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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Dec 6
● As filed223 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907
← Nov 29Dec 6Dec 13 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Colorado reported 223 priced lines covering 12,734 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 15,085 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,869 head. replacement cattle receipts at 99 head.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Dec 6, 2021
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 15,085Last week 8,799Year ago 9,428
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,869Last week 2,566Year ago 1,409
Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 549Year ago 2,081

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 5 Colorado auction markets included: Centennial Livestock Auction, Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Sterling Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate to good. The number of calves marketed continue to increase week-over-week as cattleman receive elevated premiums for their market offerings. Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher with instances of 11.00 to 13.00 higher, 500-800 lbs sold 8.00 to 9.00 higher, and over 800 lbs mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs too thinly tested for an accurate market trend, 400-700 lb heifers 1.00 to 4.00 higher with instances of 8.00 to 12.00 higher, and over 700 lbs mostly 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower with bulls 1.00 higher. The next available report will be Monday, December 20, 2021.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1—76570.0070.00
13—48482.00–89.0084.04
15—60871.00–75.0074.73
1—72071.0071.00
4—37688.0088.00
4—30491.0091.00
14—54175.00–87.0085.27
8—29191.0091.00
18—40288.0088.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15—1,12798.0098.00
5—78893.0093.00
4—82494.00–97.0094.77
18—98296.50–98.0097.73
4—1,28698.0098.00
15—344130.00130.00
6—390130.00130.00
24—1,18297.00–98.0097.96
24—1,08797.00–98.5097.83
2—85396.0096.00
22—91996.00–97.5096.96
1—1,04095.5095.50
3—1,46288.00–96.0093.35
9—1,21597.50–98.0097.78
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4—75540.0040.00
5—80141.0041.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
27—1,127100.00–106.00102.67
2—1,21382.5082.50
9—66693.0093.00
6—1,169107.00107.00
15—971100.00–109.00103.68
4—1,091105.00105.00
10—42094.00–100.0096.94
5—332106.00106.00
3—82387.0087.00
13—278102.00–103.00102.23
Dairy Heifers — Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5—407138.00138.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13—376124.00–128.00126.07
15—577134.00134.00
32—419125.00–129.00126.61
6—603131.00131.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4—69561.00–62.5062.13
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9—343144.00144.00
12—604139.50139.50
15—386135.00–148.00136.77
5—554142.00142.00
31—421142.00142.00
7—656135.00–140.00137.88
4—952108.00–120.00117.00
7—491136.00–143.00137.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18—487129.00129.00
2—655118.00118.00
4—585126.00126.00
2—258137.50137.50
4—376127.50–130.00128.69
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
50—63294.00–101.0097.62
10—773104.00104.00
98—458101.00–115.00112.20
7—238112.00112.00
75—513105.00–108.00107.54
166—378114.00–122.00117.30
22—1,207111.50111.50
9—409106.00106.00
18—656100.00–102.00101.32
31—281116.00–127.50122.34
79—326110.00–128.00123.05
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4—58570.0070.00
2—95374.0074.00
2—30582.0082.00
2—76871.0071.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3—57595.0095.00
3—312106.00–107.00106.33
4—259109.00109.00
15—487102.00102.00
4—199106.00106.00
5—539100.00100.00
15—384100.00–105.00103.68
6—78588.0088.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
48—296131.00131.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19—385155.00155.00
32—437150.00–160.00152.70
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27—304132.00132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
159—632161.00–173.00166.55
9—578165.00165.00
90—721151.00–158.00153.12
41—680154.00154.00
70—774144.00–151.00146.33
9—486197.00197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10—490218.00–220.50219.77
142—908159.10159.10
28—512214.00–215.00214.63
92—563194.00–211.50207.39
120—883159.00159.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
66—673141.00–152.00146.61
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59—619162.00–171.00166.02
3—710150.00150.00
85—494180.00–191.00187.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
196—861146.00–156.00154.61
230—767151.00–175.75163.29
359—526184.00–206.00193.84
53—1,017150.25150.25
11—319227.00227.00
725—624169.00–190.00179.58
56—373214.00–228.00223.57
142—810148.00–163.50155.39
267—716151.00–180.00164.31
148—430207.00–227.00219.34
112—957143.00–154.00150.64
