Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 238 priced lines covering 4,451 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,362 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,173 head. replacement cattle receipts at 161 head. Counted as USDA files them — 5 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,362Last week 4,025Year ago 7,908

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,173Last week 804Year ago 1,111

Replacement CattleReceipts 161Last week 188Year ago 87

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 4 Colorado auction markets included: Centennial Livestock, Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Feeder cattle offerings were down from last week as auctions markets transition or are looking to transition into their summer sale schedules, reducing the amount of auctions in the month or combining feeders with slaughter cattle auctions. Feeder steers under 550 lbs sold sharply lower on a light test, 550-800 lbs with any volume were steady to 1.00 higher, and over 800 lbs were too thinly tested to trend. Feeder heifers across all weights were mostly steady to 6.00 lower. Feeder dairy heifers over 950 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	235	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	265	350.00	350.00
20	300–350	317	325.00–352.50	336.12
12	350–400	389	265.00	265.00
5	400–450	430	230.00	230.00
19	450–500	471	240.00–255.00	249.35
16	500–550	527	230.00–245.00	232.73
4	550–600	575	207.50–225.00	212.03
5	650–700	666	175.00–176.00	175.60
2	800–850	825	170.00–174.50	172.24
5	900–950	908	173.00	173.00
6	950–1000	980	172.00–173.00	172.16
26	1000–1050	1,028	168.00–174.00	172.50
28	1050–1100	1,068	165.00–173.00	172.07
14	1100–1150	1,128	168.00–185.00	171.93
23	1150–1200	1,168	170.00–172.00	171.04
16	1250–1300	1,283	159.00–172.00	168.02
1	1400–1450	1,405	151.00	151.00
1	1450–1500	1,455	163.00	163.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	307	385.00	385.00
28	350–400	358	350.00–400.00	382.01
25	400–450	412	265.00–295.00	286.14
35	450–500	466	260.00–330.00	289.23
2	550–600	570	250.00	250.00
5	600–650	615	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	670	216.00	216.00
5	850–900	871	175.00	175.00
4	900–950	918	173.00	173.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	217.50	217.50
30	300–350	314	195.00–202.50	200.68
30	400–450	427	172.00–177.50	174.42
19	500–550	528	160.00–180.00	176.28
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	295.00	295.00
26	350–400	388	215.00	215.00
7	500–550	509	170.00–210.00	176.06
3	600–650	618	180.00	180.00
23	700–750	723	169.00–175.00	171.32
1	750–800	795	160.00	160.00
45	900–950	941	163.00–171.00	170.24
1	1050–1100	1,080	155.00	155.00
27	1150–1200	1,189	171.00–172.00	171.56
2	1200–1250	1,207	156.00–173.00	164.45
3	1250–1300	1,290	162.50	162.50
4	1300–1350	1,318	131.00–137.50	132.63
4	1350–1400	1,365	161.00–163.50	162.88
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	226	165.00	165.00
10	250–300	286	165.00–195.00	175.26
8	300–350	300	172.50	172.50
3	500–550	528	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	100–150	100	575.00	575.00
2	200–250	203	700.00	700.00
4	250–300	273	925.00	925.00
26	350–400	375	308.00–330.00	320.14
12	400–450	413	319.00–342.50	327.33
58	450–500	476	290.00–305.00	297.01
36	500–550	524	283.00–287.50	285.16
129	550–600	581	254.00–277.50	270.96
36	600–650	641	243.00–255.00	249.63
29	650–700	677	245.00–252.50	249.17
8	700–750	737	240.00	240.00
82	750–800	788	216.00–221.00	220.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	725	222.50–225.00	224.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	291.00	291.00
5	350–400	394	251.00–281.00	269.18
25	450–500	475	230.00–265.00	251.32
19	500–550	544	231.00–267.50	249.10
4	550–600	584	192.50	192.50
5	600–650	647	212.00	212.00
3	650–700	681	201.00	201.00
13	750–800	789	205.00–208.00	206.38
Heifers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	591	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	454	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	570	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	263	320.00–326.00	323.60
7	300–350	318	312.50–316.00	315.02
7	350–400	388	306.00–308.00	307.46
45	400–450	421	281.00–315.00	294.03
25	450–500	484	266.00–288.00	279.10
34	500–550	534	269.00–270.00	269.06
32	550–600	595	251.00–261.00	259.83
8	600–650	639	232.00	232.00
1	700–750	720	212.50	212.50
1	850–900	890	187.50	187.50
2	950–1000	975	180.00–185.00	182.53
1	1000–1050	1,035	180.00	180.00
1	1150–1200	1,150	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	523	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	672	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	294.00	294.00
2	400–450	430	290.00	290.00
4	450–500	491	287.50	287.50
9	550–600	588	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	50–100	99	600.00	600.00
2	250–300	258	376.00	376.00
14	350–400	386	370.00–376.00	374.27
12	400–450	408	360.00–370.00	362.91
15	450–500	464	320.00–340.00	334.26
26	500–550	527	315.00–337.00	320.58
108	550–600	585	309.00–319.00	316.64
3	600–650	615	301.00	301.00
43	650–700	677	257.00–279.00	270.16
15	700–750	722	252.00–255.00	253.76
99	750–800	783	214.00–263.00	249.38
11	800–850	848	248.00	248.00
13	900–950	932	202.00–216.00	209.65
2	1000–1050	1,023	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	505	354.00–359.00	355.25
16	550–600	585	330.00–334.00	331.21
3	650–700	651	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	353.00	353.00
7	350–400	361	340.00–355.00	346.24
29	400–450	433	341.00–350.00	346.68
2	450–500	453	311.00	311.00
22	500–550	523	287.50–300.00	294.74
43	550–600	572	292.00–300.00	294.07
