Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Nov 13
● As filed312 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Colorado reported 312 priced lines covering 14,054 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 11,688 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,793 head. replacement cattle receipts at 3,307 head. Counted as USDA files them — 114 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Nov 13, 2023
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 11,688Last week 16,561Year ago 12,863
Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,793Last week 3,100Year ago 3,119
Replacement CattleReceipts 3,307Last week 2,696Year ago 2,909

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 4 Colorado auction markets included: Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Livestock Exchange, and Centennial Livestock. Trade activity and demand were moderate on feeders, good on bred cows and cow/calf pairs. Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold mostly sharply lower, and over 600 lbs mostly 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 8.00 lower, 700-800 lbs sharply lower, and over 800 lbs sold uneven. Feeder dairy heifers over 950 lbs sold steady to 6.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower; bulls 1.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5—414231.00231.00
23—520175.00–213.00193.11
3—368240.00240.00
16—634152.50–205.00172.32
30—595226.00226.00
3—455185.00185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
293—582236.00–269.00257.55
77—377292.50–341.00325.76
112—716211.00–217.00214.13
262—523240.00–286.00274.68
8—274325.00–330.00328.10
305—625219.00–250.00240.92
49—764210.00–220.00212.67
93—478290.00–301.00295.02
46—332330.00–339.00332.92
6—927181.00–200.00193.54
8—879181.00–202.50188.87
6—819178.00–212.00200.17
108—665209.00–233.00224.26
99—422271.00–308.00298.48
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75—693228.00228.00
5—521227.50227.50
87—561253.50253.50
8—346271.00271.00
6—408291.00291.00
33—466275.00–285.00277.07
87—629237.00–242.00241.67
3—367301.00301.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6—513225.00225.00
4—446251.00251.00
15—475242.50–251.00247.45
6—386252.50–255.00253.75
8—580200.00–235.00217.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,507141.00141.00
44—340330.00–353.00340.86
3—1,210157.00157.00
1—1,150160.00160.00
9—810217.50–225.50222.81
108—672219.00–249.00232.50
120—615241.00–261.00251.08
34—768209.00–224.00217.16
27—872192.00–222.00211.61
19—364332.50–342.00335.55
90—718217.00–236.00223.18
19—916186.00–200.00194.71
100—516260.00–297.50274.21
25—984181.00–191.00183.69
172—460275.00–313.00301.62
3—297357.50357.50
57—424311.00–337.50325.06
43—566256.00–275.00264.93
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10—566179.00179.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6—653166.00166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7—587228.00228.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5—631207.00–211.00208.63
11—580238.00238.00
21—484251.00–252.00251.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
230—478252.50–285.00270.89
423—577222.50–256.00244.24
89—708201.00–203.00201.94
331—621205.00–237.00227.62
60—332292.50–322.50311.45
3—787207.00207.00
193—433281.00–302.50290.56
7—273319.00319.00
29—371310.00–321.00315.53
1—895159.00159.00
154—527215.00–271.00254.68
212—677196.00–225.00215.27
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7—416225.00225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11—376280.00–285.00281.73
9—474254.00254.00
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4—491195.00195.00
9—585208.00–215.00211.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18—430294.00–295.00294.83
78—577262.50–266.00264.30
18—519277.00277.00
17—661239.00239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
34—483275.00–283.00277.54
23—563246.00246.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10—628222.50222.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12—403263.00263.00
83—673212.00212.00
5—582219.00219.00
5—458236.00–239.00237.78
11—299261.00261.00
5—364274.00274.00
92—531229.50229.50
90—605217.00217.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12—496209.00209.00
16—417225.00–245.00241.32
10—328241.00241.00
10—667191.00191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4—400262.00262.00
6—502239.00239.00
3—395250.00250.00
36—583215.00–218.00216.90
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3—387237.50237.50
27—467222.50–232.50231.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
119—629219.00–222.00220.50
26—784174.00–186.00184.64
146—566222.50–233.50228.08
14—298266.00–285.00282.36
13—1,030183.00183.00
105—516238.00–251.00242.00
110—416240.00–265.00257.28
77—472237.50–255.00250.89
23—721184.00–217.00196.62
51—335260.00–287.00280.15
30—655199.00–200.00199.20
47—871162.00–189.00179.36
22—382270.00–279.00275.20
36—939176.00–189.00182.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54—874174.00–229.00203.05
9—781171.00–201.00197.61
53—605230.00230.00
10—913170.00–172.50172.09
2—845171.00171.00
51—468251.00–294.25267.89
23—314290.00–303.00295.56
6—1,013176.00176.00
68—736206.00–211.00209.74
209—532240.00–269.50248.16
166—426259.00–272.00266.57
