Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 334 priced lines covering 8,048 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,077 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 996 head. replacement cattle receipts at 316 head. Counted as USDA files them — 27 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8,077Last week 5,822Year ago 5,494

Slaughter CattleReceipts 996Last week 861Year ago 1,104

Replacement CattleReceipts 316Last week 207Year ago 187

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 5 Colorado auction markets included: Centennial Livestock, Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Sterling Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand Light to Good. Feeder steers under 450 lbs sold 6.00 higher to sharply higher, 450-600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, and over 600 lbs 11.00 to 18.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold uneven, 500-600 lbs unevenly steady, and over 600 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder dairy heifers over 850 lbs sold unevenly steady. Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher; average dressing bulls sold steady. The next available report will be Monday, October 21, 2024.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	300–350	329	362.50–370.00	364.25
24	350–400	395	340.00–345.00	342.94
5	400–450	421	356.00	356.00
21	500–550	512	255.00–272.50	269.37
61	600–650	631	242.50–253.00	246.59
6	750–800	752	214.00	214.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	194.00	194.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	333	335.00–347.50	340.03
59	350–400	385	290.00–315.00	309.31
55	400–450	443	312.50–320.00	314.84
28	450–500	491	265.00–282.50	275.15
4	550–600	553	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	830	171.00	171.00
2	850–900	868	172.00	172.00
2	1000–1050	1,005	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
42	200–250	205	292.50	292.50
70	250–300	266	302.50–310.00	307.73
209	300–350	331	295.00–315.00	310.69
110	350–400	378	290.00–295.00	292.64
84	400–450	413	280.00–296.00	282.21
82	450–500	468	235.00–250.00	242.13
79	500–550	534	215.00–233.00	228.99
75	550–600	566	223.00–232.50	229.19
41	600–650	639	209.00–210.00	209.81
21	650–700	655	187.50–197.50	189.88
13	750–800	779	155.00–175.00	168.89
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
36	250–300	282	350.00	350.00
6	300–350	333	355.00	355.00
37	350–400	372	325.00–332.50	328.99
20	400–450	436	330.00–345.00	335.46
12	450–500	478	310.00–330.00	326.75
10	550–600	550	255.00	255.00
10	600–650	637	220.00–237.50	228.75
2	800–850	810	175.00	175.00
6	2300–2350	2,304	70.00	70.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	318	270.00–287.50	283.91
3	350–400	370	237.50	237.50
13	400–450	407	240.00	240.00
7	450–500	478	205.00–225.00	219.05
6	550–600	585	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	400–450	433	251.00–317.50	295.27
19	450–500	488	242.00–297.50	274.42
37	500–550	523	255.00–303.00	294.06
23	550–600	587	221.00–251.00	245.82
24	600–650	622	229.00–248.00	242.96
2	650–700	693	237.50	237.50
4	700–750	730	211.00–218.00	214.52
4	750–800	759	245.00	245.00
2	1150–1200	1,175	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	372.50	372.50
3	250–300	273	1,050.00	1,050.00
13	300–350	331	347.50–373.00	359.69
7	350–400	374	310.00	310.00
39	400–450	424	313.00–354.00	325.58
59	450–500	487	291.00–330.00	313.62
77	500–550	525	270.00–313.50	294.82
143	550–600	585	258.00–274.00	265.62
60	600–650	629	241.00–261.00	252.48
61	650–700	671	229.00–257.00	242.72
18	700–750	706	231.00–241.00	238.20
22	750–800	777	238.00–245.00	240.14
9	800–850	837	238.00	238.00
26	850–900	867	231.00–239.00	235.31
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	375	255.00	255.00
14	400–450	423	276.00	276.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	468	323.00	323.00
4	500–550	501	319.00	319.00
35	650–700	650	272.50	272.50
20	700–750	736	255.00	255.00
12	850–900	858	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	500–550	546	299.50–301.50	299.95
37	550–600	563	287.50–299.00	295.04
112	600–650	632	278.00–285.00	283.33
89	650–700	673	261.00–271.00	266.89
36	700–750	721	255.00–265.50	260.33
36	750–800	791	242.00–246.00	245.57
4	850–900	893	210.00	210.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	640	269.50	269.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	431	325.00	325.00
39	450–500	493	310.00–320.00	315.41
4	550–600	568	270.00	270.00
16	600–650	619	250.00–260.00	257.04
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	442	315.00	315.00
8	450–500	468	300.00	300.00
37	500–550	515	298.00	298.00
29	550–600	582	270.00	270.00
13	650–700	696	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	430	343.00	343.00
3	450–500	452	330.00	330.00
20	550–600	569	270.00–278.00	276.44
12	600–650	605	275.00	275.00
18	650–700	668	250.00–256.00	253.02
5	700–750	711	240.00	240.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	320.00	320.00
5	350–400	359	318.00–335.00	328.09
9	400–450	401	267.00	267.00
14	450–500	483	284.00–287.00	284.66
7	500–550	546	261.00	261.00
14	550–600	562	261.00	261.00
4	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	667	236.00	236.00
