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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Apr 5

● As filed203 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 203 priced lines covering 8,987 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 10,611 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 621 head. replacement cattle receipts at 428 head. Counted as USDA files them — 141 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Apr 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10,611Last week 6,098Year ago 1,946

Slaughter CattleReceipts 621Last week 672Year ago 601

Replacement CattleReceipts 428Last week 448Year ago 195

Compare to last week: Combined weighted average report for 5 Colorado auctions included Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Centennial Livestock, Sterling Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate to good for feeder cattle, good to very good for slaughter cows and bulls. Feeder steers under 450 lbs mostly 7.00 to 9.00 higher, 450-700 lbs steady to 3.00 lower with instances of 9.00 lower, and over 700 lbs 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher, 500-600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, and over 600 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00 to 5.00 higher. The next available report will be Monday, April 19, 2021.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	723	127.00–131.00	129.33
15	—	343	162.50–174.00	168.56
134	—	425	151.00–169.00	162.06
61	—	367	169.00–176.00	170.91
49	—	571	140.00–148.00	143.47
232	—	536	143.00–157.50	149.26
90	—	680	131.00–139.00	136.11
53	—	482	152.50–159.00	156.78
59	—	628	139.00–144.00	141.93
19	—	784	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	645	136.00	136.00
3	—	538	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	592	136.00–144.00	138.31
151	—	922	112.50–119.00	118.02
46	—	673	131.00	131.00
3	—	627	146.00	146.00
5	—	880	119.50–122.00	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	184	360.00–435.00	403.71
503	—	528	152.00–165.00	156.96
2	—	88	210.00–250.00	229.43
3	—	125	225.00–385.00	323.80
137	—	365	172.00–182.00	180.06
2	—	953	118.50	118.50
3	—	923	121.00	121.00
142	—	725	134.00–138.25	136.63
419	—	620	143.00–155.00	147.63
18	—	1,122	106.50–108.00	107.24
437	—	466	165.00–174.00	169.68
168	—	573	146.00–160.50	152.26
25	—	888	124.00–124.50	124.40
43	—	820	124.00–137.00	129.48
119	—	780	131.00–134.00	132.17
229	—	430	166.00–179.00	173.91
226	—	675	137.25–148.00	142.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	636	132.00	132.00
14	—	497	137.50–152.00	149.99
12	—	399	163.00	163.00
60	—	585	142.00–143.50	143.31
42	—	515	144.50	144.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	126.00	126.00
2	—	623	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	615	156.00	156.00
56	—	518	165.00	165.00
40	—	552	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	400	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	735	144.00–151.00	147.56
15	—	810	137.50	137.50
49	—	663	151.50–154.00	152.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
171	—	531	171.00–185.00	178.67
50	—	436	185.00–199.00	190.49
18	—	572	170.00–174.00	172.33
3	—	337	195.00	195.00
9	—	266	203.00–207.00	206.05
45	—	669	149.00	149.00
63	—	623	161.00–169.00	164.45
49	—	468	182.00–190.00	185.37
11	—	391	186.00–191.00	187.77
21	—	729	146.00–153.00	148.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	694	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,038	119.50	119.50
3	—	797	136.00	136.00
10	—	642	144.50	144.50
24	—	717	139.00	139.00
5	—	696	152.00	152.00
4	—	898	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	571	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	706	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	587	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	761	145.00–147.60	146.36
68	—	580	194.00–197.00	196.41
61	—	656	164.00–179.00	167.29
56	—	441	227.50–228.00	227.96
163	—	510	199.00–201.50	200.12
26	—	453	212.00–213.00	212.50
39	—	630	184.00–187.00	184.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	707	143.00–162.00	154.90
17	—	333	211.00–213.00	212.15
188	—	527	187.00–198.50	192.03
177	—	422	197.50–219.00	210.25
10	—	929	128.00–128.25	128.18
180	—	768	136.00–150.00	142.44
33	—	978	124.00–128.00	126.90
207	—	562	175.00–188.00	180.30
212	—	676	150.00–173.00	161.25
92	—	817	136.00–143.00	138.98
221	—	608	167.00–182.00	170.69
38	—	464	191.00–201.00	199.02
57	—	377	201.00–230.00	223.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	566	173.00	173.00
7	—	526	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	162	275.00–500.00	349.29
4	—	645	143.00	143.00
