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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Mar 8

● As filed89 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 89 priced lines covering 7,600 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,161 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 596 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,129 head. Counted as USDA files them — 47 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Mar 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8,161Last week 9,259Year ago 6,787

Slaughter CattleReceipts 596Last week 604Year ago 930

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,129Last week 396Year ago 516

Compare 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 moderate to good. Feeder steers under 450 lbs traded sharply higher on a light test, 450-700 lbs steady to 4.00 higher, and over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs traded mostly steady to 4.00 higher, 500-600 lbs 7.00 higher, and over 600 lbs unevenly steady. In the slaughter cows and bulls supply, average dressing traded 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Stock cows traded 2.00 lower on a light test. The next available report will be Monday, March 22, 2021.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	55	—	1,202	53.00–60.50	57.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	115	—	1,378	60.00–69.00	65.26
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,040	101.50–111.00	108.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,143	72.00–83.00	75.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	973	59.50–68.00	61.72

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	92	—	1,140	48.00–61.00	55.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	63.00	63.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	22	—	788	71.00–79.00	75.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	46	—	1,093	84.00–87.50	85.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,319	925.00–1,085.00	1,033.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,211	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	—	1,255	1,235.00–1,260.00	1,245.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,159	685.00–710.00	699.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,252	760.00–825.00	787.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,150	950.00–985.00	973.56

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)	26	—	1,460	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,117.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	54	—	1,254	685.00–875.00	848.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,233	750.00–885.00	809.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,321	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	161	—	1,367	660.00–1,150.00	991.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,187	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	88	—	1,293	835.00–1,410.00	1,338.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,304	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,313	1,285.00–1,300.00	1,292.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,148	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,339.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,150	1,585.00	1,585.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,282	1,125.00–1,260.00	1,198.54

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	10	—	1,296	1,135.00–1,250.00	1,179.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	995	1,210.00–1,400.00	1,320.79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	519	190.00–194.00	191.04
60	—	474	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	616	168.50	168.50
103	—	708	142.00–143.00	142.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	477	175.00–193.00	188.48
29	—	383	215.00–217.50	215.98
307	—	522	173.00–187.00	181.29
483	—	568	163.00–178.00	172.59
168	—	718	135.00–137.50	136.33
138	—	423	202.50–209.50	206.19
549	—	623	150.00–165.25	161.45
109	—	864	125.00–129.50	127.81
162	—	779	133.75–137.50	135.53
18	—	908	121.00	121.00
32	—	231	222.00	222.00
205	—	827	123.00–132.25	130.40
309	—	673	143.00–152.25	147.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	619	150.00	150.00
83	—	584	160.00–164.00	161.73
62	—	538	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	805	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	634	146.00–150.00	146.28
14	—	433	173.00	173.00
43	—	664	138.50–141.50	139.80
9	—	484	171.00	171.00
9	—	518	156.00–161.00	158.32
18	—	592	153.00	153.00
47	—	356	186.00–193.00	189.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	513	162.50	162.50
22	—	669	141.00	141.00
30	—	629	145.00–146.50	145.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	429	164.00–171.00	166.50
417	—	629	132.00–143.50	137.18
241	—	475	154.00–164.00	158.77
514	—	524	146.00–159.00	155.70
262	—	723	126.00–131.75	128.82
280	—	574	136.00–157.00	150.54
55	—	386	167.00–177.50	175.95
303	—	670	131.00–139.00	133.63
11	—	827	120.00–121.00	120.36
248	—	778	123.00–128.25	126.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	573	140.50–143.00	141.57
35	—	458	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	383	150.00–159.00	154.43
95	—	579	141.00–143.00	142.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
151	—	1,349	53.00–66.00	57.46
81	—	1,283	39.50–60.00	53.80
1	—	1,585	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	71.50	71.50
44	—	1,614	58.00–69.00	64.84
59	—	1,632	48.50–62.00	56.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,067	32.00–54.00	45.36
72	—	1,161	49.00–57.00	53.49
23	—	878	31.00–43.00	37.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,467	83.00–95.00	89.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	2,072	82.00–95.00	84.59
19	—	1,640	70.00–82.00	76.92
3	—	2,047	88.00–108.50	95.08

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.