Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 160 priced lines covering 3,873 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,362 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 820 head. replacement cattle receipts at 85 head. Counted as USDA files them — 9 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,362Last week 2,715Year ago 3,780

Slaughter CattleReceipts 820Last week 845Year ago 439

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 560Year ago 29

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 light to good. Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, 500-650 lbs 10.00 lower, and sharply higher on steers over 650 lbs. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs were mostly sharply lower, 550-750 lbs sold unevenly steady, and over 750 lbs steady to 7.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower; average dressing slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. The next available report will be Monday, September 16, 2024.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	586	255.00	255.00
6	650–700	665	239.00	239.00
3	950–1000	950	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	170	800.00	800.00
1	200–250	235	975.00	975.00
14	250–300	259	361.00–377.00	370.99
9	300–350	342	370.00	370.00
9	350–400	367	352.50–370.00	360.04
32	400–450	417	325.00–340.00	336.45
39	450–500	462	282.00–325.00	311.71
59	500–550	509	269.00–287.50	279.36
95	550–600	590	256.00–278.00	266.81
23	600–650	614	241.00–280.00	261.91
104	650–700	685	246.00–262.00	259.00
33	700–750	704	245.00–256.00	248.76
55	750–800	786	235.00–256.00	251.59
125	800–850	807	217.00–254.00	247.74
159	850–900	891	218.00–242.00	235.58
166	900–950	924	219.00–229.00	225.36
423	950–1000	984	219.00–227.00	223.88
212	1000–1050	1,031	214.25–217.75	215.81
131	1050–1100	1,071	215.25	215.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	325.00	325.00
15	350–400	379	328.00–332.50	330.78
9	400–450	433	301.00–318.00	314.11
10	450–500	483	242.50–265.00	253.83
13	500–550	534	230.00–251.00	242.74
10	750–800	794	248.00	248.00
31	800–850	841	220.50–234.50	233.13
12	950–1000	958	215.00	215.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	517	271.00–275.00	272.02
2	550–600	583	278.00	278.00
2	650–700	670	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	750–800	775	227.50–231.00	229.84
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	828	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	265.00	265.00
6	900–950	946	205.00	205.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	463	198.00	198.00
4	850–900	865	176.00–179.00	177.25
1	900–950	935	177.50	177.50
6	950–1000	969	174.50–176.00	175.08
15	1000–1050	1,028	174.00–176.50	175.57
27	1050–1100	1,071	168.00–176.00	171.62
3	1100–1150	1,127	174.50–176.00	175.01
16	1150–1200	1,170	170.00–174.00	172.66
14	1300–1350	1,324	165.00–165.50	165.11
16	1350–1400	1,362	163.50–164.50	163.88
3	1400–1450	1,412	157.00	157.00
3	1450–1500	1,465	157.50	157.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	187.50	187.50
1	600–650	605	160.00	160.00
1	750–800	790	171.00	171.00
2	800–850	830	171.00–174.00	172.52
1	850–900	850	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	910	171.00	171.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	167.50	167.50
1	1100–1150	1,125	152.50	152.50
7	1400–1450	1,416	150.00	150.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,037	178.00	178.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	830	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	518	237.50	237.50
14	700–750	704	229.00	229.00
19	750–800	787	204.00–210.00	205.21
4	800–850	808	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	845	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	990	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	85	350.00	350.00
1	150–200	180	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	578	251.00	251.00
4	750–800	795	222.50	222.50
4	800–850	825	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	742	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	534	255.00–260.00	258.81
8	550–600	593	251.00	251.00
4	700–750	724	225.00	225.00
3	850–900	853	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–100	75	275.00	275.00
3	100–150	142	575.00	575.00
4	200–250	213	810.00	810.00
13	250–300	294	311.00	311.00
6	300–350	305	315.00–317.00	315.67
7	350–400	390	296.00–325.00	312.33
37	400–450	419	288.00–297.50	291.71
18	450–500	478	241.00–256.00	250.98
34	500–550	518	240.00–257.00	248.94
11	550–600	578	240.00–255.00	247.94
69	600–650	624	235.00–247.50	244.77
60	650–700	664	246.00	246.00
108	700–750	727	225.00–239.00	232.62
281	750–800	761	219.50–236.00	233.70
65	800–850	834	217.50–226.50	225.00
14	850–900	855	206.00–227.00	218.49
2	900–950	905	195.00–200.00	197.50
11	950–1000	950	208.50	208.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	634	237.00	237.00
2	650–700	653	231.00	231.00
1	950–1000	955	171.00	171.00
1	1150–1200	1,190	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	594	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	345	276.00	276.00
5	400–450	443	265.00–279.00	270.60
2	450–500	458	235.00	235.00
3	500–550	510	231.00	231.00
73	650–700	692	223.00–242.00	235.55
6	700–750	713	207.50–221.00	216.47
6	750–800	775	220.00–221.00	220.50
18	800–850	824	211.00	211.00
20	950–1000	952	196.00–197.50	197.28
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	881	212.00	212.00

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)	1	—	1,195	1,525.00	1,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,423	2,000.00–2,075.00	2,032.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,455	2,010.00–2,050.00	2,029.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,340	1,525.00–1,810.00	1,745.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,031	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,388	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,052	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,857.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,463	2,150.00–2,310.00	2,229.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,400	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,937.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,711.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,280	1,675.00–1,825.00	1,729.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,342	1,560.00–1,725.00	1,684.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,262	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,450	2,410.00	2,410.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,830	2,725.00	2,725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,001	151.00–181.00	165.81
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	818	201.00–213.00	204.81
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	1,210.00–1,625.00	1,443.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	645	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	870	1,475.00–1,610.00	1,570.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,110.00	2,110.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,680	2,625.00	2,625.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	2,010.00	2,010.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,365	115.00–143.50	127.25
42	—	1,620	141.00–170.00	156.81
27	—	1,771	115.00–159.00	147.01
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,063	160.00–195.00	179.63
1	—	1,640	141.00	141.00
8	—	1,321	149.00–163.00	154.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,209	45.00–82.50	70.13
21	—	1,084	91.00–110.00	101.05
89	—	1,162	120.00–151.00	126.10
205	—	1,098	101.00–119.00	115.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,389	121.00–143.00	131.47
2	—	1,418	100.00–105.00	102.32
17	—	1,469	109.00–117.00	114.40
210	—	1,441	110.00–128.00	122.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,687	135.00–136.00	135.67
8	—	1,703	128.00–135.00	130.88
19	—	1,786	120.00–127.00	125.06
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	139.00	139.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	149.00–161.00	153.07
58	—	1,327	122.00–132.00	126.18
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	156.00–157.50	156.78
1	—	1,160	129.50	129.50

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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