Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 192 priced lines covering 4,993 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,607 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 789 head. replacement cattle receipts at 132 head. Counted as USDA files them — 12 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,607Last week 2,738Year ago 3,225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 789Last week 794Year ago 756

Replacement CattleReceipts 132Last week 246Year ago 122

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 Light to Good. Feeder steers 400-700 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. All other weight classes of steers were too thinly tested to trend. Feeder heifers 400-600 lbs sold 11.00 higher to sharply higher, and 750-850 lb heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. All other weight classes of feeder heifers were too thinly tested to trend. Dairy feeder heifers over 900 lbs sold unevenly steady on a light test. Average dressing slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower; average dressing slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. The next available report will be Monday, October 7, 2024.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	317	213.00	213.00
43	350–400	389	231.00–287.50	281.03
57	400–450	429	211.00–317.00	267.56
60	450–500	490	241.00–279.00	264.52
42	500–550	540	248.00–271.00	264.08
3	700–750	713	231.00	231.00
4	800–850	822	227.00–228.00	227.49
1	950–1000	957	200.00	200.00
3	1200–1250	1,207	157.50	157.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	760.00	760.00
30	300–350	318	241.00–300.00	257.21
30	350–400	353	251.00–310.00	303.62
27	400–450	409	261.00–347.50	330.71
79	450–500	477	271.00–311.00	300.20
63	500–550	530	240.00–287.00	277.32
81	550–600	574	241.00–267.00	256.98
13	600–650	630	211.00–252.50	237.29
4	650–700	653	249.00	249.00
4	700–750	726	213.00	213.00
4	750–800	783	196.00	196.00
2	800–850	815	222.50	222.50
4	900–950	911	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	782	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	220	775.00–985.00	889.42
4	250–300	274	1,010.00–1,050.00	1,020.77
19	250–300	288	276.00–399.50	361.64
81	300–350	317	314.00–330.00	316.82
32	350–400	389	300.00–357.00	337.92
150	400–450	433	299.00–364.00	348.86
120	450–500	473	289.00–324.00	316.04
106	500–550	533	264.00–292.00	284.21
52	550–600	561	265.00–277.50	273.32
210	600–650	625	249.00–268.00	261.45
145	650–700	687	236.00–260.00	252.66
27	700–750	722	220.00–235.00	231.36
70	750–800	784	221.00–247.00	239.93
57	800–850	820	231.00–246.50	234.07
9	850–900	879	211.00–226.00	216.14
5	900–950	945	212.50–216.00	214.60
16	950–1000	981	215.00–222.00	218.91
10	1000–1050	1,033	206.00–210.00	208.81
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	529	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	350–400	369	381.00	381.00
36	450–500	470	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
4	250–300	255	825.00	825.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
95	500–550	525	293.00–312.50	306.81
24	550–600	554	285.00	285.00
53	700–750	711	238.00–250.00	247.94
33	750–800	765	237.00–243.00	240.95
35	900–950	924	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
66	300–350	321	202.50–271.00	263.63
104	400–450	443	222.50–271.00	238.41
8	450–500	494	227.50–261.00	244.22
12	500–550	528	249.00–250.00	249.42
2	550–600	590	211.00	211.00
10	600–650	620	205.00–215.00	209.02
22	850–900	875	186.00–210.00	188.16
2	950–1000	978	191.00–195.00	193.02
1	1050–1100	1,060	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
42	450–500	477	273.00	273.00
77	600–650	609	250.00–252.00	251.92
18	700–750	746	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	642	180.00	180.00
7	750–800	794	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	243	585.00–600.00	593.29
5	250–300	267	252.50	252.50
13	250–300	290	610.00	610.00
32	300–350	337	282.00–290.00	286.73
13	350–400	371	261.00–281.00	269.92
62	400–450	434	239.00–288.00	257.30
113	450–500	483	231.00–278.00	266.86
60	500–550	527	221.00–261.00	240.38
14	550–600	584	234.00–244.00	240.85
2	600–650	628	211.00	211.00
3	650–700	685	215.00	215.00
9	750–800	770	186.00–201.00	189.30
4	850–900	883	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	217	750.00–810.00	756.07
3	250–300	280	301.00	301.00
22	250–300	262	725.00–775.00	740.33
55	300–350	339	298.00–309.00	302.50
24	350–400	377	287.00–300.00	292.55
92	400–450	433	249.00–302.50	289.91
79	450–500	470	256.00–295.00	281.87
95	500–550	510	240.00–286.00	275.27
83	550–600	557	231.00–265.50	257.06
118	600–650	625	221.00–240.50	237.57
133	650–700	661	225.00–240.00	232.78
38	700–750	719	213.00–241.50	233.38
52	750–800	773	216.00–238.50	230.56
49	800–850	831	211.00–230.50	227.11
116	850–900	886	217.00–224.00	223.08
33	900–950	919	189.00–203.00	195.52
6	950–1000	973	198.00	198.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	231.00	231.00
