Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 143 priced lines covering 1,764 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,045 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 584 head. replacement cattle receipts at 396 head. Counted as USDA files them — 280 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,045Last week 4,775Year ago 1,519

Slaughter CattleReceipts 584Last week 936Year ago 1,282

Replacement CattleReceipts 396Last week 411Year ago 321

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 2 Colorado auction reports included: Sterling Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand were good. Feeder cattle were too thinly traded for a trend. Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher; average dressing bulls 6.00 higher.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,244	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,347.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,289	1,375.00–1,485.00	1,412.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,213	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,662.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,334	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,444	1,510.00	1,510.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,327	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,410	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,380.96
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,608	1,410.00	1,410.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,229	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,788.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,508	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,687.01
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	112.00	112.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,031	115.00–133.00	126.23
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	127.50	127.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 4$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,164	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,239.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,281	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,944.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,327	2,275.00–2,600.00	2,430.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,410	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,519.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,226	1,900.00–2,175.00	2,016.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,423	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,393	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,754.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,523	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,783.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,602	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,753.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,251	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,199.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,237	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,688.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,520	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,096.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,416	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,195	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,270	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,338.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,805	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,203	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,231	1,625.00–1,825.00	1,786.66
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,600.00	1,600.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	70	—	972	2,175.00–2,500.00	2,437.95
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,445	2,300.00	2,300.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,053	1,725.00–1,850.00	1,810.68
Heifer Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,350.00	1,350.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	220.00–222.50	220.86
7	—	581	194.00–200.00	198.24
5	—	318	475.00	475.00
10	—	517	202.00–212.50	209.30
33	—	777	181.50	181.50
2	—	800	170.00	170.00
26	—	935	166.00	166.00
6	—	612	195.00–202.00	199.58
13	—	709	189.00–196.50	194.19
3	—	370	222.00	222.00
1	—	670	198.00	198.00
1	—	953	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,273	153.50	153.50
1	—	125	350.00	350.00
5	—	630	212.00	212.00
38	—	580	216.00–229.00	220.86
18	—	447	233.00	233.00
13	—	1,122	158.50	158.50
13	—	885	184.50	184.50
7	—	801	189.00	189.00
20	—	518	222.00–237.00	235.43
16	—	1,218	156.50	156.50
2	—	275	245.00	245.00
76	—	786	189.00–195.50	190.56
18	—	661	206.00	206.00
9	—	953	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	444	251.00	251.00
19	—	523	248.50	248.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per head · actual wt
2	—	120	250.00–260.00	255.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	414	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
1	—	130	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	—	215	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per head · actual wt
1	—	110	250.00	250.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	143.50–144.50	143.84
12	—	1,090	144.50	144.50
2	—	908	139.00–142.50	140.76
4	—	695	127.50	127.50
1	—	1,150	144.50	144.50
17	—	797	133.50	133.50
7	—	1,020	143.00–144.00	143.29
1	—	810	136.00	136.00
1	—	980	144.00	144.00
10	—	899	141.00	141.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	899	137.00	137.00
3	—	915	138.50	138.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,169	140.50–141.50	141.32
2	—	898	140.00	140.00
5	—	1,121	144.50–146.50	145.32
28	—	1,024	140.00–145.50	142.96
15	—	949	143.50	143.50
5	—	802	137.00	137.00
2	—	1,213	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,055	140.50	140.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	97.50	97.50
7	—	361	127.50	127.50
Dairy Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	32.50	32.50
8	—	653	67.50	67.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,130	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,149	164.50	164.50
31	—	883	194.00–196.00	194.19
52	—	723	225.00–227.50	225.37
13	—	763	210.50–212.00	210.97
4	—	366	272.50	272.50
5	—	691	235.00–237.50	236.00
7	—	823	199.00–200.00	199.86
30	—	520	235.00–264.00	258.61
6	—	1,395	145.00	145.00
7	—	597	251.00	251.00
32	—	961	187.00	187.00
10	—	637	239.00–243.00	239.39
26	—	913	185.25	185.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	246.00–249.00	247.84
19	—	467	232.50–258.00	252.83
2	—	758	179.00–182.00	180.50
7	—	568	194.00–240.00	214.13
9	—	446	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	152.50	152.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,075	42.50–65.00	56.84
2	—	1,155	97.50–101.00	99.30
53	—	1,175	70.00–84.00	78.88
55	—	1,228	85.00–92.50	88.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,505	78.00–88.50	84.99
16	—	1,555	105.50–108.00	107.67
96	—	1,463	89.00–103.50	94.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,774	89.50–94.50	93.05
5	—	1,491	110.00–122.00	114.24
1	—	1,535	80.00	80.00
53	—	1,595	95.00–106.50	101.01
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,347	104.00–114.00	107.06
53	—	1,331	91.00–104.00	97.48
2	—	1,525	84.50–88.50	86.74
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,174	80.00–97.50	88.06
4	—	1,001	100.00–112.50	106.44
3	—	1,032	47.50–50.00	49.29
9	—	1,089	75.00–84.00	81.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,443	99.50	99.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	106.00	106.00
9	—	1,674	114.00–120.50	118.84
8	—	1,723	120.50–127.50	122.74
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,050	124.50–145.00	138.39
6	—	1,490	101.00–111.00	105.83
1	—	1,730	116.00	116.00

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.

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