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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Nov 18

● As filed247 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 247 priced lines covering 12,317 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,278 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,096 head. replacement cattle receipts at 3,856 head. Counted as USDA files them — 78 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Nov 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,278Last week 2,705Year ago 2,274

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,096Last week 1,691Year ago 638

Replacement CattleReceipts 3,856Last week 239Year ago 343

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 to Good. Heavy market activity in the southern markets of the state. Feeder steers and heifers across all weight classes were mostly sharply higher this week. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. The next available report will be Monday, December 2, 2024.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	286	325.00–335.00	332.66
18	300–350	319	335.00–365.00	356.87
22	350–400	380	290.00–327.50	310.95
4	400–450	423	299.00	299.00
7	450–500	469	279.00–281.00	279.85
187	500–550	527	233.00–264.00	256.00
28	550–600	579	236.00–241.00	237.18
86	600–650	625	231.00–240.00	236.23
3	650–700	662	226.00–228.00	226.00
22	700–750	717	212.00–239.00	220.44
17	750–800	758	207.00–221.00	216.81
10	850–900	863	217.00	217.00
6	900–950	910	181.00	181.00
3	950–1000	980	185.00–200.00	191.04
4	1000–1050	1,040	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
6	200–250	200	625.00	625.00
4	250–300	270	675.00	675.00
9	400–450	424	281.00–286.00	283.83
5	450–500	481	268.50	268.50
16	500–550	545	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	335.00	335.00
7	400–450	404	280.00	280.00
8	450–500	476	266.00	266.00
9	500–550	533	241.00–256.00	244.38
2	550–600	557	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	322.50	322.50
7	400–450	433	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	585	217.00	217.00
4	700–750	704	216.00	216.00
15	800–850	843	190.00–200.00	191.30
1	850–900	870	191.00	191.00
2	900–950	923	180.00–186.00	182.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	381	337.50–357.50	342.65
20	450–500	489	266.00–282.50	272.49
25	500–550	513	253.00–281.00	266.37
46	600–650	623	247.00–249.00	248.15
17	650–700	675	224.00–226.00	225.05
12	700–750	734	215.00–232.00	223.44
35	800–850	820	209.00–215.00	211.56
3	850–900	885	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	380.00	380.00
28	300–350	326	355.00–389.00	377.56
96	350–400	369	338.00–387.50	362.90
211	400–450	429	290.00–347.50	317.36
327	450–500	477	280.00–317.50	296.14
246	500–550	512	261.00–288.00	279.58
420	550–600	571	241.00–266.00	255.12
273	600–650	633	235.00–253.50	249.92
135	650–700	666	223.00–245.00	237.51
141	700–750	712	221.00–244.50	240.05
59	750–800	784	232.00–241.50	240.84
27	800–850	813	211.00–232.00	224.20
9	850–900	890	216.00	216.00
1	900–950	945	200.00	200.00
5	1000–1050	1,036	195.00	195.00
2	1050–1100	1,053	187.50	187.50
1	1100–1150	1,100	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	365	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	873	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	460	295.00–296.00	295.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
57	550–600	564	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	316	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	419	345.00	345.00
20	450–500	458	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	791	195.00	195.00
3	1000–1050	1,025	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	650–700	660	217.50–222.00	221.45
14	700–750	735	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	282	405.00–500.00	433.78
2	300–350	335	495.00	495.00
10	400–450	411	385.00–395.00	392.98
3	550–600	585	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	655	237.50	237.50
2	800–850	805	212.50	212.50
6	900–950	917	197.50–200.00	198.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	278	455.00–465.00	461.08
48	300–350	330	455.00–500.00	478.34
99	350–400	379	412.50–460.00	433.89
152	400–450	420	385.00–415.00	403.61
112	450–500	473	332.50–380.00	347.72
426	500–550	518	308.00–332.50	322.40
344	550–600	570	286.00–323.00	301.21
641	600–650	621	271.00–302.00	283.83
221	650–700	687	261.00–276.00	268.57
234	700–750	715	248.00–277.75	264.95
34	750–800	768	231.00–246.00	237.02
84	800–850	847	223.00–254.50	249.97
5	850–900	883	225.00	225.00
52	900–950	931	208.00–236.00	229.59
15	950–1000	957	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	500.00	500.00
12	300–350	306	515.00–540.00	532.24
3	400–450	402	440.00	440.00
5	450–500	458	427.50	427.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	455.00	455.00
15	400–450	418	407.50–420.00	409.15
10	450–500	457	392.50	392.50
27	500–550	534	305.00–320.00	310.22
21	550–600	567	273.00	273.00
42	600–650	641	271.25–274.00	272.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	250	420.00	420.00
4	300–350	339	425.00	425.00
50	350–400	387	390.00–415.00	402.21
55	400–450	434	350.00–407.50	369.80
75	450–500	475	315.00–345.00	324.26
52	500–550	533	292.50–318.00	302.70
96	550–600	584	265.00–284.00	272.60
74	600–650	634	243.00–271.00	260.36
96	650–700	675	237.00–255.00	248.20
87	700–750	718	237.00–247.50	242.43
3	900–950	945	181.00	181.00
1	1100–1150	1,110	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	546	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	381.00	381.00
17	400–450	447	325.00–387.50	361.76
29	500–550	536	279.00–292.50	285.55
2	600–650	630	243.00	243.00
18	700–750	737	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	243	382.50	382.50
2	250–300	263	405.00	405.00
10	450–500	484	322.00	322.00
30	550–600	551	292.00	292.00
30	600–650	622	275.50	275.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	360.00	360.00
21	400–450	435	322.50–340.00	332.22
14	450–500	488	300.00–317.50	308.76
4	550–600	569	236.00	236.00
10	650–700	667	220.00–221.00	220.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	391	325.00	325.00
16	400–450	437	326.00–340.00	327.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	310	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	990	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	333	180.00–190.00	187.91
3	350–400	360	185.00	185.00
1	400–450	435	175.00	175.00
7	700–750	723	171.00	171.00
1	750–800	795	171.00	171.00
6	1000–1050	1,030	165.00–168.00	167.51
1	1100–1150	1,105	167.50	167.50
4	1200–1250	1,214	164.00–169.00	167.11
3	1300–1350	1,335	165.00–165.50	165.33
1	1350–1400	1,385	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	938	178.50	178.50
8	950–1000	971	177.00–177.50	177.25
14	1000–1050	1,025	176.00–177.50	176.75
4	1050–1100	1,051	176.50	176.50
20	1100–1150	1,129	172.00–176.50	175.95
10	1150–1200	1,176	172.00–176.00	175.36
7	1200–1250	1,224	170.00–174.00	172.93
7	1250–1300	1,271	167.50–169.00	168.14
1	1350–1400	1,355	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	915	164.00	164.00
3	950–1000	955	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1000–1050	1,023	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1100–1150	1,146	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	16	—	1,294	1,825.00–1,950.00	1,920.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	1,090	1,725.00–2,210.00	1,824.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	115	—	1,421	1,825.00–2,400.00	2,013.86
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	167	—	1,353	1,500.00–2,400.00	1,857.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	124	—	1,307	1,310.00–1,950.00	1,809.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	218	—	1,307	2,010.00–2,850.00	2,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	209	—	1,341	1,675.00–2,400.00	2,080.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	326	—	1,262	2,150.00–2,900.00	2,643.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	311	—	1,184	2,075.00–2,900.00	2,566.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	112	—	1,263	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,484.29
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	49	—	1,226	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,715.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	146	—	1,046	1,525.00–2,200.00	1,817.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	16	—	1,432	1,650.00–2,150.00	1,998.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	16	—	1,258	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,581.51
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	108	—	1,344	1,875.00–2,100.00	1,923.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	82	—	1,085	1,825.00–2,375.00	2,115.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	52	—	1,190	1,625.00–2,250.00	2,168.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	34	—	1,344	1,800.00–2,475.00	2,373.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	127	—	1,350	2,250.00–2,825.00	2,569.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	31	—	1,293	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,047.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	—	1,364	1,925.00–2,325.00	2,219.70

