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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Apr 3
● As filed193 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907
← Mar 27Apr 3Apr 10 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Colorado reported 193 priced lines covering 6,214 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,908 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,111 head. replacement cattle receipts at 87 head. Counted as USDA files them — 2 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Apr 3, 2023
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 7,908Last week 6,090Year ago 7,815
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,111Last week 830Year ago 915
Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 70Year ago 118

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 4 Colorado auction markets included: Centennial Livestock, Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Feeder steers under 550 lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 5.00 lower, and over 550 lbs mostly 1.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400-700 lbs sold mostly 8.00 to 16.00 higher. Heifers over 700 lbs sold unevenly steady. Feeder dairy heifers over 1050 lbs sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3—740171.00171.00
39—473214.00–220.00217.66
1—890150.00150.00
20—522213.00213.00
18—769164.00–165.00164.83
29—557192.50–201.00199.13
5—407220.00220.00
8—813163.00–165.00163.76
55—616193.00–202.00195.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50—871164.00–170.50169.03
249—623192.50–216.00203.80
145—719178.00–185.00181.60
117—519200.00–226.00217.34
156—670181.00–209.00194.77
54—420224.00–246.00231.67
145—472208.00–235.00224.22
4—1,113149.00149.00
6—1,035161.00161.00
8—309219.00219.00
243—582195.00–223.00212.55
65—758175.00–179.00177.21
33—377224.00–267.00249.61
8—814171.50–172.00171.75
1—935161.00161.00
3—1,245131.00131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4—1,057168.00168.00
40—720200.00200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
39—552227.00227.00
40—479240.00–241.00240.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17—677201.00201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13—723163.00163.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6—674154.00154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14—509200.00–207.50203.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14—530228.00–232.00229.96
44—712186.50–191.00189.99
3—353270.00270.00
26—752188.00188.00
41—616206.50–213.00210.55
94—689195.00–197.00195.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18—409274.00–278.00275.91
46—908171.00–179.00177.82
116—630213.00–241.00233.15
10—1,070163.00163.00
15—810184.00–194.00189.87
16—392286.00–292.00288.58
80—857178.00–186.50183.30
155—563234.00–246.00240.14
125—529239.00–268.00255.34
48—469253.00–277.00270.21
95—733201.00–222.00204.23
59—764186.00–202.00193.93
62—667201.00–242.50218.89
27—976169.50169.50
5—330301.00301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50—775179.00–188.00183.64
4—816174.00–180.00177.45
86—471231.00–264.00244.49
76—627201.50–227.50212.59
5—292775.00775.00
27—412241.00–269.00258.77
44—708188.00–208.00194.23
40—582225.00–236.00229.60
5—380278.00278.00
29—671196.00–214.00201.85
89—524226.00–245.00239.44
Steers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
21—465236.00236.00
22—396238.00238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6—482235.00235.00
9—512202.50–225.00209.96
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4—638207.00207.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20—508202.00–208.00203.55
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27—624210.00210.00
21—519241.00241.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7—635208.00208.00
5—993169.50169.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7—507268.00268.00
42—643221.00–226.00223.14
14—662215.00215.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16—785161.00161.00
15—932147.50–150.00149.84
9—391250.00250.00
73—579168.00–180.00176.53
28—342225.00–235.00227.85
8—891140.00–158.00155.80
40—524205.00–217.50215.18
1—1,295142.50142.50
38—427220.00–230.00222.48
64—670166.00166.00
17—280255.00–265.00257.42
6—476270.00270.00
106—728153.00–170.00158.26
24—630165.00–169.00167.52
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6—1,370134.00134.00
11—708144.00144.00
9—264450.00450.00
6—486185.00185.00
1—1,200137.00137.00
10—241240.00240.00
18—830140.00140.00
59—389215.00–225.00221.31
9—1,174137.50137.50
36—698142.00142.00
5—761135.00135.00
11—1,103138.00–138.50138.45
1—1,445133.00133.00
16—506160.00160.00
6—1,484130.00130.00
1—1,325134.00134.00
19—1,072125.00–138.50129.19
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10—304182.50182.50
9—633139.00139.00
2—405155.00155.00
1—1,000130.00130.00
28—582137.50–152.50147.93
10—243195.00195.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1—98577.5077.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6—293101.00101.00
13—219140.00140.00
11—185100.00100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20—407245.00–247.50245.89
14—739163.00–175.00170.19
57—318262.50–290.00270.90
17—942162.00162.00
30—276260.00–270.00261.07
16—674187.50–195.00191.22
9—487240.00–300.00267.15
17—820165.50165.50
9—584200.00–210.00206.59
41—533225.00–232.50226.26
35—638180.00–202.50193.98
48—373275.00–276.00275.65
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
11—313150.00–171.00163.43
18—231130.00130.00
1—180210.00210.00
4—519132.50132.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
28—281207.50207.50
45—491155.00–160.00156.54
8—273460.00460.00
91—318185.00–210.00196.36
16—372170.00–180.00174.83
28—577145.00–160.00150.61
52—406170.00170.00
50—609140.00–152.50149.49
61—508157.50–165.00159.60
5—828110.00110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1—755147.50147.50
3—727148.00148.00
138—327225.00–255.00231.70
24—466200.00–215.00200.66
5—916136.00136.00
44—272232.50–237.50236.12
18—543200.00200.00
34—683158.00158.00
53—418230.00–235.00234.90
7—632165.00165.00
93—375240.00–252.00246.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6—554205.00205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5—687166.00166.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
53—1,392100.00–107.50104.03
31—1,41993.00–99.5097.48
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
35—1,18585.00–96.5093.94
6—1,142100.00–106.00101.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
144—1,36288.50–99.5092.59
6—1,54250.00–69.0061.93
81—1,45171.00–93.0083.39
11—1,291100.00–106.00103.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24—1,66882.50–95.0087.90
6—1,548105.00–106.00105.34
2—1,86874.00–75.0074.50
132—1,62389.50–104.0096.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37—1,03847.50–76.0064.25
97—1,18185.00–95.0088.51
5—1,17491.00–93.0091.78
52—1,06871.00–84.5080.02
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,103133.00–148.00139.56
1—1,080112.50112.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
40—1,824104.00–118.50111.54
4—2,060116.00–123.50120.03
21—1,64691.00–109.0099.69
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8—1,355112.50–115.00114.72
4—1,309147.00147.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10—1,529124.00–134.00125.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A2—1,5632,100.00–2,200.002,145.28
(<2 yrs)N/A2—1,5231,750.00–1,900.001,819.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)N/A2—1,0902,000.00–2,200.002,100.92
Young (2-4 yrs)N/A1—1,5952,500.002,500.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)N/A2—843950.00950.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)N/A27—1,0151,000.00–1,350.001,179.05
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open2—1,098125.00–126.00125.49
(<2 yrs)Open17—1,070131.00–144.00140.06
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open17—1,005152.50–167.00158.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open9—1,066130.00–134.00131.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open2—1,6281,625.00–1,660.001,641.45
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.