Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, May 16
● As filed110 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Colorado reported 110 priced lines covering 2,472 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,944 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,704 head. replacement cattle receipts at 900 head. Counted as USDA files them — 517 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon May 16, 2022
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 1,944Last week 1,519Year ago 1,242
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,704Last week 1,282Year ago 1,099
Replacement CattleReceipts 900Last week 321Year ago 580

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 cattle too thinly traded for an accurate market trend. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Due to the upcoming Memorial Day holiday, the next available report will be Tuesday, May 31, 2022.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
892373.00–77.5073.55
272577.5077.50
346872.5072.50
335872.5072.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
41,221100.50–102.00100.87
141,059101.00–103.00102.14
2985100.50100.50
211,013100.50–102.00101.08
21,255102.00102.00
221,112101.00–102.00101.37
131,187101.00–101.50101.23
21,34599.0099.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
345867.5067.50
276868.0068.00
1034057.5057.50
186070.0070.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11,25599.5099.50
101,08097.0097.00
797199.5099.50
81,11697.50–98.0097.75
1086897.0097.00
81,23192.00–97.0094.53
433087.5087.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5625159.00–171.00163.63
6362196.00–200.00197.38
8731151.00151.00
5533177.00177.00
16564166.00–170.00167.78
32685153.00–156.00155.53
37773147.00–150.00148.11
20478169.00–177.00173.06
17431176.00–181.00178.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14636172.50172.50
3580182.00182.00
20753156.00156.00
7246560.00560.00
15172425.00–435.00430.77
11437195.00195.00
11522181.00–198.00188.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16542156.00–162.00159.03
2707156.00156.00
17615159.00159.00
67860.00–110.0083.83
4296525.00525.00
311785.00–260.00205.00
18178360.00–385.00372.68
10243460.00460.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21734141.00–145.00143.01
27627145.00–150.00147.07
5333171.00171.00
4456156.00156.00
6521151.00151.00
2248161.00161.00
29419151.00–156.00152.15
13552154.50154.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5224450.00–475.00466.07
9160325.00–435.00422.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9461151.50151.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3425172.00172.00
9452166.00166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11120125.00–275.00214.05
481110.00–160.00141.92
12224425.00–525.00485.95
1255500.00500.00
5178300.00–385.00357.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1201,43575.00–88.5083.49
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
571,11072.00–83.0076.76
91,15785.00–89.0086.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
901,12567.00–79.0072.47
11,35074.0074.00
1081,05955.00–67.0063.53
191,10144.00–61.0057.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1561,41762.00–74.5071.08
1871,40468.00–87.5078.28
81,46188.00–99.0093.47
51,42145.00–58.0053.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11,51082.0082.00
971,57174.00–93.0080.39
841,68166.00–81.0075.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
551,84695.00–112.00101.61
361,67585.00–101.5094.63
92,259102.00–120.50113.07
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
171,21775.00–95.0083.79
41,024103.00103.00
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
31,500101.00–108.00103.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open251,3811,525.00–1,675.001,598.16
Aged (>8 yrs)Open1951,2081,235.00–1,335.001,279.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1571,4321,300.00–1,675.001,508.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open91,5561,425.00–1,450.001,438.12
Young (2-4 yrs)Open51,3331,625.00–1,675.001,646.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open481,3141,360.00–1,510.001,464.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open71,1291,210.001,210.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open131,4661,200.00–1,350.001,228.89
Aged (>8 yrs)Open91,3861,135.001,135.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open71,4241,575.001,575.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open251,5261,275.00–1,435.001,400.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)261,4901,185.00–1,350.001,260.14
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)221,3851,100.00–1,175.001,166.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)41,359985.00985.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)211,3621,010.00–1,025.001,021.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)281,150925.00–1,010.00967.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)851,2151,025.00–1,200.001,100.17
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)171,327885.00–935.00894.36
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open211,00490.00–97.0092.56
(<2 yrs)Open121,031100.00–109.00105.94
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open31,067100.00–105.00102.69
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)41,2261,060.001,060.00
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)81,015910.00–1,000.00949.11
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open51,2221,725.001,725.00
(<2 yrs)Open121,2081,550.001,550.00
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.