Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 173 priced lines covering 4,468 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,815 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 999 head. replacement cattle receipts at 168 head. Counted as USDA files them — 9 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,815Last week 3,362Year ago 3,238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 999Last week 820Year ago 792

Replacement CattleReceipts 168Last week 85Year ago 99

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. In the feeder supply, steers under 500 lbs sold 5.00 lower to sharply lower, 500-650 lbs 3.00 to 9.00 higher, and over 650 lbs mostly 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs sold uneven, 450-650 lbs mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher with instances of sharply higher, and over 650 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher; average dressing slaughter bulls 6.00 lower. The next available report will be Monday, September 23, 2024.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	131.00	131.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,248	151.00–166.00	155.26
3	—	1,660	111.00–113.00	112.03
26	—	1,365	120.00–137.00	130.05
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	991	140.00–154.00	147.14
1	—	1,075	116.00	116.00
1	—	975	91.00	91.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
157	—	1,452	111.00–129.00	122.57
13	—	1,446	77.50–105.00	102.03
68	—	1,380	120.00–136.50	129.22
37	—	1,456	106.00–117.00	112.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,129	60.00–90.00	78.30
134	—	1,185	119.00–152.00	124.14
72	—	1,060	88.00–109.00	101.57
276	—	1,137	109.00–121.00	115.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,579	120.00–134.00	127.84
6	—	1,733	129.50–139.00	134.60
21	—	1,801	120.00–128.00	126.51
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	143.50–152.00	147.02
3	—	1,078	175.00–185.00	180.98
6	—	1,363	131.00–146.00	137.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,698	136.00–168.50	155.17
20	—	1,635	111.00–163.00	141.34
4	—	1,843	127.00–141.00	135.39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	368	320.00	320.00
21	400–450	423	261.00–276.00	270.92
21	450–500	485	275.00–290.00	281.57
14	500–550	537	266.00–271.00	269.78
43	550–600	579	256.00–267.00	265.27
26	600–650	637	246.00–257.00	252.38
39	650–700	690	236.00–250.00	246.19
8	700–750	725	231.00	231.00
19	750–800	794	222.00–236.00	232.31
23	800–850	832	226.00–231.00	228.54
5	1000–1050	1,002	179.00–204.00	193.97
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	301.00	301.00
2	350–400	363	256.00	256.00
15	400–450	439	236.00	236.00
2	650–700	670	254.00	254.00
2	700–750	730	249.00	249.00
16	750–800	751	244.00–246.00	244.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	725.00	725.00
3	200–250	225	950.00	950.00
19	300–350	334	369.00–372.00	370.93
15	350–400	369	343.00–355.00	350.42
97	400–450	445	284.00–324.00	316.70
20	450–500	464	285.00–316.00	306.37
166	500–550	512	265.00–288.00	282.73
172	550–600	577	266.00–280.00	275.65
89	600–650	628	260.00–277.00	269.63
93	650–700	672	251.50–269.00	256.43
70	700–750	730	247.00–253.00	250.44
214	750–800	765	234.00–252.75	246.15
255	800–850	820	230.00–245.00	240.69
184	850–900	881	222.50–233.50	232.07
56	900–950	911	220.00–228.50	223.22
138	950–1000	970	210.00–221.00	212.93
3	1000–1050	1,045	202.00	202.00
4	1050–1100	1,082	203.00	203.00
2	1200–1250	1,235	170.00	170.00
2	1300–1350	1,325	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	231.00	231.00
5	400–450	430	211.00	211.00
16	500–550	516	251.00	251.00
6	600–650	628	237.00	237.00
10	700–750	728	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	895	197.00	197.00
2	1000–1050	1,023	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	400–450	425	334.00	334.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	292.00	292.00
28	350–400	377	271.00–286.00	281.22
4	400–450	422	235.00–253.00	244.46
32	450–500	486	202.50–243.00	230.52
8	500–550	532	240.00–241.00	240.38
10	550–600	578	233.00–239.00	237.84
12	600–650	622	229.00–239.00	231.85
11	650–700	677	223.00–228.00	225.67
23	750–800	774	218.00	218.00
5	900–950	945	183.00	183.00
1	1150–1200	1,165	175.50	175.50
1	1200–1250	1,230	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,035	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	360	261.00	261.00
14	400–450	419	212.00	212.00
2	700–750	700	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	241.00	241.00
18	400–450	415	226.00–275.00	238.16
43	650–700	654	235.00	235.00
67	700–750	748	226.00	226.00
13	850–900	873	218.00	218.00
2	900–950	943	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	198	710.00	710.00
3	200–250	233	875.00	875.00
2	250–300	273	281.00	281.00
5	300–350	328	313.00–327.50	321.92
26	350–400	363	302.50–311.00	307.21
67	400–450	431	271.00–281.00	279.59
97	450–500	478	255.00–265.00	262.21
71	500–550	534	241.00–257.50	251.85
105	550–600	575	240.00–253.50	248.62
51	600–650	621	240.00–253.50	248.16
179	650–700	676	233.00–242.00	238.33
24	700–750	721	228.00–231.00	229.10
174	750–800	770	223.00–231.00	226.37
28	800–850	816	217.50–226.50	222.96
21	850–900	856	218.00–220.00	219.52
14	900–950	910	200.00	200.00
1	1200–1250	1,245	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	676	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	400–450	408	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	394	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	340.00	340.00
6	450–500	467	259.00	259.00
1	950–1000	985	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	543	225.00	225.00
4	550–600	563	245.00	245.00
27	650–700	679	210.00	210.00
22	900–950	923	194.00–200.00	196.14
2	950–1000	953	193.00	193.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	175.00	175.00
3	400–450	442	160.00–165.00	161.64
1	650–700	690	172.50	172.50
3	700–750	720	172.50	172.50
2	750–800	783	165.00–170.00	167.49
1	900–950	945	172.50	172.50
2	1050–1100	1,085	171.00	171.00
1	1150–1200	1,168	162.50	162.50
3	1250–1300	1,267	162.50	162.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	800–850	807	174.00–176.50	176.09
20	900–950	947	178.50	178.50
10	950–1000	953	176.50	176.50
13	1000–1050	1,007	175.50–176.00	175.62
21	1050–1100	1,071	173.00–177.00	175.64
4	1100–1150	1,121	175.00–176.00	175.75
16	1150–1200	1,173	172.50–174.50	173.68
1	1200–1250	1,210	171.00	171.00
7	1300–1350	1,344	166.50	166.50
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	125.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	350	160.00	160.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	447	155.00	155.00
1	650–700	650	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1300–1350	1,334	163.50	163.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1400–1450	1,440	163.50	163.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1150–1200	1,162	165.00	165.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	910	175.00–177.50	176.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	30	—	907	201.00–217.50	211.41
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,025	136.00–151.00	144.29
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	867	167.50–182.50	174.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	1,295	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,266	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,147	1,500.00–1,710.00	1,571.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,124	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,744.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,376	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,263	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,975.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,305	2,015.00	2,015.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,298	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,305	1,635.00	1,635.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	920	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	1,083	1,260.00	1,260.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,410.00	1,410.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,083	1,260.00	1,260.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	942	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,558.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	1,625.00–1,725.00	1,676.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,475.00	1,475.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,158	2,875.00–2,900.00	2,890.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,538	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,056.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,498	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,249.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	1,225.00–1,525.00	1,412.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,445	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,450.00

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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