Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Apr 8
● As filed249 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

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Counts as USDA filed them
Colorado reported 249 priced lines covering 6,228 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,734 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 995 head. replacement cattle receipts at 706 head. Counted as USDA files them — 203 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Apr 8, 2024
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 5,734Last week 4,362Year ago 3,473
Slaughter CattleReceipts 995Last week 1,173Year ago 1,446
Replacement CattleReceipts 706Last week 161Year ago 1,811

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 4 Colorado auction markets included: Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Sterling Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Feeder steers were lightly tested across most weight classes. Steers weighing 500-700 lbs sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower, and over 700 lbs trade was uneven. The feeder heifer market had no test on heifers over 800 lbs. Heifers under 550 lbs sold 8 higher with instances of 13.00 to 17.00 higher, and 550-800lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder dairy heifers over 950 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter cows sold unevenly steady; average dressing slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher. The next available report will be Monday, April 22, 2024.

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)171,2612,125.002,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open11,7002,450.002,450.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open11,4802,525.002,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open121,3082,025.00–2,500.002,203.10
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open141,1812,175.00–2,350.002,270.30
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open201,3722,050.00–2,550.002,270.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open111,3392,125.00–2,500.002,351.07
Young (2-4 yrs)Open121,1482,575.00–2,650.002,615.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open61,1771,975.00–2,225.002,187.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open11,3302,025.002,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open291,2582,125.00–2,575.002,474.88
Young (2-4 yrs)Open271,0322,400.00–2,875.002,674.58
Aged (>8 yrs)Open211,3701,925.00–2,550.002,231.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open21,3151,850.00–1,950.001,900.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open21,0731,575.00–1,850.001,698.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open21,2402,500.00–2,800.002,664.52
Young (2-4 yrs)Open19751,525.001,525.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open118601,425.001,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open11,1401,500.001,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open11,1901,725.001,725.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open81,2581,810.00–1,825.001,815.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open11,1903,000.003,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)331,0871,975.00–2,275.002,141.59
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)11,6701,950.001,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)11,4052,025.002,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)11,1701,825.001,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)281,0822,150.00–2,425.002,344.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)51,0081,850.001,850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)451,2901,950.00–2,200.002,120.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)101,2602,625.002,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)71,2752,375.00–2,475.002,450.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)19201,225.001,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)31,0881,150.00–1,310.001,246.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)78611,235.001,235.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)2963825.00–1,375.001,146.43
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)11,0101,300.001,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)11,0301,225.001,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)18201,100.001,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)11,0751,525.001,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)321,2001,625.00–1,825.001,733.58
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)11,1651,450.001,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)29931,600.00–1,750.001,692.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)81,2271,425.00–2,350.001,892.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)81,3341,875.00–2,800.002,235.66
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)51,2551,510.00–1,650.001,608.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)91,0591,575.001,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)11,3902,850.002,850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)21,2481,700.00–1,725.001,713.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)21,1431,625.001,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)21,1402,150.002,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)11,0701,550.001,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)89951,825.00–2,125.002,056.74
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)129601,825.00–2,025.001,905.47
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)99852,425.00–2,475.002,445.14
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)41,0552,000.00–2,250.002,124.14
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)99271,550.00–2,400.001,889.64
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)48661,525.00–1,775.001,659.75
(<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)31,1122,500.00–2,800.002,665.82
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open2693180.00–192.00185.98
Young (2-4 yrs)Open61839167.50–187.50178.72
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open3693207.00–221.00213.51
Young (2-4 yrs)Open53853197.00–217.50200.03
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open1665137.50137.50
Young (2-4 yrs)Open26967131.00–148.00140.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open471,012151.00–168.00157.59
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open11,0603,100.003,100.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open17801,925.001,925.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6300–350308385.00385.00
47350–400376335.00–360.00355.47
123450–500461329.00–337.00335.91
142500–550528318.00–325.00320.39
25550–600567281.00–282.00281.24
54650–700678263.00–270.00264.27
69700–750704281.00281.00
