Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Mar 8
● As filed89 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Colorado reported 89 priced lines covering 7,600 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,161 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 596 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,129 head. Counted as USDA files them — 47 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Mar 8, 2021
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 8,161Last week 9,259Year ago 6,787
Slaughter CattleReceipts 596Last week 604Year ago 930
Replacement CattleReceipts 1,129Last week 396Year ago 516

Compare to last week: Combined weighted average report for 3 Colorado auction markets included: Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Feeder steers under 450 lbs traded sharply higher on a light test, 450-700 lbs steady to 4.00 higher, and over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs traded mostly steady to 4.00 higher, 500-600 lbs 7.00 higher, and over 600 lbs unevenly steady. In the slaughter cows and bulls supply, average dressing traded 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Stock cows traded 2.00 lower on a light test. The next available report will be Monday, March 22, 2021.

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open55—1,20253.00–60.5057.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open115—1,37860.00–69.0065.26
(<2 yrs)Open8—1,040101.50–111.00108.87
Young (2-4 yrs)Open5—1,14372.00–83.0075.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open9—97359.50–68.0061.72
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open92—1,14048.00–61.0055.07
Stock Cows — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open1—1,27063.0063.00
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open22—78871.00–79.0075.70
Stock Cows — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open46—1,09384.00–87.5085.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)22—1,319925.00–1,085.001,033.60
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)20—1,2111,400.001,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)28—1,2551,235.00–1,260.001,245.41
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)9—1,159685.00–710.00699.78
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)7—1,252760.00–825.00787.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)20—1,150950.00–985.00973.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)26—1,4601,000.00–1,175.001,117.68
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)54—1,254685.00–875.00848.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)21—1,233750.00–885.00809.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)6—1,3211,250.001,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)161—1,367660.00–1,150.00991.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)11—1,1871,150.001,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)88—1,293835.00–1,410.001,338.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)6—1,304785.00785.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)22—1,3131,285.00–1,300.001,292.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open16—1,1481,250.00–1,375.001,339.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open6—1,1501,585.001,585.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open15—1,2821,125.00–1,260.001,198.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open10—1,2961,135.00–1,250.001,179.11
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)10—9951,210.00–1,400.001,320.79

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
122—519190.00–194.00191.04
60—474199.00199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
85—616168.50168.50
103—708142.00–143.00142.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
110—477175.00–193.00188.48
29—383215.00–217.50215.98
307—522173.00–187.00181.29
483—568163.00–178.00172.59
168—718135.00–137.50136.33
138—423202.50–209.50206.19
549—623150.00–165.25161.45
109—864125.00–129.50127.81
162—779133.75–137.50135.53
18—908121.00121.00
32—231222.00222.00
205—827123.00–132.25130.40
309—673143.00–152.25147.25
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12—619150.00150.00
83—584160.00–164.00161.73
62—538173.00173.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25—805125.00125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
84—634146.00–150.00146.28
14—433173.00173.00
43—664138.50–141.50139.80
9—484171.00171.00
9—518156.00–161.00158.32
18—592153.00153.00
47—356186.00–193.00189.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
43—513162.50162.50
22—669141.00141.00
30—629145.00–146.50145.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66—429164.00–171.00166.50
417—629132.00–143.50137.18
241—475154.00–164.00158.77
514—524146.00–159.00155.70
262—723126.00–131.75128.82
280—574136.00–157.00150.54
55—386167.00–177.50175.95
303—670131.00–139.00133.63
11—827120.00–121.00120.36
248—778123.00–128.25126.55
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
91—573140.50–143.00141.57
35—458152.00152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21—383150.00–159.00154.43
95—579141.00–143.00142.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11—525145.00145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
151—1,34953.00–66.0057.46
81—1,28339.50–60.0053.80
1—1,58567.0067.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,65571.5071.50
44—1,61458.00–69.0064.84
59—1,63248.50–62.0056.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
63—1,06732.00–54.0045.36
72—1,16149.00–57.0053.49
23—87831.00–43.0037.68
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,46783.00–95.0089.93
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,04589.0089.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
28—2,07282.00–95.0084.59
19—1,64070.00–82.0076.92
3—2,04788.00–108.5095.08
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.