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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Dec 6

● As filed223 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 223 priced lines covering 12,734 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 15,085 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,869 head. replacement cattle receipts at 99 head.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Dec 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15,085Last week 8,799Year ago 9,428

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,869Last week 2,566Year ago 1,409

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 549Year ago 2,081

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 5 Colorado auction markets included: Centennial Livestock Auction, Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Sterling Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate to good. The number of calves marketed continue to increase week-over-week as cattleman receive elevated premiums for their market offerings. Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher with instances of 11.00 to 13.00 higher, 500-800 lbs sold 8.00 to 9.00 higher, and over 800 lbs mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs too thinly tested for an accurate market trend, 400-700 lb heifers 1.00 to 4.00 higher with instances of 8.00 to 12.00 higher, and over 700 lbs mostly 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower with bulls 1.00 higher. The next available report will be Monday, December 20, 2021.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	70.00	70.00
13	—	484	82.00–89.00	84.04
15	—	608	71.00–75.00	74.73
1	—	720	71.00	71.00
4	—	376	88.00	88.00
4	—	304	91.00	91.00
14	—	541	75.00–87.00	85.27
8	—	291	91.00	91.00
18	—	402	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,127	98.00	98.00
5	—	788	93.00	93.00
4	—	824	94.00–97.00	94.77
18	—	982	96.50–98.00	97.73
4	—	1,286	98.00	98.00
15	—	344	130.00	130.00
6	—	390	130.00	130.00
24	—	1,182	97.00–98.00	97.96
24	—	1,087	97.00–98.50	97.83
2	—	853	96.00	96.00
22	—	919	96.00–97.50	96.96
1	—	1,040	95.50	95.50
3	—	1,462	88.00–96.00	93.35
9	—	1,215	97.50–98.00	97.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	755	40.00	40.00
5	—	801	41.00	41.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,127	100.00–106.00	102.67
2	—	1,213	82.50	82.50
9	—	666	93.00	93.00
6	—	1,169	107.00	107.00
15	—	971	100.00–109.00	103.68
4	—	1,091	105.00	105.00
10	—	420	94.00–100.00	96.94
5	—	332	106.00	106.00
3	—	823	87.00	87.00
13	—	278	102.00–103.00	102.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	407	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	376	124.00–128.00	126.07
15	—	577	134.00	134.00
32	—	419	125.00–129.00	126.61
6	—	603	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	695	61.00–62.50	62.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	343	144.00	144.00
12	—	604	139.50	139.50
15	—	386	135.00–148.00	136.77
5	—	554	142.00	142.00
31	—	421	142.00	142.00
7	—	656	135.00–140.00	137.88
4	—	952	108.00–120.00	117.00
7	—	491	136.00–143.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	487	129.00	129.00
2	—	655	118.00	118.00
4	—	585	126.00	126.00
2	—	258	137.50	137.50
4	—	376	127.50–130.00	128.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	632	94.00–101.00	97.62
10	—	773	104.00	104.00
98	—	458	101.00–115.00	112.20
7	—	238	112.00	112.00
75	—	513	105.00–108.00	107.54
166	—	378	114.00–122.00	117.30
22	—	1,207	111.50	111.50
9	—	409	106.00	106.00
18	—	656	100.00–102.00	101.32
31	—	281	116.00–127.50	122.34
79	—	326	110.00–128.00	123.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	70.00	70.00
2	—	953	74.00	74.00
2	—	305	82.00	82.00
2	—	768	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	95.00	95.00
3	—	312	106.00–107.00	106.33
4	—	259	109.00	109.00
15	—	487	102.00	102.00
4	—	199	106.00	106.00
5	—	539	100.00	100.00
15	—	384	100.00–105.00	103.68
6	—	785	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	296	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	385	155.00	155.00
32	—	437	150.00–160.00	152.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	304	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
159	—	632	161.00–173.00	166.55
9	—	578	165.00	165.00
90	—	721	151.00–158.00	153.12
41	—	680	154.00	154.00
70	—	774	144.00–151.00	146.33
9	—	486	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	490	218.00–220.50	219.77
142	—	908	159.10	159.10
28	—	512	214.00–215.00	214.63
92	—	563	194.00–211.50	207.39
120	—	883	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	673	141.00–152.00	146.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	619	162.00–171.00	166.02
3	—	710	150.00	150.00
85	—	494	180.00–191.00	187.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
196	—	861	146.00–156.00	154.61
230	—	767	151.00–175.75	163.29
359	—	526	184.00–206.00	193.84
53	—	1,017	150.25	150.25
11	—	319	227.00	227.00
725	—	624	169.00–190.00	179.58
56	—	373	214.00–228.00	223.57
142	—	810	148.00–163.50	155.39
267	—	716	151.00–180.00	164.31
148	—	430	207.00–227.00	219.34
112	—	957	143.00–154.00	150.64