38—294300.00–307.50304.41
26—981169.50–187.00180.26
63—369267.50–288.00281.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12—558275.00275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21—521256.50–260.00258.61
21—652200.00200.00
18—462262.50–279.00276.25
22—617200.00200.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9—597197.50197.50
10—538205.00205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29—532225.00–227.50226.76
4—633200.00200.00
5—417195.00195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
311—474220.00–247.00236.16
114—427227.00–256.00248.51
296—575201.00–221.00212.70
32—317262.50–279.00268.54
10—1,005147.00147.00
22—826160.00–162.00161.47
9—882171.00171.00
14—764173.00–193.00189.05
390—528209.00–232.00222.45
191—674186.00–213.00198.97
271—626180.00–217.00205.59
47—387226.00–266.00257.30
1—910152.00152.00
59—728185.00–202.50193.12
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7—481147.50147.50
5—429233.00233.00
5—369236.00236.00
2—278241.00241.00
13—521201.00–210.00206.52
5—601197.00197.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11—389222.50–227.50226.13
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4—460200.00200.00
10—371235.00235.00
1—1,065140.00140.00
4—428203.00203.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1—855153.00153.00
6—1,115153.50153.50
8—1,275152.00–154.00153.19
2—1,083154.00154.00
5—1,437149.00149.00
9—983153.00–153.50153.28
15—1,030153.00–154.50153.60
9—927153.00–159.00154.59
15—1,221153.00–155.00154.36
11—715152.50–159.00158.11
2—1,363152.50152.50
23—1,186153.50–155.00154.06
2—808153.00–156.00154.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4—226260.00260.00
4—841160.00160.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3—77080.0080.00
1—63092.5092.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2—845139.00139.00
1—910140.00140.00
17—179160.00–280.00174.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
3—230475.00475.00
8—563212.50212.50
2—760165.00165.00
2—403277.50277.50
2—535255.00255.00
1—600201.00201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4—619171.00171.00
4—575196.00196.00
15—833137.00137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5—463220.00220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12—555175.00–201.00190.12
8—421227.50–270.00259.02
7—703186.00186.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)7—9702,100.002,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)41—1,3581,925.001,925.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)33—1,5951,700.00–1,850.001,818.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)104—1,3852,185.00–2,350.002,235.86
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)41—1,2232,425.00–2,750.002,666.26
Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)10—1,2501,950.001,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)31—1,4901,750.00–1,875.001,845.46
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)45—1,4391,700.00–1,900.001,823.33
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)154—1,1662,400.00–2,700.002,586.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)35—1,2561,800.00–2,000.001,917.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)24—1,3901,800.00–1,900.001,855.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)15—1,0911,725.00–2,000.001,823.12
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)7—1,3911,500.001,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—1,6281,510.00–1,560.001,534.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,1801,750.001,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)3—1,5151,850.001,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)7—1,1781,900.001,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)82—1,2761,075.00–1,400.001,251.05
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)107—1,218825.00–1,475.001,284.67
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)78—1,270775.00–1,325.001,252.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)4—1,2731,450.00–1,625.001,526.12
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)33—1,2821,200.00–1,350.001,233.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)10—1,3101,100.00–1,475.001,219.15
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)38—1,0251,225.00–1,750.001,626.75
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)348—1,3061,025.00–1,475.001,300.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)3—1,4651,435.001,435.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)86—1,3371,100.00–1,400.001,297.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)15—1,1961,010.00–1,250.001,223.87
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)2—1,2081,150.001,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)14—1,1981,125.00–1,425.001,242.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)7—1,3641,350.001,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)3—1,4531,335.001,335.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)39—1,3531,850.00–1,900.001,853.21
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)130—1,2421,800.00–2,350.002,136.70
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)12—1,4141,525.001,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—1,2721,625.001,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)16—1,4731,550.00–1,675.001,587.75
