Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 180 priced lines covering 5,360 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,829 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,031 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,290 head. Counted as USDA files them — 32 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 6, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,829Last week 5,160Year ago 8,028

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,031Last week 1,122Year ago 858

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,290Last week 199Year ago 607

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 4 Colorado auction markets included: Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Centennial, and Livestock Exchange. Feeder steers mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly steady to 4.00 higher, with instances of up to 6.00 to 10.00 higher on calves under 450 pounds. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Not enough comparable sales on dairy cattle from the previous week for a market trend. No trend available on replacement cattle but demand was good for bred heifers, replacement stock cows and cow-calf pairs. Trading activity was moderate to active on moderate to good buyer demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,203	111.00–128.50	115.38
10	—	931	130.00–133.00	132.70
11	—	880	130.00	130.00
34	—	488	185.00–197.50	187.04
1	—	1,355	120.00	120.00
5	—	339	194.00	194.00
8	—	564	162.50	162.50
26	—	1,119	129.50–132.50	130.05
32	—	377	199.00–206.00	201.47
2	—	273	195.00	195.00
8	—	1,033	127.50–129.00	127.68
26	—	413	190.00–197.50	194.81
1	—	830	131.00	131.00
16	—	793	127.50–130.00	129.84
10	—	1,155	128.50–130.00	128.65
8	—	1,341	121.00	121.00
12	—	971	128.00–133.00	131.83
37	—	1,077	125.00–135.00	130.91
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	435	165.00	165.00
7	—	454	172.50	172.50
8	—	678	127.50–129.00	128.23
2	—	305	147.50	147.50
2	—	555	132.50	132.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	892	133.00	133.00
16	—	419	225.00–237.50	234.34
1	—	215	230.00	230.00
12	—	330	220.00	220.00
56	—	360	222.50–240.00	236.28
7	—	674	162.50–165.00	163.20
21	—	269	210.00–245.00	221.49
7	—	470	220.00	220.00
18	—	580	172.50–187.50	185.91
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	689	97.50–105.00	100.39
1	—	1,280	100.00	100.00
10	—	418	100.00–115.00	107.20
3	—	460	97.50	97.50
14	—	330	90.00–115.00	99.12
6	—	610	57.50–97.50	77.40
5	—	257	157.50	157.50
5	—	507	137.50	137.50
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	767	61.00	61.00
7	—	668	57.50	57.50
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	824	69.50	69.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	397	107.50	107.50
3	—	337	85.00	85.00
2	—	493	82.50	82.50
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	586	185.00	185.00
5	—	477	240.00	240.00
15	—	276	242.50	242.50
1	—	1,115	137.00	137.00
6	—	828	143.00–146.00	144.48
19	—	638	185.00–190.00	189.74
61	—	336	242.50–275.00	268.62
80	—	430	220.00–256.00	244.69
124	—	368	230.00–280.00	262.65
9	—	531	205.00	205.00
11	—	853	148.00	148.00
9	—	668	195.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	332	137.50	137.50
30	—	606	125.00	125.00
18	—	410	137.50–140.00	138.62
2	—	700	102.50–110.00	106.25
17	—	584	140.00–141.00	140.89
7	—	378	128.00	128.00
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
56	—	523	132.50–140.00	138.28
3	—	792	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	559	170.00–185.00	173.11
52	—	277	202.00–209.00	207.15
97	—	390	190.00–215.00	190.68
21	—	438	195.00–215.00	212.88
3	—	230	225.00	225.00
33	—	461	187.50–219.00	215.19
50	—	529	172.50–177.50	176.40
4	—	712	140.00–147.50	145.63
3	—	768	130.00	130.00
164	—	328	191.00–220.00	199.69
6	—	1,089	115.00–138.00	122.71
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	501	163.00–167.00	165.99
1	—	815	112.50	112.50
50	—	372	160.00–187.50	171.39
28	—	250	192.50	192.50
30	—	314	157.50–185.00	171.19
14	—	706	130.00–138.00	133.43
64	—	462	170.00–185.00	179.85
153	—	428	160.00–187.00	177.55
13	—	607	147.50	147.50
51	—	565	155.00–167.50	162.55
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	107.50–115.00	110.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	836	169.00–171.00	170.55
75	—	673	178.00–190.00	187.69
22	—	875	159.00–170.00	161.91
67	—	579	186.00–203.00	198.07
20	—	468	213.00–225.00	217.95
1	—	1,085	135.00	135.00
82	—	756	175.50–180.00	179.09
24	—	426	214.00–230.00	219.55
26	—	379	224.00–245.00	233.46
3	—	1,127	135.00–137.50	135.83
74	—	728	176.00–186.00	178.76
127	—	511	196.00–220.50	213.19
2	—	1,038	142.00–143.00	142.50
