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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Apr 17

● As filed136 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 136 priced lines covering 1,748 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,182 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 926 head. replacement cattle receipts at 143 head. Counted as USDA files them — 73 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Apr 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,182Last week 3,473Year ago 3,115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 926Last week 1,446Year ago 990

Replacement CattleReceipts 143Last week 1,811Year ago 92

Compared 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 and heifers too thinly tested to trend, but lower undertones noted. Feeder dairy heifers 900 to 1200 lbs sold mostly 1.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower while bulls sold 1.00 higher. More bred cows and cow calf pairs were brought to market this week as cattleman cull their herds due to drought. Nearby weather conditions will dictate whether or not more cows are brought to market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	209.00	209.00
15	—	790	181.00–182.00	181.54
18	—	735	180.50–187.00	182.29
9	—	654	200.00	200.00
15	—	564	205.00–206.00	205.59
9	—	461	213.00	213.00
18	—	374	215.00–236.50	225.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	974	163.00–178.00	172.66
4	—	313	262.00	262.00
28	—	466	219.00–227.00	223.59
6	—	1,266	153.50	153.50
11	—	534	210.00–215.00	211.33
81	—	777	183.00–187.50	187.03
39	—	814	182.00–185.00	183.71
7	—	371	236.50	236.50
35	—	432	231.00–240.00	235.15
38	—	634	198.00–209.00	202.39
20	—	726	187.00–190.50	189.12
46	—	678	188.00–196.50	190.95
1	—	120	260.00	260.00
1	—	925	159.00	159.00
46	—	574	199.00–218.00	208.11
2	—	83	250.00–260.00	255.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	195.00	195.00
1	—	980	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	709	195.00–196.00	195.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	523	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	680	197.00–207.00	199.14
28	—	578	220.00–228.00	222.38
3	—	507	225.00	225.00
29	—	382	260.00–262.00	261.18
7	—	485	246.00	246.00
27	—	714	183.00–202.00	191.99
3	—	335	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	586	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	585	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	567	238.00–239.00	238.31
33	—	865	180.50–189.00	184.84
7	—	787	187.50–190.00	188.19
1	—	110	250.00	250.00
54	—	628	213.00–225.00	217.65
46	—	689	208.00–215.00	211.25
25	—	818	192.00–194.50	194.21
13	—	352	275.00–284.00	281.20
25	—	419	264.00–272.00	265.62
16	—	480	256.00–258.00	256.35
21	—	527	239.00–245.00	242.22
17	—	708	191.00–197.00	194.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	852	191.00	191.00
8	—	704	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	142.50	142.50
1	—	1,360	112.50	112.50
5	—	834	134.00	134.00
1	—	770	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	144.50	144.50
4	—	955	143.00–146.00	145.25
1	—	1,300	142.50	142.50
1	—	830	147.50	147.50
6	—	1,016	144.00–144.50	144.34
1	—	945	143.00	143.00
3	—	1,165	144.00–144.50	144.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	458	95.00–99.00	98.32
1	—	1,020	86.00	86.00
4	—	509	87.50	87.50
3	—	653	115.00	115.00
7	—	587	95.00	95.00
3	—	343	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,095	92.50	92.50
3	—	622	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,003	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	671	196.00	196.00
3	—	717	176.00	176.00
5	—	860	172.00	172.00
8	—	434	245.00	245.00
6	—	483	221.00	221.00
4	—	972	150.00	150.00
2	—	173	475.00–500.00	485.87
3	—	120	250.00–485.00	386.74
4	—	85	210.00–425.00	277.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	182.50	182.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	96.50–107.00	103.40
62	—	1,433	79.50–89.50	86.04
53	—	1,384	88.00–103.00	93.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,120	52.50–71.00	61.84
62	—	1,254	67.50–84.50	79.35
2	—	1,130	97.50–100.00	98.76
51	—	1,269	85.00–97.00	88.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,288	91.00–104.00	94.35
16	—	1,101	81.00–91.00	83.69
5	—	1,382	105.00–115.00	108.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	47.50–65.00	55.19
23	—	1,132	88.50–98.00	92.71
3	—	1,070	103.00–112.50	106.42
20	—	1,117	71.00–88.00	81.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,488	92.00–108.50	96.03
26	—	1,434	87.00–91.00	89.41
14	—	1,363	101.00–103.00	101.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	93.50	93.50
4	—	1,638	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	2,002	115.00–128.50	120.96
14	—	1,779	91.00–107.50	98.39
47	—	1,843	106.00–121.50	112.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,641	108.50–115.00	111.36
9	—	1,438	96.00–110.00	102.81
18	—	1,083	133.00–160.00	147.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3	—	1,408	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,408	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,515	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,100.00	1,100.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,427	1,450.00	1,450.00

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)	1	—	1,575	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,678	1,550.00–1,625.00	1,588.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,660	1,650.00–1,960.00	1,788.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	953	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,418	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,306	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,503	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,406	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,323	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,515	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,417	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,409.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,495	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,475	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	122.50	122.50

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	—	1,040	137.50	137.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,112	139.00–159.00	155.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,180	144.00	144.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,010	125.00–135.00	128.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	985	102.50–119.00	114.23

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.