Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 171 priced lines covering 3,483 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,238 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 792 head. replacement cattle receipts at 99 head. Counted as USDA files them — 14 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,238Last week 3,780Year ago 1,298

Slaughter CattleReceipts 792Last week 439Year ago 1,022

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 29Year ago 16

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 3 Colorado auction markets included: Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate. Auctions markets across the state are slowly coming out of their summer schedule, hosting auctions every other week through the month of September. Comparable trades from last week too thinly tested for a trend on feeder steers, heifers, and dairy heifers. Average dressing slaughter cows sold from 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher; bulls 5.00 lower. The next available report will be Monday, September 25, 2023.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	415	270.00–278.00	276.03
61	—	619	248.00–267.00	260.31
113	—	965	221.00–231.00	226.22
40	—	723	243.00–255.00	251.08
21	—	333	282.50–303.00	298.43
46	—	868	222.00–237.00	232.20
57	—	834	234.00–240.00	237.55
17	—	685	259.00–262.00	260.07
28	—	583	260.00–269.00	265.84
9	—	475	268.00–277.00	270.92
26	—	930	221.00–232.00	229.91
2	—	265	315.00	315.00
31	—	514	271.00–279.00	274.24
60	—	781	245.00–248.50	246.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	911	239.25	239.25
8	—	1,029	201.00	201.00
69	—	837	247.75	247.75
20	—	734	264.75	264.75
10	—	656	267.00	267.00
8	—	1,176	192.00	192.00
21	—	610	270.00–275.00	270.75
154	—	776	252.00–256.25	254.04
67	—	479	281.00–296.00	292.95
9	—	520	277.00–293.00	287.69
105	—	872	242.50–243.50	243.11
2	—	232	311.00	311.00
17	—	313	292.50–349.00	335.32
6	—	379	307.00	307.00
28	—	421	287.00–291.00	288.10
4	—	563	283.00	283.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	280	291.00–300.00	295.40
2	—	1,143	185.00	185.00
12	—	679	236.00–245.00	239.84
9	—	824	221.00–224.00	222.69
36	—	563	241.00–261.00	252.21
5	—	440	275.00	275.00
26	—	536	255.00–265.00	262.07
2	—	943	205.00	205.00
5	—	310	281.00–291.00	286.96
2	—	993	204.00	204.00
3	—	888	218.00–219.00	218.67
12	—	620	241.00–252.00	248.60
12	—	484	256.00–265.00	258.93
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	256.00	256.00
6	—	482	248.00	248.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	257.00	257.00
7	—	409	276.00	276.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	610	189.00–226.00	193.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	353	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	487	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	426	265.00–271.00	269.31
64	—	891	226.00–238.00	231.49
170	—	772	233.00–239.00	234.74
21	—	564	253.00–258.00	254.70
3	—	600	254.00	254.00
70	—	819	231.00–234.60	234.08
101	—	738	237.00–248.00	240.48
41	—	533	253.00–261.00	257.05
10	—	267	290.00	290.00
9	—	309	301.00	301.00
31	—	658	244.00–250.00	249.18
11	—	378	278.00–279.00	278.82
2	—	1,133	129.00	129.00
16	—	495	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	912	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	645	242.50–245.00	242.92
27	—	574	238.00–251.00	240.10
22	—	781	211.00–230.00	222.96
11	—	326	271.00–276.00	271.92
41	—	821	220.00–229.00	225.36
21	—	420	251.00–262.00	255.10
29	—	483	247.50–255.00	250.90
10	—	244	287.00	287.00
17	—	930	195.00–213.00	204.32
16	—	371	260.00–271.00	269.08
86	—	873	218.00–225.00	220.61
2	—	733	231.00	231.00
10	—	276	290.00	290.00
23	—	681	245.00–246.00	245.78
21	—	530	238.00–244.00	239.96
4	—	979	190.00–195.00	193.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	482	218.00–221.00	218.81
8	—	729	181.00	181.00
8	—	329	211.00	211.00
7	—	566	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	299	271.00	271.00
5	—	245	284.00	284.00
8	—	500	226.00	226.00
6	—	472	238.00–241.00	240.32
28	—	429	227.00–238.00	232.25
7	—	740	221.00–229.00	227.88
4	—	556	231.00	231.00
16	—	334	259.00–266.00	261.03
24	—	368	240.00–256.00	248.67
6	—	990	181.00–182.50	181.24
12	—	644	221.00	221.00
13	—	663	230.00–235.00	232.71
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,022	181.00–192.00	189.76
3	—	813	216.00–222.00	217.97
9	—	460	218.00–223.00	220.26
2	—	1,085	182.00	182.00
2	—	965	207.00	207.00
11	—	797	201.00–229.00	208.62
1	—	945	164.00	164.00
3	—	703	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	563	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	630	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	288	300.00	300.00
2	—	392	272.50	272.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	491	162.00	162.00
6	—	631	141.00	141.00
3	—	747	141.00	141.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,010	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,185	158.00	158.00
27	—	1,312	157.00–158.00	157.96
19	—	1,282	158.50–159.00	158.74
1	—	1,090	159.50	159.50
6	—	1,363	158.00	158.00
4	—	1,120	158.50–159.50	159.25
4	—	950	159.00	159.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,038	159.00–159.50	159.32
12	—	1,084	158.50–159.00	158.88
5	—	924	159.00	159.00
7	—	981	159.00	159.00
4	—	1,245	158.00	158.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	158.00	158.00
14	—	764	154.00	154.00
15	—	929	154.00–159.00	154.66
12	—	1,125	151.00–157.00	156.50
13	—	693	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,020	158.00	158.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	121.00	121.00
1	—	330	121.00	121.00
6	—	635	111.00	111.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,142	162.50	162.50

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	3	—	1,540	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,210	1,825.00–1,925.00	1,860.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,207	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,126	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,395	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,320	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,160	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,155	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,577.99
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,434	1,525.00	1,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,165	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,346.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,280	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,482.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,027	1,075.00–1,550.00	1,364.91
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,355	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,779.44
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	928	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	983	146.00	146.00
10	—	1,052	131.00–155.00	136.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,644	109.00–129.00	118.03
23	—	1,502	87.50–115.00	105.76
17	—	1,704	124.00–138.50	131.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,460	81.00–99.00	91.83
2	—	1,520	71.00	71.00
14	—	1,296	113.00–119.00	115.93
166	—	1,472	100.00–115.50	107.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	129.00–130.00	129.52
1	—	1,560	102.50	102.50
34	—	1,590	112.00–128.00	117.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
156	—	1,145	71.00–99.00	88.84
5	—	831	115.00–124.00	116.94
98	—	1,153	93.00–111.00	98.62
15	—	1,059	61.00–76.00	70.58

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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