Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 98 priced lines covering 4,329 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,567 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 469 head. replacement cattle receipts at 2,041 head. Counted as USDA files them — 41 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 25, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,567Last week 13,459Year ago 6,928

Slaughter CattleReceipts 469Last week 603Year ago 348

Replacement CattleReceipts 2,041Last week 2,036Year ago 1,296

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 4 Colorado auction markets included: La Junta Livestock, Winter Livestock, Sterling Livestock and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Feeder steers under 450 lbs traded 6.00 to 11.00 lower on a light test, 450-850 lbs trade mixed from 2.00 lower to 4.00 higher, and no comparable trades over 850 lbs. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs traded mostly 2.00 to 11.00 lower, 550-800 lbs mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher, and no comparable trades over 800 lbs. In the slaughter cow and bull supply, average dressing Breakers 3.00 higher, average dressing Boners 4.00 higher, average dressing Leans 4.00 higher, and average dressing Bulls 7.00 higher. The next available report will be Monday, February 8, 2021.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	529	153.50	153.50
25	—	680	124.00–127.00	124.85
14	—	480	171.00–173.00	171.85
9	—	339	196.00	196.00
46	—	433	178.00–187.50	180.95
21	—	389	186.00–198.00	194.01
14	—	583	138.00–145.50	141.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	404	184.00	184.00
6	—	967	132.00	132.00
82	—	777	130.00–134.00	131.87
28	—	391	192.00	192.00
133	—	618	145.50–152.00	148.24
23	—	332	209.00	209.00
20	—	482	173.00–183.00	177.94
178	—	525	160.00–171.50	167.93
242	—	669	133.50–146.50	141.90
139	—	716	131.00–142.00	137.47
38	—	804	134.00–135.00	134.71
110	—	562	154.00–165.00	160.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	614	158.50	158.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	452	186.50–187.00	186.72
24	—	407	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	537	130.50–141.50	134.34
7	—	482	147.00	147.00
7	—	550	129.00	129.00
5	—	347	162.50	162.50
27	—	616	126.00–128.00	127.16
10	—	412	151.00–152.00	151.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	535	121.00	121.00
5	—	421	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	755	123.00	123.00
10	—	394	164.00	164.00
285	—	629	127.00–139.00	133.61
100	—	570	132.50–140.00	137.81
162	—	671	126.00–136.50	132.78
18	—	413	150.00–151.00	150.43
130	—	525	134.00–144.00	136.65
147	—	722	127.00–130.50	130.05
101	—	478	145.00–152.00	148.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	607	143.50–146.00	145.37
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	469	61.00	61.00
5	—	537	61.00	61.00
4	—	273	50.00	50.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	61.00	61.00
9	—	274	110.00–140.00	124.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	494	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,533	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	47	—	1,065	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,035.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	44	—	1,349	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,047.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,354	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	41	—	1,546	925.00–1,060.00	1,021.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	—	1,431	700.00–850.00	804.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	201	—	1,317	725.00–885.00	771.29
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	—	1,383	810.00–925.00	850.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	53	—	1,233	1,250.00–1,385.00	1,314.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	34	—	1,048	810.00–850.00	824.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,394	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,442.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	59	—	1,190	625.00–685.00	670.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,336	950.00–975.00	966.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,161	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,046.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	57	—	1,457	775.00–885.00	858.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,303	1,110.00–1,175.00	1,145.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,436	700.00–900.00	809.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,495	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,362	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,284.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,594	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,470.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,175	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,040	1,210.00–1,275.00	1,222.50
Stock Cows — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,046	80.00–83.00	80.84
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	55	—	1,073	70.00–79.50	77.83
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,465	58.00	58.00
Stock Cows — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	704	61.00–62.50	62.20
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	702	38.00	38.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	57	—	1,163	45.00–60.00	52.05
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,149	67.00–75.00	72.38
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,104	99.00–108.00	103.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,314	56.00–64.00	59.58
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	934	90.50–94.00	91.42
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	977	900.00–925.00	904.93
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	173	—	1,128	1,225.00–1,550.00	1,394.46
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,025	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	983	850.00–925.00	908.64
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	52	—	1,105	950.00–1,125.00	1,060.12
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	89	—	959	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,371.32
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	64	—	1,207	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,739.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	978	27.50–42.00	39.38
14	—	1,025	32.00–47.00	40.92
19	—	1,130	56.00–60.50	57.36
60	—	1,071	46.00–55.50	52.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,347	41.00–55.00	50.18
1	—	1,140	61.00	61.00
231	—	1,405	53.00–64.00	57.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,712	50.00–55.50	53.68
1	—	1,435	69.00	69.00
55	—	1,706	56.00–66.00	59.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,802	75.00–79.00	78.14
15	—	1,825	80.00–89.50	87.66
7	—	2,124	88.00–90.50	89.27

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.

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