14	650–700	693	240.00–250.00	248.57
22	700–750	730	240.00–255.00	248.04
38	750–800	771	181.00–241.00	219.51
15	800–850	840	190.00–231.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	326.00	326.00
2	350–400	390	311.00	311.00
9	400–450	430	322.50–326.00	323.25
28	450–500	471	290.00–301.00	295.34
2	500–550	545	262.50	262.50
2	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
4	650–700	693	226.00	226.00
7	700–750	738	171.00	171.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	307.50	307.50
4	350–400	389	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	595	255.00	255.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	355.00	355.00
2	750–800	765	247.50	247.50
2	850–900	855	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	529	342.00–348.00	346.25
7	550–600	551	328.00	328.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	621	246.00	246.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
10	50–100	96	500.00	500.00
2	200–250	213	875.00	875.00
9	350–400	385	325.00–351.00	336.42
2	450–500	465	332.00	332.00
3	550–600	575	271.00	271.00
5	650–700	696	242.50	242.50
5	800–850	815	201.00	201.00
2	850–900	863	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	459	331.00	331.00
2	500–550	528	342.00	342.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	842	197.50	197.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	908	170.00	170.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,028	169.00	169.00
3	1100–1150	1,137	172.00	172.00
4	1150–1200	1,164	168.00	168.00
1	1200–1250	1,200	170.00	170.00
6	1250–1300	1,279	166.00	166.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	304	400.00–405.00	402.19
49	350–400	359	390.00–400.00	399.00
37	400–450	437	392.50–395.00	393.84
32	450–500	468	324.00	324.00
5	500–550	546	282.50	282.50
22	550–600	589	261.00	261.00
8	600–650	621	280.00	280.00
8	700–750	708	226.00–230.00	227.52
7	800–850	820	210.00	210.00
8	900–950	912	207.00	207.00
13	950–1000	962	206.00	206.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	247	265.00	265.00
11	250–300	275	263.00–272.50	266.69
13	300–350	338	259.00–262.50	261.86
33	350–400	376	252.50–267.50	258.47
34	400–450	437	232.50–247.00	240.05
37	450–500	464	235.00–241.00	238.27
2	600–650	605	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
32	350–400	365	225.00–337.50	300.81
31	400–450	429	310.00–325.00	316.74
47	450–500	470	275.00–300.00	288.99
11	500–550	518	187.50–287.50	261.84
20	600–650	638	260.00–263.00	260.45
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
86	250–300	269	301.00–320.00	302.34
185	300–350	328	270.00–302.50	294.53
92	350–400	382	180.00–300.00	278.57
123	400–450	432	257.50–280.00	271.55
168	450–500	471	254.00–279.50	263.39
81	500–550	505	245.00–262.25	259.78
52	550–600	567	225.00–235.00	233.76
13	650–700	667	200.00–207.50	205.16
1	700–750	745	172.50	172.50
21	900–950	920	155.00	155.00
4	2200–2250	2,231	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,870	141.00	141.00
5	—	1,880	128.00–144.00	139.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
174	—	1,484	121.00–133.00	128.28
23	—	1,307	110.00–120.00	118.03
39	—	1,386	134.00–145.00	138.34
1	—	1,290	106.00	106.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,743	134.00–140.00	135.40
11	—	1,585	110.00–149.00	131.61
8	—	1,607	125.00–132.00	128.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,188	94.00–133.00	122.14
89	—	1,227	87.00–124.00	117.75
31	—	1,096	67.00–111.00	99.37
13	—	1,210	67.50–97.50	83.52
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
174	—	1,082	103.00–148.00	120.33
40	—	1,116	114.00–130.00	126.09
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,198	113.00–187.00	144.64
12	—	1,215	128.00–147.50	134.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,649	126.00–138.00	133.31
11	—	1,788	105.00–156.50	144.05
62	—	1,773	114.00–190.00	149.55
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,730	118.00–140.00	130.59
8	—	992	145.00–197.00	173.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,290	1,425.00–1,775.00	1,664.66
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,280	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,223	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,971.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,147	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,784.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	970	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,171	1,775.00–1,950.00	1,866.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,289	1,175.00–1,860.00	1,539.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,166	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,145	1,210.00–1,285.00	1,258.25
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,060	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,345.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	885	900.00–1,000.00	950.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,510.00	1,510.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,525.00	1,525.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	693	201.00	201.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	795	201.00–207.00	205.21
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	50	—	865	160.00–188.00	179.80
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	163.00	163.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,066	115.00–141.00	131.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	142.50	142.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	—	977	145.00–168.00	152.03

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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