La Junta Livestock Commission
La Junta, Colorado
This week we sold 1944 cattle. On Wednesday, February 15, 2023 we sold 939 cattle for 81 consigners and because of weather we had a low head count which and the market was a little softer. Steer calves sold 300 weights 262.00 to 221.00; 400 weights 222.00 to 200.00. Heifer calves sold 300 weights 224.00 to 201.00; 400 weights 196.00. Stocker steers sold 500 weights 205.00 to 194.00; 600 weights 196.00 to 180.00. Stocker heifers sold 500 weights 181.00 to 171.00. 600 weights 179.00 to 165.00. Feeder steers sold 700 weights 180.00 to 171.00. Feeder heifers sold 700 weights 173.00 to 161.00. Butcher cows sold fleshy 86.00 to 76.00; feeding 77.00 to 67.00; thin 67.00 to 56.00. Butcher bulls sold fleshy 96.50 to 91.00; feeding 91.00 to 87.00; thin 90.00 to 85.00. On Saturday, February 11, 2023 we sold 1055 cattle for 59 consigners. Bred heifers sold 1800.00 to 1500.00 on groups. Young bred cows sold 3 to 5 yr old 1975.00 to 1425.00; solid 1750.00 to 1410.00; May calvers 1675.00 to 1275.00; Summer calvers 1425.00 to 1225.00. Fall calvers 1235.00 to 1150.00. Old bred cows sold short solid 1550.00 to 1325.00; older 1335.00 to 1125.00; May calvers 1150.00 to 1050.00. Young pairs sold 1900.00 to 1625.00. Old pairs sold 1500.00 to 1375.00. Corriente x cows sold young spring calvers 660.00 to 575.00; older to late calvers 410.00 to 310.00. Butcher cows sold fleshy 88.00 to 80.00; feeding 79.00 to 72.00; thin 71.00 to 66.00. Bill Trosper sold 32 bull averaging 2067.00
CALVES
Clay Hammond 1 blk str 315 lbs 262.00
Marcus Kelly 4 blk & char strs 286 lbs 260.00
Marcus Kelly 5 blk strs 718 lbs 171.00
Marcus Kelly 6 blk hfrs 353 lbs 204.00
William & Sharon Barrett 2 blk strs 290 lbs 249.00
William & Sharon Barrett 5 blk hfrs 525 lbs 181.00
Patricia Bennett 2 red & char strs 323 lbs 248.00
Patricia Bennett 6 rbf hfrs 268 lbs 223.00
Lance Bray 2 blk strs 350 lbs 246.00
Lance Bray 14 blk strs 485 lbs 219.00
Lance Bray 7 blk & char strs 564 lbs 201.00
Lance Bray 9 blk & char hfrs 386 lbs 201.00
Lance Bray 14 blk & bwf hfrs 493 lbs 188.00
Lance Bray 5 red & char hfrs 491 lbs 181.00
Alan Larsen 6 blk & bbf strs 365 lbs 239.00
Alan Larsen 13 blk & bbf strs 393 lbs 219.00
Alan Larsen 17 blk & bwf strs 451 lbs 211.00
Alan Larsen 5 blk & bbf strs 462 lbs 201.00
Alan Larsen 11 blk strs 558 lbs 198.00
Alan Larsen 7 blk hfrs 311 lbs 224.00
Alan Larsen 15 blk hfrs 380 lbs 204.00
Alan Larsen 4 blk & red hfrs 646 lbs 173.00
Alan Larsen 11 blk hfrs 529 lbs 171.00
Zane & Paul Franklin 7 blk strs 347 lbs 221.00
Zane & Paul Franklin 5 blk hfrs 360 lbs 184.00
Pat Dennison 8 mix strs 449 lbs 210.00
Ben Richards 17 blk & red strs 516 lbs 205.00
Ben Richards 15 blk & red strs 603 lbs 196.00
Ben Richards 10 bbf strs 776 lbs 177.00
Ben Richards 4 blk & red hfrs 750 lbs 169.00
Carl Foster 4 rwf strs 419 lbs 200.00
Carl Foster 5 red & char hfrs 407 lbs 185.00
Carl Foster 9 red & char hfrs 527 lbs 176.00
Carl Foster 8 wf hfrs 586 lbs 172.00
David Frank 12 bwf & rwf strs 569 lbs 200.00
David Frank 8 blk & red strs 675 lbs 179.00
David Frank 5 blk hfrs 493 lbs 191.00
David Frank 17 bwf & rwf hfrs 604 lbs 179.00
David Frank 3 blk & red hfrs 732 lbs 173.00
