Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 191 priced lines covering 3,746 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,715 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 845 head. replacement cattle receipts at 560 head. Counted as USDA files them — 35 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,715Last week 733Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 845Last week 686Year ago 344

Replacement CattleReceipts 560Last week 351Year ago 4

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 moderate to good. Feeders too thinly traded for a trend. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower; bulls 6.00 lower. The next available report will be Monday, September 9, 2024.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	503	230.00	230.00
10	600–650	609	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	209	775.00	775.00
8	250–300	258	342.50	342.50
1	300–350	325	775.00	775.00
40	300–350	326	314.00–327.50	323.38
59	350–400	380	295.00–330.00	315.22
85	400–450	443	276.00–283.00	279.78
55	450–500	489	258.00–279.00	268.37
88	500–550	528	250.00–273.00	263.42
80	550–600	570	243.00–255.00	247.92
21	600–650	637	227.50–257.00	246.95
24	650–700	656	231.00–251.00	247.60
15	700–750	732	231.00	231.00
12	750–800	752	226.00	226.00
52	800–850	833	218.00–223.50	221.38
122	850–900	863	212.50–219.25	218.06
175	900–950	944	200.00–210.25	209.90
177	950–1000	958	199.00–210.25	209.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	828	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	211.00	211.00
4	550–600	599	237.50	237.50
15	600–650	617	239.00	239.00
4	700–750	724	226.00	226.00
12	750–800	783	220.50–225.00	222.40
10	800–850	841	200.00–220.00	218.10
1	900–950	935	182.50	182.50
11	1000–1050	1,016	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	260.00	260.00
14	400–450	435	250.00–259.00	255.95
8	450–500	496	242.00	242.00
27	500–550	540	221.00–253.50	249.92
3	550–600	585	249.00	249.00
7	600–650	639	211.00–217.00	212.66
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	562	197.50	197.50
7	950–1000	999	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	345.00	345.00
5	450–500	487	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	622	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	478	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	267.50	267.50
2	500–550	515	271.00	271.00
34	700–750	711	208.00–232.00	229.82
33	800–850	819	207.50–211.00	210.89
15	850–900	886	187.50–203.00	197.84
9	900–950	929	187.50–197.50	189.30
4	950–1000	972	171.00–172.50	171.37
1	1000–1050	1,020	195.00	195.00
2	1050–1100	1,055	185.00–190.00	187.49
2	1150–1200	1,193	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	454	250.00	250.00
24	550–600	582	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	825	195.00	195.00
1	1150–1200	1,150	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	491	265.00	265.00
3	500–550	510	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	228	875.00–925.00	903.26
1	250–300	260	775.00	775.00
7	250–300	287	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	315	360.00	360.00
38	350–400	380	345.00–365.00	355.73
69	400–450	424	315.00–338.00	328.45
74	450–500	466	290.00–320.00	305.71
101	500–550	524	281.00–298.00	289.79
84	550–600	575	263.00–288.00	276.86
78	600–650	619	265.00–280.00	271.09
30	650–700	658	230.00–261.00	257.29
64	700–750	718	241.00–254.00	248.99
10	750–800	780	210.00–237.50	229.09
42	800–850	827	226.00–240.00	235.42
5	850–900	856	221.00	221.00
20	900–950	924	219.50–239.00	224.78
15	950–1000	963	215.00–221.00	216.82
1	1000–1050	1,005	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	613	255.00	255.00
10	650–700	678	240.00–243.00	242.42
19	700–750	734	241.00–241.50	241.42
31	750–800	781	233.00–234.00	233.19
55	800–850	814	230.50–231.50	231.22
24	850–900	880	223.00	223.00
12	900–950	942	195.00–212.50	210.79
11	950–1000	955	208.00	208.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	185.00	185.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	180.00	180.00
3	1250–1300	1,263	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	572	242.50	242.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	359.00	359.00
7	400–450	429	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	445	304.00	304.00
22	450–500	490	289.00–298.00	296.66
8	500–550	513	263.00–271.00	265.14
38	550–600	585	261.00–271.00	264.27
4	600–650	641	251.00	251.00
8	650–700	673	243.50	243.50
2	950–1000	963	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	793	222.00	222.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	195.00	195.00
2	450–500	475	170.00–182.50	176.05
2	700–750	720	165.00–177.50	171.21
5	850–900	883	171.00–174.00	173.11
2	900–950	933	171.00–173.00	172.00
4	950–1000	984	171.00–173.00	172.50
2	1100–1150	1,115	157.00–173.00	165.04
1	1150–1200	1,195	170.00	170.00
3	1200–1250	1,232	168.00–169.00	168.32
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	200.00	200.00
14	700–750	723	190.00	190.00
2	750–800	765	185.00	185.00
13	800–850	826	180.00	180.00
14	950–1000	984	176.00–178.00	176.71
6	1000–1050	1,024	174.50–175.00	174.84
20	1050–1100	1,071	173.00–177.50	176.56
20	1100–1150	1,134	174.00–175.00	174.65
11	1150–1200	1,185	173.50–177.50	174.94
6	1200–1250	1,244	174.00	174.00
1	1300–1350	1,335	173.50	173.50
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	770	150.00	150.00
1	800–850	840	142.50	142.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	585	155.00	155.00
5	700–750	702	152.50–155.00	154.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	653	175.00	175.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	865	184.00	184.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,489	111.00–121.00	114.86
67	—	1,405	121.00–142.00	130.09
12	—	1,462	95.00–110.00	104.10
140	—	1,458	111.00–133.00	125.28
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,270	119.00	119.00
17	—	1,402	125.00–142.50	133.30
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,063	122.00–127.50	124.88
2	—	748	112.50	112.50
2	—	1,078	136.00–142.50	139.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,130	91.00–110.00	105.52
39	—	1,081	50.00–98.00	79.23
92	—	1,152	120.00–150.00	125.86
128	—	1,145	110.00–126.00	117.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,524	126.00–145.50	129.42
15	—	1,778	132.00–142.00	135.50
1	—	1,875	113.00	113.00
25	—	1,719	99.00–134.00	124.70
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	111.00	111.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,821	140.00–168.00	154.49
24	—	1,643	111.00–160.00	143.63
9	—	1,467	91.00–145.00	125.21
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,379	135.00–149.00	140.57
6	—	1,379	141.00–159.00	149.51
11	—	1,235	137.50	137.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	980	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,258	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	22	—	1,292	2,000.00–2,325.00	2,205.09
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,276	1,535.00–1,935.00	1,923.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,106	1,560.00–2,160.00	2,112.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,200	2,335.00–2,350.00	2,337.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	964	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	20	—	1,098	2,275.00	2,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,143	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,233	2,125.00–2,250.00	2,149.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,181	2,175.00–2,225.00	2,215.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,307	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,024.70
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,267	1,900.00–2,050.00	2,024.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,252	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,771.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,135	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,536.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	47	—	1,159	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,740.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,090	1,525.00–1,785.00	1,671.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,168	1,225.00–1,900.00	1,713.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,190	1,925.00–2,000.00	1,948.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,215	1,410.00	1,410.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,062	1,400.00	1,400.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,154	1,825.00–2,600.00	2,436.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,420	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,438	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,283	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,284.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,025.00	2,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,425	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,298	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,517	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,313	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,117.77
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	755	1,535.00–1,750.00	1,682.63
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	787	1,810.00	1,810.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	1,435.00	1,435.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	1,750.00	1,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,064	155.00–188.00	172.26
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	168	—	758	170.00–247.00	233.32

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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