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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Feb 22

● As filed85 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 85 priced lines covering 2,802 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,433 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 533 head. replacement cattle receipts at 738 head. Counted as USDA files them — 29 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Feb 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,433Last week 1,216Year ago 2,129

Slaughter CattleReceipts 533Last week 426Year ago 217

Replacement CattleReceipts 738Last week 1,144Year ago 2,380

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 4 Colorado auction markets included: Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Sterling Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Feeder steers across all weight classes traded mostly 4.00 to 8.00 lower with instances of sharply lower on 450-550 lb steers. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher, 450-550 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 lower, 550-650 lbs 4.00 to 7.00 higher, and over 650 lbs 6.00 to 8.00 lower on a light test. In the slaughter cow and bull supply, average dressing Breakers traded 3.00 lower, and average dressing Boners, Leans, and Bulls were 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Stock cows returning to feed traded 9.00 to 11.00 lower. The next available report will be Monday, March 8, 2021.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	788	128.00	128.00
2	—	435	162.00	162.00
9	—	573	140.00–147.00	143.00
18	—	733	132.50–133.00	132.87
3	—	398	182.00	182.00
14	—	472	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	530	166.00–177.00	172.54
7	—	939	124.50	124.50
27	—	785	132.50–133.00	132.66
53	—	476	172.00–183.00	179.18
138	—	669	136.00–148.00	143.29
36	—	434	181.00–191.00	185.84
5	—	314	194.00	194.00
138	—	627	142.00–166.00	150.16
65	—	729	136.00–138.00	136.55
85	—	813	130.50–132.50	131.58
10	—	863	126.50	126.50
33	—	369	188.00–199.00	194.63
78	—	578	156.00–164.00	161.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	399	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	728	143.50	143.50
55	—	525	180.00	180.00
16	—	565	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	944	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	476	144.00–158.00	150.84
11	—	785	121.00	121.00
11	—	375	160.00–166.00	162.60
23	—	805	123.00	123.00
61	—	666	129.00–133.00	131.75
140	—	626	130.00–139.25	136.19
180	—	572	134.00–145.00	140.04
60	—	712	126.50–129.50	127.87
43	—	525	136.00–146.00	140.30
53	—	426	152.00–167.00	156.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	446	149.00–155.00	149.92
3	—	452	153.00	153.00
9	—	526	136.00–140.00	137.27
8	—	638	126.50	126.50
9	—	688	126.00	126.00
3	—	593	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	447	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	498	161.00	161.00
8	—	504	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,290	1,150.00–1,285.00	1,233.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,423	760.00–800.00	776.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	73	—	1,415	710.00–935.00	889.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	42	—	1,446	935.00–1,300.00	1,148.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,431	900.00–1,025.00	994.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,409	1,235.00–1,300.00	1,256.69

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,498	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,371	700.00–750.00	735.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	—	1,403	675.00–975.00	758.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,326	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,075.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,203	825.00–1,000.00	885.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,324	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,274	600.00–700.00	662.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	—	1,063	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	20	—	1,108	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,620.98

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	17	—	1,219	68.00–71.00	69.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	71	—	1,324	58.00–66.50	62.37
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	115.00	115.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,295	55.00–57.50	56.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	150	—	1,068	82.00–87.00	85.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	937	70.00–79.00	75.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	713	34.00	34.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	58	—	1,131	51.00–63.50	58.92
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,170	122.50	122.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,073	82.50–86.00	84.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,192	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,411.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,367	1,175.00–1,475.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,218	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,715.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,323	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,124.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,714	70.00–82.00	77.32
12	—	1,980	83.00–93.50	87.13
2	—	2,035	91.00–99.00	94.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,705	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,697	50.00–63.50	56.43
65	—	1,479	60.50–70.00	64.87
2	—	1,473	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,132	50.50–61.00	54.41
40	—	1,026	39.00–57.00	46.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	1,435	44.00–63.00	54.05
90	—	1,372	56.00–67.50	59.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,399	71.00–82.50	76.48

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.