6	950–1000	975	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	559	262.50	262.50
11	600–650	641	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	312.50	312.50
7	500–550	526	284.00–299.00	292.32
6	550–600	588	281.00	281.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	900.00	900.00
3	250–300	282	345.00	345.00
26	300–350	331	364.00–377.00	367.28
36	350–400	380	329.00–392.50	355.17
129	400–450	421	321.00–375.00	356.49
114	450–500	465	311.00–342.50	317.62
191	500–550	522	282.00–312.00	294.23
105	550–600	565	272.50–290.00	281.23
98	600–650	619	251.00–291.00	268.81
144	650–700	677	250.00–281.50	262.02
101	700–750	719	231.00–256.00	246.09
101	750–800	773	231.00–256.00	249.53
80	800–850	819	236.00–253.00	245.97
91	850–900	863	221.00–248.00	243.34
68	900–950	916	195.00–246.00	235.35
28	950–1000	959	209.00–221.00	219.29
3	1000–1050	1,040	200.00	200.00
2	1050–1100	1,098	194.00	194.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	474	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	476	282.00	282.00
14	550–600	556	251.00	251.00
8	600–650	636	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
15	850–900	875	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	742	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	303	397.50–400.00	397.86
22	350–400	371	362.50–373.00	367.74
9	400–450	418	340.00–345.00	342.20
22	450–500	456	336.00	336.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	141.00	141.00
1	800–850	815	120.00	120.00
2	950–1000	988	120.00	120.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	275	295.00	295.00
26	350–400	388	225.00–255.00	235.66
16	400–450	421	215.00–220.00	217.38
32	550–600	566	200.00–211.00	207.16
13	600–650	630	187.00	187.00
16	650–700	665	184.00–187.00	185.33
27	750–800	759	176.00	176.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	250–300	278	175.00–300.00	292.75
14	300–350	342	175.00–300.00	292.16
16	350–400	377	180.00–305.00	269.25
9	400–450	422	182.50–265.00	251.90
3	450–500	488	185.00–230.00	215.41
4	500–550	546	222.50	222.50
5	550–600	590	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	805	166.00	166.00
1	850–900	885	167.00	167.00
2	900–950	920	160.00–165.00	162.53
30	1100–1150	1,112	160.00–171.00	168.91
12	1250–1300	1,291	160.00–163.00	162.76
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	323	297.50–310.00	303.36
64	350–400	363	295.00	295.00
18	400–450	437	267.50–280.00	272.42
21	450–500	471	260.00–270.00	262.77
9	700–750	732	166.00	166.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	355.00	355.00
29	500–550	513	190.00–260.00	237.42
21	550–600	591	243.00	243.00
44	600–650	615	174.00–230.00	228.69
2	650–700	693	175.00	175.00
1	750–800	750	178.00	178.00
4	850–900	856	175.50–178.50	177.73
2	900–950	930	173.00–176.50	174.74
13	950–1000	969	167.00–192.00	180.30
17	1000–1050	1,026	168.00–180.00	175.11
16	1050–1100	1,080	165.00–174.50	172.16
5	1100–1150	1,114	173.50	173.50
6	1150–1200	1,180	168.00–173.00	170.83
4	1200–1250	1,220	164.00–167.50	166.27
5	1250–1300	1,268	166.50–169.00	168.19
3	1350–1400	1,357	165.00	165.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	387	205.00	205.00
40	500–550	510	185.00–192.50	190.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	287.00	287.00
24	350–400	385	244.00–333.00	302.57
36	400–450	434	253.00–282.00	266.82
42	450–500	485	244.00–281.00	266.86
75	500–550	534	236.00–272.00	252.19
31	550–600	579	225.00–260.00	241.94
11	600–650	641	236.00–242.00	237.28
6	650–700	668	228.00–231.00	228.99
27	700–750	739	216.00–232.50	219.63
5	750–800	778	221.00	221.00
5	800–850	814	200.00–217.00	206.85
4	900–950	918	171.00	171.00
4	950–1000	984	195.00–197.50	196.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	725.00–800.00	764.24
12	250–300	281	300.00–352.50	315.06
37	300–350	341	297.50–320.00	310.50
46	350–400	376	271.00–328.00	316.66
114	400–450	433	273.00–296.00	283.31
133	450–500	484	256.00–305.00	274.17
140	500–550	517	246.00–286.50	267.27
154	550–600	578	240.00–252.00	244.10
97	600–650	628	231.00–253.00	244.57
49	650–700	682	234.00–249.00	240.59
74	700–750	722	224.00–246.00	234.46
15	750–800	781	219.00–241.00	233.64
58	800–850	823	200.00–228.00	223.88
33	850–900	886	202.50–233.00	220.17
8	900–950	915	192.00–225.00	202.09
22	950–1000	955	220.00–223.00	220.28
3	1000–1050	1,005	185.00	185.00
4	1050–1100	1,099	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	384	182.00–307.00	215.12
27	400–450	430	273.00	273.00
13	450–500	465	247.00–266.00	263.01
7	500–550	504	211.00–268.00	251.76
9	600–650	631	230.00–231.00	230.45
3	650–700	690	237.00	237.00
2	700–750	723	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	666	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	483	250.00	250.00
3	650–700	683	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	390	251.00	251.00
17	400–450	446	227.00	227.00
3	500–550	502	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	713	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	284	345.00	345.00
30	300–350	342	328.00–335.00	329.16
2	350–400	375	323.00	323.00
8	400–450	405	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	585	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	406	300.00	300.00
19	450–500	466	275.00	275.00
22	500–550	521	269.00–272.00	270.37
