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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Feb 20

● As filed109 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 109 priced lines covering 3,002 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,808 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 673 head. replacement cattle receipts at 688 head. Counted as USDA files them — 15 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Feb 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,808Last week 4,981Year ago 2,078

Slaughter CattleReceipts 673Last week 730Year ago 515

Replacement CattleReceipts 688Last week 40Year ago 19

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. In the feeder cattle supply, steers under 450 lbs sold mostly 7.00 to 11.00 higher on a light test, 500-700 lb steers 1.00 to 7.00 lower, and 700-900 lb steers 1.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers across all weight classes sold mostly steady to 6.00 higher with 450 lb heifers 14.00 higher. Feeder dairy heifers 850-1200 lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher, bulls sold 1.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	580	197.00–217.00	208.62
72	—	526	204.00–220.00	215.02
89	—	729	181.00–187.00	185.60
35	—	320	248.00–255.00	251.03
121	—	889	173.25–178.00	175.29
129	—	669	184.00–205.00	193.91
72	—	431	236.00–248.00	244.04
92	—	775	183.00–185.50	184.04
27	—	479	215.00–230.00	222.92
73	—	817	177.00–182.50	182.04
42	—	615	184.00–210.50	203.79
42	—	375	239.50–247.00	245.15
12	—	937	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	590	196.00–206.00	202.82
5	—	602	192.00	192.00
5	—	508	203.00	203.00
6	—	699	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	200.00–202.50	201.68
4	—	348	202.50	202.50
5	—	538	192.00	192.00
5	—	255	208.00	208.00
4	—	553	182.00–188.00	186.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	225.00	225.00
3	—	596	198.50	198.50
8	—	436	205.00–210.00	207.54
6	—	613	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	606	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	481	198.00–199.00	198.81
3	—	405	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	552	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	919	156.00	156.00
14	—	860	158.00	158.00
52	—	515	194.00–203.00	199.68
8	—	814	163.00–164.00	163.38
1	—	995	135.00	135.00
98	—	678	171.00–185.00	175.94
193	—	576	176.00–203.50	191.43
67	—	478	197.00–219.00	214.82
90	—	617	175.00–186.00	182.75
28	—	758	168.00–175.00	170.83
35	—	421	197.00–215.00	207.49
38	—	720	163.50–175.00	173.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	174.00	174.00
1	—	915	126.00	126.00
1	—	950	130.00	130.00
38	—	373	191.00–209.00	197.18
23	—	426	193.00–208.00	197.42
3	—	637	162.00	162.00
12	—	516	184.00–192.00	189.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	836	171.00	171.00
8	—	566	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	207.50	207.50
2	—	818	121.00	121.00
2	—	630	151.00	151.00
5	—	485	185.00	185.00
6	—	711	134.00	134.00
10	—	378	192.00–198.00	194.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	489	194.50	194.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	888	124.50	124.50
2	—	1,215	124.50–126.50	125.50
20	—	1,193	122.00–128.00	127.70
18	—	1,115	127.50	127.50
8	—	930	122.00–125.00	124.51
6	—	953	124.00	124.00
2	—	1,085	123.00–125.50	124.25
8	—	1,016	125.50–127.50	126.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	87.50	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	696	173.00	173.00
6	—	503	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	819	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,294	71.00–85.00	78.53
34	—	1,311	90.00–105.00	94.08
2	—	1,530	60.00–67.50	63.82
177	—	1,434	83.00–97.00	90.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	951	91.50–111.00	99.51
4	—	1,094	79.00–86.00	80.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,381	98.50–101.00	99.14
10	—	1,280	89.00–94.00	90.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,138	76.00–93.00	84.30
12	—	920	37.50–68.00	56.05
42	—	1,168	82.00–102.00	95.26
29	—	1,048	63.00–79.00	71.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	1,573	85.50–105.00	95.57
24	—	1,679	84.50–92.50	89.46
13	—	1,450	91.00–96.50	93.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	99.00–101.00	100.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,013	117.00–121.00	118.07
23	—	1,808	103.00–114.50	107.19
10	—	1,659	97.00–109.00	101.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,597	95.00–100.00	97.23

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	77	—	1,298	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,198.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,458	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,844.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	1,068	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	180	—	1,314	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,343.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	62	—	1,201	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,871.42
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,674	1,410.00–1,585.00	1,546.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,242	1,150.00–1,235.00	1,195.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,425	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,318	1,325.00–1,650.00	1,624.96
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,222	850.00–1,000.00	899.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	—	1,301	2,375.00	2,375.00

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	7	—	1,044	105.00–116.00	108.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,175	1,485.00	1,485.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,117	1,285.00–1,350.00	1,324.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,105	1,275.00	1,275.00

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)	45	—	1,066	2,050.00	2,050.00

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.