Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 4 Colorado auction markets included: Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Sterling Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Feeder cattle numbers marketed this week down by 39%. Most of the markets were focused on hosting their bred cow and cow/calf pair specials with over 4700 offerings. Feeder steers under 650 lbs sold 9.00 lower to sharply lower, 650-800 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower, and over 800 lbs 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher, 500-650 lbs5.00 to 9.00 lower, and over 650 lbs steady to 6.00 higher. Young to middle aged bred cows too thinly tested from last week, but prices firm with premiums seen as high as 2500.00 on fancy cows. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. The next available report will be Monday, December 27, 2021.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 40 | — | 526 | 160.00–161.00 | 160.71 |
| 14 | — | 465 | 169.00 | 169.00 |
| 11 | — | 379 | 190.00–192.50 | 190.42 |
| 16 | — | 661 | 152.00 | 152.00 |
| 10 | — | 425 | 183.00–186.00 | 184.57 |
| 31 | — | 594 | 160.00–165.00 | 161.43 |
| 19 | — | 617 | 150.00–152.00 | 151.17 |
| Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 68 | — | 522 | 168.00–173.50 | 171.21 |
| 77 | — | 573 | 160.00–165.00 | 163.24 |
| Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 17 | — | 581 | 161.00 | 161.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 150 | — | 856 | 157.00–159.00 | 158.17 |
| 293 | — | 815 | 154.00–161.00 | 159.04 |
| 33 | — | 387 | 199.00–221.00 | 204.89 |
| 32 | — | 341 | 214.00–228.00 | 220.44 |
| 379 | — | 677 | 156.00–170.00 | 165.06 |
| 345 | — | 523 | 166.00–203.00 | 176.70 |
| 528 | — | 717 | 151.00–169.00 | 162.59 |
| 165 | — | 575 | 158.00–185.00 | 170.82 |
| 427 | — | 769 | 147.50–166.00 | 159.07 |
| 310 | — | 627 | 156.00–177.00 | 166.80 |
| 24 | — | 435 | 198.00–200.00 | 199.08 |
| 83 | — | 471 | 180.00–206.00 | 191.34 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 83 | — | 676 | 151.00–159.50 | 156.36 |
| 95 | — | 723 | 151.00–154.00 | 152.64 |
| 152 | — | 617 | 152.00–163.00 | 158.27 |
| 34 | — | 845 | 151.50 | 151.50 |
| 21 | — | 750 | 146.00 | 146.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 29 | — | 602 | 170.00–171.00 | 170.62 |
| Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 56 | — | 662 | 145.00–148.00 | 146.16 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 162 | — | 674 | 177.00 | 177.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 29 | — | 409 | 205.00–216.00 | 210.99 |
| 56 | — | 522 | 199.50 | 199.50 |
| 15 | — | 456 | 205.00 | 205.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 1,079 | 124.00 | 124.00 |
| 216 | — | 471 | 160.00–185.50 | 167.48 |
| 226 | — | 523 | 151.00–163.00 | 156.45 |
| 10 | — | 1,018 | 125.00 | 125.00 |
| 131 | — | 731 | 142.00–153.00 | 150.06 |
| 73 | — | 775 | 148.00–150.50 | 150.30 |
| 14 | — | 924 | 134.00 | 134.00 |
| 26 | — | 834 | 146.50 | 146.50 |
| 185 | — | 662 | 143.00–156.00 | 149.98 |
| 72 | — | 432 | 170.00–193.00 | 175.31 |
| 246 | — | 620 | 142.00–158.50 | 152.66 |
| 258 | — | 580 | 143.00–162.00 | 151.78 |
| 35 | — | 362 | 181.00–200.00 | 187.97 |
| 39 | — | 312 | 187.00 | 187.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 14 | — | 752 | 131.00–136.00 | 133.50 |
| 76 | — | 681 | 131.00–144.50 | 141.22 |
| 75 | — | 715 | 131.00–138.50 | 135.91 |
| 86 | — | 622 | 135.00–148.00 | 143.48 |
| Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 23 | — | 675 | 145.50 | 145.50 |
| 40 | — | 376 | 176.00 | 176.00 |
| 77 | — | 564 | 141.00–149.00 | 147.54 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 56 | — | 441 | 151.00–165.00 | 156.68 |
| 6 | — | 862 | 130.00 | 130.00 |
| 10 | — | 334 | 171.00 | 171.00 |
| 13 | — | 501 | 146.00 | 146.00 |
| 5 | — | 713 | 134.00 | 134.00 |
| 18 | — | 569 | 141.00 | 141.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 167 | — | 678 | 158.00–159.00 | 158.09 |
| 24 | — | 591 | 173.00 | 173.00 |
| Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 81 | — | 576 | 141.00–147.75 | 144.73 |
| 102 | — | 539 | 144.00–145.00 | 144.65 |
| Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | — | 1,110 | 95.00–97.00 | 96.71 |
| 19 | — | 1,215 | 97.00–98.50 | 98.16 |
| 5 | — | 1,317 | 98.00 | 98.00 |
| 14 | — | 875 | 96.00–97.00 | 96.79 |
| 9 | — | 963 | 96.00–98.00 | 97.34 |
| 29 | — | 1,072 | 96.00–99.00 | 98.13 |
| 8 | — | 1,292 | 94.00–98.00 | 95.88 |
| 23 | — | 1,036 | 97.50–98.00 | 97.93 |
| 5 | — | 925 | 98.00 | 98.00 |
| Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 503 | 62.50 | 62.50 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 275 | — | 1,389 | 50.00–69.00 | 62.00 |
| 13 | — | 1,440 | 32.00–44.00 | 34.93 |
| 290 | — | 1,258 | 40.00–60.00 | 54.01 |
| 15 | — | 1,378 | 70.00–75.00 | 70.99 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 8 | — | 1,282 | 57.00–59.00 | 57.27 |
| 58 | — | 1,409 | 60.00–70.00 | 63.79 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 89 | — | 1,092 | 36.00–49.50 | 44.21 |
| 116 | — | 1,153 | 50.00–61.00 | 54.53 |
| 33 | — | 1,095 | 20.00–42.00 | 32.07 |