54	550–600	586	245.00–253.00	249.50
7	600–650	607	238.00–245.00	242.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	330.00	330.00
6	400–450	418	325.00	325.00
12	450–500	476	287.00	287.00
37	550–600	578	260.00–270.00	266.95
25	600–650	615	248.00	248.00
25	650–700	656	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	645	216.00	216.00
18	700–750	732	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	409	291.00	291.00
8	450–500	463	270.00–271.00	270.26
8	850–900	898	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	434	230.00–238.00	233.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	369	200.00–210.00	205.54
31	400–450	435	220.00–282.50	245.88
17	450–500	471	219.00–268.00	262.37
8	550–600	580	200.00–238.00	228.78
6	600–650	612	207.00–215.00	209.67
5	700–750	742	202.00–206.00	204.39
4	750–800	785	215.00	215.00
4	800–850	845	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	388	312.50	312.50
9	600–650	602	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	208.00	208.00
5	500–550	526	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	475	241.00	241.00
19	500–550	514	264.00–273.00	268.51
2	550–600	575	235.00	235.00
3	600–650	642	233.00	233.00
4	650–700	669	223.00	223.00
3	800–850	835	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	349	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	530	242.00	242.00
4	550–600	571	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	312.50	312.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,364	175.00–179.50	176.73
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,722	113.00–127.50	118.11
1	—	2,055	121.00	121.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,277	136.00–150.00	141.01
3	—	1,265	103.00–112.00	107.64
12	—	1,389	116.00–134.00	124.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
173	—	1,072	67.00–109.00	100.99
14	—	1,050	50.00–85.00	74.05
220	—	1,186	102.00–119.00	112.58
35	—	1,182	112.00–142.50	127.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,470	67.50–98.00	84.53
34	—	1,475	121.00–129.00	123.28
40	—	1,381	80.00–110.00	104.93
207	—	1,462	110.00–121.50	116.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,674	111.00–124.00	120.48
5	—	1,588	99.00–114.00	104.64
3	—	1,537	125.00	125.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,033	116.00–140.00	133.78
22	—	1,202	108.00–122.50	113.84
1	—	845	75.00	75.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	120.00	120.00
4	—	1,632	127.00–129.00	127.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,625	121.00–130.00	125.58
58	—	1,811	133.00–177.50	147.52
37	—	1,575	117.00–142.50	133.99
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,460	138.00–155.00	142.44
2	—	1,515	131.00–135.00	133.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,347	2,425.00–2,825.00	2,618.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,385	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,484	1,900.00–2,125.00	2,072.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,505	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,305	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,804.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,562	2,925.00	2,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,037.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	990	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,320.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,005	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,144.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,284	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,559.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,197	1,275.00–1,360.00	1,304.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	50	—	1,194	1,460.00–1,650.00	1,624.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,292	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,752.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,530	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	20	—	1,240	2,425.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,385	1,575.00–1,900.00	1,702.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,138	1,725.00–1,975.00	1,917.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,256	2,175.00–2,300.00	2,226.86
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,296	1,510.00–1,525.00	1,520.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,173	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,498.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,303	1,225.00–1,625.00	1,452.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,310	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,291	2,050.00–2,135.00	2,119.85
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	36	—	872	136.00–185.00	147.38
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	907	166.00–218.00	190.94
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	969	121.00–157.00	135.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	850	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	791	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,361.12

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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