Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Dec 20
● As filed74 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Colorado reported 74 priced lines covering 2,322 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,855 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 870 head. replacement cattle receipts at 24 head.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Dec 20, 2021
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 2,855Last week 9,241Year ago 6,881
Slaughter CattleReceipts 870Last week 2,237Year ago 1,066
Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 4,715Year ago 2,589

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 3 Colorado auction markets included: Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, and Sterling Livestock. Trade activity and demand moderate to good. All classes of cattle lightly tested compared to last week. Feeder steers under 550 lbs sold mostly 10.00 to 12.00 higher, 550-650 lbs 4.00 higher, and over 550 lbs mostly 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 6.00 lower to sharply lower, 500-650 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher, and over 650 lbs mostly 5.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, bulls 9.00 lower. The next available report will be Monday, January 3, 2022.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21357160.00–162.50162.01
2733125.00–126.00125.49
3633136.00–147.00143.41
6348187.00187.00
27594146.00–149.00147.03
44676133.00–145.00141.38
9531150.00–160.00157.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
79629145.00–158.00153.87
10714139.00–140.50140.19
85533154.00–170.00159.93
40673140.00–147.50144.95
56568150.00–158.00153.26
19479153.00–170.00161.08
4353192.00192.00
54427152.00–173.00158.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21456177.00177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10713134.50134.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33573161.00161.00
31510166.00166.00
25310203.00203.00
21289201.00201.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11330150.00150.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32772134.00134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14583137.00–144.50142.47
3773125.00125.00
2533145.00145.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50569150.00–152.00150.55
16517150.00150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10248224.00224.00
102623163.00–181.00170.30
137680158.00–167.00163.42
57536173.00–189.50188.00
28428191.00–209.00198.11
19362207.50–222.00214.98
29465189.00–207.00202.24
75763142.00–157.75156.26
82581170.00–179.50174.46
21722150.00–151.00150.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4860137.50137.50
4581163.00–172.00165.26
32685151.00–160.00153.81
18783140.00–141.00140.66
44619156.00–171.50165.64
29731136.00–148.00143.07
18516168.00–175.00173.00
14927136.00136.00
8487178.00–185.00179.74
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35535166.00–167.00166.55
30598162.00162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8566177.00177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6678143.00143.00
14390209.00209.00
32638153.00153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5602185.00185.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
60675145.00–146.00145.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
101,73073.00–77.5075.42
121,41651.00–61.0055.59
161,56656.00–71.5065.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
211,49259.00–71.5065.23
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
931,12551.00–58.0055.47
931,27049.00–68.5061.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
121,45167.00–72.0070.50
591,25749.00–69.0060.92
1391,20841.00–60.0055.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
321,01340.00–50.0045.58
791,01851.00–59.0054.03
999831.00–43.0038.53
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
141,08747.00–54.0050.15
81,04154.00–56.0054.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
351,76470.00–95.0083.89
81,60957.00–86.0077.59
111,90785.00–103.0096.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)191,214660.00–710.00692.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)31,371935.00935.00
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.