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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Sep 27
● As filed105 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907
← Sep 20Sep 27Oct 4 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Colorado reported 105 priced lines covering 3,841 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,219 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 730 head. replacement cattle receipts at 388 head.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Sep 27, 2021
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 4,219Last week 2,604Year ago 5,825
Slaughter CattleReceipts 730Last week 959Year ago 1,653
Replacement CattleReceipts 388Last week 171Year ago 466

Compared 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 on feeder calves, good on yearlings. Feeder steers under 550 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a light test, 550-700 lbs 10.00 to 12.00 lower, and over 700 lbs sold mostly 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher and over 700 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade activity and demand moderate to good on slaughter cows and bulls. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Due to the upcoming holiday, the next available report will be Tuesday, October 12, 2021.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6—419171.00171.00
7—1,17485.0085.00
3—1,33580.0080.00
56—755147.50147.50
6—458162.00–163.00162.66
5—1,034110.00110.00
58—692149.00–153.00149.62
17—530148.00–153.00150.87
10—311188.00188.00
57—748152.50152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
124—964132.50–143.75137.81
173—771143.50–153.10150.79
179—574139.50–151.50146.28
27—316197.00–212.00202.17
14—715143.00–152.00146.85
71—470175.00–185.00179.42
69—675139.00–149.50142.67
281—826141.50–151.00147.77
36—371186.00–190.50189.74
72—930139.00–143.10141.78
153—872135.00–148.00144.85
79—415182.00–186.00184.17
139—524160.50–167.00163.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4—520138.00138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14—587144.00144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12—705130.00130.00
8—445157.00157.00
34—1,12270.00–80.0075.88
7—686144.00144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11—775112.50112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11—750140.00140.00
63—663130.50–145.00137.29
171—620131.00–154.00148.95
7—701142.50142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16—500172.00172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27—668154.50154.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5—691135.00135.00
49—620129.00–139.00135.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44—517136.00–150.00142.39
69—578135.00–150.00143.76
17—636144.50144.50
74—472140.00–151.00145.61
50—725134.00–141.75138.51
21—669136.00–141.00139.02
32—932122.00–133.50130.48
74—882129.00–133.50132.49
22—413151.00–153.00151.62
17—351167.00167.00
14—951127.50127.50
109—818133.00–139.25135.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3—532134.00134.00
4—753125.00125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33—472142.50–145.00143.68
7—597140.00140.00
3—705125.00125.00
23—391158.00–162.00160.45
15—531134.00–139.50136.96
4—406152.00152.00
6—310165.00165.00
18—776130.50130.50
19—689138.00138.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20—535139.00–141.00139.79
36—576136.00–136.50136.18
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9—62380.0080.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4—515130.00130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12—659122.00–130.50127.64
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4—740130.00130.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3—86793.0093.00
3—1,17393.00–95.0094.34
10—1,12392.00–94.0093.36
8—1,36087.50–92.0090.86
3—1,01994.5094.50
7—1,07494.00–94.5094.29
3—1,28092.0092.00
15—99191.50–94.5093.40
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2—90588.0088.00
5—83185.00–89.0087.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5—364170.00170.00
19—457149.00–153.00152.33
6—750115.00115.00
8—822107.00107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7—61693.0093.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
64—1,61571.00–82.0075.34
9—1,71978.00–86.5083.89
42—1,46161.00–70.0067.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18—1,50535.00–48.0042.94
80—1,44662.00–76.0067.33
112—1,35552.00–67.0059.30
16—1,51675.50–86.0077.90
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
111—1,37170.00–77.5074.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
100—1,12646.00–58.0053.49
21—1,15020.00–46.0030.69
65—1,17457.00–68.0060.18
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7—1,16966.50–70.0067.70
7—1,04176.00–78.0077.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
40—1,86982.00–98.0087.55
12—1,63070.00–81.5076.38
7—2,05590.00–97.0093.36
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,23591.0091.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—1,103910.00–960.00932.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)28—1,1081,350.00–1,425.001,382.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)7—1,2821,175.00–1,250.001,199.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)15—1,294860.00–935.00911.92
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open124—1,36562.50–72.0066.51
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open5—1,10388.0088.00
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.