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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Dec 5
● As filed239 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907
← Nov 28Dec 5Dec 12 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Colorado reported 239 priced lines covering 13,353 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 17,203 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,062 head. replacement cattle receipts at 172 head.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Dec 5, 2022
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 17,203Last week 9,117Year ago 15,085
Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,062Last week 1,918Year ago 1,869
Replacement CattleReceipts 172Last week 672Year ago 99

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 5 Colorado auction reports included: Centennial Livestock, Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Sterling Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold mostly 8.00 to 13.00 higher, 500-850 lbs sold steady to 7.00 higher, and over 850 lbs were lightly tested at 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 750 lbs sold mostly 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers over 750 lbs were too thinly tested to trend. Dairy heifers over 1000 lbs sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower; bulls sold steady. The next available report will be Monday, December 19, 2022.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3—728162.00162.00
7—684171.00171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
92—575173.00–204.00195.42
54—478186.00–221.00205.20
41—521200.00–209.00205.73
49—623170.00–197.00186.83
15—708175.00–181.00178.60
12—431209.00–217.50212.42
16—320222.50–240.00235.57
39—680172.00–193.00182.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
171—620181.00–186.00184.27
62—421214.00–232.50219.20
17—378230.00–236.00233.01
156—535200.00–208.00203.72
340—584172.00–195.00185.70
151—677174.50–184.00177.75
7—495207.50–209.00207.92
10—320221.00221.00
139—718164.00–171.00167.14
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25—476181.00181.00
24—540196.00196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27—425252.00252.00
103—606202.00–207.75205.56
47—505215.00–223.00217.11
18—480222.00222.00
117—658193.00–201.00198.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15—538190.00–197.00194.60
11—415210.00–215.00212.81
35—624166.00–173.00169.64
3—562177.50177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
257—466210.00–242.00226.95
536—623180.00–206.00188.92
82—383240.00–261.00252.94
259—519201.00–227.00210.35
55—915172.25172.25
126—769170.50–189.00179.44
336—668170.00–200.50184.33
438—572188.00–215.75200.89
16—314234.00–237.00235.12
116—418222.50–247.00239.25
416—823170.00–178.25176.62
160—970150.50–170.00168.70
58—868169.00–170.00169.54
596—723171.50–191.50181.34
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20—600175.00175.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11—512175.00175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7—425248.00248.00
43—481235.00–241.00239.12
31—556217.00217.00
22—746193.00–198.50197.27
139—659181.00–194.50188.76
78—605191.00–205.00196.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4—631188.00188.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15—429152.50152.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2—67380.0080.00
2—70075.0075.00
2—25070.0070.00
4—61080.0080.00
1—22080.0080.00
13—58975.00–91.0087.68
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,420111.00111.00
25—554162.50–167.50167.10
5—274170.00–177.50174.40
13—603141.00141.00
1—1,058131.00131.00
17—335170.00–190.00180.63
4—246175.00175.00
58—407203.00–220.00213.83
4—1,268137.00137.00
9—1,101117.00117.00
2—520164.00–165.00164.49
10—903128.00128.00
7—952114.00114.00
6—374185.00–200.00192.32
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
30—272100.00–110.00104.53
45—376100.00–107.50102.08
7—597102.50102.50
10—209110.00110.00
5—407105.00105.00
12—329100.00–107.50104.62
8—658102.00–102.50102.25
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17—776112.50112.50
4—591103.00103.00
19—714109.00–110.00109.78
1—820118.00118.00
4—956115.00115.00
7—528112.00–122.50114.97
1—925118.00118.00
1—1,060119.00119.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
19—919119.00–123.50119.50
1—480137.50137.50
18—808116.00–120.50116.25
3—872115.00–122.00117.34
7—591136.00–157.50151.32
6—621127.00127.00
1—1,320124.00124.00
2—280150.00150.00
11—1,185125.50–126.00125.82
8—1,063123.00–125.00123.88
8—1,277105.00–123.50107.33
22—977109.00–124.50119.77
3—1,115125.50–126.00125.67
20—1,017123.50–125.50124.79
7—1,214123.00–125.50124.57
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
24—78560.00–62.0060.83
10—85671.0071.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14—1,02790.0090.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4—368225.00225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12—621175.00175.00
6—778142.00142.00
