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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Sep 25
● As filed186 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907
← Sep 18Sep 25Oct 2 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Colorado reported 186 priced lines covering 3,467 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,225 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 756 head. replacement cattle receipts at 122 head. Counted as USDA files them — 2 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Sep 25, 2023
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 3,225Last week 182Year ago 5,567
Slaughter CattleReceipts 756Last week 415Year ago 1,109
Replacement CattleReceipts 122Last week 17Year ago 33

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 were moderate. No comparable trades on feeder steers and heifers from the prior week. Feeder dairy heifers over 950 lbs sold 5.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6—395296.00296.00
10—507268.00–274.00271.03
11—720242.50–246.00245.15
15—315301.00–311.00304.31
14—837231.00–237.50232.04
51—678236.00–258.00246.32
59—620251.00–264.00256.75
24—478271.00–285.00278.25
46—573261.00–270.50262.93
30—438276.00–288.00283.03
43—766239.00–246.00243.41
29—909220.00–231.00228.40
4—1,010213.00213.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17—632194.00194.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3—588231.00231.00
2—638247.00247.00
3—675231.00231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
86—779252.00–264.00254.15
89—517275.00–292.00283.43
7—814252.00252.00
76—917236.00–244.50241.73
20—557270.00–282.00279.57
23—860240.00240.00
28—370304.00–308.00305.22
57—682265.00265.00
3—1,331134.00134.00
4—1,045212.00212.00
11—325324.00–329.00325.65
29—731249.00–258.00254.62
34—487289.00–299.00290.93
39—446288.00–297.00295.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25—572243.00–258.00250.11
21—621232.50–251.00241.48
36—433253.00–272.50259.43
10—836221.00–227.50223.49
21—376261.00–274.00270.35
14—537260.00–261.00260.79
10—769212.00–232.50225.79
14—676232.50–288.00242.81
2—240295.00295.00
8—1,014118.00118.00
10—736222.50–244.00241.38
24—454251.00–267.00264.77
3—284280.00280.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18—666229.00–237.50234.47
7—421241.00241.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20—490208.00208.00
3—500208.00208.00
5—448241.00241.00
14—934235.50235.50
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7—596172.00172.00
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16—727237.00237.00
28—783238.50238.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17—629245.50245.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7—460266.00266.00
13—560231.00–237.00233.79
8—544240.00240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75—520300.00–303.00302.00
91—469306.00–310.00308.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3—625261.00261.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13—563245.00245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16—439229.00229.00
7—486221.00221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36—515255.00–262.00258.71
63—468262.00–277.00273.59
76—424267.00–288.00280.98
1—910228.00228.00
53—631241.00–246.00244.64
3—755233.00233.00
4—381280.00–287.00281.65
28—567250.00–255.00252.34
33—874229.00–235.00233.17
23—315292.00–298.00296.82
121—810234.50–239.00236.12
12—971220.50–226.00222.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17—633232.00–238.00233.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23—444242.00242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5—599211.00211.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4—1,081181.00181.00
4—602232.50232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
90—531235.00–252.00242.61
54—427260.00–270.00265.83
30—324274.00–285.00277.43
6—615238.00–241.00239.99
27—382261.00–280.00266.62
6—1,014136.00–180.00163.74
10—968186.00186.00
2—733221.00221.00
1—825230.00230.00
56—479251.00–267.00261.76
45—570236.00–246.00238.68
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25—320179.00179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6—821211.00211.00
3—1,033139.00139.00
16—428211.00–245.00231.10
4—571237.50–238.00237.88
10—626229.00–232.00230.20
1—285261.00261.00
42—368231.00–261.00245.88
1—795225.00225.00
5—857201.00–216.00207.04
1—700230.00230.00
17—483232.00–242.50239.00
1—340267.50267.50
19—670211.00–233.00227.68
2—953161.00161.00
5—529221.00221.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12—554221.00221.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14—442233.00233.00
7—454209.00209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3—562226.00226.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21—471210.00–228.00220.32
4—440212.00212.00
6—542221.00221.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10—77371.0071.00
Bulls — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10—624235.00235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4—685222.00–228.00226.48
3—815187.50–195.00192.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7—520216.00216.00
7—401231.00231.00
6—571217.00217.00
2—883151.00151.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4—1,123160.00160.00
6—971158.50–160.00159.24
1—1,530127.50127.50
13—1,315155.00–160.00159.26
3—1,178159.50159.50
1—845159.50159.50
16—930159.00–160.00159.22
1—1,450156.00156.00
6—624164.00164.00
4—1,368155.00–158.50157.12
15—1,232159.50–160.50160.16
6—1,036156.00–160.00158.83
10—1,064159.00–161.00160.10
11—1,289159.50–160.50160.05
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,265141.00141.00
2—49891.0091.00
3—592103.00103.00
8—1,400127.50127.50
1—1,085149.00149.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3—403118.00118.00
2—64091.0091.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2—760131.00131.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open2—1,5352,250.002,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)4—1,0271,800.001,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)11—1,3421,775.00–2,000.001,860.42
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)7—1,2851,300.00–1,475.001,406.37
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,2001,775.001,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—1,182975.00–1,100.001,060.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)20—1,2471,275.00–1,575.001,345.09
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)6—1,2831,350.00–1,650.001,441.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—9651,650.001,650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)5—1,3161,325.001,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)8—1,0461,260.00–1,475.001,374.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,1901,050.001,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)8—679700.00700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open5—1,080132.50–145.00138.83
Stock Cows — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open1—1,025146.00146.00
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open1—1,015150.00150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open2—1,035146.00146.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open8—896147.00–152.50147.61
(<2 yrs)Open3—1,307167.00167.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open11—1,054126.00126.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—8551,275.001,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3—95296.00–101.0099.46
10—1,007140.00–151.00148.94
10—925122.50–128.00123.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20—1,51891.00–112.00103.66
38—1,810112.50–127.00117.98
3—2,168119.50–131.00123.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
145—1,41295.00–113.00104.37
35—1,357111.50–123.00116.61
42—1,32081.00–99.0091.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25—1,580103.00–118.00112.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
130—1,26890.00–104.0094.38
118—1,15171.00–91.0085.01
53—1,03536.00–81.0063.60
4—1,184103.00–114.00106.73
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,975103.00103.00
7—1,636114.00–120.00117.81
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,407107.50–113.00110.12
6—1,196116.00–132.00119.58
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12—1,26293.00–101.00100.34
15—1,073112.00–126.00122.25
11—1,19890.5090.50
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.