Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 165 priced lines covering 3,933 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,705 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,691 head. replacement cattle receipts at 239 head. Counted as USDA files them — 8 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,705Last week 10,058Year ago 11,688

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,691Last week 1,527Year ago 2,793

Replacement CattleReceipts 239Last week 899Year ago 3,307

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 4 Colorado auction markets included: Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Livestock Exchange, and Sterling Livestock. Trade activity and demand Moderate to Good. Feeder steer and heifer offerings to light for an accurate trend. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. The next available report will be Monday, November 25, 2024.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	332	350.00–352.50	350.69
5	400–450	446	327.50	327.50
23	500–550	515	290.00–297.50	291.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	450–500	471	322.00–355.00	330.38
20	500–550	514	286.00–317.00	312.73
36	550–600	558	276.00–290.00	285.24
77	600–650	613	260.00–277.00	267.90
84	650–700	688	238.00–274.00	264.59
31	700–750	722	235.00–263.00	241.09
14	750–800	789	216.00–226.00	217.36
2	850–900	858	211.00	211.00
18	900–950	943	234.50	234.50
11	1050–1100	1,064	210.00–216.00	212.72
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	357	300.00	300.00
8	450–500	491	291.00–296.00	292.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	255	332.50	332.50
19	300–350	326	250.00–301.00	283.82
2	350–400	355	301.00	301.00
11	400–450	423	211.00–290.00	246.49
14	450–500	473	236.00–270.00	253.77
2	500–550	523	241.00	241.00
4	600–650	610	265.00	265.00
3	800–850	848	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	314	331.00–345.00	341.65
13	350–400	386	320.00–372.50	339.48
31	400–450	409	308.00–360.00	319.08
46	450–500	462	301.00	301.00
127	550–600	591	260.00–290.00	268.87
2	600–650	635	251.00	251.00
22	650–700	694	210.00–252.50	242.93
8	700–750	745	222.50–236.00	229.22
10	850–900	877	233.00	233.00
15	1200–1250	1,224	163.00	163.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	353	340.00	340.00
38	450–500	474	303.00–311.00	303.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	482	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	750–800	771	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	307	417.50	417.50
67	400–450	425	387.50	387.50
7	450–500	464	347.50	347.50
68	500–550	515	340.50	340.50
23	550–600	581	293.00–300.00	296.20
61	600–650	626	283.50–292.50	286.95
10	650–700	651	289.00	289.00
6	700–750	709	268.50	268.50
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	478	320.00	320.00
21	600–650	627	262.00–266.00	264.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
39	500–550	539	322.00	322.00
7	550–600	577	260.00–274.00	270.12
20	600–650	610	280.00	280.00
31	650–700	665	264.00–271.00	268.23
34	700–750	721	253.00–254.75	253.82
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	496	301.00–307.50	305.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	306	241.00	241.00
3	600–650	600	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	584	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	427	310.00	310.00
12	550–600	570	265.00	265.00
31	600–650	633	245.00–252.50	249.63
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	542	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	493	282.00	282.00
25	500–550	534	276.00	276.00
3	550–600	558	254.00	254.00
5	600–650	649	235.00	235.00
3	650–700	687	226.00	226.00
7	700–750	740	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	322.50	322.50
15	450–500	486	299.00	299.00
18	500–550	510	280.00–289.50	284.69
38	550–600	569	252.00–261.00	254.54
66	600–650	623	240.00–244.00	241.92
45	650–700	657	245.00–249.00	246.50
7	700–750	739	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	298	180.00	180.00
13	300–350	339	191.00–285.00	240.44
19	350–400	385	191.00–201.00	197.90
18	400–450	429	220.00–261.00	245.66
25	500–550	518	208.00–271.00	266.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	250	301.00	301.00
19	300–350	319	301.00–310.00	307.00
7	350–400	364	275.00	275.00
84	400–450	440	266.00–279.00	276.36
20	450–500	473	257.50–268.00	265.41
32	500–550	525	220.00–236.00	228.11
2	600–650	628	190.00	190.00
8	650–700	684	191.00	191.00
11	700–750	739	170.00–181.00	177.03
2	750–800	788	207.00	207.00
8	800–850	817	227.50	227.50
3	1100–1150	1,143	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	369	300.00–305.00	300.96
8	400–450	406	289.00	289.00
15	450–500	469	270.00–284.00	277.30
95	500–550	537	243.00–291.50	253.29
85	550–600	583	230.00–263.00	247.96
7	600–650	612	233.00	233.00
48	650–700	678	221.00–227.00	222.77
3	700–750	700	244.00	244.00
4	750–800	786	214.00	214.00
17	800–850	809	200.00–234.00	229.81
8	850–900	891	233.00	233.00
26	950–1000	951	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	348	290.00	290.00
10	600–650	607	217.50–229.00	223.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	251.00	251.00
14	250–300	290	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	448	297.50	297.50
29	650–700	680	239.50	239.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	443	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	336	291.00	291.00
4	400–450	411	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	340	332.50	332.50
5	350–400	366	332.50	332.50
4	400–450	448	305.00	305.00
3	550–600	557	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	422	283.00	283.00
24	550–600	579	241.00	241.00
3	650–700	662	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	422	312.50	312.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,387	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,792.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,406	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,369	1,975.00–2,200.00	2,063.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,358	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,801.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,422	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,360	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,278	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,188	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,322.95
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	47	—	1,002	140.00–162.50	152.82
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	121	—	927	159.00–199.00	176.06
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	772	204.00–205.00	204.20
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,061	120.00–136.00	124.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,515	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,584	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,018.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,395	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,664.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	125.00–129.00	127.14
2	—	1,270	134.00–136.00	135.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,503	117.00–149.00	131.70
28	—	1,779	132.00–163.00	141.07
18	—	1,376	89.00–135.00	116.38
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,405	110.00–137.50	125.06
2	—	1,330	103.00	103.00
6	—	1,087	147.50–167.50	157.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,584	113.00–126.50	120.49
2	—	1,530	72.50–85.00	78.63
92	—	1,562	96.00–123.00	111.57
10	—	1,524	121.50	121.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	1,363	110.00–120.00	114.60
1	—	1,315	83.00	83.00
256	—	1,471	94.00–110.00	105.29
23	—	1,400	120.00–140.00	123.13
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,810	120.00–127.00	124.35
6	—	1,805	110.00–116.00	113.50
2	—	1,688	102.50–103.50	102.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	1,178	102.00–118.00	112.13
414	—	1,153	71.00–109.50	100.82
38	—	1,135	120.00–150.00	127.93
18	—	1,136	49.00–89.00	74.67
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	979	164.00–167.50	165.65
27	—	1,182	100.00–109.00	105.02
5	—	1,131	112.00–131.00	118.34
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,364	179.00	179.00

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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