Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 197 priced lines covering 6,396 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,838 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 722 head. replacement cattle receipts at 627 head. Counted as USDA files them — 4 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,838Last week 6,637Year ago 2,808

Slaughter CattleReceipts 722Last week 760Year ago 673

Replacement CattleReceipts 627Last week 336Year ago 688

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 light to good. Feeder steers under 350 lbs sold uneven on a light test and over 350 lbs were steady to 5.00 lower with some instances of 10.00 to 11.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher on a light test and over 400 lbs were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder dairy heifers over 900 lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher; average dressing slaughter bulls were 7.00 higher. The next available report will be Monday, March 4, 2024.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	675	247.00–257.50	253.42
4	—	393	366.00	366.00
5	—	924	187.50	187.50
97	—	636	264.00–273.00	268.67
95	—	524	290.00–309.00	303.13
14	—	569	272.50–286.00	281.67
26	—	737	239.00–242.00	240.77
153	—	833	231.00–239.00	235.25
17	—	1,044	182.50	182.50
9	—	494	317.00–320.00	318.68
20	—	429	346.00–354.00	350.46
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	236.50	236.50
4	—	1,088	179.00	179.00
3	—	615	266.00	266.00
3	—	562	286.00	286.00
12	—	513	296.00–301.00	299.36
35	—	765	243.50	243.50
2	—	413	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	277	385.00–395.00	389.69
139	—	771	236.50–246.50	240.93
82	—	867	225.00–231.50	229.08
51	—	540	310.00–321.00	315.00
135	—	622	281.00–294.00	287.77
7	—	329	387.00–400.00	394.22
50	—	379	380.00–392.50	387.79
368	—	720	241.00–258.00	252.67
132	—	675	256.00–268.00	263.88
2	—	230	425.00	425.00
143	—	578	285.50–311.00	301.71
161	—	808	235.00–242.75	238.81
42	—	1,011	181.00–205.00	201.47
39	—	429	361.00–369.00	363.35
4	—	1,326	162.00	162.00
59	—	487	322.00–352.00	341.19
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	414	324.00–332.00	327.36
112	—	784	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	602	303.00	303.00
12	—	474	360.00	360.00
28	—	361	400.00–419.00	415.50
19	—	500	342.00	342.00
90	—	557	331.00	331.00
6	—	288	407.00–415.00	411.03
13	—	323	409.00–416.00	411.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	708	260.00–261.00	260.14
68	—	430	374.00–377.50	377.13
38	—	522	318.00–321.00	319.06
65	—	858	234.00	234.00
13	—	369	393.00–397.00	394.09
36	—	773	248.50	248.50
65	—	802	246.50	246.50
69	—	476	341.00–351.00	346.88
154	—	670	274.00–275.00	274.54
Steers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	767	231.00	231.00
3	—	422	362.50	362.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	630	254.00–262.50	258.58
3	—	762	202.50	202.50
3	—	668	234.00	234.00
2	—	1,238	137.00	137.00
24	—	528	251.00–281.00	270.39
4	—	394	348.00	348.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	477	356.00–360.00	357.92
83	—	708	265.00–266.00	265.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	652	247.00	247.00
10	—	390	329.00	329.00
9	—	313	372.50–380.00	374.99
3	—	298	387.50	387.50
Heifers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	817	210.00	210.00
150	—	672	240.50	240.50
13	—	603	257.00	257.00
9	—	492	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	295	392.50	392.50
20	—	381	345.00–352.50	349.20
15	—	403	341.00–347.50	343.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	649	209.00–221.00	214.33
12	—	525	241.00–251.00	247.28
4	—	430	300.00–305.00	302.53
2	—	578	231.00	231.00
4	—	674	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	411	299.00–303.00	302.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	166.00	166.00
39	—	629	231.00–246.00	241.06
4	—	344	334.00	334.00
63	—	678	220.00–226.00	224.45
35	—	439	275.00–322.00	306.93
26	—	483	273.00–297.50	286.96
39	—	528	257.00–285.00	272.02
18	—	720	203.00–221.00	210.88
34	—	571	246.00–255.00	250.83
2	—	763	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	440	337.50	337.50
9	—	654	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	539	278.00	278.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	712	218.00–219.00	218.03
13	—	423	296.00–300.00	297.84
9	—	560	211.00–249.00	239.92
2	—	353	325.00	325.00
21	—	667	226.00–228.50	227.77
5	—	540	265.00	265.00
126	—	628	225.50	225.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	723	216.00–243.00	231.06
57	—	431	328.00–337.50	333.70
228	—	474	288.00–323.00	298.68
146	—	521	275.00–308.00	291.36
6	—	288	371.00–379.00	374.23
1	—	1,000	167.50	167.50
79	—	768	224.00–227.00	226.06
97	—	623	240.00–277.00	267.69
105	—	668	230.00–244.00	233.10
17	—	335	342.00–351.00	345.71
16	—	381	312.00–340.00	326.49
172	—	579	266.00–282.00	277.14
2	—	1,228	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	236.00	236.00
4	—	653	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	516	321.00	321.00
