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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Jan 8
● As filed218 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907
← Jan 1Jan 8Jan 15 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Colorado reported 218 priced lines covering 15,379 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 15,490 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,172 head. replacement cattle receipts at 327 head. Counted as USDA files them — 1 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Jan 8, 2024
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 15,490Last week 4,530Year ago 30,520
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,172Last week 456Year ago 1,516
Replacement CattleReceipts 327Last week 0Year ago 123

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 5 Colorado auction markets included: Centennial Livestock, Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Sterling Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. This week marked the second week of stock show specials. Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold sharply lower, 500-750 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 lower, and over 750 lbs mostly 15.00 to 18.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs sold sharply lower, 450-700 lbs mostly unevenly steady, and over 700 lbs sharply lower. Dairy feeder heifers over 750 lbs sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher. The next available report will be Monday, January 22, 2024.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
275—517280.00–341.00315.59
721—766208.00–238.00230.68
20—287350.00–355.00350.70
8—1,019170.00–204.00182.50
92—870196.00–226.00210.38
703—669239.00–274.00256.79
110—383353.00–400.00378.50
19—915198.50–201.00199.45
213—825201.00–231.00217.55
595—569260.00–328.00296.69
34—340339.00–351.00349.17
2—968213.00213.00
192—473313.00–355.00339.42
96—430320.00–395.00342.04
469—624241.00–304.00273.57
9—292925.00–950.00941.63
497—724218.00–247.00237.41
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70—718208.00–247.00240.41
9—358301.00–312.50304.88
14—463284.00284.00
3—430300.00300.00
7—603256.00256.00
20—583240.00–292.50271.07
16—679216.00–236.00226.53
10—529260.00–266.00264.23
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14—523250.00–293.00269.65
7—593276.00276.00
2—775192.50192.50
7—694248.00248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
267—634223.00–279.00265.50
88—723214.50–230.00222.88
7—256365.00365.00
63—429308.00–327.50318.40
208—531266.00–322.50297.27
406—576252.50–301.00290.47
3—905185.00185.00
44—833200.00–218.00204.84
291—675226.00–260.00245.53
168—785196.00–225.50219.52
118—476301.00–325.00312.24
53—373325.00–370.00343.95
6—346323.00323.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3—868182.00182.00
139—476243.00–302.50277.09
25—741193.00–213.00204.13
19—641252.00–257.00253.84
19—432276.00–303.00285.33
91—532226.00–294.00268.58
49—588243.00–267.00263.10
24—322282.50–340.00305.04
2—270325.00325.00
25—777182.50–205.00199.76
32—388290.00–314.00310.23
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5—448230.00230.00
19—571246.00–252.00248.27
19—473260.00–295.00278.38
60—640232.00–258.00252.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20—658259.00259.00
92—608293.00293.00
36—354392.50392.50
9—409375.00375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3—687236.00236.00
5—749195.00195.00
3—512282.00282.00
7—493297.50297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2—808218.00218.00
100—484335.00–338.00337.10
96—589280.00–287.50286.79
36—630270.00270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6—403345.00345.00
6—773216.00216.00
5—322362.00362.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
82—727230.00–231.00230.90
77—658264.50264.50
9—623271.00271.00
8—338356.00356.00
102—871216.50216.50
15—465324.00324.00
95—837221.00–224.00223.32
118—420342.00342.00
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6—651245.00245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6—521283.00–286.00283.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19—775201.00201.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2—570236.00236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
135—550255.00255.00
20—508267.50–273.00269.44
2—675202.50202.50
43—612210.00–221.00218.15
51—436300.00300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
265—429265.00–310.00280.19
13—280266.00–332.50306.14
612—676220.00–240.00226.91
356—766202.00–227.00207.97
474—572234.00–280.50266.42
9—829192.00–195.00193.63
24—325298.00–317.50309.37
11—1,010164.00–169.00166.74
345—477262.00–312.00294.38
207—379281.00–332.00294.67
4—869186.00–195.00190.52