4	—	118	285.00–385.00	321.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	456	171.50	171.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	602	143.75	143.75
6	—	257	184.00	184.00
32	—	389	165.00–171.50	169.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	488	142.00–146.00	142.75
8	—	694	118.50	118.50
17	—	524	123.00	123.00
17	—	355	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	565	150.50	150.50
9	—	486	163.50	163.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	670	90.00–99.00	92.24
85	—	392	123.00–132.00	128.40
23	—	263	130.00–133.00	131.13
14	—	219	125.00–135.00	131.45
35	—	565	111.00–114.00	111.17
36	—	528	118.00	118.00
29	—	415	116.00–129.00	125.83
19	—	926	87.00–91.00	88.15
2	—	1,218	89.00	89.00
5	—	811	88.00	88.00
18	—	188	123.00–132.50	124.46
44	—	471	121.00–133.50	129.13
3	—	605	96.00	96.00
15	—	860	88.50–90.75	89.41
6	—	1,055	84.00	84.00
374	—	328	122.00–125.50	125.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	394	127.00	127.00
20	—	581	110.00	110.00
18	—	325	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	352	72.00	72.00
5	—	531	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	323	105.00–111.00	105.56
7	—	239	117.00	117.00
11	—	436	92.00–99.00	97.23
5	—	588	88.00	88.00
19	—	393	100.00	100.00
18	—	476	91.00–100.00	94.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	560	101.00	101.00
5	—	251	125.00	125.00
50	—	414	101.00–113.00	108.93
35	—	621	87.00	87.00
22	—	385	110.00–114.00	110.67
3	—	518	104.00	104.00
11	—	651	88.00	88.00
34	—	464	107.00–115.00	112.23
19	—	336	120.00	120.00
6	—	240	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	364	144.00	144.00
21	—	447	154.50	154.50
9	—	294	146.00	146.00
3	—	190	155.00	155.00
8	—	736	117.50	117.50
5	—	451	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	590	120.00	120.00
4	—	323	137.00	137.00
17	—	433	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	875	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	346	113.50	113.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	332	71.00	71.00
8	—	709	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	353	75.00	75.00
10	—	298	75.00	75.00
3	—	510	74.00	74.00
11	—	479	71.00	71.00
2	—	658	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	975	88.00–89.50	88.72
10	—	684	89.00	89.00
13	—	833	83.50–86.50	84.43
3	—	903	88.50	88.50
13	—	1,047	90.00	90.00
12	—	1,224	85.00–88.00	87.24
13	—	1,140	86.50–88.00	87.65
8	—	344	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,056	62.00–71.00	65.75
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	898	116.00–127.00	118.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,243	86.00–96.00	87.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	78	—	1,378	66.00–72.00	69.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	35	—	1,346	73.00–85.00	76.72
(<2 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,035	102.00–108.00	105.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	55	—	1,123	87.50–94.50	91.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	768	63.00–71.00	66.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	739	75.00–82.50	78.74

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,354	800.00–925.00	852.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,330	600.00–775.00	722.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,077	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,244	1,210.00–1,325.00	1,223.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,253	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,143.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,185	1,285.00–1,425.00	1,368.29

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	19	—	1,230	975.00–1,025.00	1,019.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,600	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,515	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	43	—	834	610.00–635.00	627.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	27	—	770	560.00–625.00	579.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	767	650.00–675.00	657.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,223	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,219	49.00–64.50	62.37
186	—	1,382	63.50–73.00	67.40
11	—	1,186	70.00–77.00	73.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,075	48.00–60.00	56.08
2	—	1,113	70.00–72.00	71.04
17	—	980	36.00–51.00	42.74
73	—	1,129	59.00–69.00	64.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,668	61.00–65.50	63.72
82	—	1,597	66.00–76.50	70.56
11	—	1,513	73.00–82.50	76.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,608	77.00–93.00	84.92
53	—	1,754	83.00–104.00	93.24
22	—	1,915	90.00–118.50	100.90

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.