Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Apr 18
● As filed90 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Colorado reported 90 priced lines covering 2,675 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,115 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 990 head. replacement cattle receipts at 92 head. Counted as USDA files them — 21 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Apr 18, 2022
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 3,115Last week 2,842Year ago 3,032
Slaughter CattleReceipts 990Last week 1,339Year ago 903
Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 551Year ago 704

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 3 Colorado auction markets included: Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Feeder steers under 550 lbs too thinly traded to trend. Steers 550-800 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher, and over 800 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs were lightly tested, selling 8.00 lower, 450-600 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 lower, and over 600 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder dairy heifers over 900 lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 5.00 lower on a light test. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. The next available report will be Monday, May 2, 2022.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72675142.00–152.50148.20
157717139.00–150.50148.74
52519161.00–174.00165.44
44478161.00–180.00169.87
5363197.50197.50
8314190.00190.00
54434173.00–177.00176.63
53755146.50–147.50147.20
61582159.00–166.00163.72
42859136.50136.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40471154.00–159.00156.37
48836126.00126.00
25637155.00–156.00155.73
14378169.00169.00
18416161.00161.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10720140.00140.00
10602151.00–153.00151.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6798141.00141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6508178.00178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39416196.00–199.00197.33
36914139.00–141.50141.09
17709164.00164.00
100487186.00–205.00191.36
94678161.00–179.00167.07
8340208.00–210.00209.01
80576176.00–186.00181.84
48843143.00–146.00145.29
85623170.00–180.00174.63
4183525.00525.00
9208550.00550.00
71516186.00–199.00189.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8734157.00157.00
29631165.00–170.00167.72
9370192.00–202.00196.38
36560166.00–168.00167.15
8421184.00184.00
9451183.00183.00
8833147.50147.50
68774151.00–153.00152.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13515196.00196.00
9559191.00191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8629167.00167.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
31,280107.50107.50
8992107.00107.00
20920104.00–107.50106.28
101,217106.50106.50
91,359107.50–108.00107.89
81,125106.00–108.00107.38
6468102.50102.50
221,032104.50–107.50105.52
201,319107.50–108.50107.90
141,070106.00–107.00106.35
2895103.50103.50
61,153101.00–108.00104.50
3330101.50101.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2993119.00119.00
7883114.00114.00
7742117.50117.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
776471.0071.00
1732175.00–77.5075.46
448472.5072.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
556390.0090.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
941,61482.00–93.0087.24
171,66890.00–100.0094.52
581,68570.00–84.0077.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1571,44262.50–82.0074.29
391,41288.00–102.0092.35
2161,40276.00–88.0081.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
91,14077.00–80.0078.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3099945.00–71.0062.85
71,12679.00–90.0082.52
441,09355.00–76.0068.80
951,17167.00–79.0073.40
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
151,40080.50–85.0084.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
112,110111.00–131.50116.25
451,946104.00–118.00108.25
521,80677.50–105.5098.56
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31,41884.00–98.0091.91
11,080102.50102.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open141,054111.00–118.00114.72
Young (2-4 yrs)Open51,144102.00–110.00106.89
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open41,16585.00–97.5091.94
(<2 yrs)Open71,026100.00–110.00106.63
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)131,0631,200.00–1,275.001,254.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)41,3471,050.00–1,075.001,062.56
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)31,1721,225.00–1,325.001,268.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)101,3691,150.00–1,275.001,195.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open51,3761,250.001,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open141,3821,325.00–1,375.001,352.60
Aged (>8 yrs)Open21,2551,175.001,175.00
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.