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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Apr 29

● As filed190 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 190 priced lines covering 2,255 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,604 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 882 head. replacement cattle receipts at 476 head. Counted as USDA files them — 121 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Apr 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,604Last week 1,414Year ago 4,775

Slaughter CattleReceipts 882Last week 711Year ago 936

Replacement CattleReceipts 476Last week 239Year ago 411

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. Feeder steers under 700 lbs were thinly tested, trading 4.00 lower to sharply lower. No market test on steers and heifers over 700 lbs. Feeder heifers 450-700 lbs thinly tested, trading mostly 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. The next available report will be Monday, May 13, 2024.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	464	272.50	272.50
3	600–650	628	247.50	247.50
1	750–800	750	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	300.00	300.00
13	400–450	426	266.00–302.50	291.60
14	500–550	536	241.00–256.00	245.09
8	650–700	663	216.00	216.00
1	850–900	870	200.00	200.00
2	950–1000	995	165.00–172.50	168.75
1	1000–1050	1,025	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	700.00	700.00
3	350–400	352	332.00	332.00
12	400–450	433	303.00–311.00	306.33
35	450–500	472	291.00–301.00	297.87
20	500–550	510	285.00–309.00	306.43
24	550–600	585	265.00–270.00	268.17
16	600–650	616	250.00–258.00	252.22
12	650–700	690	235.00	235.00
2	950–1000	965	197.50–200.00	198.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	387	300.00	300.00
9	450–500	455	261.00–274.00	266.84
5	650–700	698	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	402	251.00	251.00
6	450–500	459	236.00–241.00	237.64
2	550–600	598	230.00	230.00
3	600–650	600	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	286	321.00	321.00
19	300–350	328	295.00–301.00	298.33
8	350–400	382	287.00–295.00	290.87
35	400–450	403	287.00–297.00	293.94
18	450–500	488	271.00–272.00	271.28
45	500–550	524	261.00–278.50	268.21
10	550–600	567	251.00–257.00	253.05
20	600–650	644	231.00–240.00	235.96
8	650–700	651	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	350	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	425	327.50	327.50
5	550–600	588	290.00	290.00
3	750–800	750	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	338	325.00	325.00
24	400–450	432	317.00–325.00	322.93
3	450–500	475	306.00	306.00
9	500–550	540	260.00–281.00	274.03
8	550–600	584	236.00–266.00	254.95
4	600–650	603	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	685	211.00	211.00
29	800–850	833	191.00–193.00	192.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	387	364.00–366.00	365.00
25	450–500	478	321.00–332.00	325.58
46	550–600	585	286.00–295.50	291.65
17	600–650	608	281.00–294.00	286.10
3	650–700	692	256.00	256.00
21	700–750	701	253.00–264.00	261.89
11	900–950	903	209.00	209.00
1	950–1000	960	210.00	210.00
1	1150–1200	1,180	185.00	185.00
1	1200–1250	1,210	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	518	287.50	287.50
1	700–750	745	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	650	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	556	301.00–307.00	305.29
7	600–650	608	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	332.00	332.00
6	450–500	494	293.00	293.00
8	500–550	509	291.00–292.00	291.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	475	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	296	363.00–374.00	369.62
16	350–400	371	345.00–348.00	346.74
4	400–450	419	349.00	349.00
24	450–500	472	312.00–317.00	313.71
21	500–550	518	304.00–306.00	305.29
2	550–600	575	272.00	272.00
2	650–700	695	247.50	247.50
13	750–800	753	219.00	219.00
18	850–900	862	206.50	206.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	170.00	170.00
1	550–600	550	165.00	165.00
1	700–750	710	165.00	165.00
3	750–800	780	160.00–169.00	165.01
2	800–850	823	165.00	165.00
1	850–900	855	165.00	165.00
2	900–950	928	161.00	161.00
7	950–1000	963	161.00–171.50	167.83
1	1250–1300	1,260	160.00	160.00
3	1300–1350	1,329	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	175.00	175.00
7	500–550	546	178.00	178.00
9	600–650	623	177.00–177.50	177.22
6	750–800	754	171.00–175.00	174.34
5	850–900	861	171.00–173.00	172.20
8	900–950	932	170.00–174.50	172.44
12	950–1000	981	173.50–174.50	174.42
8	1000–1050	1,029	170.00–174.50	173.37
12	1050–1100	1,093	170.00	170.00
28	1100–1150	1,119	170.00–176.50	172.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	150.00	150.00
1	750–800	770	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	472	311.00	311.00
4	550–600	585	271.00	271.00
3	750–800	773	202.50	202.50
3	1000–1050	1,012	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	583	251.00	251.00
2	700–750	715	203.00	203.00
2	750–800	783	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	750–800	781	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	965	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	653	192.50	192.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	22	—	1,327	2,225.00	2,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,261	2,200.00–2,575.00	2,475.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	2,025.00–2,050.00	2,036.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	994	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,318.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,246	1,825.00–1,950.00	1,871.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,060	1,850.00–2,100.00	2,032.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,418	2,425.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,344	1,925.00–2,250.00	2,038.61
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,519	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,539	2,325.00	2,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,446	2,250.00	2,250.00

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	1	—	1,350	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,068	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,461.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,260.00	1,260.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	933	1,250.00–1,625.00	1,508.28

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	—	745	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,062	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,542.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,610	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,207	1,425.00–1,610.00	1,522.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	980	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,427.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	983	1,425.00–1,510.00	1,459.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,705	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,329	1,275.00–2,150.00	1,650.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,255	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,379	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,030	1,200.00–1,510.00	1,449.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	1,310.00–1,325.00	1,318.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	890	1,025.00	1,025.00

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)	10	—	1,336	1,710.00–1,825.00	1,756.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,237	1,760.00–1,875.00	1,796.20
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	1,395	1,810.00–2,035.00	1,874.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	36	—	948	1,800.00–2,275.00	1,993.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,094	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,159	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,109	1,725.00–1,985.00	1,928.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,023	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,767.26

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	50	—	939	150.00–167.50	157.24
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	160.00	160.00

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	28	—	1,017	122.00–147.50	138.71

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	71	—	794	171.00–199.00	186.38
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	694	180.00	180.00

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	21	—	797	200.00–211.00	205.60

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	2	—	1,170	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,610.00	1,610.00

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	—	750	2,025.00	2,025.00

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	—	838	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,328.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	868	1,275.00–1,725.00	1,478.98

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)	6	—	971	2,000.00–2,425.00	2,207.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,093	111.00–134.00	122.97
248	—	1,095	101.00–165.00	123.26
1	—	1,360	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,728	124.50–130.00	128.12
28	—	1,569	111.00–139.50	125.39
15	—	1,635	132.00–138.00	135.50
1	—	1,760	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,255	92.00–120.00	115.59
20	—	1,261	65.00–92.50	79.60
8	—	1,243	122.00–131.00	126.02
46	—	1,221	71.00–111.50	102.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	119.50	119.50
3	—	1,758	120.00–132.00	126.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	1,319	106.00–185.00	133.81
31	—	1,309	125.00–146.00	134.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,549	102.00–120.50	115.76
11	—	1,409	134.00–142.50	137.18
64	—	1,528	121.00–131.50	124.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,731	131.00–139.00	136.77
84	—	1,692	118.00–165.00	142.82
14	—	1,923	140.50–150.50	147.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,123	135.00–170.00	145.78
8	—	1,180	119.00–137.00	128.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	170.00–177.50	173.43

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.