19750–800758242.00242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4350–400368322.00322.00
6500–550540251.00–259.00256.33
8600–650646211.00–228.00223.79
11700–750731204.00–205.00204.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2250–300293337.00337.00
10250–300274850.00–975.00938.74
6350–400354312.50–325.00318.70
25400–450435287.50–314.00301.91
58450–500482270.00–305.00290.48
49500–550534262.50–289.00276.58
12550–600588251.00–262.00252.76
40600–650640237.50–243.00241.20
32650–700683225.00–239.00231.98
7700–750741218.00–222.00219.73
10750–800785192.00–200.00194.56
3950–1000992188.00188.00
11100–11501,105175.00175.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5350–400374305.00305.00
4550–600573268.00268.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2300–350313307.50307.50
10500–550521263.00–270.00264.45
8550–600569247.00–253.00249.98
8600–650630249.00249.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9500–550542241.00241.00
2550–600568231.00231.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3450–500482230.00230.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10450–500452282.00–285.00282.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
250–10073350.00–375.00361.21
1200–250200650.00650.00
35300–350335335.00–350.00341.08
41350–400386317.00–342.50328.66
50400–450416310.00–333.00323.95
140450–500480296.00–331.00314.74
131500–550535287.00–320.00298.63
58550–600572257.50–284.00266.50
47600–650624250.00–283.00261.78
119650–700678225.00–259.00242.31
57700–750724229.00–252.50236.78
143750–800766219.00–222.50219.66
169800–850832197.00–220.00214.86
29850–900864183.00–206.50199.32
9900–950914186.00–196.00193.76
111000–10501,036180.00–189.00185.64
21050–11001,065178.00178.00
31100–11501,145171.00171.00
11200–12501,235162.50162.50
21250–13001,298154.00154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
2650–7006531,475.001,475.00
2700–7507101,700.001,700.00
6700–750739239.00239.00
4750–8007781,775.00–1,800.001,787.22
2800–8508001,810.001,810.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9300–350330347.50–357.00355.02
20350–400364339.00–346.00341.81
87400–450424320.00–331.00325.90
43450–500482313.00–320.00316.64
29500–550528306.00–308.00307.53
124550–600580270.00–285.00278.92
19700–750722251.00251.00
103750–800776227.50–233.50230.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17350–400382320.50–326.00323.39
6400–450419320.00–321.00320.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23450–500498362.50362.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10–5045450.00450.00
250–10078425.00–500.00461.29
2100–150130550.00550.00
2350–400378342.50342.50
4400–450408307.50307.50
4450–500486340.00340.00
16550–600562291.00291.00
10700–750734235.00235.00
3850–900858210.00210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2250–300298415.00415.00
11300–350337403.00–412.00405.31
20350–400358410.00–420.00413.32
25400–450406384.00–385.00384.40
103450–500465370.00–378.00372.82
261500–550528350.00–362.00356.90
51550–600567330.00–341.00333.47
153600–650630301.00–307.50305.28
18700–750730261.00261.00
34750–800796254.75254.75
64850–900889223.50223.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2550–600565261.00261.00
21600–650636225.50–262.00254.05
13650–700687225.00–236.00230.99
14800–850814212.00–216.00215.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21350–400379347.50–366.00357.56
77400–450424335.00–350.00345.58
13450–500472322.50322.50
15500–550530300.00–320.00310.70
18550–600590307.50–311.00310.21
32600–650644263.00–276.00267.64
6650–700681242.00–265.00257.29
40700–750735230.00–245.00236.89
11800–850812213.00–225.00218.42
4850–900863212.50212.50
4900–950923192.00192.00
31200–12501,233160.00–167.00164.71
Steers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2400–450435360.00360.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12350–400385319.00–332.50324.45
3400–450442320.00320.00
21050–11001,085137.00–139.00138.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8500–550524301.00301.00
9800–850843218.00218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11250–300277389.00–407.50401.10
24300–350335387.50–403.00393.87
28350–400369370.00–390.00379.65
88400–450423357.00–369.00360.64
94450–500471321.00–375.00342.59
67500–550527316.00–342.50323.91
115550–600581290.00–329.00312.37
52600–650634287.50–306.00295.61
41650–700687260.00–267.00263.59
40700–750715240.00–280.00263.70
125750–800770229.00–245.00234.81
2800–850805235.00235.00
29850–900880210.00–216.00212.71
18900–950916192.00–209.50205.31
51950–1000954201.25201.25
91000–10501,018193.50193.50
51250–13001,277172.50172.50
21300–13501,335171.00171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9450–500486352.00–355.00354.37
5500–550535340.00–347.00342.79
18650–700679286.00–287.00286.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22350–400366400.00–401.00400.73
32400–450422370.00–379.00373.36
66450–500474349.00–367.00360.20
63500–550517330.00–348.00337.90
24550–600564319.00–327.50325.26
51650–700673271.00–276.00274.54
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4300–350326170.00170.00
2700–750725170.00170.00
2850–900880170.00170.00
7950–1000981169.00–171.00170.42
141000–10501,029170.00–172.00171.50
81050–11001,088169.00–171.50171.07
121100–11501,134170.00–171.50170.62
111150–12001,175171.00–171.50171.27
121200–12501,218170.00–171.00170.59
81250–13001,268168.50–169.00168.62
51300–13501,330163.50–164.50164.30
11400–14501,405164.00164.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1850–900895155.00155.00
11300–13501,330161.00161.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31000–10501,003174.00174.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
21100–11501,110175.00175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21,398108.00–120.00113.84
1241,398122.00–136.50130.04
221,536110.00–123.00118.08
321,301135.00–141.00138.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
481,21081.00–111.00106.83
1751,28987.00–124.00116.49
996498.00–128.00108.46
301,12242.50–95.0077.71
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
61,183112.00–127.50117.33
31,17282.50–116.00102.99
187080.0080.00
2081,113101.00–162.50124.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11,455157.00157.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
261,373123.00–144.00132.51
21,343118.00–120.00119.05
641,351121.00–145.00135.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
61,753119.00–131.00127.26
71,625132.00–136.00133.60
61,570109.00–136.00123.43
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
11,795141.00141.00
11,780144.00144.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
191,627120.00–144.50138.48
301,684145.00–157.00150.66
551,738114.00–174.00147.31
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
51,428120.00–133.00128.06
3957153.00–175.00165.09
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.