| 8 | — | 1,107 | 62.00–68.00 | 63.04 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 82 | — | 1,681 | 53.00–63.00 | 61.05 |
| 169 | — | 1,624 | 54.00–75.00 | 65.51 |
| 26 | — | 1,503 | 70.00–76.50 | 71.46 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 286 | — | 1,313 | 51.50–72.50 | 63.28 |
| 9 | — | 1,054 | 55.00 | 55.00 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 70 | — | 1,128 | 51.00–65.00 | 57.58 |
| 6 | — | 893 | 59.00 | 59.00 |
| 5 | — | 1,036 | 68.00 | 68.00 |
| Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 1,475 | 100.50 | 100.50 |
| Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 1,490 | 82.00–85.00 | 83.36 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 14 | — | 1,846 | 77.00–86.50 | 82.66 |
| 45 | — | 1,859 | 87.50–99.00 | 92.79 |
| 11 | — | 1,883 | 97.00–104.00 | 100.36 |
| Age | Stage | Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 7 | — | 1,291 | 1,025.00 | 1,025.00 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 8 | — | 1,316 | 610.00–685.00 | 638.31 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 10 | — | 1,339 | 650.00–775.00 | 681.18 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 167 | — | 1,176 | 1,450.00–1,810.00 | 1,754.87 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 300 | — | 1,346 | 835.00–985.00 | 913.32 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 350 | — | 1,340 | 1,075.00–1,550.00 | 1,376.87 |
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 100 | — | 1,237 | 1,360.00–1,600.00 | 1,412.80 |
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 5 | — | 1,350 | 1,150.00 | 1,150.00 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 1st Stage (1-3 mo) | 15 | — | 1,228 | 710.00 | 710.00 |
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | 1st Stage (1-3 mo) | 102 | — | 1,115 | 860.00–985.00 | 933.08 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 8 | — | 996 | 1,575.00 | 1,575.00 |
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 19 | — | 1,104 | 1,100.00–1,275.00 | 1,157.97 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 124 | — | 1,305 | 800.00–910.00 | 839.71 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 41 | — | 1,465 | 1,300.00–1,525.00 | 1,494.36 |
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 54 | — | 1,266 | 910.00–985.00 | 968.54 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 110 | — | 1,045 | 1,500.00–1,775.00 | 1,608.88 |
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 79 | — | 1,140 | 1,425.00–1,525.00 | 1,488.73 |
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 8 | — | 1,298 | 1,425.00 | 1,425.00 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 107 | — | 1,328 | 1,075.00–1,225.00 | 1,122.29 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 37 | — | 1,125 | 1,475.00–1,750.00 | 1,675.11 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 248 | — | 1,223 | 1,650.00–1,725.00 | 1,699.75 |
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 46 | — | 1,252 | 1,700.00–1,750.00 | 1,737.20 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 89 | — | 1,201 | 1,850.00–2,500.00 | 2,032.04 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 10 | — | 1,119 | 1,850.00–1,900.00 | 1,873.26 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 93 | — | 1,167 | 1,810.00–2,550.00 | 1,983.13 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 23 | — | 1,194 | 1,710.00 | 1,710.00 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 11 | — | 1,131 | 1,110.00 | 1,110.00 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 14 | — | 1,058 | 1,375.00–1,425.00 | 1,394.52 |
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 4 | — | 1,500 | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 98 | — | 1,284 | 700.00–825.00 | 758.84 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 2 | — | 1,628 | 925.00 | 925.00 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 121 | — | 1,307 | 1,035.00–1,275.00 | 1,114.76 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 15 | — | 1,322 | 1,225.00 | 1,225.00 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 59 | — | 1,200 | 735.00–810.00 | 749.84 |
| Bred Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 1 | — | 1,300 | 1,300.00 | 1,300.00 |
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 37 | — | 1,305 | 1,260.00 | 1,260.00 |
| Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 3 | — | 1,025 | 1,275.00 | 1,275.00 |
| Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 2 | — | 1,833 | 1,025.00 | 1,025.00 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | Open | 8 | — | 1,274 | 1,425.00–1,500.00 | 1,467.63 |
| Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 96 | — | 1,013 | 1,400.00–1,775.00 | 1,495.40 |
| (<2 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 197 | — | 1,073 | 1,400.00–1,585.00 | 1,514.77 |
| Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | 2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) | 169 | — | 1,126 | 1,800.00–1,875.00 | 1,835.30 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 10 | — | 1,032 | 80.00–82.50 | 82.20 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 9 | — | 1,040 | 71.00–79.00 | 72.49 |