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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Nov 30
● As filed132 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907
← Nov 23Nov 30Dec 7 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Colorado reported 132 priced lines covering 8,908 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 9,428 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,409 head. replacement cattle receipts at 2,081 head. Counted as USDA files them — 3 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Nov 30, 2020
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 9,428Last week 3,355Year ago 9,652
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,409Last week 219Year ago 579
Replacement CattleReceipts 2,081Last week 5,101Year ago 930

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 5 Colorado auction markets included: Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Sterling Livestock, Livestock Exchange, and Centennial Livestock. Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Feeder steers under 400 lbs steady to 4.00 higher on a light test, 400-600 lbs 2.00 to 10.00 higher, and over 600 lbs 6.00 higher to 14.00 higher on a light test. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs 7.00 higher to sharply higher on a light test, 400-650 lbs 4.00 to 9.00 higher, and over 650 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a light test. In the slaughter cows and bulls supply, average dressing Breakers 3.00 higher, average dressing Boners 2.00 higher, average dressing Leans steady, and average dressing Bulls 1.00 higher. Middle Aged stock cows 3.00 higher. Replacement cattle offerings continue to increase. The next available report will be Friday, December 11, 2020.

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open143—1,35751.00–61.5057.00
(<2 yrs)Open9—1,09982.00–98.0089.48
Young (2-4 yrs)Open94—1,10662.00–77.0066.31
Aged (>8 yrs)Open27—1,24044.00–50.0047.37
Stock Cows — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open5—98260.00–68.0064.61
Stock Cows — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open95—1,04580.00–83.0081.94
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open33—1,19171.00–79.5075.90
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open386—1,23145.00–59.0054.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)7—1,3701,125.011,125.01
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)17—1,323610.00–785.00718.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)30—1,293900.00–1,010.00919.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)5—1,303760.00–950.00815.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)13—1,143600.00–750.00689.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)10—1,290800.00–910.00849.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open2—1,8331,200.00–1,260.001,232.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—1,3651,025.001,025.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6—297135.00135.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5—428122.50122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26—544133.00133.00
42—584131.00–133.00132.05
6—675106.00106.00
5—411141.00141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6—920109.00109.00
35—437146.00–151.00148.91
14—861124.00124.00
13—323147.50147.50
15—1,121105.50105.50
27—369140.00–156.00146.57
14—628129.00–131.50130.97
42—476122.50–146.00134.71
32—685122.00–128.50124.55
52—536125.50–144.50134.59
123—579120.50–139.50132.32
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29—520124.00–130.50125.36
9—494131.00131.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13—533130.00130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72—504159.50159.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
55—839131.00131.00
100—467154.00154.00
20—411149.00149.00
32—588136.00136.00
51—619141.00–144.00142.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
58—717118.50–123.00119.95
56—636123.00–129.00128.03
12—786115.00115.00
43—675119.00–121.00120.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26—1,028110.00–126.50118.75
5—256167.00167.00
410—627125.00–139.00131.95
300—579125.50–144.75137.11
189—418136.00–163.00148.06
11—1,064122.00–126.00124.90
11—723128.00–129.00128.27
22—868119.00–130.00125.17
20—805119.00–124.00120.25
104—677126.00–136.00129.37
13—755125.00125.00
261—472130.00–156.50143.56
5—1,158117.50117.50
12—328161.00–185.00170.52
5—980110.00110.00
61—379150.00–167.50158.69
683—519121.00–152.50138.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4—825104.00104.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5—772104.00104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22—408166.00166.00
8—386160.00160.00
19—479162.00–164.00162.43
4—628124.00124.00
16—348171.00171.00
14—574143.00–149.50144.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42—473167.00–170.00168.24
136—567139.50–159.50156.78
28—372170.00–180.00175.30
6—297183.00183.00
32—664140.50–147.00143.53
15—759136.00–137.50137.01
22—298585.00585.00
61—527150.00–166.00159.58
61—629135.00–148.00141.89
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9—896116.00116.00
40—543151.50151.50
25—662127.00127.00
19—450155.00155.00
30—629131.00131.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
34—569131.00131.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26—463157.00157.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10—490154.50154.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
51—921139.00139.00
17—402197.00197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
56—684132.00–135.00133.20
59—635136.00–140.00138.72
56—722129.00–135.00131.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
186—718139.00–154.50147.26
368—662136.00–154.00146.51
6—276215.00215.00
577—620142.50–160.00150.41
23—916127.00–137.50133.90
98—826126.00–147.50137.68
166—765125.00–153.00137.64
36—971131.35131.35
570—573150.00–169.00157.53
290—533155.00–170.00161.85
37—323189.00–215.00201.20
165—430169.00–188.00178.42
53—366189.00–210.00199.21
405—476164.00–181.00172.37
23—1,109110.50110.50
4—853141.00141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7—411194.00194.00
72—479180.00–182.00180.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72—552170.00170.00
39—453180.00–186.50184.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8—605124.00124.00
8—513143.00143.00
13—470147.00–156.00153.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
48—1,60444.00–54.5050.07
24—1,72765.00–70.5067.88
1—1,85531.0031.00
70—1,54054.00–64.0058.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
132—1,40853.00–62.5057.72
132—1,40939.00–54.0047.03
8—1,49664.00–69.0065.98
3—1,47830.00–38.0033.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37—1,11117.50–41.0029.98
3—1,09055.00–61.0059.05
101—1,17142.00–53.0045.99
91—1,11932.00–50.0039.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3—2,02285.0085.00
43—1,88377.00–85.0080.59
29—1,64557.50–77.0071.93
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,20371.00–73.0072.02
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.