Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 174 priced lines covering 7,040 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,577 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 791 head. replacement cattle receipts at 298 head. Counted as USDA files them — 1 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,577Last week 3,027Year ago 7,171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 791Last week 756Year ago 1,263

Replacement CattleReceipts 298Last week 415Year ago 413

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. Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold uneven, 400-700 lbs sold sharply higher, and over 700 lbs mostly steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold sharply higher, and heifers weighing over 700 lbs sold mostly 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Dairy feeder heifers over 800 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher on a light test. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter bulls sold 9.00 lower on a light test. The next available report will be Monday, February 10, 2025.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	298	425.00	425.00
3	300–350	310	435.00	435.00
51	350–400	395	410.00–415.00	411.09
45	450–500	476	358.00–420.00	385.10
28	500–550	534	325.00–354.00	351.89
35	550–600	598	310.00–328.00	326.98
99	600–650	627	307.00–320.00	311.25
25	650–700	673	271.00–291.00	280.32
78	700–750	726	261.00–278.00	275.33
47	750–800	774	261.00–279.00	267.81
44	800–850	808	267.00	267.00
3	850–900	868	261.00	261.00
4	900–950	938	242.00	242.00
5	950–1000	952	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	283	387.50	387.50
7	300–350	327	381.00–408.00	393.20
11	350–400	380	405.00–407.50	406.57
12	400–450	444	375.00–385.00	377.91
23	550–600	591	301.00–307.50	303.56
15	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
2	1100–1150	1,138	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	264	425.00	425.00
14	300–350	331	417.50–450.00	443.32
38	350–400	379	422.50–438.00	429.53
78	400–450	426	401.00–435.00	415.85
178	450–500	474	345.00–434.00	393.62
226	500–550	528	332.50–382.50	365.47
397	550–600	579	315.00–365.00	340.24
281	600–650	626	287.50–334.50	319.92
291	650–700	678	278.00–323.00	302.20
143	700–750	728	260.00–286.00	279.88
198	750–800	765	265.50–287.25	272.51
57	800–850	810	253.00–271.00	264.39
63	850–900	862	246.00–260.00	255.29
23	900–950	939	245.00–248.00	247.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	471	419.00	419.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	395	437.50	437.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	567	367.50	367.50
106	600–650	633	325.00–330.00	329.55
86	700–750	730	289.50–292.50	290.97
62	800–850	801	282.50	282.50
Steers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
78	450–500	480	388.00–396.00	394.57
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	320	387.00	387.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	421	398.00	398.00
52	500–550	531	327.50–345.00	336.30
30	550–600	576	305.00–320.00	310.49
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	248	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	935	187.50	187.50
1	1000–1050	1,020	177.50	177.50
1	1050–1100	1,050	177.50	177.50
1	1150–1200	1,190	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	960	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	360.00	360.00
6	300–350	330	362.50–365.00	364.23
32	450–500	487	295.00–327.50	306.02
9	500–550	523	298.00–315.00	309.00
6	550–600	578	289.00	289.00
5	650–700	676	240.00–249.00	243.53
4	750–800	781	211.00	211.00
4	850–900	875	217.50	217.50
2	1000–1050	1,020	191.00–202.00	196.61
1	1100–1150	1,120	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	352.50	352.50
7	450–500	479	300.00	300.00
11	500–550	539	280.00–306.00	301.62
2	600–650	635	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	326	372.50–375.00	374.06
71	350–400	370	292.50–415.00	377.46
118	400–450	431	332.50–390.00	365.85
109	450–500	475	334.00–377.50	360.23
260	500–550	527	310.00–367.50	348.02
255	550–600	568	265.00–331.00	310.16
522	600–650	615	260.00–312.00	295.41
369	650–700	674	251.00–285.00	271.91
106	700–750	714	239.00–263.00	259.08
106	750–800	770	231.00–255.00	251.75
78	800–850	829	238.00–253.00	249.22
24	850–900	885	230.00–231.00	230.37
2	1050–1100	1,068	209.00–212.50	210.77
1	1200–1250	1,240	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	350–400	367	390.00–391.00	390.69
42	400–450	414	337.50–380.00	348.86
137	450–500	454	325.00–382.00	365.77
69	500–550	534	317.00–356.00	323.04
45	550–600	572	275.00–325.00	305.84
66	600–650	634	263.00–290.00	273.67
94	650–700	665	264.00–277.00	273.78
100	700–750	744	252.00–266.50	259.56
31	750–800	777	231.00–255.00	252.30
4	800–850	840	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	344	400.00	400.00
17	450–500	461	386.00	386.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	588	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	435.00	435.00
3	500–550	507	315.00	315.00
3	700–750	742	237.50	237.50
2	800–850	800	237.00	237.00
6	900–950	941	225.00	225.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	928	190.00	190.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	650–700	680	210.00	210.00
14	800–850	823	199.00	199.00
1	850–900	855	199.00	199.00
4	900–950	933	194.00–195.50	194.88
3	950–1000	962	195.50	195.50
25	1000–1050	1,034	193.00–195.00	194.27
11	1050–1100	1,071	193.50–195.50	194.18
29	1100–1150	1,130	193.50–194.50	193.96
3	1150–1200	1,172	192.00–194.00	193.33
14	1200–1250	1,217	188.50–191.00	190.22
5	1250–1300	1,267	185.00–187.00	185.39
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	200.00	200.00
1	1300–1350	1,325	169.00	169.00
3	1350–1400	1,372	159.00–165.00	160.99
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1100–1150	1,105	188.00	188.00
3	1250–1300	1,288	175.00–177.00	176.34
1	1350–1400	1,350	174.00	174.00
1	1400–1450	1,415	160.50	160.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	910	196.00	196.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	948	198.50	198.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	973	2,150.00	2,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	45	—	840	215.00–225.00	221.48
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	—	973	151.00–182.50	165.19
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	45	—	948	175.00–215.00	202.32
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	948	131.00–152.50	143.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,422	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,981.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	—	1,340	2,025.00–2,625.00	2,560.55
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,369	2,025.00–2,060.00	2,028.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,302	1,875.00–2,500.00	2,407.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,019	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,495.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,242	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,345.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	2,625.00	2,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,001	1,350.00–2,800.00	2,010.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,224	1,875.00–2,025.00	1,970.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,007	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,237	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,324	2,125.00–2,300.00	2,200.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,371	1,675.00–1,885.00	1,828.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	1,225.00–1,600.00	1,416.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	890	1,400.00–1,875.00	1,628.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	770	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	755	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,133	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,509.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	700	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	2,200.00	2,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,725	141.00–178.00	159.49
9	—	1,657	130.00–149.00	140.67
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,093	111.00–135.00	125.15
15	—	1,153	127.00–177.50	136.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	137.50	137.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,412	125.00–146.50	141.68
1	—	1,325	121.00	121.00
16	—	1,178	148.00–160.50	158.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,649	133.00–142.00	137.66
27	—	1,597	131.00–151.00	144.25
2	—	1,820	125.00–132.00	128.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,556	110.00–121.00	119.77
51	—	1,377	124.00–146.00	134.58
82	—	1,477	118.00–132.00	127.65
8	—	1,504	86.00–103.00	92.25
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,748	143.00–145.00	144.90
1	—	1,820	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,950	136.00–141.00	138.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	1,113	124.00–148.00	131.87
12	—	1,043	60.00–92.50	80.40
130	—	1,201	111.00–124.00	119.61
35	—	1,068	90.00–113.00	105.02

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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