Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 174 priced lines covering 2,086 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,517 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 799 head. replacement cattle receipts at 288 head. Counted as USDA files them — 122 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,517Last week 1,683Year ago 219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 799Last week 632Year ago 632

Replacement CattleReceipts 288Last week 327Year ago 60

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 2 Colorado auction markets included: La Junta Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Feeder steers and heifers too thinly traded for a trend. Feeder dairy heifers sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher; average dressing slaughter bulls 6.00 higher. The next available report will be Monday, June 10, 2024.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–100	90	300.00	300.00
1	100–150	115	375.00	375.00
7	300–350	312	320.00–327.00	321.95
4	350–400	353	319.00	319.00
14	400–450	428	319.00–322.50	320.89
9	450–500	480	285.00–330.00	309.21
5	500–550	514	294.00	294.00
56	550–600	563	260.00–276.00	274.02
62	600–650	638	262.00–274.50	271.30
68	650–700	692	235.00–260.50	256.40
8	750–800	794	222.00	222.00
13	800–850	829	221.00	221.00
3	1050–1100	1,058	180.00–185.00	181.67
2	1150–1200	1,155	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	408	330.00	330.00
26	700–750	711	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–100	85	235.00	235.00
6	850–900	880	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	830	150.00–155.00	152.45
Heifers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	573	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	150–200	192	585.00	585.00
3	300–350	347	294.00	294.00
12	400–450	425	281.00–305.00	296.74
2	450–500	470	274.00	274.00
20	500–550	534	264.00–280.00	272.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	284	291.00–307.00	302.83
4	350–400	391	271.00	271.00
3	400–450	435	312.00	312.00
7	500–550	535	241.00–280.00	257.46
1	850–900	870	197.50	197.50
1	1000–1050	1,000	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,000	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–100	80	250.00	250.00
2	100–150	118	450.00	450.00
3	200–250	213	960.00	960.00
7	300–350	303	370.00–372.50	371.07
2	350–400	353	370.00	370.00
7	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
11	550–600	593	289.00–299.00	290.83
24	600–650	615	277.00–285.00	279.97
21	650–700	695	270.00–282.50	271.78
161	700–750	706	255.00–279.50	276.23
56	750–800	790	263.75	263.75
3	800–850	825	241.00	241.00
9	950–1000	976	189.00–200.00	196.27
6	1000–1050	1,046	182.00	182.00
5	1150–1200	1,176	160.00–187.50	165.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	574	307.00	307.00
2	600–650	603	298.00	298.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	308	344.00	344.00
9	400–450	435	332.00–334.00	332.44
9	450–500	475	310.00–319.00	316.94
13	500–550	507	294.00–301.00	295.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–100	75	175.00	175.00
4	800–850	813	253.00	253.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	292.00	292.00
9	550–600	567	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	337.50	337.50
5	350–400	389	355.00	355.00
16	400–450	443	291.00–312.00	299.25
10	450–500	492	294.00–300.00	297.04
3	500–550	543	271.00	271.00
2	550–600	550	331.00	331.00
1	750–800	765	187.50	187.50
7	1050–1100	1,076	182.00	182.00
5	1100–1150	1,141	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	579	305.00	305.00
5	1050–1100	1,076	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
3	50–100	87	240.00–250.00	246.54
1	150–200	195	750.00	750.00
8	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
26	550–600	592	271.00	271.00
15	700–750	742	220.00–240.00	225.19
13	800–850	802	197.50–211.00	209.95
4	850–900	878	190.00	190.00
10	1000–1050	1,005	167.00–182.50	170.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	426	279.00	279.00
2	600–650	635	240.00	240.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	115.00	115.00
1	750–800	750	130.00	130.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	375	171.00	171.00
1	700–750	705	178.00	178.00
1	850–900	860	171.00	171.00
2	1050–1100	1,060	167.50–175.00	171.27
2	1100–1150	1,110	174.00–175.00	174.50
5	1150–1200	1,164	170.00	170.00
1	1200–1250	1,245	163.00	163.00
2	1250–1300	1,273	167.50–171.00	169.26
1	1350–1400	1,380	163.00	163.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	187.50	187.50
24	500–550	532	184.00–185.00	184.66
9	600–650	607	182.00	182.00
6	800–850	838	176.50–181.50	179.85
1	850–900	895	179.50	179.50
6	900–950	919	179.00–181.00	179.66
6	950–1000	979	179.00–181.00	179.83
16	1000–1050	1,019	179.50–182.00	180.93
24	1050–1100	1,090	179.50–181.50	181.25
7	1100–1150	1,119	179.00–181.50	180.64
11	1150–1200	1,166	179.00–181.50	181.27
7	1200–1250	1,214	175.50–179.50	178.50
2	1250–1300	1,263	177.00–179.50	178.24
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	900–950	919	182.00	182.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	823	159.00	159.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,333	2,810.00	2,810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,360	2,725.00	2,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,160	2,825.00	2,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,464	2,775.00–2,825.00	2,792.51
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,567	2,575.00–2,700.00	2,609.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,502	2,510.00	2,510.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,398	2,635.00	2,635.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,193	2,000.00–2,610.00	2,455.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,105	2,175.00–2,835.00	2,744.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	2,075.00	2,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,288	2,325.00–2,375.00	2,367.51
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,443	2,225.00	2,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,271	1,675.00–1,975.00	1,895.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,600	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,274.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,548	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	943	1,310.00	1,310.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,293	1,450.00–2,025.00	1,678.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	797	1,310.00	1,310.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,438	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,140	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,602.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,635.00	1,635.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	955	1,610.00	1,610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	993	1,500.00–1,925.00	1,803.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,297	1,535.00–1,800.00	1,761.85
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,376	1,675.00–2,235.00	1,892.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,033	1,400.00–2,050.00	1,686.65
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	972	1,510.00–1,525.00	1,516.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,015	1,710.00–1,750.00	1,729.51
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	688	1,275.00	1,275.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	30	—	907	171.00–191.00	181.89
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	190.00	190.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	794	207.00–228.00	216.04
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,009	147.00–161.00	155.83
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	913	132.00–147.00	137.54
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	34	—	975	2,725.00–2,875.00	2,852.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	933	2,025.00–2,150.00	2,081.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,518	136.50–145.50	140.67
3	—	1,818	130.00–134.50	132.70
7	—	1,514	139.00–154.00	148.38
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	129.00	129.00
55	—	1,294	135.00–170.00	148.23
75	—	1,290	126.00–161.00	138.22
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,181	122.00–132.00	127.16
193	—	1,078	109.00–147.00	137.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,425	115.00–122.50	119.01
2	—	1,420	99.00–108.00	103.91
14	—	1,281	136.00–144.50	139.60
106	—	1,454	125.00–135.00	130.40
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,762	144.00–155.00	148.62
9	—	1,818	146.00–149.50	147.88
4	—	1,838	138.00–145.50	141.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,221	125.00–132.00	126.74
69	—	1,254	113.00–124.50	119.78
25	—	1,217	77.00–112.50	107.17
23	—	1,122	67.50–96.00	90.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,486	139.50–143.50	140.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,753	121.00–180.00	149.56
19	—	1,873	102.00–164.50	156.03
16	—	1,563	132.50–151.00	145.49
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,068	182.50–197.50	188.19
9	—	1,201	150.00–184.00	164.97

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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