3	600–650	645	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
2	250–300	263	900.00	900.00
12	300–350	304	321.00–322.00	321.67
18	350–400	389	307.50–317.00	309.51
143	400–450	428	311.00	311.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	900.00	900.00
7	350–400	367	294.00–315.00	309.22
3	450–500	478	261.00	261.00
3	500–550	503	240.00	240.00
10	600–650	629	230.00–241.00	233.21
4	650–700	694	207.00	207.00
4	700–750	744	207.50	207.50
11	850–900	880	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	635	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	650–700	695	224.00	224.00
18	800–850	826	185.00–204.00	201.90
8	850–900	851	207.00	207.00
2	950–1000	958	197.50–200.00	198.75
5	1000–1050	1,025	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	165.00	165.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	808	90.00	90.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,050	179.50	179.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	875	176.50	176.50
2	900–950	943	174.50–175.50	175.00
15	950–1000	985	173.50–175.50	174.03
15	1000–1050	1,020	174.00–175.50	174.87
12	1050–1100	1,085	173.50–175.50	174.97
7	1100–1150	1,107	175.00	175.00
7	1150–1200	1,185	172.50–173.00	172.86
18	1200–1250	1,220	167.50–170.00	169.25
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	182.50–190.00	186.20
1	450–500	450	177.50	177.50
3	550–600	586	170.00–176.50	174.41
2	600–650	613	172.50	172.50
2	850–900	888	173.00–173.50	173.25
1	950–1000	985	173.50	173.50
1	1100–1150	1,125	168.00	168.00
2	1200–1250	1,235	165.00	165.00
5	1250–1300	1,261	163.50	163.50
4	1300–1350	1,332	145.00–152.50	148.73
1	1400–1450	1,405	154.00	154.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	885	167.50	167.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,330	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,185.00	1,185.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,310	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,310.00	1,310.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,047	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,008	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,491.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,115	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,315	1,925.00–2,000.00	1,961.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,475.00	2,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,433	1,625.00–1,975.00	1,802.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,073	2,125.00–2,325.00	2,207.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,296	1,475.00–2,025.00	1,805.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,537.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,215	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,054	1,625.00–1,725.00	1,694.06
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,154	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,382.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	675.00	675.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	818	910.00–975.00	940.41
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	823	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,350.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	832	1,260.00–1,960.00	1,584.21
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	844	200.00	200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,014	145.00–195.00	161.14
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	974	124.00–147.50	134.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,396	1,225.00–2,250.00	2,155.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,455	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,023	1,875.00–2,375.00	2,113.39
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,675.00	1,675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,571	141.00–167.50	153.30
16	—	1,385	121.00–139.00	132.26
4	—	1,266	170.00–182.00	176.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,725	122.00–151.50	142.51
6	—	1,563	87.50–134.00	111.73
40	—	1,722	131.00–159.50	142.78
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,791	118.00–127.00	126.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,480	101.00–109.50	105.10
187	—	1,477	110.50–122.00	114.87
18	—	1,347	120.00–126.00	123.29
7	—	1,462	70.00–104.50	91.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,676	106.00–121.00	113.56
1	—	1,555	132.00	132.00
15	—	1,634	114.00–124.50	119.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,123	114.00–142.00	129.53
13	—	1,146	40.00–85.00	69.32
157	—	1,206	104.00–118.00	109.28
195	—	1,119	51.00–109.00	99.19
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	90.00–105.00	99.16
5	—	1,074	110.00–130.00	119.71
3	—	942	135.00–146.00	140.55
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,226	139.00–142.50	141.49
11	—	1,358	115.00–126.50	122.35

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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