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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Jan 18
● As filed150 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907
← Jan 11Jan 18Jan 25 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Colorado reported 150 priced lines covering 12,037 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 13,459 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 603 head. replacement cattle receipts at 2,036 head. Counted as USDA files them — 14 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Jan 18, 2021
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 13,459Last week 24,654Year ago 8,937
Slaughter CattleReceipts 603Last week 887Year ago 551
Replacement CattleReceipts 2,036Last week 1,164Year ago 929

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 4 Colorado auction markets included: Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Centennial Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Feeder steers under 550 lbs trade mixed, from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher, 550-700 lbs 1.00 lower to 6.00 lower with instances of sharply lower, and over 700 lbs trade mixed, from 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs traded 4.00 to 7.00 lower, 500-550 lbs 2.00 higher, and over 550 lbs steady to 6.00 lower. In the slaughter cow and bull supply, average dressing Breakers 3.00 lower, average dressing Boners steady, average dressing Lean 4.00 higher and average dressing Bulls 3.00 higher. The next available report will be Monday, February 1, 2021.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
217—763123.00–129.50125.00
349—480146.50–157.00150.75
828—573126.00–147.50135.46
581—523131.00–158.50147.55
4—314171.00171.00
670—623124.25–136.50129.23
14—927126.00126.00
174—372156.50–170.00165.79
544—673122.00–138.00126.92
300—418151.00–166.00157.72
60—820120.50–125.00122.74
223—730121.00–129.25127.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54—589128.00–133.00131.01
25—910106.50–107.00106.90
71—625125.00–132.00129.21
17—394153.00–156.00154.40
19—1,029105.00105.00
6—714119.50–121.00120.24
4—685125.00125.00
48—523133.00–139.00135.85
28—334164.00–167.50164.78
126—474136.00–149.00143.59
67—438147.00–154.50151.77
17—896113.25113.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12—350171.00171.00
76—683132.75132.75
28—511151.50151.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
49—452162.00–163.00162.65
31—529149.00149.00
84—651133.50133.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19—591127.00127.00
4—650123.00123.00
21—388142.00–160.00153.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15—435117.50–123.00121.16
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6—593110.00110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8—712115.50115.50
9—643131.50131.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4—648132.00132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3—732113.00113.00
19—483138.00–140.00139.27
4—549127.00127.00
10—688117.50117.50
4—778120.00120.00
12—441141.00–147.00146.05
5—377147.50147.50
6—588124.00124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7—1,006119.50119.50
120—381194.00–213.50203.10
416—478168.00–188.50177.48
210—764127.50–136.00132.35
742—571149.00–171.00158.72
7—1,13294.0094.00
632—674130.50–143.00137.68
190—878125.00–134.50129.48
520—727130.00–144.25135.92
216—418182.00–202.00192.78
44—330208.00–222.00215.23
398—620143.50–157.50150.22
634—525154.00–185.00169.89
290—822126.75–137.00130.97
10—911124.00–132.50129.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6—673142.00142.00
8—511140.00140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6—668131.50131.50
3—750126.00126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
63—584146.00–155.50148.94
104—685133.00–141.75138.41
9—760125.00–130.00127.79
57—525153.00–161.50157.03
41—469172.00–176.00175.55
11—711131.00131.00
110—632131.00–148.50140.81
44—393185.00–191.00188.43
8—343198.00198.00
52—420171.00–186.00180.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
50—382214.00214.00
11—505171.00171.00
49—454180.00–183.00180.87
38—673144.00144.00
51—564160.50–172.00162.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
36—653150.00150.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4—640145.00145.00
4—574150.00150.00
26—443183.00183.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4—735118.50118.50
6—660139.00139.00
15—485166.00166.00
5—637131.50131.50
8—581142.00–146.00143.44
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8—514141.00141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20—626127.00–139.00131.66
11—442164.00164.00
16—523141.00–148.50144.95
9—597138.00–141.00139.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22—666119.00–123.00121.98
4—431176.00176.00
8—833110.00–120.00113.74
3—712117.00117.00
4—548145.00145.00
13—774109.00–118.00111.04
4—326172.50172.50
11—467139.00–151.00146.70
11—1,03985.0085.00
4—364175.00175.00
13—580131.00–137.00134.81
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5—582119.00119.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3—597119.00119.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4—50063.0063.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2—64568.0068.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3—80269.0069.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
10—26460.00–70.0061.00
18—306100.00–130.00119.98
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5—394210.00210.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open264—1,19645.00–59.0051.55
Young (2-4 yrs)Open14—1,16478.00–86.0083.40
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open5—1,06287.50–97.5094.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open5—1,148103.50–104.00103.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open72—1,45052.50–62.0054.59
Aged (>8 yrs)Open25—1,29148.00–51.0049.19
Young (2-4 yrs)Open22—1,10463.00–77.5070.68
Stock Cows — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open5—70368.0068.00
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open109—1,12272.00–77.5075.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)36—1,377810.00–925.00851.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)37—1,2621,250.00–1,385.001,330.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)27—1,343950.00–1,025.00983.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)24—1,2211,025.00–1,150.001,116.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)34—1,048810.00–850.00824.86
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)201—1,317725.00–885.00771.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)2—1,385900.00900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)33—9961,000.00–1,010.001,004.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)69—1,184625.00–685.00663.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open8—1,175900.00900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open6—1,0401,210.00–1,275.001,222.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)89—9591,300.00–1,425.001,371.32
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)3—1,3121,175.001,175.00
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)2—1,2531,075.001,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8—1,408102.50–104.00102.82
3—1,55078.0078.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14—1,64071.00–78.0075.28
2—1,88586.50–87.5086.95
45—1,75777.50–85.5080.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19—1,09831.00–46.0039.65
32—1,16515.00–43.0025.39
106—1,14842.50–53.0048.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
62—1,42952.00–58.0053.95
3—1,36561.00–67.0064.69
169—1,41141.50–54.0048.80
15—1,49922.00–36.0031.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
48—1,63454.00–62.5056.96
68—1,68142.50–54.0050.78
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.