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.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 1,137 | 87.00–88.00 | 87.33 |
| 2 | — | 1,270 | 84.00 | 84.00 |
| 1 | — | 970 | 88.50 | 88.50 |
| 6 | — | 919 | 89.50 | 89.50 |
| 6 | — | 871 | 86.00–89.00 | 86.84 |
| 5 | — | 807 | 84.00–89.00 | 85.01 |
| 1 | — | 1,185 | 88.00 | 88.00 |
| 12 | — | 1,039 | 81.00–89.00 | 88.36 |
| 6 | — | 1,078 | 88.00 | 88.00 |
| Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 1,145 | 92.50 | 92.50 |
| 16 | — | 986 | 90.00–92.50 | 91.63 |
| 4 | — | 906 | 90.50 | 90.50 |
| 9 | — | 1,031 | 91.00–92.50 | 91.99 |
| 20 | — | 1,076 | 92.50–93.50 | 93.15 |
| 3 | — | 1,263 | 91.50–94.00 | 92.33 |
| 7 | — | 898 | 90.50 | 90.50 |
| 4 | — | 1,177 | 91.00–93.00 | 91.50 |
| 17 | — | 1,231 | 89.50–93.50 | 92.44 |
| 7 | — | 1,344 | 91.00–93.50 | 91.35 |
| Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 793 | 82.00 | 82.00 |
| 1 | — | 1,324 | 79.00 | 79.00 |
| 4 | — | 888 | 76.00–83.00 | 77.72 |
| Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 955 | 65.00 | 65.00 |
| 3 | — | 747 | 65.00 | 65.00 |
| 11 | — | 576 | 72.50 | 72.50 |
| 6 | — | 482 | 60.00 | 60.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 211 | — | 788 | 141.50–161.00 | 158.88 |
| 82 | — | 572 | 152.00–171.00 | 156.27 |
| 19 | — | 1,036 | 127.00 | 127.00 |
| 4 | — | 372 | 201.00–207.00 | 204.01 |
| 75 | — | 907 | 137.50–156.00 | 148.43 |
| 8 | — | 1,058 | 123.00 | 123.00 |
| 31 | — | 414 | 180.00–197.00 | 188.33 |
| 16 | — | 328 | 209.00–212.00 | 210.25 |
| 79 | — | 715 | 146.00–156.00 | 153.82 |
| 131 | — | 876 | 148.50–154.00 | 152.01 |
| 55 | — | 520 | 156.00–174.00 | 165.01 |
| 57 | — | 671 | 146.00–160.00 | 154.33 |
| 17 | — | 463 | 176.00–178.00 | 176.78 |
| 65 | — | 964 | 137.50–147.00 | 139.07 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 50 | — | 627 | 136.00–153.00 | 145.84 |
| 9 | — | 711 | 148.50 | 148.50 |
| 11 | — | 660 | 155.50 | 155.50 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 18 | — | 643 | 148.00 | 148.00 |
| 29 | — | 836 | 145.50–147.50 | 145.57 |
| 8 | — | 539 | 165.00 | 165.00 |
| 7 | — | 479 | 174.00 | 174.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 565 | 136.00–140.00 | 138.64 |
| 9 | — | 1,011 | 121.00 | 121.00 |
| 4 | — | 701 | 142.00 | 142.00 |
| 27 | — | 618 | 142.00–155.50 | 151.06 |
| 17 | — | 776 | 146.00 | 146.00 |
| 7 | — | 323 | 166.00–173.00 | 169.92 |
| 27 | — | 677 | 133.00–139.00 | 134.75 |
| 32 | — | 904 | 137.00 | 137.00 |
| 72 | — | 525 | 140.00–148.00 | 143.15 |
| 51 | — | 825 | 136.00–144.50 | 137.73 |
| 120 | — | 889 | 127.00–137.75 | 135.31 |
| 13 | — | 382 | 157.00–158.00 | 157.29 |
| 49 | — | 972 | 122.00–133.10 | 131.09 |
| 58 | — | 425 | 141.00–152.00 | 145.31 |
| 20 | — | 485 | 142.00–147.00 | 142.98 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 17 | — | 509 | 139.00–147.00 | 144.80 |
| 32 | — | 587 | 131.00–132.50 | 131.75 |
| 9 | — | 760 | 137.00–138.00 | 137.77 |
| 6 | — | 361 | 162.00 | 162.00 |
| 6 | — | 610 | 141.00 | 141.00 |
| 6 | — | 728 | 140.00 | 140.00 |
| 10 | — | 480 | 152.00–155.00 | 154.43 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 620 | 149.50 | 149.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 4 | — | 683 | 137.50 | 137.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 13 | — | 639 | 138.00–140.00 | 138.91 |
| 6 | — | 595 | 139.00 | 139.00 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 1,770 | 41.00 | 41.00 |
| 12 | — | 1,821 | 80.00–85.00 | 81.56 |
| 83 | — | 1,637 | 70.50–79.00 | 74.03 |
| 18 | — | 1,628 | 57.00–69.00 | 65.24 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 118 | — | 1,403 | 50.00–64.00 | 57.12 |
| 76 | — | 1,469 | 62.00–76.00 | 66.66 |
| 7 | — | 1,496 | 38.00–45.00 | 41.59 |
| 15 | — | 1,349 | 75.50–87.00 | 78.65 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 1,070 | 65.00 | 65.00 |
| 51 | — | 1,033 | 22.00–51.01 | 35.30 |
| 85 | — | 1,168 | 43.00–61.50 | 52.40 |
| 46 | — | 1,146 | 57.00–66.00 | 59.77 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | — | 1,107 | 70.00–76.00 | 73.68 |
| 15 | — | 1,148 | 62.00–68.50 | 65.70 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 162 | — | 1,412 | 65.00–76.00 | 71.40 |
| Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 21 | — | 1,526 | 85.00–90.00 | 88.35 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 64 | — | 1,911 | 80.50–93.00 | 85.56 |
| 5 | — | 2,012 | 88.00–98.00 | 91.34 |
| 49 | — | 1,711 | 69.00–85.50 | 79.80 |
| Age | Stage | Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 9 | — | 1,167 | 1,350.00–1,385.00 | 1,378.53 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 17 | — | 1,312 | 1,200.00–1,350.00 | 1,236.70 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 4 | — | 1,196 | 810.00 | 810.00 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 15 | — | 1,189 | 1,510.00 | 1,510.00 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 1st Stage (1-3 mo) | 12 | — | 1,121 | 1,325.00–1,350.00 | 1,335.28 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 5 | — | 1,343 | 950.00 | 950.00 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 14 | — | 1,388 | 900.00–975.00 | 911.95 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 2 | — | 1,070 | 1,025.00 | 1,025.00 |
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 21 | — | 1,302 | 1,125.00–1,285.00 | 1,278.62 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 3 | — | 1,177 | 86.00–94.00 | 90.29 |
| Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 3 | — | 1,053 | 1,375.00 | 1,375.00 |
| Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 2 | — | 1,120 | 1,075.00–1,200.00 | 1,134.43 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | Open | 4 | — | 1,545 | 1,200.00–1,300.00 | 1,250.28 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | Open | 6 | — | 1,742 | 1,425.00 | 1,425.00 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | Open | 7 | — | 1,511 | 1,085.00–1,300.00 | 1,211.18 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | Open | 6 | — | 1,218 | 1,125.00–1,150.00 | 1,129.58 |