Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Apr 26
● As filed90 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Colorado reported 90 priced lines covering 1,804 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,498 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 853 head. replacement cattle receipts at 542 head. Counted as USDA files them — 244 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Apr 26, 2021
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 1,498Last week 3,032Year ago 1,069
Slaughter CattleReceipts 853Last week 903Year ago 761
Replacement CattleReceipts 542Last week 704Year ago 379

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 3 Colorado auctions included Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate to good. The light test of feeder steers under 750 lbs traded with weak undertone, while steers weighing over 750 lbs traded firm. Feeder heifers traded steady to 5.00 lower, though lightly tested. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. The next available report will be Monday, May 10, 2021.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19589150.00–152.00150.30
30473162.00–179.00171.37
7717141.00141.00
35519152.00–164.00157.29
4673154.00154.00
34430175.00–180.00176.38
15780138.00–140.00138.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8611148.00148.00
14586146.00–159.00153.49
2458167.00167.00
25431170.00–171.00170.27
6534155.00155.00
18665135.00–148.00141.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15504166.00166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27661126.00–127.00126.38
20724123.00–125.00123.52
42469151.00–157.00154.87
33422158.00–168.00161.83
17768121.00–123.00122.06
30528149.00–157.00151.38
4391161.00161.00
19571140.00–145.00141.02
12613136.00–141.00136.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42576126.00–137.00130.34
17384153.00–155.00154.16
11527138.00–144.00139.11
23482140.00–152.00145.62
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11,06088.0088.00
11,13089.0089.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
44752147.00147.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
297388.0088.00
141,09889.0089.00
101,01588.00–89.0088.50
11,21089.5089.50
51,27388.50–89.0088.90
31,31587.50–89.0088.50
111,42084.50–89.0085.31
51,19089.00–91.0090.61
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
585288.0088.00
21,35381.5081.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
61,16060.0060.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6534141.00141.00
13713125.00125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
195385.00385.00
1225410.00410.00
3180350.00–425.00399.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open221,07590.00–105.0096.54
Young (2-4 yrs)Open171,18172.00–87.5079.93
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open461,21661.00–69.0064.02
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open631,23661.00–67.5066.44
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)129631,000.00–1,025.001,016.20
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)9992975.00–1,035.00982.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)101,347910.00–975.00942.14
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)81,176810.00–910.00839.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)111,055910.00–975.00966.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)31,220860.00860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)71,180775.00775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)81,387975.00975.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)131,4171,025.001,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)51,1561,050.001,050.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open18501,200.001,200.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open11,2851,225.001,225.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open849721,800.00–1,900.001,844.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open111,2751,310.001,310.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open101,2171,010.00–1,110.001,038.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open481,2321,450.00–1,575.001,522.70
Young (2-4 yrs)Open231,2931,610.00–1,650.001,614.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open311,2501,735.001,735.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open81,4261,900.001,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open91,5591,600.00–1,950.001,820.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open11,1751,400.001,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open31,105975.00–1,025.001,008.48
Young (2-4 yrs)Open49911,375.00–1,400.001,392.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open101,3571,200.00–1,400.001,260.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
851,38664.00–75.0068.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
741,58865.00–77.0068.77
441,60758.00–65.5061.46
11,49070.0070.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
601,16558.00–67.5060.86
501,05248.00–59.0055.40
1695732.50–52.0044.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21,27069.00–70.0069.50
1061,32961.50–72.0065.88
21,61538.50–49.0044.35
1251,42052.00–65.0059.88
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
341,11758.00–71.0063.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
301,86186.00–97.5091.86
132,04895.00–108.0098.80
191,62676.00–88.5082.61
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21,21081.00–86.0083.49
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.