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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Jan 1

● As filed201 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 201 priced lines covering 4,503 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,530 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 456 head.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Jan 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,530Last week 112Year ago 5,627

Slaughter CattleReceipts 456Last week 283Year ago 1,100

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 3 Colorado auction markets included: Livestock Exchange, Centennial Livestock, and Sterling Livestock. Trade activity and demand light to good. No comparable trades this week on feeder steers and heifers as we come off the holiday break from last week. Auction markets this week kicked off their Stock Show Specials with price levels trending sharply higher than what was seen prior to the holidays. Dairy feeder heifers over 950 lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. The next available report will be Monday, January 15, 2024.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	399	200.00	200.00
5	—	461	165.00	165.00
12	—	405	175.00–194.00	184.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	696	150.00	150.00
177	—	363	220.00–235.00	232.67
19	—	764	152.00	152.00
37	—	273	235.00	235.00
31	—	569	161.00–176.00	173.01
12	—	532	168.00–185.00	176.28
19	—	640	152.00–168.00	165.34
37	—	462	197.00	197.00
131	—	325	227.50–240.00	233.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	142.50	142.50
13	—	450	230.00	230.00
5	—	506	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,170	140.00	140.00
2	—	780	142.00	142.00
12	—	579	190.00–210.00	203.33
33	—	327	150.00–295.00	244.79
12	—	443	152.50–251.00	185.14
70	—	378	145.00–275.00	200.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	238	212.50–225.00	213.00
9	—	514	162.50	162.50
37	—	267	200.00–210.00	206.45
11	—	407	200.00–201.00	200.81
3	—	352	217.50	217.50
67	—	467	186.00–192.50	189.48
18	—	346	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	383	300.00–327.50	319.64
3	—	614	222.50	222.50
3	—	715	200.00	200.00
18	—	482	260.00–265.00	263.03
28	—	572	230.00–250.00	236.13
12	—	543	245.00–250.00	247.92
30	—	432	270.00–300.00	279.56
23	—	323	327.50–330.00	328.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	536	215.00	215.00
1	—	425	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	42.50	42.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	715	147.00	147.00
15	—	353	130.00	130.00
13	—	1,022	126.00	126.00
26	—	567	155.00–168.00	158.38
9	—	976	133.00–136.00	133.65
5	—	409	182.50	182.50
4	—	651	152.00	152.00
7	—	611	152.50	152.50
4	—	529	135.00–175.00	164.79
2	—	1,280	131.00	131.00
4	—	916	135.00	135.00
16	—	464	185.00–190.00	187.48
1	—	1,180	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,130	134.00–148.00	144.71
31	—	1,170	142.50–146.50	144.87
23	—	675	126.00–135.00	131.87
17	—	726	135.00–151.00	140.14
18	—	592	170.00–180.00	176.16
6	—	1,334	140.50–142.00	141.26
14	—	1,232	143.00–146.00	145.46
7	—	854	144.50–146.00	144.93
7	—	787	139.00–140.00	139.72
3	—	460	200.00	200.00
34	—	1,026	141.00–147.50	145.68
2	—	1,263	145.00	145.00
8	—	971	145.00–147.50	146.01
2	—	1,383	138.50–141.50	140.00
28	—	1,078	142.50–147.50	146.69
5	—	914	143.50–144.00	143.80
14	—	324	255.00–265.00	258.68
21	—	547	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	457	155.00	155.00
10	—	886	124.00	124.00
9	—	333	170.00	170.00
28	—	562	140.00–149.00	146.01
3	—	802	110.00	110.00
10	—	636	125.00–130.00	125.98
3	—	287	170.00	170.00
9	—	310	250.00	250.00
8	—	431	120.00–125.00	123.81
6	—	534	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	368	185.00	185.00
10	—	339	188.00–190.00	188.79
1	—	1,130	112.50	112.50
2	—	490	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	714	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,035	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	342	275.00–280.00	276.06
