Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Feb 22
● As filed85 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Colorado reported 85 priced lines covering 2,802 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,433 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 533 head. replacement cattle receipts at 738 head. Counted as USDA files them — 29 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Feb 22, 2021
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 2,433Last week 1,216Year ago 2,129
Slaughter CattleReceipts 533Last week 426Year ago 217
Replacement CattleReceipts 738Last week 1,144Year ago 2,380

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 4 Colorado auction markets included: Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Sterling Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Feeder steers across all weight classes traded mostly 4.00 to 8.00 lower with instances of sharply lower on 450-550 lb steers. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher, 450-550 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 lower, 550-650 lbs 4.00 to 7.00 higher, and over 650 lbs 6.00 to 8.00 lower on a light test. In the slaughter cow and bull supply, average dressing Breakers traded 3.00 lower, and average dressing Boners, Leans, and Bulls were 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Stock cows returning to feed traded 9.00 to 11.00 lower. The next available report will be Monday, March 8, 2021.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19788128.00128.00
2435162.00162.00
9573140.00–147.00143.00
18733132.50–133.00132.87
3398182.00182.00
14472171.00171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31530166.00–177.00172.54
7939124.50124.50
27785132.50–133.00132.66
53476172.00–183.00179.18
138669136.00–148.00143.29
36434181.00–191.00185.84
5314194.00194.00
138627142.00–166.00150.16
65729136.00–138.00136.55
85813130.50–132.50131.58
10863126.50126.50
33369188.00–199.00194.63
78578156.00–164.00161.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7399169.00169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
37728143.50143.50
55525180.00180.00
16565177.00177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7944105.00105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
97476144.00–158.00150.84
11785121.00121.00
11375160.00–166.00162.60
23805123.00123.00
61666129.00–133.00131.75
140626130.00–139.25136.19
180572134.00–145.00140.04
60712126.50–129.50127.87
43525136.00–146.00140.30
53426152.00–167.00156.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13446149.00–155.00149.92
3452153.00153.00
9526136.00–140.00137.27
8638126.50126.50
9688126.00126.00
3593132.00132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5447136.00136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6498161.00161.00
8504155.00155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)91,2901,150.00–1,285.001,233.39
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)41,423760.00–800.00776.79
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)731,415710.00–935.00889.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)421,446935.00–1,300.001,148.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)81,431900.00–1,025.00994.24
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)31,4091,235.00–1,300.001,256.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)21,498825.00825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)341,371700.00–750.00735.20
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)301,403675.00–975.00758.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)171,3261,025.00–1,100.001,075.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)71,203825.00–1,000.00885.58
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)161,324700.00700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)201,274600.00–700.00662.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo)91,0631,550.001,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo)201,1081,600.00–1,625.001,620.98
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open171,21968.00–71.0069.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open711,32458.00–66.5062.37
(<2 yrs)Open1895115.00115.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open101,29555.00–57.5056.12
Stock Cows — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open1501,06882.00–87.0085.42
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open1693770.00–79.0075.87
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open571334.0034.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open581,13151.00–63.5058.92
(<2 yrs)Open51,170122.50122.50
Young (2-4 yrs)Open21,07382.50–86.0084.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open41,1921,300.00–1,450.001,411.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open201,3671,175.00–1,475.001,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open21,2181,650.00–1,775.001,715.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open31,3231,050.00–1,250.001,124.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
311,71470.00–82.0077.32
121,98083.00–93.5087.13
22,03591.00–99.0094.63
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12,70561.0061.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11,26077.0077.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
311,69750.00–63.5056.43
651,47960.50–70.0064.87
21,47369.0069.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
811,13250.50–61.0054.41
401,02639.00–57.0046.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1301,43544.00–63.0054.05
901,37256.00–67.5059.46
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
221,39971.00–82.5076.48
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.