792—667150.00–182.50167.61
490—568174.00–198.00185.68
158—474191.00–214.00201.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
115—670162.00–167.00165.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15—644151.00–154.00153.41
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6—549150.00150.00
26—576164.00164.00
3—383197.50197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
73—565168.00–176.00170.11
69—483183.00–204.00190.13
69—626158.00–174.00171.40
21—764140.50–153.00149.22
131—527170.00–182.00177.64
6—425204.00–205.00204.35
16—733150.00–163.00156.25
17—396215.00215.00
33—683156.00–165.00159.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5—783138.00–146.00141.25
1—695151.00151.00
15—580152.00–166.00159.39
3—748149.00149.00
3—643148.00148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
75—700176.00176.00
141—557190.00–192.00191.14
29—453204.00–208.00204.42
13—383227.00227.00
52—502198.00–200.00198.50
59—602190.00190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5—583169.00169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26—706165.00165.00
8—794163.00163.00
93—471175.00–176.99176.23
104—554173.00–174.00173.62
43—523176.00–181.50176.89
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41—537154.00–156.00154.94
92—582145.00–150.00146.93
5—627150.00150.00
64—429165.50–169.00166.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16—377170.00–173.00171.34
9—613134.00–138.00134.88
6—520143.00–149.00145.03
13—747134.00134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29—493162.00–164.00163.94
19—785140.00–153.00152.35
22—639144.00–148.00144.54
8—726141.00–142.00141.62
45—583146.00–156.00151.80
15—355174.00–176.00174.94
14—854129.00–139.00133.31
43—426155.00–173.00160.15
126—530141.00–165.00151.35
40—664140.00–149.00146.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
150—423165.00–189.00173.17
95—374178.00–189.00181.41
7—283191.00191.00
223—666140.00–165.00149.66
16—918131.00131.00
33—895144.50144.50
370—522146.00–177.00165.22
361—479153.00–183.00166.76
520—579140.00–170.00158.45
226—770142.50–151.50149.29
463—625143.00–168.00157.85
45—841137.00–143.00140.07
10—977133.00–145.50139.14
25—327180.00–181.00180.20
153—728143.50–158.00150.84
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27—572126.00126.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4—525162.00162.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
37—474141.00141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11—725132.00–136.00134.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4—706131.00131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4—645141.00141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
34—669143.00–143.50143.23
28—569147.00–151.00149.60
8—849125.00125.00
10—433172.00172.00
138—616136.00–147.00143.53
11—700130.50130.50
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6—510150.00150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
208—870149.00–150.50149.94
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5—765134.00134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3—488142.50142.50
5—686132.50132.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)3—1,498975.00975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)24—1,204635.00–760.00734.16
Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)4—1,1021,010.00–1,025.001,017.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)21—1,1891,510.00–1,550.001,540.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)13—1,333825.00–935.00897.41
Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)4—9921,200.001,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)7—1,4241,125.00–1,275.001,196.79
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open9—1,115114.00–126.00120.02
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open3—1,002113.00–116.00114.23
Young (2-4 yrs)Open2—1,06887.50–98.0093.84
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open5—1,06571.00–75.0072.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22—1,36178.00–81.5080.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20—1,74070.00–84.5079.13
35—1,91483.00–92.5087.69
6—2,05593.00–97.0094.11
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17—1,06147.00–48.0047.94
43—1,12350.00–64.0057.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
62—94415.00–41.0025.31
115—1,15449.00–59.0052.13
120—1,10036.00–50.0045.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,77535.00–46.0040.55
70—1,67151.00–63.0058.07
59—1,69752.00–75.5066.59
4—1,67176.00–81.0078.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,41772.00–77.5074.82
149—1,30449.00–70.0058.76
32—1,52232.50–45.0040.87
381—1,36041.00–59.7553.18
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
85—1,12651.00–59.0054.60
187—1,32054.00–70.0062.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
97—1,45560.00–69.0065.33
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,62071.0071.00
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.