33	—	646	190.00–196.00	194.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	586	207.00–208.00	207.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	529	184.00–188.00	185.05
3	—	635	172.00	172.00
11	—	863	140.00–148.00	147.25
15	—	492	189.00–191.00	190.34
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	685	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	758	184.00	184.00
84	—	670	196.00–205.00	199.06
105	—	621	199.00–206.00	203.49
45	—	720	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	589	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	356	259.00–294.00	276.80
94	—	627	210.00–216.00	214.35
64	—	675	189.00–207.50	196.61
45	—	485	241.00–258.00	254.40
63	—	425	255.00–279.00	270.34
59	—	738	184.00–188.50	187.95
7	—	914	177.50	177.50
3	—	827	178.00	178.00
81	—	538	231.00–239.00	234.43
121	—	587	216.00–224.00	220.99
56	—	769	177.00–186.00	183.99
17	—	324	293.00–302.50	296.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	502	243.00–254.00	250.33
16	—	675	216.00	216.00
38	—	561	233.00–237.50	236.32
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	602	185.00–187.00	185.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	545	214.50	214.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	618	221.00	221.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,217	1,760.00–1,885.00	1,843.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,015.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,275	1,525.00	1,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,126	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,442.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,211	1,810.00–2,000.00	1,892.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,150	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	891	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,535.15
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,260	1,800.00	1,800.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,009	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,793.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,108	102.00–119.00	108.94
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,070	120.00–139.00	131.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	67	—	1,274	1,110.00–1,275.00	1,181.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,017	1,710.00–1,775.00	1,741.88
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,336	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,530.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,325	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,633.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	119	—	1,347	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,641.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,168	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,679.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	178	—	1,387	1,650.00–2,150.00	1,891.65
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	72	—	1,339	1,275.00–1,800.00	1,371.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,257	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	41	—	1,149	1,810.00–1,925.00	1,886.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,201	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,520.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,067	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,261.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	116	—	1,388	1,210.00–1,450.00	1,357.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,290	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,422	1,985.00	1,985.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	49	—	1,244	2,010.00–2,110.00	2,054.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,611	85.00–101.50	97.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,065	114.00	114.00
36	—	1,873	101.50–113.50	105.91
19	—	1,624	81.00–101.00	95.86
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,375	84.00–97.50	93.74
1	—	1,195	108.00	108.00
27	—	1,120	83.00–89.00	85.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,046	42.50–72.00	63.64
1	—	1,190	95.00	95.00
98	—	1,147	65.00–81.00	75.09
87	—	1,162	80.00–91.00	82.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,399	50.00–65.00	55.85
7	—	1,320	97.00–106.00	100.19
124	—	1,388	66.00–89.00	80.41
138	—	1,428	83.00–97.00	86.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,710	76.00–89.00	83.11
78	—	1,581	87.00–97.00	93.08
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,004	76.00–81.00	79.06
11	—	1,075	61.00–69.00	65.78
47	—	1,168	81.00–94.00	88.97
5	—	1,127	96.00–109.00	102.56

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.

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