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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Jan 1
● As filed201 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907
← Dec 25Jan 1Jan 8 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Colorado reported 201 priced lines covering 4,503 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,530 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 456 head.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Jan 1, 2024
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 4,530Last week 112Year ago 5,627
Slaughter CattleReceipts 456Last week 283Year ago 1,100

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 3 Colorado auction markets included: Livestock Exchange, Centennial Livestock, and Sterling Livestock. Trade activity and demand light to good. No comparable trades this week on feeder steers and heifers as we come off the holiday break from last week. Auction markets this week kicked off their Stock Show Specials with price levels trending sharply higher than what was seen prior to the holidays. Dairy feeder heifers over 950 lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. The next available report will be Monday, January 15, 2024.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5—399200.00200.00
5—461165.00165.00
12—405175.00–194.00184.49
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12—696150.00150.00
177—363220.00–235.00232.67
19—764152.00152.00
37—273235.00235.00
31—569161.00–176.00173.01
12—532168.00–185.00176.28
19—640152.00–168.00165.34
37—462197.00197.00
131—325227.50–240.00233.16
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3—617142.50142.50
13—450230.00230.00
5—506150.00150.00
1—1,170140.00140.00
2—780142.00142.00
12—579190.00–210.00203.33
33—327150.00–295.00244.79
12—443152.50–251.00185.14
70—378145.00–275.00200.47
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
46—238212.50–225.00213.00
9—514162.50162.50
37—267200.00–210.00206.45
11—407200.00–201.00200.81
3—352217.50217.50
67—467186.00–192.50189.48
18—346223.00223.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
73—383300.00–327.50319.64
3—614222.50222.50
3—715200.00200.00
18—482260.00–265.00263.03
28—572230.00–250.00236.13
12—543245.00–250.00247.92
30—432270.00–300.00279.56
23—323327.50–330.00328.05
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4—536215.00215.00
1—425255.00255.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3—38242.5042.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
25—715147.00147.00
15—353130.00130.00
13—1,022126.00126.00
26—567155.00–168.00158.38
9—976133.00–136.00133.65
5—409182.50182.50
4—651152.00152.00
7—611152.50152.50
4—529135.00–175.00164.79
2—1,280131.00131.00
4—916135.00135.00
16—464185.00–190.00187.48
1—1,180139.50139.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13—1,130134.00–148.00144.71
31—1,170142.50–146.50144.87
23—675126.00–135.00131.87
17—726135.00–151.00140.14
18—592170.00–180.00176.16
6—1,334140.50–142.00141.26
14—1,232143.00–146.00145.46
7—854144.50–146.00144.93
7—787139.00–140.00139.72
3—460200.00200.00
34—1,026141.00–147.50145.68
2—1,263145.00145.00
8—971145.00–147.50146.01
2—1,383138.50–141.50140.00
28—1,078142.50–147.50146.69
5—914143.50–144.00143.80
14—324255.00–265.00258.68
21—547140.00140.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
16—457155.00155.00
10—886124.00124.00
9—333170.00170.00
28—562140.00–149.00146.01
3—802110.00110.00
10—636125.00–130.00125.98
3—287170.00170.00
9—310250.00250.00
8—431120.00–125.00123.81
6—534155.00155.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8—368185.00185.00
10—339188.00–190.00188.79
1—1,130112.50112.50
2—490150.00150.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4—714155.00155.00
1—1,035130.00130.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22—342275.00–280.00276.06
5—419242.50242.50
50—366252.50–277.50271.16
6—1,260130.00–132.00131.33
11—1,030145.00145.00
10—965146.00–150.50147.38
8—474217.50–232.50226.59
11—1,216132.00–137.50135.52
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2—468150.00150.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
14—329137.50137.50
3—502129.00129.00
10—379135.00135.00
17—420115.00–136.00122.73
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
11—24885.0085.00
6—69652.5052.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3—397330.00330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
6—289775.00775.00
36—710206.00–218.00212.17
11—380293.00–300.00296.97
11—490278.00278.00
11—626200.00–252.00227.48
9—443290.00–300.00295.32
19—580248.00–257.50250.87
1—1,000152.50152.50
19—697215.00–216.00215.42
6—329300.00–302.50301.23
6—796199.00199.00
15—503265.00–288.00275.70
1—865152.50152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63—675197.00–234.00223.05
49—459290.00–301.00293.75
36—384323.00323.00
5—975157.50157.50
100—628225.00–241.00234.78
225—727195.00–238.00230.01
27—805216.00–217.50217.11
35—788216.00–225.00222.98
113—571227.50–277.50268.61
28—513287.00–291.00289.20
52—424275.00–325.00313.63
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4—508258.00258.00
3—398283.50283.50
13—428281.00–285.00283.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7—371251.00251.00
7—497262.00262.00
13—598238.00–240.00238.31
4—438251.00251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5—524260.00260.00
8—626220.00220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22—602252.50252.50
49—473314.00–332.00318.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16—600238.00238.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1—905140.00140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
5—265725.00725.00
45—683241.00–255.00253.40
54—492322.50–336.00334.40
1—1,050147.50147.50
23—371353.00–362.50356.70
31—539282.50–316.00304.76
4—334330.00330.00
3—729200.00–207.50205.10
2—873170.00170.00
9—781173.00–224.00218.23
1—910147.50147.50
21—624257.50–281.00269.44
37—572242.50–298.00288.15
13—447337.50337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
64—508347.50347.50
35—653282.50282.50
51—603300.00–303.00302.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60—431374.00–375.00374.41
86—622284.00–297.50288.98
59—861200.00–229.00228.13
1—1,525105.00105.00
90—523320.00–336.00329.13
5—369307.50307.50
45—461275.00–361.00357.15
69—576262.50–312.50306.24
71—676261.00–274.00266.27
123—777217.50–239.00237.14
27—815230.00–235.00232.75
10—939214.00214.00
163—729235.00–251.00248.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2—705221.00221.00
8—536298.00298.00
5—432280.00280.00
6—473297.50297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4—596262.00262.00
5—647251.00251.00
12—313297.50–302.50300.35
24—443297.50297.50
4—494317.50317.50
4—545297.50297.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5—406302.50302.50
4—566286.00286.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7—469315.00315.00
3—595288.00288.00
3—435322.50322.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4—1,77097.50–103.50101.29
4—1,25157.50–77.5069.97
2—1,930107.50–110.50109.16
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,07372.50–82.5076.81
14—1,19283.50–89.0086.05
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4—1,17399.50–128.00114.87
18—1,14484.00–122.50108.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
54—1,61987.00–97.0093.80
1—1,360107.00107.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
10—1,68798.50–105.0099.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
91—1,26374.00–83.0080.09
16—1,24061.00–72.5067.81
16—1,37684.00–87.5084.88
24—1,27930.00–60.0047.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35—1,52291.00–94.0092.17
5—1,59270.00–77.5073.23
125—1,40978.50–90.0084.82
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.