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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Feb 28
● As filed150 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907
← Feb 21Feb 28Mar 7 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Colorado reported 150 priced lines covering 6,278 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,841 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,088 head. replacement cattle receipts at 86 head.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Feb 28, 2022
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 6,841Last week 2,078Year ago 9,259
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,088Last week 515Year ago 604
Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 19Year ago 396

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 steers under 500 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher on a light test, 500-700 lbs mostly 2.00 to 7.00 higher, 700-800 lbs 3.00 lower and over 800 lbs 8.00 to 14.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher on a thin test, and over 700 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 lower on a thin test. Feeder dairy heifers sold unevenly steady. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. The next available report will be Monday, March 14, 2022.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60—584193.00–206.00198.18
255—778145.50–162.00154.49
10—912136.00136.00
255—721155.00–177.00162.42
102—671155.00–183.00171.55
18—393220.00–229.00228.04
61—431210.00–224.00220.54
257—631184.00–197.00189.24
6—326560.00560.00
4—305227.00227.00
24—860141.00–142.50142.05
55—977140.25140.25
67—474210.00–222.00215.30
40—817143.00–153.00149.76
202—518200.00–215.00210.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18—882144.50144.50
18—628171.00–182.00176.23
53—679151.00–171.00162.34
4—964131.00131.00
86—781143.25–152.00147.11
38—573184.00–192.00188.26
21—479194.00–205.00200.31
14—415210.00210.00
64—537191.00–202.00198.38
56—713150.00–152.25150.82
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4—706141.00141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10—424187.50187.50
4—488186.00186.00
10—386190.00–192.50190.70
4—504187.50187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
49—615199.00199.00
21—526222.00–223.00222.81
5—726179.00179.00
42—461220.00220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
90—877136.00136.00
3—840142.00142.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68—660160.00–162.50162.06
10—720159.50159.50
67—781155.00155.00
15—487182.50–185.00184.15
22—822140.50140.50
10—589172.00172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3—665167.50167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17—417222.00–228.00223.40
19—564202.00–206.00205.14
35—612192.00192.00
4—525218.00218.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5—818123.00123.00
6—549136.00136.00
15—700145.50145.50
6—489147.00147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
46—764155.00155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13—498191.00191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
132—469170.00–195.00181.62
419—626150.00–174.50164.24
236—776141.50–154.00145.28
165—530175.00–189.00185.90
9—1,051110.00110.00
346—721144.00–164.50152.21
21—861139.00139.00
212—580159.00–183.00172.49
257—665147.00–166.50158.37
2—352190.00190.00
31—807132.00–133.00132.61
4—976124.00124.00
77—431189.00–198.50194.57
7—315575.00575.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12—646168.00168.00
36—552171.00–188.00184.23
28—461190.00190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
14—810125.00125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4—739123.00123.00
3—956112.50112.50
19—865126.75126.75
12—938103.00103.00
82—759123.00–134.00131.61
6—835125.00125.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4—801126.00126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6—688132.50132.50
2—388183.00183.00
6—632134.00–141.00137.51
12—739131.00–135.00132.00
3—340175.00175.00
10—457174.00174.00
3—442172.00172.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36—594152.50152.50
7—746143.00143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58—567151.00–170.50157.23
12—348190.00190.00
10—818133.00133.00
5—437179.00179.00
17—525168.00–175.00169.07
7—488180.00–186.00182.63
2—895126.00126.00
2—950111.00111.00
84—772130.00–136.25135.84
12—393182.00–190.00183.25
105—634146.00–161.00155.02
100—686145.00–155.50153.02
102—717138.50–147.00143.16
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3—655151.00151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5—664141.00141.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,110111.50111.50
4—953110.00110.00
1—1,385116.50116.50
10—1,427112.00–112.50112.20
2—1,320113.00–114.00113.50
16—1,230108.00–113.50110.53
16—886107.50–109.50108.62
1—820113.00113.00
5—1,181111.50–114.00112.01
6—1,040109.50–112.50112.01
13—1,052109.50–110.00109.58
5—929107.00107.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6—71857.50–70.0062.58
5—69160.0060.00
2—64870.0070.00
2—78060.00–62.5061.27
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11—1,076105.50–106.00105.64
1—1,11595.0095.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3—635171.00171.00
6—447210.00210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5—1,08281.00–89.0084.32
35—1,05651.00–74.0066.70
8—89058.00–63.0060.58
105—1,21972.00–84.0078.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43—1,47490.00–102.0094.55
52—1,33362.50–83.0073.93
259—1,47771.00–90.0084.43
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24—1,20976.00–89.0083.46
4—1,18890.00–93.0091.11
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
104—1,36483.00–95.0089.85
2—1,56096.00–99.0097.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22—1,67572.00–81.0079.04
10—1,70290.00–103.0099.48
135—1,66682.00–95.5089.07
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7—1,579101.00–117.00104.43
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,304116.00–117.00116.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13—1,85685.00–100.0095.28
24—1,915111.00–124.00114.15
47—1,734101.00–111.50106.59
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,15575.0075.00
35—1,476101.00–113.50108.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open17—1,118112.00–125.00120.26
Young (2-4 yrs)Open17—1,081100.00–107.50103.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open2—1,10582.5082.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open16—1,16390.00–97.5094.24
(<2 yrs)Open16—1,118100.00–107.50104.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)7—1,3791,200.001,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)9—1,3711,200.001,200.00
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.