5—462205.00205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
68—419193.00–220.00200.13
51—638183.00183.00
8—500185.00185.00
26—394204.00204.00
50—474185.00–215.00198.42
73—573180.00–181.00180.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3—339211.00–215.00213.70
385—575168.00–188.50175.07
252—616165.50–181.00174.08
438—674161.00–179.50173.93
149—917162.25–167.50165.43
194—432177.50–221.00202.48
144—767156.00–170.00166.34
134—378191.00–221.00203.65
351—470172.00–209.00188.49
42—981141.00141.00
151—721160.00–175.00167.34
336—522171.00–200.00182.09
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10—330152.50152.50
7—526142.50142.50
17—421152.50152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69—574169.00–196.00175.08
8—713151.00–155.00152.13
31—478187.00–205.00193.13
119—622162.00–172.00167.77
2—393196.00196.00
58—672157.50–168.00164.15
2—888146.00146.00
10—314208.00–217.50212.77
30—519175.00–182.00179.93
11—424185.00–191.00187.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10—492194.50194.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12—571169.00169.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25—498166.00166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
335—616153.00–168.00161.74
11—717167.00167.00
18—386205.00–210.00208.32
27—483173.00173.00
8—449198.00198.00
83—665161.00–168.50164.89
234—570163.50–169.00166.43
222—531161.00–190.00168.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26—585166.00–170.00166.44
17—441177.00–190.00187.67
19—489174.00–179.00176.11
20—532175.00175.00
3—667152.00152.00
7—638152.50–160.00155.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
101—587193.00–195.00194.10
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
41—636163.00163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23—429198.00198.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6—858129.00–130.00129.34
41—286170.00–200.00174.88
4—653147.50147.50
1—1,110100.00100.00
38—475146.00–182.50147.00
9—575150.00–162.50157.13
29—533139.00–145.00139.20
99—335150.00–169.00163.39
8—622135.00–145.00142.45
125—373150.00–169.00163.99
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12—625160.00–162.50161.67
56—367201.00–230.00223.48
128—416202.00–230.00219.35
12—472200.00–215.00211.94
23—337202.50–222.00217.41
12—578185.00185.00
9—521192.00–216.00205.16
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
64—618117.50–130.00128.98
2—708119.00119.00
7—1,046104.00104.00
28—570130.00130.00
4—871121.00121.00
28—319135.00135.00
17—385130.00–135.00133.65
3—482122.00122.00
43—278155.00–159.00156.32
12—439130.00–142.00138.01
2—828122.50122.50
25—769115.00–122.50115.29
35—520126.00–136.00131.36
22—665120.00–125.00123.62
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1—595115.00115.00
11—514110.00–117.50115.48
15—267130.00130.00
1—690107.50107.50
2—415104.00104.00
5—381110.00–150.00125.96
3—337130.00130.00
5—779110.00110.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1—30567.5067.50
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2—23060.0060.00
7—52639.0039.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1—330105.00105.00
2—363105.00105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)8—1,192725.00–825.00748.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)9—1,3801,025.00–1,100.001,054.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)19—1,280835.00–1,325.001,140.31
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,000985.00985.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)16—1,231785.00785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,4351,250.001,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—1,333700.00–1,025.00834.06
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo)78—921425.00–575.00518.26
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open5—1,015108.00–118.00112.92
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open6—83788.00–90.0089.64
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open2—1,098121.00–128.00124.41
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,3551,300.001,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13—1,46391.00–97.5093.45
8—1,51784.00–89.0086.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14—1,97790.00–98.0092.75
49—1,79876.00–89.5085.23
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
134—1,28359.00–69.0064.89
109—1,34764.00–82.0071.26
3—1,36883.00–100.0088.83
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
86—1,17462.00–76.0066.90
37—97680.00–87.5083.88
55—98645.50–57.0047.73
69—1,14357.50–65.0063.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
76—1,12958.00–70.0062.39
78—1,10727.50–61.0050.63
239—1,17147.00–65.5055.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32—1,72061.00–74.5069.38
14—1,79989.00–91.5091.05
127—1,59969.00–87.5077.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
68—1,49230.00–55.5052.59
146—1,39559.00–81.0068.73
15—1,32675.50–89.0077.16
206—1,45055.00–69.0062.42
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.