Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Dec 12
● As filed125 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Colorado reported 125 priced lines covering 9,585 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 9,939 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,724 head. replacement cattle receipts at 3,689 head. Counted as USDA files them — 78 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Dec 12, 2022
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 9,939Last week 17,203Year ago 9,241
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,724Last week 2,062Year ago 2,237
Replacement CattleReceipts 3,689Last week 172Year ago 4,715

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average for 5 Colorado auction reports spread across 3 sale barns included: Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock and Sterling Livestock. Some sales were forced to be moved to alternative days or cancelled this week due to blizzard conditions with heavy amounts of snow falling across northeast Colorado. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Feeder steers under 500 lbs traded mostly 8.00 to 14.00 lower, 500-650 lbs traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher, 650-800 lbs 1.00 to 4.00 lower and over 800 lbs traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs traded uneven, 2.00 higher to 7.00 lower, while those from 500-700 lbs traded 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Over 700 lbs traded unevenly steady on a thin test. Average dress slaughter cows traded unevenly steady and average dress slaughter bulls traded 5.00 higher. The next available report will be Tuesday, December 27, 2022.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30479191.00–212.50196.88
32732172.00–180.00177.84
3800166.00166.00
79691182.00182.00
6273275.00275.00
4975162.00162.00
2918168.00168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
522719170.50–191.50180.51
300617180.00–198.00190.24
25338231.00–240.00237.97
294581194.50–213.00205.37
73825173.50–179.00177.26
45370228.00–249.00238.05
247530201.00–222.00212.05
205867174.00–177.85175.73
73918167.00–171.50168.72
350778168.00–186.50175.13
298676171.00–192.00182.97
81419223.00–244.00231.30
97473200.00–238.00218.28
55951173.00173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
112637197.50–199.50198.28
10508213.00213.00
78818181.50181.50
49676181.00–182.50181.91
64795182.00182.00
15483215.00215.00
23554217.00217.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35530180.00–183.00181.22
28671171.00171.00
105567190.50–192.00191.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23810168.50168.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10321221.00221.00
128619180.00–186.00181.30
69591183.00–189.50187.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5661168.00168.00
89713161.00–162.00161.11
14785150.00–161.00155.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
44467215.00–219.00218.44
10392227.50–232.50231.03
57530197.00–209.00204.11
110717166.00–171.00168.87
51643182.00182.00
50419209.00–220.00215.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35609203.00–204.00203.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14366171.00–172.00171.71
7764151.00151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28621161.00–166.00163.30
170573160.00–169.50166.32
86686160.00–168.00165.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
43613191.00191.00
53510199.00199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
120712158.00–173.00169.06
120475171.00–201.00189.74
321671160.00–175.50171.89
20933155.00155.00
187519172.00–188.00179.99
197784156.00–166.00164.48
239623160.00–174.50169.02
357572161.00–182.00173.04
29333205.00–209.00206.24
84804165.00–166.00165.23
102866160.00–165.00163.20
95389200.00–225.00205.73
33424194.50–212.00201.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30571189.00189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39642162.00–163.00162.87
9724159.00159.00
26515171.00–178.00175.72
28468162.00–183.00171.27
17779160.00–162.00161.14
13676162.00–168.00166.17
11434184.00184.00
26563173.00173.00
4809154.00154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15607185.00185.00
10679177.00177.00
7480183.00183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12668158.00158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1401,52870.00–78.0072.82
31,60779.00–82.0080.07
1121,39162.00–70.0066.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
971,19960.00–66.0064.24
911,25165.00–73.0068.39
111,28473.50–76.0074.13
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
561,02548.00–60.0056.44
971,12460.00–65.7563.02
341,07665.50–69.0066.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
141,17765.00–68.0065.86
431,04451.00–59.0055.01
541,13260.00–65.0063.12
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1261,27465.00–72.0067.79
1401,17560.00–66.0063.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
42,121101.00–105.00102.68
101,94992.00–101.0097.20
61,90784.00–91.0089.47
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
171,69883.00–94.5090.64
41,82593.00–96.0094.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)171,2691,600.00–1,650.001,635.88
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)181,3031,825.001,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1041,3231,800.00–2,225.002,013.41
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)121,4261,050.001,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)381,3231,150.00–1,310.001,252.11
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)221,379975.00–1,000.00985.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)201,2151,060.00–1,100.001,089.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)521,1871,525.00–1,575.001,556.14
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)251,378960.00960.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1091,3581,110.00–1,375.001,280.35
Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)491,1001,000.00–1,285.001,213.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)801,0941,000.00–1,185.001,094.38
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3641,361910.00–1,100.00993.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)4011,2181,425.00–1,950.001,749.71
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)621,4561,050.00–1,175.001,124.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open241,3301,675.00–1,800.001,731.88
Aged (>8 yrs)Open131,2331,300.00–1,410.001,334.32
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open31,3851,475.001,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open141,2931,110.001,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open21,6001,825.001,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open171,1251,475.00–1,560.001,525.77
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open51,4251,425.001,425.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)399631,785.001,785.00
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3491,0761,600.00–1,750.001,681.44
(<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)109601,010.00–1,175.001,121.24
(<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)781,0031,700.00–1,750.001,743.82
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)129061,575.001,575.00
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.