Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Sep 20
● As filed108 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Colorado reported 108 priced lines covering 2,751 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,604 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 959 head. replacement cattle receipts at 171 head. Counted as USDA files them — 23 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Sep 20, 2021
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 2,604Last week 260Year ago 3,700
Slaughter CattleReceipts 959Last week 318Year ago 1,157
Replacement CattleReceipts 171Last week 25Year ago 654

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. Not enough comparable trades on beef type breeds of feeder cattle for a comparison. Dairy heifers this week sold steady to 2.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. The next available report will be Monday, October 4, 2021.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
31,13787.00–88.0087.33
21,27084.0084.00
197088.5088.50
691989.5089.50
687186.00–89.0086.84
580784.00–89.0085.01
11,18588.0088.00
121,03981.00–89.0088.36
61,07888.0088.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11,14592.5092.50
1698690.00–92.5091.63
490690.5090.50
91,03191.00–92.5091.99
201,07692.50–93.5093.15
31,26391.50–94.0092.33
789890.5090.50
41,17791.00–93.0091.50
171,23189.50–93.5092.44
71,34491.00–93.5091.35
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
379382.0082.00
11,32479.0079.00
488876.00–83.0077.72
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
395565.0065.00
374765.0065.00
1157672.5072.50
648260.0060.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
211788141.50–161.00158.88
82572152.00–171.00156.27
191,036127.00127.00
4372201.00–207.00204.01
75907137.50–156.00148.43
81,058123.00123.00
31414180.00–197.00188.33
16328209.00–212.00210.25
79715146.00–156.00153.82
131876148.50–154.00152.01
55520156.00–174.00165.01
57671146.00–160.00154.33
17463176.00–178.00176.78
65964137.50–147.00139.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
50627136.00–153.00145.84
9711148.50148.50
11660155.50155.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18643148.00148.00
29836145.50–147.50145.57
8539165.00165.00
7479174.00174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9565136.00–140.00138.64
91,011121.00121.00
4701142.00142.00
27618142.00–155.50151.06
17776146.00146.00
7323166.00–173.00169.92
27677133.00–139.00134.75
32904137.00137.00
72525140.00–148.00143.15
51825136.00–144.50137.73
120889127.00–137.75135.31
13382157.00–158.00157.29
49972122.00–133.10131.09
58425141.00–152.00145.31
20485142.00–147.00142.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17509139.00–147.00144.80
32587131.00–132.50131.75
9760137.00–138.00137.77
6361162.00162.00
6610141.00141.00
6728140.00140.00
10480152.00–155.00154.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11620149.50149.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4683137.50137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13639138.00–140.00138.91
6595139.00139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11,77041.0041.00
121,82180.00–85.0081.56
831,63770.50–79.0074.03
181,62857.00–69.0065.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1181,40350.00–64.0057.12
761,46962.00–76.0066.66
71,49638.00–45.0041.59
151,34975.50–87.0078.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31,07065.0065.00
511,03322.00–51.0135.30
851,16843.00–61.5052.40
461,14657.00–66.0059.77
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
121,10770.00–76.0073.68
151,14862.00–68.5065.70
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1621,41265.00–76.0071.40
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
211,52685.00–90.0088.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
641,91180.50–93.0085.56
52,01288.00–98.0091.34
491,71169.00–85.5079.80

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)91,1671,350.00–1,385.001,378.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)171,3121,200.00–1,350.001,236.70
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)41,196810.00810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)151,1891,510.001,510.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)121,1211,325.00–1,350.001,335.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)51,343950.00950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)141,388900.00–975.00911.95
Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)21,0701,025.001,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)211,3021,125.00–1,285.001,278.62
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open31,17786.00–94.0090.29
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)31,0531,375.001,375.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)21,1201,075.00–1,200.001,134.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open41,5451,200.00–1,300.001,250.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open61,7421,425.001,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open71,5111,085.00–1,300.001,211.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open61,2181,125.00–1,150.001,129.58
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.