Ramona Torres 5 blk & bwf strs 565 lbs 196.00
Ramona Torres 5 blk & char hfrs 474 lbs 186.00
Bill Shaw 5 blk strs 532 lbs 196.00
Bill Shaw 6 blk & red strs 428 lbs 221.00
Jerry Black 6 blk & bbf hfrs 392 lbs 196.00
Michaels Ranch 11 red & rbf strs 609 lbs 191.00
Guy Wagner 4 blk & char hfrs 460 lbs 179.00
Guy Wagner 6 mix hfrs 592 lbs 176.00
Josh Hamlin 10 red hfrs 574 lbs 178.00
Craig Jones 5 blk hfrs 585 lbs 175.00
BRED HEIFERS
Mesa de Maya 5 red hfrs @ 1800.00
Bill Trosper 20 blk hfrs @ 1710.00
JT Cattle Co 9 blk & bbf hfrs @ 1500.00
PAIRS
Rob Pickard 10 blk 5 yr old pairs @ 1900.00
Rob Pickard 2 char 5 yr to solid pairs @ 1900.00
Rob Pickard 14 blk & bwf solid pairs @ 1750.00
Rob Pickard 8 blk ss pairs @ 1500.00
Rob Pickard 12 blk & red old pairs @ 1375.00
Kyle Broce 8 blk & red solid pairs @ 1775.00
Kyle Broce 2 blk 3 & 4 yr old pairs @ 1760.00
Kyle Broce 2 red solid pairs @ 1550.00
Kyle Broce 7 blk & red ss to old pairs @ 1450.00
Clay Hammond 1 blk pair @ 1725.00
Clay Hammond 4 blk & bwf solid pairs @ 1625.00
Keith & Becky Vancampen 6 blk & red old pairs @ 1375.00
BRED COWS
Davis Cattle Co 45 blk 3 to 4 yr old cows @ 1975.00
Davis Cattle Co 11 bbf & bwf 3 & 4 yr old cows @ 1900.00
Davis Cattle Co 23 blk 3 & 4 yr old cows @ 1800.00
Davis Cattle Co 16 blk 3 & 4 yr old cows @ 1700.00
Clay Hammond 6 blk 3 & 4 yr old cows @ 1950.00
Clay Hammond 4 blk & rwf cows @ 1535.00
Clay Hammond 3 blk ss & old cows @ 1335.00
Tim Paulsen 5 blk 3 to 5 yr old cows @ 1875.00
Tim Paulsen 6 blk & red 4 & 5 yr old cows @ 1685.00
Terry Everett 20 blk 5 yr old cows @ 1850.00
Terry Everett 22 blk solid cows @ 1750.00
Terry Everett 7 blk 5 yr to solid cows @ 1600.00
Erik Melgoza Estate 5 blk & red 3 & 4 yr old cows @ 1675.00
Erik Melgoza Estate 4 blk & bbf 3 & 4 yr old cows @ 1650.00
Erik Melgoza Estate 3 blk & red solid cows @ 1400.00
JT Cattle Co 5 rwf 3 & 5 yr old cows @ 1625.00
JT Cattle Co 9 red & rwf solid cows @ 1525.00
JT Cattle Co 4 blk & bbf solid cows @ 1460.00
JT Cattle Co 21 blk & bwf 3 & 4 yr old cows @ 1425.00
JT Cattle Co 5 blk & bbf 5 yr & solid cows @ 1375.00
JT Cattle Co 12 blk 3 & 4 yr old cows @ 1185.00
Miles Ranch 6 blk 3 & 4 yr old cows @ 1575.00
Miles Ranch 7 blk 5 yr old cows @ 1150.00
Mesa De Maya 4 red ss to old cows @ 1550.00
Pine Creek Ranch 9 blk ss cows @ 1510.00
Pine Creek Ranch 7 blk solid cows @ 1410.00
Pine Creek Ranch 4 blk 3 & 4 cows @ 1225.00
Nick Mousel 5 blk & rwf 5 yr to solid cows @ 1475.00
Nick Mousel 5 blk & red 5 yr cows @ 1275.00
Nick Mousel 12 blk & bwf solid cows @ 1135.00
Nick Mousel 5 blk old cows @ 1125.00
Clark Anvil Ranches 4 blk ss cows @ 1375.00
Clark Anvil Ranches 8 wf ss cows @ 1325.00
Clark Anvil Ranches 5 blk old cows @ 1175.00
Keith & Becky Vancampen 27 blk & red old cows @ 1210.00
Keith & Becky Vancampen 16 blk & red old cows @ 1175.00
Keith & Becky Vancampen 22 blk & red old cows @ 1150.00
Ridley Ranches 37 blk old cows @ 1210.00
Ridley Ranches 8 blk & bbf old cows @ 1125.00
Ridley Ranches 18 blk & bbf old cows @ 1050.00
Nick & Sheri Lingus 9 red old cows @ 1185.00
Farner Cattle Co 22 blk & bwf 3, 4 & 5 yr cows @ 1160.00
Jace Hall 18 corr x young cows @ 575.00
Jace Hall 7 corr x young cows @ 335.00