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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Apr 6
● As filed127 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907
← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Colorado reported 127 priced lines covering 5,855 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,851 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 504 head. replacement cattle receipts at 466 head. Counted as USDA files them — 86 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Apr 6, 2020
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 7,851Last week 1,946Year ago 0
Slaughter CattleReceipts 504Last week 601Year ago 0
Replacement CattleReceipts 466Last week 195Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Combined weighted average report for 4 Colorado Auctions included:

Centennial Livestock Auction, Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock and Livestock Exchange. Feeder steers under 550 lbs traded mostly steady

to 2.00 higher and over 550 lbs traded 3.00 lower to sharply lower with no market test on steers over 800 lbs. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs

traded mostly steady to 3.00 higher, 550-750 lbs 7.00 to 9.00 lower and over 750 lbs sharply higher on a light test. Slaughter cows traded

steady to 3.00 lower, while bulls traded 5.00 lower. Bred cows traded steady on a light test, and pairs were sharply higher on a thin test. The

next available report will be Friday, April 17, 2020.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
34—93258.00–59.0058.14
30—48190.00–95.0092.53
27—259102.50102.50
11—54784.0084.00
11—223107.50–119.00115.53
9—98260.00–62.0060.45
2—71566.0066.00
39—82461.5061.50
42—38299.00–104.00101.83
92—42292.50–101.5098.60
93—33897.00–107.00104.14
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
15—28760.0060.00
14—42845.0045.00
23—52237.00–39.0038.13
18—59049.0049.00
3—64235.0035.00
6—66443.0043.00
12—38447.50–55.0053.15
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3—97579.0079.00
2—439100.00100.00
20—388106.00106.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4—466122.50122.50
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5—55730.0030.00
5—32447.0047.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
23—248101.00101.00
22—68060.00–68.0066.16
4—27390.0090.00
9—37587.50–90.0088.46
12—76960.0060.00
15—33485.00–91.0089.11
23—52074.00–80.0076.54
27—57471.00–73.0072.18
39—63465.00–72.0069.80
44—72960.00–62.0061.54
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4—66958.0058.00
4—74051.0051.00
6—42667.50–72.0069.83
7—28372.5072.50
10—37172.50–77.5074.89
11—48763.00–67.5065.00
16—58461.0061.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
20—49841.0041.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
8—36752.5052.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11—44052.50–65.0060.51
4—83955.0055.00
4—31552.5052.50
2—64543.0043.00
2—24067.5067.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9—61483.0083.00
3—74054.0054.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3—382102.50102.50
3—533106.00106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65—803124.50124.50
81—655120.00–124.00121.43
348—633121.00–135.50125.28
454—529137.50–156.00143.22
43—377167.00167.00
333—574125.00–143.50133.15
146—483140.00–154.00147.63
97—716113.00–128.00118.90
76—425139.00–159.00153.62
71—767101.00–123.00117.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
36—782129.00129.00
41—842136.00–140.50138.19
45—854126.00–135.00132.00
127—723131.00–143.00134.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
71—584138.50138.50
79—459160.00160.00
39—506151.00–155.00153.15
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23—542112.50112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6—314161.00161.00
7—593131.00–138.00136.03
8—470142.00–146.00144.25
49—665117.00–118.50117.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
53—652135.00135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6—335190.00190.00
21—396189.00189.00
70—428172.00–183.00180.55
396—613142.00–154.00150.36
320—520160.00–169.00163.84
283—580150.00–163.00155.51
214—680132.00–147.00135.66
116—724121.00–136.00125.17
61—481162.00–174.00170.61
46—819106.00–115.00109.58
22—768125.50–126.00125.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
53—732133.00133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11—333181.00181.00
55—704122.00–123.50122.44
56—465158.00–162.00159.20
5—378170.00170.00
70—587130.50–148.00134.88
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8—421155.00155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10—530173.00173.00
65—571164.50164.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
105—672126.00126.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8—521114.00114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5—566143.00143.00
9—452156.00156.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)4—1,381925.00–1,000.00948.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—1,3481,235.00–1,300.001,268.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)19—1,2561,225.00–1,275.001,238.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)12—1,3231,085.00–1,100.001,097.74
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)12—1,1141,300.00–1,400.001,341.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open18—1,3061,585.00–1,675.001,641.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open23—1,2751,685.001,685.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open19—1,0811,410.00–1,475.001,443.32
Aged (>8 yrs)Open3—1,3571,150.00–1,185.001,160.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open12—1,3391,200.00–1,260.001,231.91
Young (2-4 yrs)Open7—1,2991,400.001,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open56—1,17042.00–53.0046.42
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open56—1,05150.00–55.0051.44
Stock Cows — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open10—1,11142.00–49.0045.75
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open5—90481.00–87.5084.11
Young (2-4 yrs)Open8—1,18661.00–71.5068.21
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open4—1,0281,600.001,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
111—1,26738.00–50.5043.12
23—1,09431.00–39.5035.05
6—1,14110.00–27.5022.02
1—95554.0054.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33—1,59344.00–57.5053.55
17—1,80140.50–48.0043.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
129—1,58038.50–46.0043.61
51—1,41044.00–58.0052.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22—1,41860.00–71.5063.76
2—2,08092.00–97.5094.69
12—1,82179.50–89.0083.54
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.