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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Sep 14
● As filed91 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907
← Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Colorado reported 91 priced lines covering 4,024 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,700 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,157 head. replacement cattle receipts at 654 head. Counted as USDA files them — 11 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Sep 14, 2020
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 3,700Last week 4,188Year ago 1,850
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,157Last week 689Year ago 345
Replacement CattleReceipts 654Last week 394Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 3 Colorado auction markets included: Winter Livestock Auction, La Junta

Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate to good on feeder cattle. Feeder steers under 500 lbs traded 3.00 to

7.00 higher, 500-750 lbs 7.00 to 10.00 lower with instances of sharply lower, and 750-950 lb steers were mostly steady to 6.00 higher.

Feeder heifers under 450 lbs were 1.00 to 8.00 higher, 450-600 lbs traded sharply lower, and 600-1000 lb heifers were mostly steady to 6.00

lower. Trade activity and demand moderate to good on slaughter cattle. Average dressing Breakers traded 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher,

average dressing Boners steady to .50 higher, average dressing Leans steady to 1.00 higher, and average dressing Bulls 6.00 lower to .50

higher. The bulk of stocker cows going back on feed were 5-8 year olds, trading 1.00 lower to 1.00 higher. The next available report will be

Friday, September 25, 2020.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60—768126.00–133.00130.16
8—927119.00–121.00119.99
22—826121.00–131.50125.69
16—873129.00129.00
215—529129.00–135.50132.28
53—329163.50–178.00169.56
119—382152.00–162.00159.74
53—581128.50–132.00130.09
23—707130.00–131.00130.52
5—972120.00–121.00120.60
14—636133.00133.00
18—284170.00170.00
145—470136.00–147.50141.78
190—425139.00–158.00146.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5—532127.00127.00
9—878113.00113.00
26—380147.00–156.00152.86
30—434142.00–147.50144.19
15—475134.00–135.50134.80
10—641122.00–123.00122.70
12—778120.00–128.00126.70
18—582120.00–124.00123.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9—604120.50120.50
11—506125.00–129.00128.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9—458150.00150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6—600128.00128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8—295211.00211.00
249—466161.00–181.00173.46
111—894143.00–143.75143.37
67—373193.00–199.00197.81
64—326200.00–205.00202.12
19—1,26999.0099.00
119—576143.00–153.50146.99
35—711136.00–141.00138.76
135—420183.00–195.00190.54
5—650147.00147.00
59—784144.00144.00
51—818127.00–144.25139.23
222—528152.00–162.00157.95
59—915124.00–137.75134.97
8—632143.50–145.50145.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9—836133.00133.00
40—731123.00–136.50129.18
17—389176.00–179.00177.26
27—440177.00–180.00177.69
19—560139.00–143.00140.90
11—771130.00130.00
20—530150.50–151.00150.90
12—1,07898.0098.00
6—953106.00106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8—596136.00136.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12—450166.00166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
39—367207.00207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4—400197.00197.00
10—454177.00177.00
10—351212.00–213.00212.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22—674135.00–139.50137.10
64—606139.50–141.50140.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8—547136.00136.00
8—638126.00126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4—334199.00199.00
6—532134.00134.00
18—370185.00–194.00191.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10—612134.00134.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,5501,575.001,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open2—1,360925.00–975.00952.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open2—1,3481,400.001,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open5—1,3001,450.00–1,475.001,463.15
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1—1,105775.00775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open12—1,03390.00–104.0093.28
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open132—1,10853.00–64.5058.82
Stock Cows — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open59—1,03581.00–86.5084.59
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open5—96872.00–79.0075.26
Stock Cows — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open12—79563.00–69.0066.06
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open5—856113.00–124.00117.68
Young (2-4 yrs)Open10—1,12970.00–74.5072.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)19—1,222610.00–760.00707.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)18—1,199800.00–985.00853.50
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)12—757475.00–510.00485.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
251—1,35852.00–76.0058.68
230—1,37760.00–71.0064.62
8—1,48844.00–51.0047.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21—1,55156.00–63.0060.02
85—1,55261.00–73.5066.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24—98833.00–45.0039.53
157—1,15051.00–66.0059.14
168—1,10943.00–57.5052.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
35—1,72373.00–85.0079.60
5—2,00190.00–91.0090.60
29—1,85781.50–89.0084.78
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20—1,24570.00–77.5073.53
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.