Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 121 priced lines covering 8,080 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,937 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 551 head. replacement cattle receipts at 929 head. Counted as USDA files them — 20 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8,937Last week 18,147Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 551Last week 320Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 929Last week 1,475Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Feeder steers under 650 lbs were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher with

instances sharply higher on calves under 400 lbs, and steers over 650 lbs were steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs traded

unevenly steady, 600-750 lbs 1.00 to 4.00 higher, and over 750 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower. The next available report will be Friday, January 31, 2020.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	460	168.00	168.00
69	—	517	150.00–160.00	152.95
114	—	570	154.00–157.50	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	475	141.00–155.00	147.51
25	—	587	135.00–141.00	138.04
25	—	530	143.00–152.00	147.84
22	—	731	128.00–129.00	128.63
21	—	386	171.00–172.00	171.71
16	—	697	134.00	134.00
15	—	312	166.00	166.00
13	—	425	156.00–161.00	157.97
4	—	628	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
606	—	623	135.00–147.00	141.51
391	—	574	137.00–158.00	143.91
390	—	672	135.00–144.00	139.74
299	—	531	141.00–162.00	152.66
275	—	474	153.00–172.00	164.85
192	—	724	131.00–139.00	136.43
128	—	765	127.00–137.00	134.07
110	—	426	163.00–175.00	169.58
79	—	370	173.00–179.00	176.34
20	—	867	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	690	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	124.00	124.00
4	—	407	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	620	139.25	139.25
15	—	710	133.00	133.00
27	—	443	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	653	145.50	145.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	446	142.50	142.50
7	—	527	133.00	133.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	625	151.00	151.00
28	—	587	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	423	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	374	208.50–219.00	214.72
29	—	325	212.00–218.00	215.89
59	—	426	193.00–209.00	201.07
104	—	881	133.00–138.50	137.44
143	—	818	136.00–141.50	140.05
341	—	618	151.00–166.00	161.50
342	—	470	186.50–202.00	195.52
600	—	676	146.00–156.00	149.66
496	—	725	138.00–150.00	145.10
27	—	916	130.00–136.00	134.44
367	—	771	137.00–144.00	141.36
456	—	572	161.00–180.00	171.58
496	—	526	174.00–191.00	180.58
3	—	285	222.50	222.50
3	—	1,170	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	498	174.00	174.00
43	—	673	143.00–146.00	145.64
4	—	799	134.00	134.00
4	—	854	136.00	136.00
5	—	590	137.00	137.00
5	—	1,017	103.00	103.00
11	—	726	134.00	134.00
17	—	381	195.00–197.50	195.27
34	—	625	147.00–153.00	151.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	691	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	550	170.00	170.00
67	—	626	166.00–168.00	166.95
23	—	404	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	707	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	728	137.50	137.50
5	—	642	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	580	137.50	137.50
12	—	600	153.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,099	41.00–42.00	41.42
4	—	1,601	51.00–57.50	54.38
94	—	1,207	48.50–61.50	54.41
56	—	1,113	43.00–52.50	47.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,479	52.00–68.50	59.26
11	—	1,575	50.50–56.00	53.44
5	—	1,706	61.50–73.50	64.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	1,298	52.00–65.50	57.15
33	—	1,229	48.00–55.00	51.21
15	—	1,664	50.00–69.50	58.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,885	67.00–87.00	81.44
10	—	1,639	50.00–79.00	69.81
4	—	1,903	88.00–90.00	88.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,668	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,694	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,369	700.00–925.00	887.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	—	1,340	800.00–960.00	927.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,405	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,234	535.00–675.00	594.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,243	785.00	785.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,342	885.00	885.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,376	875.00–950.00	887.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,357	575.00–785.00	742.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,257	525.00–860.00	694.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,306	635.00–685.00	670.48
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,295	1,825.00–1,850.00	1,834.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,613	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,613	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,409.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,280	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,254	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,413	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,114.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	—	1,329	1,010.00–1,200.00	1,076.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,217	1,125.00–1,285.00	1,255.54
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,320	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	78	—	1,248	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,588.22
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	68	—	1,159	1,210.00–1,475.00	1,353.17
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,073	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,257.70
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,023	775.00–1,125.00	1,079.30
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	864	900.00–950.00	909.01
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,077	80.00–87.00	84.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,239	65.00–77.00	74.42
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	208	—	1,249	48.00–61.00	56.78
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	43	—	1,302	47.00–61.00	55.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	887	70.00–92.00	78.54
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	843	96.00–119.00	115.00
Stock Cows — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	51.00	51.00
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,197	69.00	69.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,093	69.00–77.00	72.92
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	995	101.00	101.00

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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