792	—	667	150.00–182.50	167.61
490	—	568	174.00–198.00	185.68
158	—	474	191.00–214.00	201.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	670	162.00–167.00	165.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	644	151.00–154.00	153.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	549	150.00	150.00
26	—	576	164.00	164.00
3	—	383	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	565	168.00–176.00	170.11
69	—	483	183.00–204.00	190.13
69	—	626	158.00–174.00	171.40
21	—	764	140.50–153.00	149.22
131	—	527	170.00–182.00	177.64
6	—	425	204.00–205.00	204.35
16	—	733	150.00–163.00	156.25
17	—	396	215.00	215.00
33	—	683	156.00–165.00	159.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	783	138.00–146.00	141.25
1	—	695	151.00	151.00
15	—	580	152.00–166.00	159.39
3	—	748	149.00	149.00
3	—	643	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	700	176.00	176.00
141	—	557	190.00–192.00	191.14
29	—	453	204.00–208.00	204.42
13	—	383	227.00	227.00
52	—	502	198.00–200.00	198.50
59	—	602	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	583	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	706	165.00	165.00
8	—	794	163.00	163.00
93	—	471	175.00–176.99	176.23
104	—	554	173.00–174.00	173.62
43	—	523	176.00–181.50	176.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	537	154.00–156.00	154.94
92	—	582	145.00–150.00	146.93
5	—	627	150.00	150.00
64	—	429	165.50–169.00	166.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	377	170.00–173.00	171.34
9	—	613	134.00–138.00	134.88
6	—	520	143.00–149.00	145.03
13	—	747	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	493	162.00–164.00	163.94
19	—	785	140.00–153.00	152.35
22	—	639	144.00–148.00	144.54
8	—	726	141.00–142.00	141.62
45	—	583	146.00–156.00	151.80
15	—	355	174.00–176.00	174.94
14	—	854	129.00–139.00	133.31
43	—	426	155.00–173.00	160.15
126	—	530	141.00–165.00	151.35
40	—	664	140.00–149.00	146.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	423	165.00–189.00	173.17
95	—	374	178.00–189.00	181.41
7	—	283	191.00	191.00
223	—	666	140.00–165.00	149.66
16	—	918	131.00	131.00
33	—	895	144.50	144.50
370	—	522	146.00–177.00	165.22
361	—	479	153.00–183.00	166.76
520	—	579	140.00–170.00	158.45
226	—	770	142.50–151.50	149.29
463	—	625	143.00–168.00	157.85
45	—	841	137.00–143.00	140.07
10	—	977	133.00–145.50	139.14
25	—	327	180.00–181.00	180.20
153	—	728	143.50–158.00	150.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	572	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	474	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	725	132.00–136.00	134.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	706	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	645	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	669	143.00–143.50	143.23
28	—	569	147.00–151.00	149.60
8	—	849	125.00	125.00
10	—	433	172.00	172.00
138	—	616	136.00–147.00	143.53
11	—	700	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	510	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
208	—	870	149.00–150.50	149.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	765	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	142.50	142.50
5	—	686	132.50	132.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,498	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,204	635.00–760.00	734.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,102	1,010.00–1,025.00	1,017.56

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	1,189	1,510.00–1,550.00	1,540.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,333	825.00–935.00	897.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	992	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,424	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,196.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,115	114.00–126.00	120.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,002	113.00–116.00	114.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,068	87.50–98.00	93.84

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	5	—	1,065	71.00–75.00	72.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,361	78.00–81.50	80.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,740	70.00–84.50	79.13
35	—	1,914	83.00–92.50	87.69
6	—	2,055	93.00–97.00	94.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,061	47.00–48.00	47.94
43	—	1,123	50.00–64.00	57.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	944	15.00–41.00	25.31
115	—	1,154	49.00–59.00	52.13
120	—	1,100	36.00–50.00	45.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	35.00–46.00	40.55
70	—	1,671	51.00–63.00	58.07
59	—	1,697	52.00–75.50	66.59
4	—	1,671	76.00–81.00	78.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,417	72.00–77.50	74.82
149	—	1,304	49.00–70.00	58.76
32	—	1,522	32.50–45.00	40.87
381	—	1,360	41.00–59.75	53.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,126	51.00–59.00	54.60
187	—	1,320	54.00–70.00	62.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,455	60.00–69.00	65.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	71.00	71.00

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.