523—526240.00–295.00279.87
166—727203.00–222.00211.41
5—919179.00179.00
573—621220.00–259.00236.24
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49—737201.00–205.00204.53
33—532235.00–252.50237.33
49—677225.00225.00
2—845180.00180.00
17—434251.00251.00
28—570228.00–257.00243.62
22—632220.00–225.00223.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25—743188.00188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22—685201.00–211.00203.91
52—428215.00–244.00221.52
71—524223.50–262.00233.88
56—480210.00–274.00241.02
13—325250.00–272.00265.61
5—862152.50152.50
2—633190.00190.00
3—765176.00176.00
32—589211.00–237.50222.38
19—386236.00–265.00255.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7—737211.00211.00
22—615238.00238.00
68—442281.00–289.00288.07
40—659234.00234.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7—436256.00256.00
10—503252.50252.50
4—490251.00251.00
6—553201.00201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6—377265.00265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,080150.00150.00
4—334282.00282.00
3—802173.00173.00
128—674210.00–227.00217.08
10—898176.00–185.00182.31
274—483237.00–295.00255.51
1—1,005150.00150.00
202—526231.00–280.00247.39
261—783194.00–212.00205.74
82—383267.00–312.50286.51
323—628211.00–244.00233.90
1—970145.00145.00
47—736190.00–208.00203.64
7—927153.00–170.00160.47
147—421245.00–291.00269.84
294—581219.00–262.00236.27
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17—626194.00–238.00221.58
10—696201.00201.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4—483257.50257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2—745187.50187.50
2—573191.00191.00
5—775182.00182.00
7—688216.00216.00
6—500260.00260.00
7—422289.00289.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10—560267.50267.50
1—690215.00215.00
4—724213.00213.00
3—515245.00245.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4—576223.00223.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,461142.00142.00
3—1,178146.00146.00
9—1,423142.50–143.00142.72
1—1,280143.50143.50
6—1,502133.00–137.00136.33
4—932146.00–147.00146.50
1—1,200144.50144.50
11—1,382143.00–143.50143.09
22—1,082145.50–146.50146.07
1—765141.00141.00
4—1,126146.00–146.50146.37
23—1,328144.00–154.50145.83
6—1,032145.50–147.00146.17
3—960147.00147.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2—945167.00167.00
3—705157.50157.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,290131.00131.00
4—749138.00138.00
6—683125.00–132.50131.27
2—1,508107.50107.50
4—1,118139.00139.00
1—540117.50117.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)6—1,034835.00835.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—1,087950.00950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—1,115900.00900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—822685.00–850.00791.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)5—1,1211,025.00–1,250.001,133.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)4—1,3731,210.001,210.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)6—1,1551,100.001,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2—1,3401,550.001,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)5—1,0521,700.001,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—8671,225.00–1,350.001,298.70
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,2101,325.001,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—1,1601,635.001,635.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open80—1,006130.00–159.00145.51
(<2 yrs)Open17—721136.00–157.00145.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open125—897160.00–182.50170.80
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open63—1,081102.00–137.50117.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5—1,212102.00–127.00117.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21—1,766100.50–109.50106.02
8—1,58686.00–99.0093.51
12—1,989111.00–126.00114.60
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22—1,18781.00–117.5085.83
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11—1,044111.00–142.50121.37
186—1,23283.50–130.0094.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
90—1,00554.00–82.0072.60
62—1,18085.00–96.0092.37
10—1,37131.00–51.0045.89
199—1,16073.00–90.0084.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
86—1,37391.00–100.0093.32
284—1,41680.00–92.5087.35
14—1,40376.00–91.0080.56
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6—1,80294.00–101.0098.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
47—1,62991.00–100.0093.83
41—1,52986.00–97.5092.84
3—1,43576.00–81.0079.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,415111.00111.00
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.