Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 71 priced lines covering 3,189 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,072 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 250 head. replacement cattle receipts at 4,213 head. Counted as USDA files them — 125 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,072Last week 15,494Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 1,107Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4,213Last week 2,197Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate. Bulk of trade this week was replacement cattle. Feeder cattle trade too light to trend. The next available report will be Friday, December 6, 2019.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	530	130.00–139.50	132.20
30	—	421	138.00–148.00	143.40
8	—	378	151.00–152.00	151.38
5	—	674	128.00	128.00
15	—	762	128.00	128.00
12	—	635	125.00–127.00	126.00
6	—	309	156.00	156.00
5	—	289	162.50	162.50
92	—	569	126.00–134.50	131.20
62	—	483	130.50–137.50	135.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	542	128.00	128.00
4	—	591	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	629	121.00	121.00
4	—	670	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	630	127.00–133.00	130.35
20	—	482	156.00–163.00	160.09
17	—	579	134.00–136.00	134.91
16	—	528	140.50–141.00	140.78
9	—	418	171.00–174.00	171.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	675	135.00–138.00	137.31
25	—	621	136.50–138.00	137.58
18	—	504	146.00	146.00
16	—	845	132.50	132.50
16	—	743	137.00	137.00
12	—	414	161.00–168.00	165.45
34	—	464	152.00–169.00	155.98
22	—	566	140.00–146.00	142.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	798	128.00	128.00
23	—	623	130.00–135.50	131.57
19	—	712	125.00–129.00	126.30
6	—	650	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,502	50.00–53.00	51.48
36	—	1,416	56.00–62.50	57.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,138	46.00–53.00	48.21
16	—	1,031	43.00–45.00	43.45
10	—	1,025	36.00–42.00	40.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,161	55.00–58.00	56.01
14	—	1,108	50.00–54.50	52.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,942	87.00	87.00
57	—	1,805	80.00–85.00	81.66
11	—	1,728	72.50–79.50	75.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	889	1,110.00–1,200.00	1,137.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,055	1,110.00	1,110.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	78	—	1,031	1,275.00–1,466.00	1,429.71
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	—	1,004	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	981	1,200.00	1,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	317	—	1,205	48.00–62.00	55.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	47	—	1,247	51.00–58.00	54.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,397	835.00–975.00	906.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	104	—	1,227	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,314.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	65	—	1,205	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,360.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	95	—	1,330	825.00–975.00	896.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	172	—	1,264	700.00–850.00	778.58
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	166	—	1,285	750.00–875.00	819.25
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,290	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	224	—	1,200	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,321.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	124	—	1,319	1,225.00–1,385.00	1,318.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	25	—	1,096	850.00–900.00	877.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	217	—	1,302	885.00–1,125.00	985.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,442	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	210	—	1,230	610.00–765.00	718.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,258	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	—	1,312	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,175.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,339	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	146	—	1,244	1,025.00–1,160.00	1,116.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	27	—	1,134	660.00–760.00	725.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,198	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,084	585.00	585.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,317	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,143.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	85	—	1,251	1,300.00–1,410.00	1,351.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,292	1,110.00–1,160.00	1,138.49

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Colorado barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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