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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Mar 28
● As filed130 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907
← Mar 21Mar 28Apr 4 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Colorado reported 130 priced lines covering 5,816 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,152 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 967 head. replacement cattle receipts at 204 head. Counted as USDA files them — 45 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Mar 28, 2022
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 7,152Last week 1,303Year ago 6,098
Slaughter CattleReceipts 967Last week 993Year ago 672
Replacement CattleReceipts 204Last week 76Year ago 448

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 good. Feeder steers under 450 lbs sold uneven on a light test, 450-650 lbs mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher with instances of sharply higher, and over 650 lbs 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade mixed on feeder heifers under 500 lbs. Feeder heifers 500-700 lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, and over 700 lbs trade was mixed on a light test. Dairy feeder heifers 950-1200 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower, and 1200-1300 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher on a light test. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. The next available report will be Monday, April 11, 2022.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
108—424208.00–221.00215.24
188—481204.00–219.00214.14
303—526190.00–216.00211.94
8—1,053131.00131.00
68—811144.00–161.50147.23
61—726156.00–171.00160.78
20—376220.00–225.00220.76
66—673172.00–177.00175.96
349—763148.00–161.50152.63
204—564182.50–214.00206.51
101—864140.00–156.50148.78
309—620185.00–197.00191.60
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
78—871136.00136.00
9—397210.00210.00
3—618170.00170.00
23—689169.00169.00
50—574203.00203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35—704150.50150.50
55—406207.00207.00
52—476191.00–204.00196.96
5—762141.00–151.00146.97
20—695164.00–170.00166.18
55—629170.00–181.00177.51
143—579187.00–201.00195.26
47—517190.00–201.00196.60
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4—589163.00163.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24—518127.50127.50
9—432130.00130.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29—686160.00160.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2—683171.00171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2—583167.00167.00
4—678158.00158.00
4—965120.00120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4—553181.00181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3—658165.00165.00
3—857135.50135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
37—524220.00220.00
33—464225.00225.00
96—553216.00216.00
59—716169.00169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11—506178.00178.00
5—608162.00162.00
5—419181.00181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
99—653184.00184.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32—696142.50142.50
41—551153.00153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
102—674149.50–157.00153.89
82—915131.00–137.25135.68
182—515165.00–187.00172.89
236—618157.00–168.00162.11
7—850133.00133.00
5—304185.00185.00
10—840138.00138.00
29—381170.00–178.00173.23
47—424173.00–175.00173.72
174—476169.00–191.00172.80
171—725142.50–148.50146.42
156—575158.00–181.00166.77
83—761139.50–146.50144.59
Heifers — Large 2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
4—609141.00141.00
2—725132.00132.00
8—410152.00152.00
9—561147.50147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2—725146.00146.00
4—670141.00141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21—550174.00174.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5—584121.00121.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5—573152.00152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
70—627169.50169.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4—436170.00170.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34—600150.50150.50
12—377168.00168.00
20—683147.00147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26—562151.00–166.00156.16
75—491166.00–179.00172.35
73—518150.00–175.00158.96
17—434175.00–183.00180.10
147—634149.00–161.00151.86
11—386187.00187.00
137—687141.00–147.00141.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4—469160.00160.00
5—385176.00176.00
18—540151.00–162.00160.51
9—578147.00–156.00151.88
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
7—78482.50–88.0086.43
5—74488.0088.00
3—67981.00–85.0082.32
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9—1,309112.50112.50
6—931107.50–114.00110.17
1—885107.00107.00
12—1,279105.00–113.50111.35
7—1,069108.50–111.50109.21
2—1,233112.00–112.50112.25
11—983106.00–110.50106.67
3—1,397114.00114.00
8—1,008109.50–114.50111.01
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3—83297.5097.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,06579.0079.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4—438175.00175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3—495177.50177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4—630151.00151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
50—1,29084.00–91.5087.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11—1,51193.00–100.0093.68
60—1,70277.00–87.0081.20
77—1,54785.00–96.0088.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9—1,48745.00–63.0056.42
114—1,35265.00–85.0078.52
141—1,35580.00–91.0084.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
74—1,14272.50–84.0077.99
56—1,05457.50–78.0067.64
1—1,17587.0087.00
23—1,04340.00–70.0055.51
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23—1,13877.00–86.5082.56
5—1,09987.50–88.0087.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11—1,75192.00–102.0098.34
19—1,972105.00–111.00107.51
4—2,271114.00–118.00115.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open3—1,105101.00–110.00107.19
(<2 yrs)Open5—1,055115.00–118.00115.78
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open17—1,10290.00–99.0093.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)5—1,3211,075.00–1,125.001,104.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)21—1,3291,250.00–1,275.001,269.14
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)34—1,3761,100.00–1,275.001,158.42
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)8—1,2401,475.00–1,525.001,499.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—1,5381,225.00–1,250.001,242.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)30—1,4231,325.00–1,525.001,398.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)5—1,1591,050.00–1,100.001,070.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open11—1,4201,300.00–1,425.001,400.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open4—1,2001,125.001,125.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open30—1,0672,700.00–2,800.002,757.62
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.