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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Mar 30

● As filed70 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 70 priced lines covering 2,481 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,946 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 601 head. replacement cattle receipts at 195 head. Counted as USDA files them — 34 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Mar 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,946Last week 4,021Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 601Last week 914Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 195Last week 37Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate. Feeder steers under 600 lbs traded sharply lower and over 600 lbs mostly 5.00 to 11.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs traded mostly sharply lower and over 550 lbs mostly steady to 3.00 lower with instances of 11.00 higher on 700-750 lb heifers. On slaughter cows, Breakers traded 10.00 to 12.00 lower, Boners traded 11.00 to 12.00 lower, and Leans traded 14.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls traded 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher. The next available report will be Friday, April 10, 2020.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	527	134.00–152.00	143.88
64	—	561	141.00–145.00	142.37
48	—	821	100.50–108.00	104.92
43	—	661	120.00–135.00	130.99
30	—	408	152.00–158.00	153.05
89	—	761	110.00	110.00
19	—	468	152.00–160.00	155.42
15	—	387	164.00–165.00	164.47
97	—	625	126.00–141.00	134.74
143	—	710	112.00–128.50	125.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	683	112.00–116.00	114.22
73	—	785	112.00–115.00	112.81
9	—	516	138.00–141.00	140.31
6	—	413	152.50	152.50
11	—	376	141.00–155.00	148.94
13	—	721	101.00–114.00	106.04
31	—	578	125.00–134.00	129.84
33	—	636	123.00–129.00	124.96
56	—	474	131.00–150.00	141.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	572	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	616	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	613	127.00–137.50	132.30
7	—	475	148.00–149.00	148.14
4	—	416	157.50	157.50
3	—	578	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	419	153.00–160.00	156.49
7	—	387	160.00–164.00	161.28
5	—	348	168.00	168.00
15	—	677	125.00–132.00	129.21
22	—	466	151.00–165.00	155.24
22	—	582	142.00–158.00	147.00
29	—	722	116.50–129.00	118.67
46	—	533	146.00–163.00	157.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	593	149.00–162.00	160.86
21	—	414	186.00–191.00	187.54
6	—	869	111.00–112.00	111.33
6	—	371	184.50–192.50	187.04
32	—	725	131.50–141.00	134.30
49	—	475	158.00–183.00	168.46
97	—	763	123.00–131.00	128.56
99	—	627	141.50–164.00	158.50
116	—	527	155.50–172.00	163.90
177	—	663	136.00–151.00	144.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	564	172.50–186.00	183.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · estimate wt
20	—	1,091	44.00–51.00	46.25
13	—	1,066	31.00–42.00	36.92
195	—	1,210	40.00–52.00	46.72
5	—	984	12.50–20.00	16.28
5	—	937	53.00–54.00	53.23
45	—	1,323	25.00–43.00	37.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · estimate wt
39	—	1,272	55.00–65.00	57.82
18	—	1,377	44.00–53.00	47.00
35	—	1,345	50.00–60.00	52.95
99	—	1,527	38.00–49.00	44.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,698	52.00–59.00	56.23
14	—	1,744	42.00–49.50	45.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,955	85.50–93.00	88.99
8	—	1,484	72.00–84.50	79.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,422	900.00–950.00	922.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,188	935.00–975.00	940.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,203	610.00–785.00	693.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,308	985.00–1,035.00	1,003.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,255	1,100.00–1,260.00	1,177.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	963	975.00–1,050.00	1,030.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,264	635.00–975.00	878.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,432	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,142.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	46	—	1,046	50.00–55.00	52.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,020	43.50–50.00	45.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,107	81.00–87.00	84.18
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	46	—	1,392	50.00–71.00	53.19

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.