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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Oct 2

● As filed284 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 284 priced lines covering 5,772 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,111 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 860 head. replacement cattle receipts at 48 head. Counted as USDA files them — 9 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Oct 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,111Last week 3,225Year ago 9,965

Slaughter CattleReceipts 860Last week 756Year ago 1,484

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 122Year ago 54

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 5 Colorado auction markets included: Centennial Livestock, Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Sterling Livestock and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand were moderate to very good. Feeder steers under 450 lbs sold 6.00 to 13.00 lower, 450-500 lbs 2.00 higher, and over 500 lbs sharply lower. Feeder heifers across all weights sold sharply lower. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 7.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	520	247.50–265.00	249.87
35	—	574	230.00–235.00	233.23
1	—	670	210.00	210.00
23	—	883	163.00	163.00
21	—	312	325.00–350.00	337.06
26	—	802	174.00	174.00
3	—	778	170.00–190.00	183.19
73	—	469	250.00–275.00	266.65
3	—	263	335.00–350.00	344.49
2	—	613	215.00–230.00	222.53
47	—	361	300.00–342.50	335.95
30	—	432	280.00–315.00	307.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	427	260.00–277.50	270.17
140	—	389	280.00–290.00	282.86
12	—	667	192.50	192.50
10	—	573	210.00	210.00
55	—	460	240.00–250.00	249.22
52	—	533	220.00–235.00	231.62
29	—	287	295.00–310.00	298.64
1	—	840	162.50	162.50
114	—	344	300.00–301.00	300.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	474	285.00–305.00	291.96
1	—	880	195.00	195.00
22	—	377	360.00–375.00	369.95
11	—	730	215.00–227.50	220.73
2	—	500	300.00	300.00
6	—	671	227.50–235.00	231.33
35	—	424	320.00–340.00	330.60
23	—	289	370.00	370.00
27	—	320	360.00–395.00	377.05
2	—	555	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	428	220.00	220.00
8	—	698	160.00	160.00
34	—	382	235.00–267.50	258.06
17	—	470	205.00–220.00	215.36
2	—	548	200.00	200.00
51	—	267	257.50–270.00	267.92
62	—	318	255.00–277.50	268.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	331	115.00–210.00	130.21
8	—	291	225.00–230.00	228.12
4	—	503	150.00	150.00
10	—	360	210.00–215.00	212.56
33	—	197	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	527	235.00	235.00
37	—	326	325.00–345.00	337.80
4	—	644	210.00	210.00
5	—	411	280.00	280.00
2	—	903	160.00	160.00
12	—	264	335.00	335.00
3	—	1,030	160.00–168.50	165.69
16	—	371	335.00–355.00	340.97
13	—	471	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	504	140.00	140.00
13	—	555	140.00–155.00	142.30
13	—	316	175.00–200.00	188.13
15	—	492	175.00–185.00	176.32
4	—	1,018	150.00	150.00
5	—	398	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,156	154.00–159.50	154.81
25	—	1,222	157.00–170.00	160.78
11	—	931	152.50–159.50	158.72
2	—	630	185.00	185.00
5	—	690	150.00	150.00
16	—	1,016	155.00–159.50	157.55
9	—	1,319	135.00–158.00	150.20
6	—	1,107	156.00	156.00
4	—	978	120.00–159.50	148.80
29	—	521	180.00–205.00	192.57
3	—	868	155.00–160.00	157.35
1	—	825	156.00	156.00
10	—	1,278	156.50–157.00	156.75
2	—	770	156.00	156.00
7	—	1,380	151.00–168.00	160.64
9	—	1,074	154.00–159.50	156.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	130.00	130.00
4	—	273	205.00	205.00
1	—	1,050	140.00	140.00
2	—	848	122.50	122.50
4	—	395	92.50	92.50
3	—	340	130.00	130.00
1	—	600	142.50	142.50
1	—	680	137.50	137.50
12	—	384	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	799	189.00	189.00
7	—	1,071	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	422	220.00–260.00	244.62
15	—	289	280.00–295.00	286.09
27	—	1,195	158.50–161.50	160.50
20	—	1,208	160.50	160.50
12	—	1,083	155.00–160.50	157.59
38	—	1,114	157.00–161.00	159.25
13	—	464	210.00–230.00	222.23
1	—	840	163.00	163.00
3	—	798	167.50	167.50
1	—	1,490	150.00	150.00
40	—	670	180.00–185.00	180.86
22	—	967	160.00–161.00	160.28
4	—	364	265.00–270.00	268.64
6	—	905	161.00	161.00
18	—	1,029	160.00–161.50	160.75
2	—	710	170.00	170.00
21	—	347	255.00–262.50	259.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	818	57.50–85.00	77.12
6	—	767	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	910	162.00	162.00
6	—	744	214.50	214.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	758	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	438	310.00	310.00
7	—	325	315.00	315.00
12	—	540	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	731	246.00	246.00
23	—	535	272.50–301.00	285.77
50	—	658	241.00–265.00	260.16
27	—	622	260.00–276.00	273.12
86	—	582	271.00–290.50	283.41
13	—	409	362.50	362.50
16	—	374	367.50	367.50
21	—	461	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	214.00	214.00
8	—	886	215.00–234.00	231.60
26	—	362	305.00–323.00	313.83
120	—	915	230.50–244.00	236.55
49	—	832	207.00–243.00	230.67
37	—	622	247.00–267.00	255.97
2	—	1,065	197.50	197.50
43	—	777	230.00–240.00	236.79
22	—	715	238.00–254.00	251.82
26	—	532	260.00–266.00	263.68
21	—	287	319.00–335.00	331.74
3	—	318	300.00–325.00	309.54
42	—	468	266.00–298.50	292.36
228	—	581	251.00–283.50	280.44
53	—	424	296.00–312.00	308.81
23	—	673	240.00–258.00	251.61
5	—	1,103	198.00	198.00
4	—	1,017	212.00–214.00	212.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	619	242.00	242.00
10	—	718	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	573	258.00–288.00	281.02
