW Christian Corp. 17 blk & red strs 874 lbs 127.00
JW Christian Corp. 18 blk hfrs 832 lbs 116.00
Tate & Kelly Scanga 31 blk & red hfrs 660 lbs 126.50
Tate & Kelly Scanga 24 blk & red hfrs 769 lbs 125.50
Gary & Kathleen Barta 7 blk & red hfrs 412 lbs 125.00
Michael Jackson 16 blk & char strs 939 lbs 122.00
BRED HEIFERS
Thal Herefords 3 blk 2 yr hfrs @ 1100.00
Locke Farms 16 blk 2 yr hfrs @ 1100.00
Locke Farms 3 blk 2 yr hfrs @ 1085.00
Locke Farms 3 blk 2 yr hfrs @ 950.00
The Flying X Cattle Co 16 blk & bbf 2 yr hfrs @ 1075.00
Travis Johnson 12 blk 2 yr hfrs @ 1050.00
Luke & Kristen Johnston 3 blk 2 yr hfrs @ 1000.00
YOUNG TO OLD COWS
Travis Johnson 19 blk & bwf 3-4 yr cows @ 1110.00
Travis Johnson 5 blk & bwf cows @ 1075.00
Travis Johnson 10 blk & bwf cows @ 1060.00
Travis Johnson 14 blk & bwf 5 yr cows @ 1035.00
Kenneth & Donna Bozell 4 blk 5 yr cows @ 1085.00
Kenneth & Donna Bozell 3 blk 5 yr cows @ 1075.00
Kenneth & Donna Bozell 5 blk solid cows @ 975.00
Kenneth & Donna Bozell 7 blk & bbf ss to old cows @ 635.00
Wagon Wheel Ranch 7 red & rwf 3-4 yr cows @ 1060.00
Wagon Wheel Ranch 4 red & rwf 3 yr cows @ 1010.00
J & T Cattle Co 3 bwf 3 yr cows @ 1050.00
J & T Cattle Co 8 bwf 3 yr cows @ 1010.00
Borland Ranch 2 blk 3-4 yr cows @ 1035.00
Borland Ranch 3 blk & char 5 yr cows @ 975.00
The Ranch at Kettle Creek 5 blk & bwf solid cows @ 910.00
The Ranch at Kettle Creek 5 blk & bwf ss cows @ 775.00
The Ranch at Kettle Creek 6 blk old cows @ 760.00
Travis Johnson 12 blk & bwf solid cows @ 885.00
Cole’s Cattle Co 5 red solid cows @ 875.00
Cole’s Cattle Co 4 bbf old cows @ 825.00
Cole’s Cattle Co 6 blk & red ss cows @ 800.00
Henry Brown 5 red & rwf ss cows @ 825.00
Henry Brown 11 red & red old cows @ 800.00
Thal Herefords 6 blk & rwf solid cows @ 810.00
Thal Herefords 3 blk & bbf ss cows @ 710.00
Donald Shawcroft 6 blk & red solid cows @ 760.00
Shane Truby 5 wf short solid to old cows @ 735.00
Paul Zimmerman 4 blk short solid to old cows @ 710.00
ESTIMATE 3000 CATTLE FOR WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 14, 2020 AND NOW HAVE CONSIGNED
Miller & Nelson –220 char x strs & hfrs, 450-650#, titanium 5, pink eye, 7 way black leg,
multimin, out of Reid Ranch char bulls
T Cross Ranch –220 blk saler herf x strs, 400-600#, spring & fall shots, home raised
Malcolm Riggins –100 ang x strs & hfrs, 550-650#, shots @ branding, knife cut, no implants,
home raised, hi alt
Paul & Toni Hughes –85 semi ang x strs & hfrs, 650-750#, shots @ branding, home raised
Sundown Ranch –82 ang x strs & hfrs, 475-575#, shots & boosters, knife cut, home raised, hi alt
Dave Ansley –80 herf strs & hfrs, 375-450#, shots @ branding, knife cut, home raised
Arthur Bunting –70 ang x strs & hfrs, 450-550#, shots & boosters, back poured, knife cut, home
raised
Dean Oatman –14 char x strs & hfrs, 350-450#, shots @ branding, home raised, hi alt
Santino Medina –55 ang x strs & hfrs, 400-550#, shots @ branding, knife cut, home raised, hi alt
Linda Collins –25 blk ang strs & hfrs, 450-550#, shots & boosters, home raised
Ron Martin –8 red ang x strs & hfrs, 400-600#, shots @ branding, home raised, hi alt
Gayle & Linda Senor –28 ang herf x strs & hfrs, 400-600#, 8 way & titanium 5 @ branding
Faustino & Matt Martinez –25 lim ang x strs & hfrs, 500-550#, 8 way, back poured, home raised,
hi alt
James Benesch –45 blk ang strs & hfrs, 500-600#, weaned 45+ days, 2 round shots, corn & hay,
home raised,
Darell Winston –9 blk strs, 550-600#, shots, weaned long time, on pasture, home raised, hi alt
Trevor Zimmerman –16 blk & bwf strs & hfrs, 550-600#, home raised, hi alt
Marvin, Bart & Ross Gruenloh –22 red ang strs, 500-600#, shots @ branding, knife cut, home
raised
Buddy Johnson –50 blk ang older cows, bred to blk Fillmore lim bulls, & CSV herf bulls,
calving in march
ESTIMATE 400 BUTCHER COWS & BULLS & 150 BRED HFRS, COWS & PAIRS
**REMINDER**
ALL COWS & PAIRS TO BE PREGNANCY TESTED AND MOUTHED FOR WEDNESDAY SALES NEED TO BE IN THE YARDS BY 2:00PM TUESDAY. FOR SPECIAL SATURDAY COW SALES, THEY NEED TO BE IN THE YARDS BY 2:00PM FRIDAY.
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