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)	152	—	1,154	1,475.00–1,685.00	1,563.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,204	1,325.00–1,775.00	1,664.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	—	1,194	1,525.00–2,100.00	2,000.11
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	120	—	1,198	1,410.00–1,850.00	1,658.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	44	—	1,327	2,350.00–2,375.00	2,353.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	60	—	1,105	1,325.00–2,450.00	2,078.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,345	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,079.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,158	1,325.00–1,625.00	1,569.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,525.00	1,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	28	—	1,114	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,266.02
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,211	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,562.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	965	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,030	1,375.00–1,725.00	1,570.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	26	—	1,106	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,562.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,050	1,275.00–1,775.00	1,504.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,107	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	705	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	850	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	760.00–810.00	786.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,338	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	898	875.00–950.00	891.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,045	1,125.00	1,125.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	188	—	1,154	2,775.00–3,300.00	3,133.27

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	17	—	1,164	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	41	—	1,262	2,225.00–2,630.00	2,463.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,373	2,700.00–2,875.00	2,804.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,475	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	—	1,387	2,000.00	2,000.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	70	—	877	1,550.00–2,300.00	2,098.16
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	989	2,650.00–2,685.00	2,668.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	755	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425.33

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	99	—	1,054	1,910.00–2,625.00	2,511.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	198	—	982	2,125.00–2,900.00	2,616.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	944	1,610.00–2,000.00	1,927.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	175.00	175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	79	—	885	161.00–205.00	188.43

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	10	—	906	200.00–217.50	210.56

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	151	—	984	139.00–178.00	154.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	683	115.00	115.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	56	—	1,022	111.00–147.50	133.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	157.50	157.50
2	—	1,153	125.00–128.00	126.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,728	125.00–135.50	130.62
17	—	1,443	96.00–121.00	115.58
53	—	1,815	134.00–155.00	142.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,774	113.00–117.00	115.01
2	—	1,938	107.50–114.50	111.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,084	109.00–133.00	122.40
123	—	979	40.00–89.00	76.34
487	—	1,162	96.00–118.50	109.90
256	—	1,103	84.00–109.00	99.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,615	121.00–130.00	122.11
23	—	1,638	110.00–125.50	117.87
20	—	1,621	103.00–117.00	110.06
2	—	1,590	74.00–80.00	76.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
166	—	1,448	87.00–109.00	102.13
19	—	1,463	50.00–91.00	81.65
307	—	1,371	106.50–119.00	112.53
12	—	1,392	119.00–136.00	122.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,066	142.50–170.00	157.47
188	—	1,125	103.00–140.00	115.99
42	—	1,159	92.00–108.50	103.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,358	142.50–169.00	150.73
21	—	1,337	102.00–118.00	110.05
139	—	1,418	115.00–140.00	121.05

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.