42	—	675	231.00–256.00	243.74
123	—	616	235.00–280.00	264.40
84	—	512	271.00–306.00	295.23
24	—	487	309.00–312.50	309.56
6	—	444	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	467	264.00–272.00	269.37
25	—	380	292.00–303.00	301.01
54	—	578	242.50–260.00	254.71
34	—	676	231.00–236.00	233.28
27	—	415	286.00–292.00	286.46
13	—	772	220.00–226.00	225.54
50	—	531	255.00–270.00	261.75
5	—	348	306.00	306.00
22	—	974	239.00	239.00
10	—	910	229.50	229.50
56	—	619	241.00–251.00	244.56
21	—	729	220.00–242.50	232.46
10	—	883	191.00–236.00	228.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	785	212.50	212.50
4	—	970	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	922	182.50–230.00	203.63
39	—	436	254.00–299.00	279.21
3	—	662	221.00–225.00	223.63
23	—	841	197.50–232.00	224.56
2	—	868	181.00	181.00
19	—	617	225.00–268.00	250.51
4	—	235	235.00	235.00
15	—	325	294.00	294.00
16	—	737	205.00–227.50	210.98
1	—	765	218.00	218.00
6	—	384	272.00–312.00	301.12
39	—	475	241.00–261.00	255.96
11	—	522	242.00–253.00	246.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	612	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	984	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,229	161.00	161.00
12	—	1,025	179.50	179.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	245	245.00–323.00	248.82
21	—	236	735.00	735.00
11	—	337	272.00–276.00	273.05
27	—	832	190.00–232.50	220.89
61	—	512	237.00–249.00	243.26
4	—	1,059	218.50	218.50
3	—	570	233.00–243.00	239.64
20	—	724	216.00–236.00	233.00
17	—	365	269.00–290.00	273.44
25	—	867	186.00–227.00	205.87
31	—	474	246.00–261.00	248.87
19	—	965	181.00–218.00	202.52
3	—	1,042	181.00	181.00
26	—	620	230.00–240.50	237.77
3	—	274	307.50–320.00	316.12
18	—	675	222.50–236.00	233.28
60	—	777	205.00–238.00	223.42
68	—	411	258.00–272.50	261.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	426	231.00–246.00	240.99
1	—	880	176.00	176.00
14	—	585	216.00–223.00	221.60
15	—	464	200.00–272.50	232.90
3	—	320	250.00–257.50	253.54
12	—	722	200.00–207.50	201.27
50	—	536	212.50–231.00	228.22
14	—	367	240.00–260.00	244.53
30	—	621	201.00–231.00	228.14
5	—	682	200.00–211.00	204.58
9	—	772	186.00–189.00	186.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	536	236.00	236.00
3	—	307	261.00–287.50	276.98
45	—	415	237.50–257.00	249.13
2	—	216	211.00	211.00
1	—	845	222.50	222.50
10	—	782	201.00–218.00	211.32
3	—	717	216.00–224.00	218.64
19	—	576	222.50–235.00	231.74
2	—	1,015	217.50	217.50
16	—	385	231.00–258.00	255.88
21	—	460	221.00–241.00	234.94
2	—	270	281.00–283.00	282.02
49	—	634	221.00–239.00	233.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	846	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	241.00	241.00
6	—	850	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	332	260.00	260.00
2	—	620	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	220.00	220.00
4	—	534	247.00	247.00
5	—	489	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	520	252.50–278.00	263.84
15	—	633	235.00–237.50	235.84
31	—	557	260.50–263.00	260.89
18	—	478	291.00	291.00
4	—	355	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	571	255.00	255.00
12	—	608	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	618	242.50–266.00	256.06
32	—	581	265.00	265.00
13	—	332	320.00–335.00	330.57
22	—	392	296.00–311.00	308.42
31	—	431	310.00–318.00	312.26
9	—	477	280.00	280.00
32	—	511	262.50–267.00	264.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,210	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,787.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,048	1,825.00	1,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	695	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,488	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,445	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,475	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,025	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,424.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,333	1,460.00	1,460.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,298	1,675.00–2,000.00	1,802.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,051	1,225.00–2,125.00	2,026.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,400.00	1,400.00

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)	1	—	910	1,450.00	1,450.00

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)	3	—	775	860.00–925.00	879.56
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	940	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,316.63
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,010.00	1,010.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	130.00–140.00	134.38
2	—	935	110.00–120.00	115.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,552	95.00–122.00	111.97
8	—	1,598	116.00–128.00	119.60
38	—	1,693	96.00–119.00	110.51
7	—	1,796	118.50–128.00	122.30
32	—	1,476	90.00–111.00	105.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,058	103.00–146.00	122.52
5	—	1,086	95.00–102.50	96.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
174	—	1,242	71.00–99.00	88.43
29	—	1,234	50.00–76.00	63.05
39	—	1,048	91.00–96.00	94.36
150	—	1,107	61.00–88.50	79.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,459	86.00–97.50	94.84
1	—	1,830	117.00	117.00
98	—	1,355	92.00–124.00	102.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,556	86.00–116.00	107.93
6	—	1,754	94.00–100.50	99.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,340	92.00–96.50	93.08
43	—	1,404	103.00–110.00	107.16
3	—	1,225	114.00–120.00	116.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,659	108.00–127.00	117.17

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.