Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 224 priced lines covering 5,940 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,494 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,104 head. replacement cattle receipts at 187 head. Counted as USDA files them — 23 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,494Last week 6,111Year ago 6,560

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,104Last week 860Year ago 1,842

Replacement CattleReceipts 187Last week 48Year ago 66

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 4 Colorado auction markets included: Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Sterling Livestock and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Feeder steers under 600 lbs traded mostly 5.00 to 13.00 higher and those over 600 lbs traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs traded mostly 5.00 to 21.00 higher and those over 600 lbs traded steady to 19.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 9.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	262.50–281.00	277.45
21	—	588	222.00–235.00	227.27
5	—	288	284.00	284.00
84	—	488	241.00–258.00	253.87
25	—	732	220.00–240.00	233.04
6	—	887	200.00–206.00	204.01
42	—	632	222.00–237.00	231.95
62	—	375	251.00–280.00	261.44
55	—	430	251.00–266.00	260.85
29	—	526	237.00–248.00	244.17
22	—	779	210.00–228.00	222.37
32	—	673	226.00–233.00	229.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	668	231.00–243.00	236.65
82	—	421	264.00–276.50	272.10
148	—	621	231.00–242.50	238.11
6	—	1,182	160.00–195.00	177.60
87	—	833	220.00–228.00	223.19
6	—	224	500.00–685.00	534.27
1	—	185	450.00	450.00
93	—	576	236.00–253.00	244.72
7	—	780	234.00–236.00	234.57
6	—	978	189.00–224.00	212.63
6	—	280	291.00–301.00	294.06
2	—	248	325.00	325.00
93	—	858	216.00–226.00	224.54
34	—	382	281.00–314.00	291.13
17	—	329	275.00–301.00	286.20
61	—	732	228.00–239.00	232.94
134	—	524	242.50–263.00	255.23
204	—	939	191.00–225.00	223.89
4	—	1,047	213.00	213.00
6	—	260	500.00–785.00	703.07
88	—	466	260.00–279.00	269.77
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	737	202.50	202.50
7	—	800	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	643	219.00	219.00
9	—	273	276.00–281.00	277.76
1	—	950	147.50	147.50
2	—	883	186.00–188.00	187.00
1	—	725	211.00	211.00
2	—	568	217.00–222.50	219.71
1	—	1,025	179.00	179.00
22	—	477	221.00–246.00	241.89
20	—	330	240.00–262.00	254.38
67	—	430	230.00–250.00	240.59
11	—	379	221.00–257.50	234.71
2	—	833	191.00	191.00
3	—	940	171.00–178.00	175.70
25	—	522	212.50–233.00	230.43
2	—	795	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	820	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	851	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	587	243.00	243.00
9	—	549	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	225.00	225.00
8	—	416	271.00	271.00
14	—	489	250.00–255.00	251.77
6	—	545	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	636	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	685	232.00–241.00	235.49
16	—	415	301.00–310.00	303.82
8	—	333	310.00	310.00
48	—	523	264.00–284.00	276.57
31	—	639	231.00–249.00	242.13
80	—	575	254.00–271.00	259.21
10	—	371	310.00	310.00
59	—	465	272.50–301.00	284.67
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	413	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	288	313.00–331.00	321.77
14	—	326	307.00–337.00	318.87
140	—	471	295.00–315.00	305.63
17	—	820	221.00–241.00	233.79
75	—	870	226.00–241.50	235.52
71	—	907	222.50–248.00	245.59
114	—	781	234.00–266.50	250.39
6	—	230	675.00–850.00	742.59
1	—	250	785.00	785.00
84	—	422	300.00–322.00	313.85
13	—	1,090	215.00	215.00
94	—	511	273.00–296.00	286.22
50	—	382	313.00–321.00	318.28
69	—	733	241.00–254.00	248.46
167	—	567	257.50–274.00	265.43
113	—	667	248.00–256.00	252.80
112	—	622	252.50–264.00	258.59
80	—	969	227.50–230.00	228.49
32	—	1,018	215.00–229.00	226.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	450	360.00	360.00
95	—	578	260.00–290.00	280.62
49	—	681	250.00–261.00	255.24
31	—	768	245.00–252.50	250.50
5	—	313	362.50	362.50
88	—	719	241.00–256.00	252.63
163	—	615	252.50–280.00	268.40
65	—	528	263.00–290.00	277.47
5	—	391	368.00	368.00
26	—	422	352.50–354.00	353.34
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	652	245.00	245.00
3	—	480	270.00	270.00
3	—	398	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	589	258.00–259.00	258.58
11	—	778	231.00	231.00
19	—	486	304.00–317.50	313.19
21	—	545	252.50–269.00	257.96
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	762	236.00	236.00
21	—	845	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	473	245.00–277.00	271.13
1	—	1,035	196.00	196.00
4	—	768	227.50–231.00	229.87
13	—	367	284.00–297.00	292.23
3	—	325	287.50–301.00	292.84
6	—	925	171.00–216.00	184.36
15	—	632	230.00–241.00	238.16
42	—	526	220.00–257.50	246.06
14	—	427	232.50–285.00	272.25
7	—	730	222.50–231.00	228.93
3	—	872	201.00–220.00	212.96
6	—	823	175.00–203.00	181.04
28	—	583	221.00–252.50	244.60