5	—	419	242.50	242.50
50	—	366	252.50–277.50	271.16
6	—	1,260	130.00–132.00	131.33
11	—	1,030	145.00	145.00
10	—	965	146.00–150.50	147.38
8	—	474	217.50–232.50	226.59
11	—	1,216	132.00–137.50	135.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	329	137.50	137.50
3	—	502	129.00	129.00
10	—	379	135.00	135.00
17	—	420	115.00–136.00	122.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	248	85.00	85.00
6	—	696	52.50	52.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	397	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
6	—	289	775.00	775.00
36	—	710	206.00–218.00	212.17
11	—	380	293.00–300.00	296.97
11	—	490	278.00	278.00
11	—	626	200.00–252.00	227.48
9	—	443	290.00–300.00	295.32
19	—	580	248.00–257.50	250.87
1	—	1,000	152.50	152.50
19	—	697	215.00–216.00	215.42
6	—	329	300.00–302.50	301.23
6	—	796	199.00	199.00
15	—	503	265.00–288.00	275.70
1	—	865	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	675	197.00–234.00	223.05
49	—	459	290.00–301.00	293.75
36	—	384	323.00	323.00
5	—	975	157.50	157.50
100	—	628	225.00–241.00	234.78
225	—	727	195.00–238.00	230.01
27	—	805	216.00–217.50	217.11
35	—	788	216.00–225.00	222.98
113	—	571	227.50–277.50	268.61
28	—	513	287.00–291.00	289.20
52	—	424	275.00–325.00	313.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	258.00	258.00
3	—	398	283.50	283.50
13	—	428	281.00–285.00	283.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	251.00	251.00
7	—	497	262.00	262.00
13	—	598	238.00–240.00	238.31
4	—	438	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	260.00	260.00
8	—	626	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	602	252.50	252.50
49	—	473	314.00–332.00	318.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	600	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
5	—	265	725.00	725.00
45	—	683	241.00–255.00	253.40
54	—	492	322.50–336.00	334.40
1	—	1,050	147.50	147.50
23	—	371	353.00–362.50	356.70
31	—	539	282.50–316.00	304.76
4	—	334	330.00	330.00
3	—	729	200.00–207.50	205.10
2	—	873	170.00	170.00
9	—	781	173.00–224.00	218.23
1	—	910	147.50	147.50
21	—	624	257.50–281.00	269.44
37	—	572	242.50–298.00	288.15
13	—	447	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	508	347.50	347.50
35	—	653	282.50	282.50
51	—	603	300.00–303.00	302.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	431	374.00–375.00	374.41
86	—	622	284.00–297.50	288.98
59	—	861	200.00–229.00	228.13
1	—	1,525	105.00	105.00
90	—	523	320.00–336.00	329.13
5	—	369	307.50	307.50
45	—	461	275.00–361.00	357.15
69	—	576	262.50–312.50	306.24
71	—	676	261.00–274.00	266.27
123	—	777	217.50–239.00	237.14
27	—	815	230.00–235.00	232.75
10	—	939	214.00	214.00
163	—	729	235.00–251.00	248.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	221.00	221.00
8	—	536	298.00	298.00
5	—	432	280.00	280.00
6	—	473	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	596	262.00	262.00
5	—	647	251.00	251.00
12	—	313	297.50–302.50	300.35
24	—	443	297.50	297.50
4	—	494	317.50	317.50
4	—	545	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	406	302.50	302.50
4	—	566	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	315.00	315.00
3	—	595	288.00	288.00
3	—	435	322.50	322.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,770	97.50–103.50	101.29
4	—	1,251	57.50–77.50	69.97
2	—	1,930	107.50–110.50	109.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	72.50–82.50	76.81
14	—	1,192	83.50–89.00	86.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,173	99.50–128.00	114.87
18	—	1,144	84.00–122.50	108.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,619	87.00–97.00	93.80
1	—	1,360	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,687	98.50–105.00	99.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,263	74.00–83.00	80.09
16	—	1,240	61.00–72.50	67.81
16	—	1,376	84.00–87.50	84.88
24	—	1,279	30.00–60.00	47.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,522	91.00–94.00	92.17
5	—	1,592	70.00–77.50	73.23
125	—	1,409	78.50–90.00	84.82

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.