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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Jan 22

● As filed222 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 222 priced lines covering 9,738 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,858 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,634 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,665 head. Counted as USDA files them — 2 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Jan 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,858Last week 6,930Year ago 3,117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,634Last week 979Year ago 1,429

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,665Last week 3,294Year ago 135

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 were moderate to good. Feeder steers under 550 lbs sold mostly 3.00 to 7.00 lower with instances of sharply lower, 550-700 lbs 4.00 to 9.00 higher, 700-800 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 lower, and over 800 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold mostly 4.00 lower, 500-700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher, and over 700 lbs mostly 11.00 to 17.00 higher. Feeder dairy heifers over 800 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher; average dressing slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower. The next available report will be Monday, February 5, 2024.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	779	205.50	205.50
3	—	462	293.00	293.00
9	—	678	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	454	245.00–268.00	265.23
38	—	595	232.00–234.00	233.85
15	—	537	231.00–237.00	235.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	516	263.00–276.00	269.87
26	—	319	301.00–312.50	303.67
1	—	1,075	152.50	152.50
30	—	864	180.00–182.50	181.91
72	—	560	246.00–258.00	249.95
135	—	672	229.00–240.00	235.71
52	—	778	219.00	219.00
150	—	467	279.00–309.00	288.47
56	—	369	292.00–307.50	299.36
92	—	723	220.00–225.00	223.03
1	—	985	185.00	185.00
1	—	930	187.50	187.50
47	—	832	203.00–215.00	211.00
238	—	427	289.00–302.50	294.21
263	—	623	232.00–240.00	236.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,088	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	368	332.00	332.00
26	—	418	322.00	322.00
3	—	718	227.50	227.50
2	—	328	347.50	347.50
4	—	450	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,031	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	487	240.00–279.00	272.11
1	—	985	177.50	177.50
40	—	333	281.00–298.00	291.49
79	—	439	266.00–279.00	272.00
81	—	779	191.00–205.50	201.49
24	—	367	278.00–285.00	282.12
153	—	569	234.00–247.50	238.85
26	—	721	200.00–215.00	207.85
1	—	1,025	167.50	167.50
183	—	526	250.00–261.00	255.72
4	—	823	170.00–193.00	184.51
48	—	630	226.00–227.00	226.10
3	—	1,192	167.00	167.00
32	—	676	195.00–224.00	213.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	477	232.50–265.00	252.43
15	—	264	265.00–292.00	276.54
4	—	793	188.00–197.50	190.35
50	—	437	251.00–261.00	257.51
37	—	573	224.00–241.00	233.13
4	—	980	143.00	143.00
8	—	668	181.00–204.00	186.94
7	—	622	200.00–212.00	205.10
21	—	395	256.00–260.00	259.42
44	—	537	240.00–249.00	245.03
17	—	323	262.50–275.00	270.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	558	260.00	260.00
32	—	377	312.00–323.00	313.94
14	—	422	311.00–315.00	313.03
29	—	624	254.00	254.00
18	—	331	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	423	300.00–307.50	301.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	275.00	275.00
3	—	337	312.50	312.50
5	—	398	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	325	320.00–341.00	331.59
1	—	1,405	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,002	166.00	166.00
2	—	883	176.00	176.00
97	—	482	309.00–317.00	312.76
194	—	531	280.00–306.00	291.74
139	—	579	270.00–288.00	277.89
2	—	998	174.00	174.00
48	—	622	258.00–277.50	267.84
96	—	371	329.00–352.50	340.33
25	—	735	220.00–229.00	227.41
2	—	790	217.50	217.50
274	—	681	234.75–253.00	242.50
2	—	810	206.00	206.00
2	—	940	205.00	205.00
31	—	433	317.50–325.00	322.10
9	—	283	330.00–337.50	332.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	891	161.00	161.00
43	—	686	219.00–239.00	233.44
16	—	334	301.00–345.00	313.31
62	—	528	247.50–278.00	265.85
36	—	415	261.00–298.00	283.26
66	—	480	262.00–292.00	284.24
5	—	363	282.00–291.00	287.26
7	—	734	169.00	169.00
13	—	289	301.00–321.00	313.21
168	—	632	222.00–258.00	248.05
115	—	575	236.00–267.50	256.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	736	253.00	253.00
19	—	909	214.00	214.00
8	—	801	224.00	224.00
62	—	871	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	628	246.00–251.00	248.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	606	302.00	302.00
45	—	706	255.50	255.50
6	—	336	357.50–359.00	358.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	766	243.50	243.50
35	—	556	312.00	312.00
10	—	430	352.50	352.50
36	—	701	266.00	266.00
26	—	870	224.50	224.50
11	—	511	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	721	231.00–242.50	235.58
233	—	625	285.00–297.00	289.99
417	—	788	221.00–234.50	228.84
58	—	370	351.00–370.00	356.35
58	—	817	211.00–226.00	221.36
2	—	902	208.00	208.00
3	—	295	360.00	360.00
302	—	681	245.00–270.50	261.86
28	—	333	333.00–373.00	351.38
185	—	534	301.00–316.00	307.58
48	—	879	201.00–215.00	209.25
257	—	471	320.00–356.00	330.71
205	—	577	290.00–303.00	293.65
148	—	430	322.50–348.00	337.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	306.00	306.00
17	—	527	271.00–285.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	536	264.00–270.00	265.85
18	—	379	315.00–322.00	315.80
10	—	411	300.00–307.00	305.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	153.00	153.00
18	—	1,374	147.00–151.50	148.51
2	—	983	152.00	152.00
2	—	1,215	150.50	150.50
19	—	1,336	150.00–152.00	151.26
10	—	1,017	149.50–152.00	151.10
14	—	1,420	140.50–147.50	144.96
2	—	903	150.00–151.50	150.75
9	—	1,135	150.00–151.50	151.18
5	—	1,159	150.50–152.50	150.90
1	—	830	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,490	131.00	131.00
2	—	1,108	130.00–140.00	135.03
1	—	935	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,065	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,162	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,174	1,435.00	1,435.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,188	1,260.00–1,475.00	1,399.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,226	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,062	1,060.00	1,060.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,130	1,460.00	1,460.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,220	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,045	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,074	860.00–975.00	927.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	86	—	1,409	2,010.00–2,400.00	2,113.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,313	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,221	1,625.00–2,525.00	2,415.98
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,310	1,100.00–1,850.00	1,483.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	113	—	1,257	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,548.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	152	—	1,335	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,699.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	85	—	1,184	1,600.00–2,550.00	2,386.46
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,544	1,775.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,483	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,687.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	110	—	1,364	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,993.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,164	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,318	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	66	—	1,355	1,485.00–1,850.00	1,777.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,262	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,253	1,260.00	1,260.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,229	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,205	2,225.00	2,225.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	1,264	1,025.00–1,650.00	1,353.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,426	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,923.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,092	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,349.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,325	1,925.00	1,925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,252	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,527.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,486	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,463	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,412.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,406	1,625.00–1,950.00	1,875.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,122	1,075.00–1,850.00	1,699.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,213	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	877	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	107	—	1,249	1,650.00–1,975.00	1,896.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,533	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,358	1,385.00	1,385.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	—	1,063	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,995.95
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	970	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,740.67
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	1,058	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	1,210.00–1,350.00	1,281.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	998	1,625.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	875	1,250.00	1,250.00

