State summaries / Colorado / Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary / 2023-01-16

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Jan 16

● As filed136 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 136 priced lines covering 6,554 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,587 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 935 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,704 head.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Jan 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,587Last week 30,520Year ago 12,318

Slaughter CattleReceipts 935Last week 1,516Year ago 1,030

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,704Last week 123Year ago 1,048

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 3 Colorado auction markets included: Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Severe winter weather in the northern part of the state impacted the number of calves able to hit the market this week. Several of the previously consigned cattle scheduled to sell this week were delayed until future auctions. Trade activity mostly moderate to good. Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold uneven on a light test, 500-750 lbs 9.00 to 14.00 lower, and over 750 lbs 1.00 to 6.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifer values under 650 lbs saw the biggest drop this week, selling 10.00-17.00 lower with instances of 23.00 lower, and heifers over 650 lbs were mostly 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. The next available report will be Monday, January 30, 2023.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
259	—	675	180.00–191.00	182.37
7	—	965	163.00	163.00
74	—	474	230.00–239.00	233.97
196	—	619	191.00–205.00	198.89
261	—	766	171.00–178.00	175.00
25	—	372	229.00–273.00	260.13
238	—	715	172.50–179.60	176.58
252	—	525	208.00–227.00	216.46
75	—	880	165.00–167.50	166.20
260	—	578	196.00–218.00	205.56
80	—	829	170.00–173.00	171.18
26	—	332	232.00–276.00	250.85
84	—	419	227.50–254.00	243.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	594	193.00–197.00	196.27
64	—	479	210.00	210.00
18	—	601	190.00	190.00
16	—	397	236.50	236.50
6	—	506	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	637	187.00–189.00	187.33
38	—	658	175.00–180.00	175.81
10	—	509	208.00	208.00
21	—	598	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	739	168.00–169.00	168.30
29	—	675	171.00–178.00	173.91
16	—	471	206.00–212.50	209.72
23	—	576	181.00–188.00	185.94
8	—	768	155.00–158.00	156.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	482	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	746	181.50	181.50
6	—	408	260.00	260.00
19	—	464	216.00–244.00	226.23
28	—	614	201.00	201.00
62	—	567	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	690	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	337	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	454	252.00–256.00	253.93
49	—	503	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	586	186.00	186.00
15	—	683	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
226	—	479	180.00–197.00	190.72
22	—	822	135.00–160.00	139.89
220	—	571	170.00–188.00	177.10
177	—	713	147.50–171.00	166.38
38	—	390	194.00–201.00	198.73
162	—	671	151.00–169.00	166.43
345	—	621	164.00–177.00	170.57
45	—	780	141.00–166.50	161.35
127	—	412	190.00–198.00	192.96
6	—	307	200.00–203.00	201.53
277	—	517	183.00–192.00	186.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	411	179.00	179.00
110	—	514	174.00–179.00	175.30
25	—	329	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	474	178.00–187.50	183.36
16	—	432	195.00	195.00
47	—	364	181.00–191.00	185.07
58	—	583	164.00–169.50	165.82
15	—	617	157.00–158.00	157.66
14	—	511	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	175.00	175.00
16	—	469	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	513	195.00	195.00
8	—	550	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	511	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	542	157.00	157.00
9	—	467	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	970	115.00–119.50	118.60
39	—	887	115.00–118.50	117.40
44	—	933	115.00–118.50	117.82
11	—	1,017	118.50	118.50
1	—	1,235	118.50	118.50
1	—	1,140	118.50	118.50
1	—	1,275	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	62.50	62.50
1	—	690	79.00	79.00
1	—	1,025	72.50	72.50
2	—	880	92.50–95.00	93.76
2	—	780	72.50–88.00	80.20
1	—	740	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	286	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	79.00	79.00
57	—	1,262	61.00–72.00	66.80
107	—	1,318	66.00–76.00	71.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,164	51.00–66.00	62.78
109	—	1,243	66.00–75.00	69.08
37	—	1,016	38.00–61.00	55.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	80.50	80.50
3	—	1,123	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,086	63.50–77.50	71.14
19	—	1,141	22.50–61.00	49.25
30	—	1,028	57.50–65.00	63.19
4	—	1,011	81.00–84.00	83.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,663	79.50–80.00	79.68
35	—	1,417	64.00–73.50	69.74
115	—	1,549	72.00–84.50	77.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,954	92.50–103.50	98.54
1	—	2,010	102.00	102.00
1	—	1,795	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,871	92.00–100.00	94.86
4	—	1,556	86.00–89.00	87.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	—	1,108	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,283.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	—	1,400	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,379.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	62	—	1,129	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,213.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	44	—	1,314	1,475.00–1,775.00	1,628.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	94	—	1,419	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,110.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	78	—	1,290	1,710.00–1,810.00	1,763.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,500	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,232	1,285.00–1,400.00	1,346.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	97	—	1,441	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,176.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,215	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,037.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,086	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,467.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	1,230	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	—	1,199	850.00–975.00	911.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,122	825.00–1,250.00	858.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,321	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,096	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,261.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,323	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,410.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,446	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,139	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,528.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,365	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	—	1,194	925.00–935.00	933.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	55	—	1,237	1,060.00	1,060.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	184	—	1,017	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,721.78
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	899	1,210.00	1,210.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	109	—	1,051	1,635.00–1,750.00	1,713.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	996	1,200.00	1,200.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	976	1,325.00	1,325.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	993	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,066	1,825.00	1,825.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,146	1,875.00	1,875.00

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.