Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 137 priced lines covering 4,780 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,840 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 801 head. replacement cattle receipts at 465 head. Counted as USDA files them — 1 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,840Last week 7,167Year ago 1,216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 801Last week 1,162Year ago 426

Replacement CattleReceipts 465Last week 1,376Year ago 1,144

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 3 Colorado auction markets included: Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate to very good. Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold mostly 4.00 to 9.00 higher, and steers over 600 lbs sold uneven from 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs mostly 4.00 to 13.00 higher, and over 700 lbs 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. The next available report will be Monday, February 28, 2022.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	810	144.00–149.00	147.40
53	—	477	175.00–192.50	180.97
92	—	724	150.00–159.50	153.50
200	—	669	160.00–169.00	163.16
63	—	761	151.50–153.00	152.06
69	—	533	171.00–188.00	173.47
149	—	571	164.00–190.00	177.81
184	—	617	161.00–171.00	166.76
56	—	429	180.00–192.00	187.47
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	678	155.00–156.00	155.47
36	—	626	156.00–163.00	161.27
36	—	480	165.00–174.00	170.49
58	—	526	164.00–169.00	166.49
16	—	723	152.00–155.00	153.48
37	—	429	181.00–188.00	185.30
73	—	575	155.00–165.00	160.20
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	576	180.00	180.00
39	—	544	179.00–190.00	180.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	516	207.00	207.00
16	—	414	195.50	195.50
20	—	552	198.00	198.00
18	—	456	186.50	186.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	507	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	436	189.00–190.00	189.30
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	471	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	363	175.00–189.00	179.59
6	—	599	166.00	166.00
12	—	745	147.50	147.50
7	—	311	183.00–187.50	184.39
15	—	433	186.00–187.50	186.99
13	—	535	163.00–175.00	164.86
52	—	494	170.00–183.00	171.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	859	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	390	188.00	188.00
4	—	724	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	459	168.00	168.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	178.00	178.00
19	—	673	178.00	178.00
20	—	586	184.00	184.00
50	—	522	184.25–210.00	185.86
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	619	168.00–175.00	170.22
44	—	681	162.00–168.00	162.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	416	200.00–216.00	202.63
12	—	689	161.00	161.00
22	—	484	202.50–213.00	209.24
10	—	375	201.00–220.00	216.22
36	—	535	188.50–197.50	191.88
33	—	574	180.00–197.50	185.16
10	—	641	180.00–182.00	180.80
10	—	811	148.00–150.00	149.60
6	—	756	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	346	219.00	219.00
76	—	523	195.00–226.00	205.84
259	—	672	163.00–190.00	172.68
31	—	366	209.00–227.00	214.33
50	—	855	151.00–158.50	155.65
2	—	1,053	122.00	122.00
13	—	926	145.00	145.00
205	—	721	160.50–170.50	163.69
102	—	472	200.00–222.50	207.57
176	—	615	177.00–197.50	182.57
193	—	761	159.00–168.25	163.42
38	—	427	212.00–225.00	217.78
135	—	810	150.50–162.00	157.64
199	—	575	187.00–218.00	197.63
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	555	182.00	182.00
2	—	763	157.00	157.00
7	—	475	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	734	151.00	151.00
4	—	893	145.00	145.00
6	—	663	168.00–173.00	171.27
5	—	642	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	395	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	553	197.00–199.00	197.55
18	—	429	223.00–228.00	224.73
21	—	506	211.00–213.00	212.23
48	—	675	170.00–173.00	170.47
26	—	605	192.00–193.00	192.69
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	106.50–109.00	107.74
3	—	1,213	111.50	111.50
10	—	1,138	110.50–112.00	110.94
2	—	1,183	110.50	110.50
1	—	888	107.50	107.50
12	—	1,034	110.00–111.50	110.41
20	—	1,070	110.00–112.00	111.37
11	—	992	111.00	111.00
6	—	1,255	109.50–110.50	109.83
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	81.00	81.00
6	—	725	81.00	81.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	67.50	67.50
2	—	703	65.00	65.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,255	101.50	101.50
1	—	975	98.50	98.50
7	—	257	300.00	300.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	412	140.00	140.00
11	—	337	410.00	410.00
18	—	267	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	803	123.00	123.00
10	—	504	195.50–198.00	196.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
190	—	1,343	67.00–80.00	73.17
2	—	1,285	80.00–80.50	80.25
30	—	1,139	20.00–72.00	46.50
51	—	1,136	50.00–67.00	60.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,630	75.00–79.50	77.29
50	—	1,561	80.00–92.00	83.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,236	70.00–76.00	73.29
7	—	1,536	85.00–90.00	87.56
182	—	1,453	72.00–85.50	78.12
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,135	63.00–64.00	63.53
53	—	1,147	68.00–79.00	74.99
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,338	77.00–87.50	80.55
1	—	1,535	74.00	74.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,772	97.00–110.00	104.36
21	—	1,568	86.00–101.00	91.30
2	—	2,163	111.00–114.35	112.78
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	82.50	82.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	104	—	1,338	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,303.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	—	1,252	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	58	—	1,333	900.00–1,225.00	1,056.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,288	925.00–1,025.00	976.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,312	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,304	1,210.00–1,350.00	1,259.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,318	1,410.00–1,485.01	1,457.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,480	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,242.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,440	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,069	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	34	—	1,117	810.00	810.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	85.00	85.00
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,470	105.00–112.00	109.30
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,081	100.00–117.00	107.54
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,113	85.00–95.00	88.45
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,185.00	1,185.00

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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