Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Feb 20
● As filed109 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Colorado reported 109 priced lines covering 3,002 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,808 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 673 head. replacement cattle receipts at 688 head. Counted as USDA files them — 15 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Feb 20, 2023
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 2,808Last week 4,981Year ago 2,078
Slaughter CattleReceipts 673Last week 730Year ago 515
Replacement CattleReceipts 688Last week 40Year ago 19

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 4 Colorado auction markets included: Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Sterling Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate to good. In the feeder cattle supply, steers under 450 lbs sold mostly 7.00 to 11.00 higher on a light test, 500-700 lb steers 1.00 to 7.00 lower, and 700-900 lb steers 1.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers across all weight classes sold mostly steady to 6.00 higher with 450 lb heifers 14.00 higher. Feeder dairy heifers 850-1200 lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher, bulls sold 1.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66—580197.00–217.00208.62
72—526204.00–220.00215.02
89—729181.00–187.00185.60
35—320248.00–255.00251.03
121—889173.25–178.00175.29
129—669184.00–205.00193.91
72—431236.00–248.00244.04
92—775183.00–185.50184.04
27—479215.00–230.00222.92
73—817177.00–182.50182.04
42—615184.00–210.50203.79
42—375239.50–247.00245.15
12—937166.00166.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40—590196.00–206.00202.82
5—602192.00192.00
5—508203.00203.00
6—699183.00183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3—360200.00–202.50201.68
4—348202.50202.50
5—538192.00192.00
5—255208.00208.00
4—553182.00–188.00186.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3—378225.00225.00
3—596198.50198.50
8—436205.00–210.00207.54
6—613198.00198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17—606203.00203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11—481198.00–199.00198.81
3—405200.00200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7—552222.50222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26—919156.00156.00
14—860158.00158.00
52—515194.00–203.00199.68
8—814163.00–164.00163.38
1—995135.00135.00
98—678171.00–185.00175.94
193—576176.00–203.50191.43
67—478197.00–219.00214.82
90—617175.00–186.00182.75
28—758168.00–175.00170.83
35—421197.00–215.00207.49
38—720163.50–175.00173.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4—570174.00174.00
1—915126.00126.00
1—950130.00130.00
38—373191.00–209.00197.18
23—426193.00–208.00197.42
3—637162.00162.00
12—516184.00–192.00189.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8—836171.00171.00
8—566192.00192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2—343207.50207.50
2—818121.00121.00
2—630151.00151.00
5—485185.00185.00
6—711134.00134.00
10—378192.00–198.00194.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4—429182.00182.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9—489194.50194.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3—888124.50124.50
2—1,215124.50–126.50125.50
20—1,193122.00–128.00127.70
18—1,115127.50127.50
8—930122.00–125.00124.51
6—953124.00124.00
2—1,085123.00–125.50124.25
8—1,016125.50–127.50126.74
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,230120.00120.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1—56577.5077.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1—91587.5087.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9—696173.00173.00
6—503198.00198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4—819142.00142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60—1,29471.00–85.0078.53
34—1,31190.00–105.0094.08
2—1,53060.00–67.5063.82
177—1,43483.00–97.0090.76
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8—95191.50–111.0099.51
4—1,09479.00–86.0080.99
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4—1,38198.50–101.0099.14
10—1,28089.00–94.0090.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
63—1,13876.00–93.0084.30
12—92037.50–68.0056.05
42—1,16882.00–102.0095.26
29—1,04863.00–79.0071.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
93—1,57385.50–105.0095.57
24—1,67984.50–92.5089.46
13—1,45091.00–96.5093.12
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,63899.00–101.00100.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4—2,013117.00–121.00118.07
23—1,808103.00–114.50107.19
10—1,65997.00–109.00101.24
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,59795.00–100.0097.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)77—1,2982,150.00–2,250.002,198.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)18—1,4581,750.00–1,950.001,844.92
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)25—1,0681,175.001,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)180—1,3141,275.00–1,425.001,343.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)62—1,2011,800.00–1,950.001,871.42
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)4—1,6741,410.00–1,585.001,546.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)4—1,2421,150.00–1,235.001,195.87
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,4251,450.001,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)20—1,3181,325.00–1,650.001,624.96
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)3—1,222850.00–1,000.00899.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)38—1,3012,375.002,375.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open7—1,044105.00–116.00108.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open5—1,1751,485.001,485.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open10—1,1171,285.00–1,350.001,324.98
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—1,1051,275.001,275.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)45—1,0662,050.002,050.00
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.