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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Mar 1
● As filed169 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907
← Feb 22Mar 1Mar 8 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Colorado reported 169 priced lines covering 8,623 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 9,259 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 604 head. replacement cattle receipts at 396 head. Counted as USDA files them — 3 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Mar 1, 2021
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 9,259Last week 2,433Year ago 3,736
Slaughter CattleReceipts 604Last week 533Year ago 100
Replacement CattleReceipts 396Last week 738Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 5 Colorado auction markets included: Centennial Livestock, Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Sterling Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Feeder steers under 650 lbs traded mostly 6.00 to 10.00 higher, and steers over 650 lbs were mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs traded mostly 6.00 to 8.00 higher, and heifers over 550 lbs were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded from 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Replacement cattle supply too thinly tested to trend. The next available report will be Monday, March 15, 2021.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
214—523140.00–158.00148.93
535—724123.00–133.25127.82
4—900119.50119.50
5—300185.00185.00
319—772121.50–127.50124.69
512—679131.00–139.00134.69
454—628131.00–144.00137.65
64—815119.00–123.25121.79
16—1,076111.00–116.50115.83
279—579138.00–147.00143.20
10—378161.00–166.00163.07
36—871118.00–118.25118.15
123—479150.00–168.50158.57
52—424158.00–172.00162.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5—816117.00117.00
21—792111.00–120.50115.81
27—727116.00–122.00119.48
36—475151.00–155.00151.98
30—337157.00–179.00161.81
56—374155.00–166.00158.94
38—623122.50–134.00127.84
34—431152.00–161.00155.06
12—570133.00–136.00133.75
50—533134.00–146.00139.87
67—690120.00–129.00124.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
59—895112.75112.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3—696125.00125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5—585122.50122.50
5—390167.00167.00
10—314150.00–165.00159.27
35—69091.00–114.00106.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24—633141.50141.50
19—469163.00163.00
99—560151.00–155.50153.99
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4—683135.00135.00
3—580137.00137.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4—410157.50157.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2—588128.00128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3—510160.00160.00
6—815115.00115.00
7—654134.00134.00
3—483167.00–168.00167.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10—547153.00153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52—375184.00–191.00188.22
30—427174.00–188.00182.36
24—477174.00–177.50175.34
17—572151.00–164.00157.30
6—722130.00130.00
64—672134.50–142.00138.59
5—1,031117.50117.50
22—526164.00–176.00170.12
50—631140.00–153.00148.32
14—786125.00–128.00125.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
69—792137.50137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
393—679142.50–155.00147.25
284—573151.00–184.00168.80
283—768129.50–144.75135.59
64—379195.00–204.00200.51
254—523169.00–193.00181.28
159—466176.00–194.50188.92
86—420189.00–196.00191.16
132—918122.00–126.50123.74
40—862129.00–131.00129.82
254—623146.50–167.00160.60
27—339203.00–217.00210.24
61—832132.00–133.50132.29
283—727133.00–147.00137.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25—795120.00120.00
44—845127.00127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3—402206.00206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13—485197.50197.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3—692146.00146.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
34—87550.1050.10
15—98748.7548.75
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6—93761.2561.25
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,12772.0072.00
2—86077.5077.50
1—94075.0075.00
1—99577.0077.00
5—1,05278.0078.00
6—825107.50107.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5—43977.0077.00
58—37570.00–73.0072.15
47—32075.0075.00
23—45672.0072.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4—27476.0076.00
5—22063.00–69.0065.43
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,16093.0093.00
13—716115.25115.25
26—621122.00122.00
2—1,28894.0094.00
6—320150.00150.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6—1,21372.5072.50
47—353120.00–130.00120.44
5—1,13076.0076.00
18—468120.00–122.50121.63
33—437112.50–126.00114.42
4—608110.00110.00
7—1,16075.00–78.5076.35
1—1,44074.0074.00
11—1,05876.00–78.5077.58
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6—46166.0066.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3—79286.0086.00
11—87083.0083.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4—41475.0075.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7—280126.00126.00
95—52591.00–102.5099.28
8—74887.0087.00
143—426108.00–120.50116.78
21—87576.00–77.0076.72
7—1,25675.0075.00
102—371121.75–127.00125.18
30—65683.50–87.0084.76
13—61091.0091.00
28—56591.0091.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
36—287110.00–121.00119.04
7—56084.00–85.0084.71
28—42492.00–104.0099.82
9—48297.0097.00
149—379110.00–115.50112.88
47—66975.00–79.0077.67
16—54688.0088.00
286—325114.00–119.00114.78
43—239119.00–129.50126.47
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
8—37384.0084.00
11—295102.00102.00
Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18—496165.00165.00
6—573158.00158.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5—515150.00150.00
26—443151.50151.50
9—388157.00157.00
6—1,12884.0084.00
23—647148.85148.85
12—327173.00173.00
10—820133.00133.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
58—359142.50142.50
4—94893.0093.00
2—1,01386.0086.00
2—698111.00111.00
2—348146.00146.00
33—447142.50142.50
9—87292.0092.00
10—791101.00101.00
9—477139.00139.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open8—956102.50–117.00108.18
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open29—1,16454.00–62.5057.42
Young (2-4 yrs)Open5—1,04787.00–92.5089.13
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open83—1,39560.00–68.5064.37
Young (2-4 yrs)Open10—1,20470.00–81.0074.19
Aged (>8 yrs)Open21—1,32055.00–59.5056.94
Stock Cows — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open92—1,08880.00–87.0085.54
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open3—92875.00–78.0077.14
Stock Cows — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open4—80960.00–64.0061.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo)11—1,293675.00–885.00744.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)6—1,3871,025.001,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—1,4451,285.001,285.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open2—1,4101,175.001,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9—1,08893.00–100.0097.54
3—1,17882.5082.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25—1,91084.00–92.5086.51
6—2,15893.50–103.0098.54
25—1,71374.50–84.5080.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5—95736.00–51.0047.46
95—1,13548.00–63.0055.06
41—1,14632.00–56.0043.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
55—1,46360.00–71.0066.73
25—1,69149.50–62.0057.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
175—1,46254.00–67.0058.51
67—1,45340.00–62.5052.59
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.