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,2901,475.001,475.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)94—1,2921,335.00–1,650.001,528.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)16—1,0791,425.00–1,575.001,490.18
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,1951,800.001,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,4601,425.001,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)10—9221,600.00–1,650.001,614.49
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)22—1,3071,400.00–1,600.001,453.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)70—1,0302,800.00–2,900.002,817.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)9—1,5012,550.002,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)7—1,2322,600.002,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)5—1,0042,300.002,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)30—9991,875.00–2,010.001,920.60
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)62—1,0262,000.00–2,300.002,189.57
Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)103—1,0102,250.00–2,500.002,376.68
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)6—9311,500.00–1,850.001,731.16
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,0251,260.001,260.00
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—8351,500.001,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)2—9351,300.00–1,325.001,312.77
Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)108—9721,925.00–2,100.002,004.91
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)118—8341,775.00–1,900.001,812.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—7601,160.001,160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—920925.00–1,575.001,202.90
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)2—9371,650.001,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)53—9011,600.00–1,735.001,713.65
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—8051,125.00–1,250.001,194.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open3—1,0951,675.001,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open9—1,5541,425.00–1,660.001,534.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open5—1,3631,510.00–1,800.001,563.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—1,4601,650.001,650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open33—1,5321,600.00–1,750.001,669.98
Aged (>8 yrs)Open11—1,3851,225.00–1,650.001,466.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open11—1,4401,725.00–1,825.001,759.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open4—1,4881,875.00–2,150.002,028.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open4—1,0111,900.001,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—1,1101,875.001,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open2—1,4632,000.002,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open2—1,5582,125.002,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—1,4251,950.001,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open4—1,3051,900.00–2,000.001,949.50
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,3652,050.002,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open8—1,4552,000.00–2,350.002,160.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—1,1851,625.001,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—1,0451,350.001,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—1,0751,225.001,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—1,2501,400.001,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open5—1,4271,225.00–1,350.001,280.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—1,6802,500.002,500.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—9401,625.001,625.00
(<2 yrs)Open3—9051,575.00–1,800.001,676.38
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open97—988105.00–129.00120.85
(<2 yrs)Open5—827106.00–127.50113.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open68—907150.00–189.00168.67
(<2 yrs)Open22—851155.00–192.50180.99
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open123—949130.00–162.50143.23
(<2 yrs)Open5—819140.00–165.00159.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
290—1,36667.00–87.0083.55
31—1,40384.50–101.0087.26
1—1,13557.5057.50
385—1,38275.00–99.0085.21
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1—85585.0085.00
31—93885.00–160.00118.75
41—1,14377.00–88.0084.18
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
83—1,04785.00–167.50125.27
5—1,41279.00–86.5081.06
233—1,26780.00–125.0087.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17—1,10532.50–64.0053.26
335—1,09655.00–84.5076.94
40—1,09380.00–105.0088.37
464—1,14667.50–92.5085.75
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,57598.5098.50
11—1,78677.00–94.0086.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,61597.00–97.5097.25
51—1,59369.00–87.0083.48
96—1,55086.00–98.0091.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13—1,47292.00–98.5094.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
84—1,67895.00–110.00104.91
25—1,811108.00–120.00113.87
27—1,63380.00–99.0090.30
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,30396.00–106.00101.24
6—992101.00–184.00166.70
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.