Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 132 priced lines covering 5,884 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,292 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 829 head. replacement cattle receipts at 196 head. Counted as USDA files them — 45 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 31, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,292Last week 3,045Year ago 9,223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 829Last week 1,098Year ago 872

Replacement CattleReceipts 196Last week 1,319Year ago 661

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 were moderate to good. Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold unevenly steady on a light test, and steers over 400 lbs were mostly 9.00 to 13.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower, 500-600 lb 10.00 to 12.00 higher, and over 600 lbs 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder dairy heifers sold mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher. In the slaughter cow supply, average dressing Breakers sold 1.00 higher while average dressing Boners and Leans were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower on a light test. The next available report will be Monday, February 14, 2022.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	619	164.00–174.50	171.94
24	—	574	173.00–189.00	178.36
10	—	454	191.00–204.00	198.79
3	—	315	202.50	202.50
2	—	713	161.00	161.00
42	—	518	177.00–188.00	182.73
5	—	793	150.00	150.00
5	—	887	152.50	152.50
34	—	424	192.00–206.00	201.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
246	—	575	180.00–202.50	194.63
106	—	874	150.00–162.75	155.92
7	—	1,204	114.50	114.50
214	—	634	174.00–191.50	180.73
26	—	324	207.00–237.50	219.27
198	—	763	160.00–172.00	164.29
198	—	727	155.00–172.00	166.31
354	—	670	157.00–184.00	175.86
171	—	530	192.00–204.50	199.23
93	—	833	155.00–165.00	162.39
31	—	384	205.00–226.00	219.03
108	—	429	202.00–227.50	214.01
31	—	469	212.00–217.50	215.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	554	176.00	176.00
3	—	615	159.00	159.00
4	—	693	152.00	152.00
3	—	775	148.00	148.00
6	—	833	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	749	141.00	141.00
25	—	805	146.00	146.00
9	—	384	185.00	185.00
3	—	512	174.00	174.00
68	—	623	159.00–169.75	169.14
26	—	478	197.00	197.00
2	—	698	159.00	159.00
Steers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	692	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
187	—	721	163.50–180.00	171.63
128	—	611	187.50–195.50	191.43
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	392	190.00	190.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	735	157.00	157.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	739	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	643	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	654	170.50	170.50
29	—	504	207.75	207.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
319	—	571	155.00–170.00	163.52
8	—	962	125.00	125.00
35	—	891	135.00	135.00
95	—	764	143.25–153.00	148.57
127	—	383	174.00–197.50	182.92
130	—	528	157.00–182.00	173.53
15	—	324	186.00–195.00	188.58
75	—	427	174.50–185.00	178.66
147	—	723	147.00–152.00	149.99
5	—	900	129.50	129.50
46	—	805	138.50–148.50	146.12
58	—	629	149.00–162.00	154.02
213	—	480	168.50–183.00	175.02
272	—	678	148.50–156.50	152.79
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	403	165.00	165.00
11	—	685	142.00	142.00
64	—	476	159.00	159.00
79	—	560	152.00–155.00	153.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	704	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	417	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	460	187.00	187.00
34	—	605	168.25	168.25
39	—	502	175.50	175.50
5	—	418	184.00	184.00
74	—	663	157.00–158.00	157.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	941	128.00	128.00
28	—	462	161.00–163.00	162.02
18	—	330	173.00–184.00	179.46
40	—	378	165.00–181.00	173.73
18	—	632	148.50–150.00	149.18
59	—	531	158.00–171.00	165.28
11	—	562	150.00–154.00	151.11
44	—	672	140.00–145.00	141.58
6	—	421	169.00	169.00
21	—	794	141.50	141.50
52	—	714	138.00–147.00	143.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	585	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	806	131.00	131.00
6	—	882	135.00	135.00
26	—	716	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	371	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	576	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	490	161.00–164.00	163.19
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,409	112.00–114.00	113.60
2	—	1,305	101.00	101.00
6	—	985	107.50–112.00	111.27
1	—	1,180	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,100	111.00	111.00
6	—	1,020	113.50	113.50
7	—	876	108.50	108.50
26	—	1,078	113.00–114.50	113.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	640	141.00–161.00	148.61
29	—	724	135.00–137.00	136.03
17	—	579	144.00–151.50	148.64
8	—	502	160.00	160.00
4	—	765	132.00	132.00
11	—	914	112.00	112.00
4	—	808	132.00	132.00
8	—	473	175.00–190.00	180.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,033	42.00–59.00	51.77
43	—	1,194	57.00–75.50	69.22
7	—	1,241	76.00–79.00	78.63
8	—	1,223	30.00–37.50	36.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,613	70.50–85.00	76.50
3	—	1,650	87.00–88.50	87.97
12	—	1,605	63.00–74.00	69.70
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	942	79.00–84.00	83.11
40	—	1,030	49.50–61.00	54.38
22	—	1,047	66.50–76.00	70.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,197	50.00–68.00	62.08
186	—	1,418	66.00–78.50	73.38
19	—	1,539	79.00–88.00	81.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,445	71.00–74.25	72.91
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,232	65.00–80.00	73.28
34	—	1,214	61.00–66.00	63.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,946	100.00–114.00	105.27
7	—	1,627	84.00–90.00	88.01
29	—	1,792	92.50–101.50	96.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	850	103.00	103.00
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,060	1,060.00–1,075.00	1,071.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	877	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,586	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,252	910.00	910.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	52	—	1,350	825.00–1,125.00	927.53
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	829	885.00–910.00	897.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	995	1,160.00	1,160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	968	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,000	885.00	885.00

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.

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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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