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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Apr 22

● As filed181 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 181 priced lines covering 1,739 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,414 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 711 head. replacement cattle receipts at 239 head. Counted as USDA files them — 92 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Apr 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,414Last week 3,607Year ago 2,606

Slaughter CattleReceipts 711Last week 946Year ago 1,083

Replacement CattleReceipts 239Last week 797Year ago 492

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 3 Colorado auction markets, including Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold unevenly steady. Steers weighing between 550 to 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 13.00 higher and steers over 700 lbs were too thinly tested for an accurate market trend. Feeder heifers under 500 lns sold 3.00 to 26.00 lower, while those weighing 500 to 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 12.00 higher and heifers over 600 lbs sold unevenly steady on a thin test. Average dress slaughter cows sold unevenly steady and average dress slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. The next available report will be Monday, May 6, 2024.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	436	251.00–307.50	281.77
4	450–500	466	246.00	246.00
14	500–550	537	251.00–298.00	267.56
10	550–600	570	285.00	285.00
19	600–650	638	211.00–258.50	248.52
1	700–750	725	242.50	242.50
1	1000–1050	1,010	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1250–1300	1,293	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	562	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	346	328.00–334.00	332.32
11	350–400	392	306.00–327.50	309.89
23	450–500	466	295.00–322.00	301.32
14	500–550	511	313.00	313.00
7	550–600	573	257.00	257.00
20	600–650	629	251.00–260.00	255.60
43	650–700	667	225.00–262.00	241.94
22	700–750	707	220.00–260.00	238.25
1	950–1000	950	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	326.00	326.00
12	450–500	472	304.00	304.00
14	550–600	558	271.00–276.00	274.91
4	650–700	667	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	293.00	293.00
4	500–550	515	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	240.00	240.00
6	500–550	533	230.00–261.00	245.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	292	339.00	339.00
6	300–350	326	311.00–317.00	314.12
12	400–450	422	282.00–301.00	292.89
18	450–500	479	270.00–282.00	276.88
3	500–550	540	277.00	277.00
18	550–600	589	241.00–259.00	252.18
4	600–650	614	230.00–231.00	230.50
9	650–700	675	220.00–227.50	224.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	182.50	182.50
12	850–900	890	175.50	175.50
12	900–950	913	171.00–175.50	174.37
36	950–1000	977	173.00–175.50	174.80
11	1000–1050	1,008	174.50	174.50
5	1050–1100	1,072	174.50	174.50
12	1100–1150	1,121	173.50–175.50	174.91
5	1150–1200	1,157	172.00–174.50	173.80
6	1200–1250	1,229	173.50	173.50
3	1300–1350	1,343	167.00	167.00
3	1350–1400	1,368	168.00	168.00
20	1400–1450	1,430	160.00–167.50	164.10
3	1450–1500	1,463	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	484	160.00	160.00
1	750–800	790	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	167.50	167.50
1	450–500	475	170.00	170.00
4	750–800	754	169.00	169.00
1	800–850	835	168.00	168.00
2	900–950	903	165.00–168.50	166.75
1	1000–1050	1,025	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	322.50	322.50
4	600–650	633	261.00	261.00
9	650–700	655	247.50–250.00	249.16
3	700–750	718	229.00	229.00
6	750–800	798	213.00	213.00
2	900–950	940	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	358	389.00–393.00	391.32
25	450–500	474	354.00–364.00	358.51
10	500–550	509	339.00–345.00	340.25
17	550–600	567	327.00–331.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	351.00	351.00
2	700–750	745	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	381.00–387.50	384.55
7	350–400	391	376.00–377.00	376.42
14	400–450	433	350.00–367.00	359.65
29	450–500	487	327.50–357.00	341.75
13	500–550	514	316.00–322.50	319.88
42	550–600	573	301.00–314.00	306.14
20	600–650	619	286.00–306.00	290.82
38	650–700	662	265.00–299.00	282.63
9	700–750	715	232.00–258.00	240.81
12	750–800	766	226.00–240.00	234.14
11	800–850	824	212.50–230.00	221.97
11	850–900	862	214.00	214.00
1	950–1000	980	187.50	187.50
1	1200–1250	1,200	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	335	392.00–397.50	393.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	633	262.50	262.50
6	650–700	650	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	443	311.00	311.00
16	500–550	515	291.00	291.00
2	600–650	633	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	514	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	501	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	357.50	357.50
6	400–450	441	351.00	351.00
2	600–650	643	270.00	270.00
4	650–700	684	242.00–243.00	242.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	313.00	313.00
5	450–500	477	316.00	316.00
4	500–550	544	304.00	304.00
6	550–600	596	287.50	287.50
6	650–700	661	278.00	278.00
1	950–1000	955	180.00	180.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	187.50	187.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,725	2,775.00	2,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,233	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,195	2,000.00–2,375.00	2,231.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,328	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,147.58
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,447	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,363	1,825.00–2,150.00	2,080.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,625	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,307	2,425.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	885	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,195	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,773.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,119	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,179	1,625.00–1,875.00	1,763.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	680	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	818	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,469.43
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	675	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,043	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,075.00	2,075.00

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)	11	—	1,284	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,218	1,610.00	1,610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	977	1,575.00–1,625.00	1,591.38
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,289	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,178	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,258	1,425.00–1,675.00	1,593.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	830	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,440.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,088	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,560.17

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	—	1,070	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	893	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,292	875.00–1,110.00	995.39
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,126	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,430	1,725.00–1,875.00	1,803.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,038	1,825.00–2,075.00	1,965.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,074	1,825.00–2,150.00	2,045.87
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,463	1,810.00–1,900.00	1,865.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,020	2,000.00	2,000.00

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)	7	—	1,181	2,225.00–2,250.00	2,237.68

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	33	—	1,032	144.00–166.00	154.38

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	5	—	1,007	121.00–140.00	133.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	46	—	911	169.00–198.00	179.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	730	222.00	222.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	809	200.00–211.00	205.66

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	—	670	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	661	1,450.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,630	133.00–137.00	134.62
7	—	1,559	120.00–132.00	127.82
2	—	1,780	125.00–129.00	126.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,345	115.00–116.00	115.35
46	—	1,379	109.00–175.00	129.01
32	—	1,363	125.00–142.50	132.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,400	134.50–137.00	135.46
1	—	1,445	86.00	86.00
28	—	1,508	121.00–133.00	127.29
54	—	1,564	102.50–120.50	115.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,081	60.00–89.00	80.09
1	—	1,150	132.00	132.00
64	—	1,296	90.00–120.00	113.79
59	—	1,140	71.00–110.00	100.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,115	90.00–110.00	102.41
126	—	1,088	102.00–161.00	123.11
8	—	1,145	112.00–132.00	120.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,716	121.00–125.00	121.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,763	145.00–152.50	148.85
6	—	1,504	125.00–143.50	136.64
52	—	1,624	104.00–171.50	141.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	187.50	187.50
3	—	1,287	138.00–150.00	143.38

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.