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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Oct 18
● As filed138 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907
← Oct 11Oct 18Oct 25 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Colorado reported 138 priced lines covering 8,944 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 10,107 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,041 head. replacement cattle receipts at 766 head. Counted as USDA files them — 14 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Oct 18, 2021
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 10,107Last week 7,610Year ago 10,836
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,041Last week 1,016Year ago 1,446
Replacement CattleReceipts 766Last week 1,070Year ago 849

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. Feeder steers under 450 lbs sold uneven, 450-700 lbs steady to 6.00 lower, and over 700 lbs mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher, 550-650 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower, and over 550 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Middle Aged stock cows sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher. The next available report will be Monday, November 1, 2021.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11—275220.50220.50
40—838148.50–153.50150.16
66—780147.00–153.50150.48
25—997132.25132.25
73—721145.00–162.00147.94
97—375190.00–205.00198.30
11—326210.00–219.00214.44
168—432174.00–198.00186.29
27—878143.50–148.50145.66
219—627155.00–166.25160.10
598—575149.50–175.50158.43
30—665147.00–163.00154.50
24—924135.50–140.00137.59
531—526155.00–181.50167.59
277—478165.00–184.50174.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
100—482165.00–175.50169.61
111—535143.00–166.00153.22
111—581146.00–165.00156.92
21—615147.50–156.00152.63
38—388186.00186.00
24—672140.00–152.50147.54
34—431170.00–180.50175.36
4—975123.50123.50
21—345183.00–192.00190.31
4—928130.00–136.00131.53
32—725145.00–148.00146.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7—590141.50141.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21—594160.00160.00
4—544171.00171.00
7—811134.00134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3—515157.00157.00
3—813133.00133.00
4—885121.00121.00
13—448177.00177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
85—851151.00–153.00151.87
68—561160.50–164.50162.83
97—654153.50153.50
35—600160.50160.50
11—401200.00200.00
30—459192.50192.50
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7—701129.00129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7—485167.00167.00
12—570155.00–160.00158.69
331—668140.00–152.50145.86
558—629141.00–155.50149.80
23—776138.00–139.00138.69
148—717135.00–142.25138.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
60—626142.50–145.50143.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22—767131.00–136.00134.21
7—738137.00137.00
374—615130.00–141.50137.50
106—665124.00–136.50131.06
7—594138.00138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50—720139.00–146.75142.65
63—806139.00–142.50140.30
26—674139.50–146.00143.23
16—960130.00–134.50133.35
107—376147.00–178.50162.15
116—419144.00–164.00156.31
402—482139.25–159.50148.67
16—784143.00143.00
649—573130.50–154.00137.66
482—525133.50–152.75139.68
20—287182.00–189.00184.53
18—315159.00–173.00163.81
76—881133.00–141.50136.34
12—621138.00–139.00138.55
5—1,001122.00122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13—674126.00–130.00128.49
4—548144.00144.00
6—573138.50138.50
5—716125.00125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20—689143.75143.75
8—360170.00170.00
15—418153.00–164.00161.66
47—457152.00–154.50153.20
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2—958127.00127.00
3—682141.00141.00
11—422135.00135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
81—526130.50–147.50141.17
27—629133.00–140.00136.20
37—434147.00–157.00152.90
41—484142.00–148.00144.56
27—387142.00–164.00156.52
61—574131.00–144.50138.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3—722127.50127.50
25—582130.00–134.50133.33
33—541134.50–137.00135.29
10—691128.00128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4—509144.00144.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9—89694.50–95.5095.28
1—1,38096.0096.00
13—1,11594.00–96.5095.00
6—1,06390.00–96.0092.68
48—1,21393.50–96.5096.23
33—1,17292.50–96.5095.54
20—92894.00–95.5094.83
12—1,31496.00–97.0096.83
12—1,27993.50–97.5096.28
1—1,03596.0096.00
19—98292.00–95.0093.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16—446160.50160.50
3—627126.00126.00
5—537138.00138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35—1,04918.00–43.0033.50
98—1,17149.00–57.0052.45
59—1,13937.50–49.0045.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
42—1,63062.00–78.0068.78
13—1,66553.50–62.5056.89
7—1,72278.50–83.0080.54
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8—1,03245.00–49.0046.72
46—1,16550.00–66.0059.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5—1,47355.00–64.0060.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
179—1,42245.00–59.0052.16
4—1,48434.00–36.0034.50
119—1,37656.00–68.0060.31
13—1,46971.00–77.0074.13
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5—1,37371.0071.00
6—1,27548.00–53.0049.70
165—1,35254.00–76.0068.10
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12—1,58485.50–87.0086.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7—2,04187.00–88.5087.63
46—1,75365.00–79.0073.81
32—1,95577.00–85.5081.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open9—1,168101.00–116.00107.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open9—1,01585.00–88.5086.35
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open292—1,23351.00–64.0058.31
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open10—1,10974.00–79.0076.42
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)6—1,1101,085.00–1,150.001,122.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)20—1,2041,125.00–1,250.001,204.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)36—1,3051,025.00–1,260.001,136.10
Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)129—1,328710.00–1,000.00844.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)4—1,378900.00900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)28—1,196625.00–725.00689.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open2—1,5151,200.001,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open3—1,5421,400.001,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open2—1,5601,450.001,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open7—1,5181,300.00–1,400.001,384.29
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.