6	—	468	319.00–340.00	332.62
2	—	355	351.00	351.00
94	—	568	287.00–306.00	303.35
6	—	303	380.00–397.50	388.68
7	—	269	400.00–405.00	402.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	418	318.00–319.00	318.51
16	—	554	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	418	325.00	325.00
4	—	538	272.00	272.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	984	155.00–158.50	158.09
10	—	1,086	156.50–159.50	157.99
13	—	1,169	156.50–158.50	157.46
18	—	1,035	157.00–158.50	157.58
12	—	1,129	158.50–159.50	159.26
7	—	913	156.50–159.00	157.64
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	152.50	152.50
12	—	641	152.00	152.00
1	—	670	152.50	152.50
2	—	1,290	142.00	142.00
4	—	1,172	148.00–152.50	151.38
2	—	810	152.00	152.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	163.50	163.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,045	117.00–132.50	126.52
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	823	202.50–205.00	203.74
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	180.00	180.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	86	—	870	161.00–191.00	174.97
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	52	—	996	136.00–168.00	145.48
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	210.00	210.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,293	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,105	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,313	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,234	1,525.00–2,100.00	1,868.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,134	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	50	—	1,316	1,550.00–2,050.00	1,835.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,380	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,346	2,175.00–2,550.00	2,455.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	88	—	1,207	1,560.00–1,850.00	1,658.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,293	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,503	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,353	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,781.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,344	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,965.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,105	2,600.00–2,875.00	2,698.93
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,393	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,623.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,223	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,178	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,353.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,226	1,225.00–1,460.00	1,386.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,204	1,210.00	1,210.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	1,160	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,371.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,285.00	1,285.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,141	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,225	1,225.00–1,260.00	1,229.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,025	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,325.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,085.00	1,085.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,124	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,125.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,168	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,157.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,040	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.68
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	946	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,029	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,782.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,043	2,550.00	2,550.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	1,625.00–2,400.00	2,016.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	105.00–130.00	120.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,677	107.00–128.50	119.51
41	—	1,733	112.00–139.50	124.37
2	—	1,413	114.50–115.00	114.75
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,349	106.00–118.50	114.09
35	—	1,349	102.00–152.50	111.77
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	1,095	100.00–116.00	105.70
4	—	1,108	100.00–105.00	102.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	98.50	98.50
14	—	1,404	92.00–117.00	112.13
86	—	1,498	100.50–111.50	107.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,223	61.00–92.00	83.68
119	—	1,226	83.00–105.00	96.52
57	—	1,182	93.00–111.00	100.64
9	—	1,417	50.00–72.50	63.84
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,799	103.00–121.00	110.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,601	110.00–115.50	112.08
11	—	1,618	101.00–121.50	111.88

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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