Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 2 Colorado auction markets included Sterling Livestock and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity moderate to good on feeder cattle. Feeder steers under 650 lbs were too thinly tested to trend and steers over 650 lbs were sharply higher. Feeder heifers weighing 600-800 lbs traded sharply higher as all other weight classes were too lightly tested to trend. In the slaughter cow and bull supply, average dressing breakers traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher, average dressing boners traded 1.50 to 4.00 higher and average dressing lean cows came in with a weighted average price 1.84 higher than last week. Average dressing slaughter bulls traded steady to 7.00 higher. Dairy cross stock cows under 2 years old returning to feed traded 1.00 to 1.50 higher. The next available report will be Friday, July 31, 2020.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 356 | 194.00 | 194.00 |
| 8 | — | 476 | 174.00 | 174.00 |
| 5 | — | 332 | 197.00 | 197.00 |
| 331 | — | 972 | 129.25–136.50 | 134.17 |
| 223 | — | 1,024 | 122.00–129.85 | 127.12 |
| 217 | — | 915 | 133.00–139.00 | 137.28 |
| 135 | — | 864 | 141.00–143.25 | 142.74 |
| 123 | — | 788 | 140.50–146.50 | 145.48 |
| 79 | — | 724 | 144.50–148.50 | 147.38 |
| 70 | — | 671 | 151.25–159.50 | 156.33 |
| 62 | — | 824 | 143.25–144.00 | 143.85 |
| 25 | — | 1,068 | 120.00–124.75 | 123.80 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 28 | — | 826 | 134.50–138.75 | 137.61 |
| 21 | — | 522 | 148.00–155.00 | 153.34 |
| 16 | — | 594 | 151.00 | 151.00 |
| 8 | — | 734 | 137.00 | 137.00 |
| 6 | — | 492 | 155.00 | 155.00 |
| 5 | — | 422 | 167.00 | 167.00 |
| 4 | — | 670 | 145.00 | 145.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 23 | — | 577 | 131.00–135.00 | 133.23 |
| 11 | — | 864 | 104.00–109.50 | 104.99 |
| 11 | — | 664 | 127.50–129.00 | 128.04 |
| 10 | — | 491 | 141.00 | 141.00 |
| 3 | — | 410 | 149.00 | 149.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 108 | — | 668 | 132.00–137.50 | 136.72 |
| 102 | — | 725 | 130.00–134.50 | 133.02 |
| 56 | — | 763 | 126.00–136.25 | 133.53 |
| 48 | — | 629 | 135.50–135.75 | 135.73 |
| 20 | — | 569 | 139.00 | 139.00 |
| 12 | — | 433 | 160.00 | 160.00 |
| 7 | — | 846 | 126.50 | 126.50 |
| 7 | — | 375 | 174.00 | 174.00 |
| 3 | — | 503 | 142.00 | 142.00 |
| 2 | — | 340 | 179.00 | 179.00 |
| Age | Stage | Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 10 | — | 1,264 | 71.00–78.00 | 74.50 |
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 2 | — | 900 | 117.00 | 117.00 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 4 | — | 1,199 | 80.00–86.00 | 81.22 |
| Stock Cows — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 7 | — | 957 | 62.50–69.00 | 65.09 |
| Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 20 | — | 1,256 | 75.50–79.50 | 77.65 |
| Stock Cows — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 67 | — | 1,041 | 80.00–83.50 | 82.14 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 1st Stage (1-3 mo) | 18 | — | 1,336 | 810.00–960.00 | 889.09 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 1st Stage (1-3 mo) | 7 | — | 1,130 | 660.00–785.00 | 719.95 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | Open | 5 | — | 1,639 | 1,385.00 | 1,385.00 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | Open | 10 | — | 1,482 | 1,250.00–1,285.00 | 1,255.98 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | Open | 4 | — | 1,483 | 1,100.00–1,175.00 | 1,119.16 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | Open | 7 | — | 1,221 | 860.00–1,085.00 | 979.53 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 32 | — | 1,208 | 57.00–63.50 | 61.12 |
| 12 | — | 1,152 | 48.00–56.00 | 52.84 |
| 10 | — | 1,063 | 30.00–43.00 | 38.47 |
| 4 | — | 1,207 | 65.00–67.00 | 65.49 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 71 | — | 1,696 | 64.00–70.50 | 67.11 |
| 4 | — | 1,670 | 73.50–78.00 | 75.49 |
| 4 | — | 1,600 | 60.50 | 60.50 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 110 | — | 1,424 | 63.00–70.50 | 66.33 |
| 23 | — | 1,418 | 54.50–62.50 | 58.91 |
| 11 | — | 1,337 | 71.00–74.00 | 72.02 |
| 2 | — | 1,435 | 43.00–48.00 | 45.47 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 15 | — | 1,579 | 78.00–88.50 | 81.58 |
| 15 | — | 1,689 | 89.00–96.50 | 91.21 |
| 13 | — | 2,048 | 98.50–108.50 | 103.43 |