8	—	276	240.00–316.00	304.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
2	—	210	660.00	660.00
2	—	940	192.00	192.00
1	—	965	212.50	212.50
14	—	820	193.00–246.00	238.24
33	—	429	282.00–308.00	296.98
14	—	716	236.00–238.00	237.86
72	—	590	252.50–257.00	253.96
55	—	478	281.00–300.00	291.49
15	—	326	302.50–319.00	314.42
35	—	379	293.00–307.00	300.44
50	—	537	257.50–272.00	266.78
2	—	297	289.00	289.00
4	—	1,012	172.50–207.50	181.23
62	—	783	236.00–243.50	239.13
71	—	632	236.00–255.00	248.37
78	—	671	238.00–240.50	240.02
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	162.00	162.00
12	—	1,325	158.50–164.00	160.94
8	—	1,240	162.50–165.00	163.88
16	—	1,275	159.50–164.00	163.03
2	—	885	161.00	161.00
1	—	1,395	161.00	161.00
1	—	1,455	155.00	155.00
1	—	900	165.50	165.50
12	—	983	161.00–170.50	166.86
5	—	1,065	159.50–163.50	160.62
7	—	1,107	162.50–165.50	163.79
3	—	1,033	162.50–163.50	162.83
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	151.00–152.50	151.76
1	—	1,490	150.00	150.00
1	—	680	137.50	137.50
2	—	1,298	155.50	155.50
5	—	762	152.50–160.00	156.52
1	—	995	162.00	162.00
1	—	1,220	153.50	153.50
2	—	933	162.00–163.00	162.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,000	178.00	178.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	180.50	180.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
8	—	716	140.00	140.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	441	65.00	65.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	863	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
5	—	239	900.00	900.00
1	—	180	660.00	660.00
1	—	955	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	863	147.50	147.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,175	2,625.00	2,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,516	1,700.00–1,925.00	1,774.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,272	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,168	1,725.00–1,925.00	1,842.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,540	1,975.00	1,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,396	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,757.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	898	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,275	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,392.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,073	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,206.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	995	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,206	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,714.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,455	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	1,224	1,325.00–1,875.00	1,682.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	1,130	1,375.00–2,100.00	1,764.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,424	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,052	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,026	1,575.00–1,950.00	1,747.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	933	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	921	1,625.00	1,625.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,850.00	1,850.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	902	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	750	975.00	975.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,458.40
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	155.00	155.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,007	140.00–147.00	141.16
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,148	147.00–177.00	162.56
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	127.50–149.00	138.65
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	109.00–112.50	111.29
2	—	1,363	135.00–137.00	135.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,048	41.00–81.00	71.22
15	—	1,411	101.00–125.00	104.78
171	—	1,266	90.00–111.00	95.82
206	—	1,169	77.50–97.00	88.55
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	120.00	120.00
13	—	1,189	90.00–100.00	97.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,680	114.00–118.00	115.99
20	—	1,507	101.00–114.00	106.55
6	—	1,413	87.50–89.00	87.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,298	83.00–94.00	89.86
201	—	1,426	94.50–119.00	102.41
26	—	1,468	109.00–119.00	115.08
2	—	1,438	79.00	79.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,145	121.00–125.00	123.58
102	—	1,339	101.00–114.00	108.05
39	—	1,304	93.00–112.50	98.93
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,640	125.00–127.00	126.22
Cows — Premium White 65-75% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	140.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,848	108.00–123.00	114.79
22	—	1,608	85.00–113.00	105.14
5	—	1,814	118.00–129.50	123.57
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	125.00	125.00
4	—	1,279	92.50–102.50	100.18

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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