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)	43	—	1,096	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,809.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,339	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,225	2,050.00	2,050.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,215	2,200.00	2,200.00

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)	97	—	1,083	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,508.10

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	55	—	974	130.00–159.00	147.52
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	822	161.00–177.00	171.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,047	106.00–127.00	114.57
(<2 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,076	134.00–138.00	135.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	51	—	886	181.00–194.00	185.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	87	—	918	155.00–198.00	172.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,545	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,950.00	1,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
311	—	1,424	86.00–104.00	99.29
55	—	1,328	91.00–110.00	102.97
17	—	1,534	74.00–93.00	89.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,182	100.00–108.00	100.76
85	—	1,099	93.00–125.00	96.51
1	—	1,015	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	1,282	96.00–127.50	105.29
52	—	1,268	95.50–145.00	114.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,751	98.00–114.50	107.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	1,159	90.00–101.00	95.62
231	—	1,154	83.00–98.00	90.78
66	—	1,076	57.00–85.50	81.28
18	—	1,260	40.00–74.00	58.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,559	99.00–113.50	105.33
96	—	1,532	97.50–108.50	105.13
1	—	1,600	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	110.00–117.50	112.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,468	94.00–106.50	99.24
47	—	1,824	111.00–137.00	122.78
24	—	1,650	101.00–120.50	109.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	117.00	117.00

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.