Colorado weekly cattle auction summary

The Colorado weekly cattle auction summary reported receipts of 7,944 head selling the week ending Sept. 24, compared to 5,511 head trading the previous week and 2,464 head selling a year ago, according to USDA-Colorado Department of Agriculture Market News, Greeley, Colorado.

This report includes results from Winter Livestock Auction, La Junta Livestock, Sterling Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Compared to a week ago, feeder steers weighing under 400 pounds were selling steady to $6 higher, those 400 to 550 pounds were trading mostly $4 to $8 lower, 550 to 750 pounds were selling unevenly steady and those over 750 pounds were trading $1 to $8 lower. Feeder heifers weighing under 500 pounds were selling mostly $2 to $3 lower, those 500 to 850 pounds were trading steady to $3 higher and over 850 pounds were selling mostly unevenly steady. Slaughter cows were trading unevenly steady with bulls selling steady to $5.50 lower. The supply included 73% feeder cattle (58% steers, 41% heifers, 1% bulls); 21% slaughter cattle (90% cows, 10% bulls); 6% replacement cattle (81% stock cows, 15% bred cows, 2% bred heifers, 2% cow-calf pairs). Feeder cattle supply over 600 pounds was 44%.

Feeder steers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 6 head, 260 lbs., 215.00; 65 head, 306 to 347 lbs., 203.00 to 210.00 (208.27); 39 head, 358 to 376 lbs., 191.00 to 202.00 (197.21); 159 head, 401 to 444 lbs., 171.00 to 187.50 (179.35); 234 head, 450 to 489 lbs., 159.00 to 173.50 (165.37); 13 head, 450 lbs., 169.00, fancy; 7 head, 454 lbs., 176.00, thin fleshed; 367 head, 500 to 543 lbs., 148.00 to 164.50 (153.62); 177 head, 551 to 591 lbs., 143.00 to 154.00 (147.18); 106 head, 608 to 641 lbs., 144.00 to 150.50 (147.34); 194 head, 602 to 646 lbs., 138.50 to 145.50 (141.36), unweaned; 66 head, 650 to 697 lbs., 144.00 to 148.25 (146.02); 7 head, 653 to 656 lbs., 135.00, unweaned; 119 head, 708 to 742 lbs., 133.50 to 146.50 (141.74); 80 head, 725 to 742 lbs., 136.50 to 139.00 (137.07), unweaned; 49 head, 761 to 794 lbs., 136.00 to 139.00 (136.76); 116 head, 803 to 837 lbs., 135.00 to 140.50 (137.80); 72 head, 818 lbs., 141.00 to 143.00 (142.42), fancy; 85 head, 853 to 895 lbs., 131.50 to 140.50 (135.65); 47 head, 893 lbs., 143.10, fancy; 157 head, 900 to 939 lbs., 131.00 to 139.75 (135.56); 83 head, 961 to 989 lbs., 125.00 to 131.25 (126.69); 36 head, 1017 to 1020 lbs., 117.50 to 120.00 (118.75); 4 head, 1063 lbs., 127.00. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 3 head, 305 lbs., 166.00, full; 14 head, 368 to 393 lbs., 172.00 to 180.00 (178.20); 56 head, 425 to 441 lbs., 161.00 to 177.00 (169.10); 89 head, 452 to 494 lbs., 153.50 to 160.50 (156.17); 55 head, 575 to 587 lbs., 137.00 to 146.50 (141.18); 26 head, 658 to 686 lbs., 130.00 to 141.00 (133.05); 7 head, 795 lbs., 128.00. Medium and large frame 2, 3 head, 495 lbs., 143.00; 3 head, 743 lbs., 118.00. Large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 11 head, 981 lbs., 127.00. Large frame 1 to 2, 15 head, 425 lbs., 173.00; 2 head, 860 lbs., 127.00. Medium frame 1, 16 head, 878 lbs., 136.25.

Feeder heifers: Medium and large frame 1, 31 head, 280 to 291 lbs., 173.00 to 174.00 (173.91); 38 head, 301 to 341 lbs., 143.00 to 171.00 (159.06); 33 head, 350 to 379 lbs., 141.00 to 167.00 (154.21); 155 head, 400 to 446 lbs., 132.00 to 160.00 (144.27); 205 head, 451 to 498 lbs., 131.00 to 148.00 (138.59); 5 head, 483 lbs., 142.00, thin fleshed; 269 head, 500 to 547 lbs., 125.50 to 145.50 (132.18); 182 head, 557 to 598 lbs., 124.00 to 137.00 (130.92); 70 head, 614 to 632 lbs., 121.00 to 139.00 (133.56); 63 head, 603 to 640 lbs., 132.50 to 133.00 (132.94), unweaned; 57 head, 669 to 698 lbs., 131.50 to 136.25 (133.64); 77 head, 658 to 685 lbs., 129.50 to 132.50 (130.11), unweaned; 58 head, 700 to 736 lbs., 130.25 to 136.50 (133.23); 13 head, 700 to 730 lbs., 128.50, unweaned; 16 head, 752 lbs., 132.50; 22 head, 794 lbs., 123.00, unweaned; 52 head, 818 to 821 lbs., 124.75 to 133.50 (128.28); 21 head, 807 lbs., 131.00, fancy; 31 head, 880 to 888 lbs., 119.50 to 120.50 (119.92); 28 head, 901 to 935 lbs., 119.50 to 129.50 (121.65); 31 head, 974 to 980 lbs., 114.50 to 128.00 (117.13); 2 head, 1053 lbs., 120.00. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 55 head, 350 to 388 lbs., 152.00 to 159.00 (153.98); 106 head, 405 to 441 lbs., 129.00 to 146.00 (138.87); 32 head, 460 to 469 lbs., 131.00 to 141.00 (137.06); 24 head, 528 to 547 lbs., 128.00 to 141.00 (132.01); 11 head, 554 to 567 lbs., 120.00; 6 head, 605 to 630 lbs., 128.00 to 132.00 (129.96); 7 head, 626 lbs., 127.00, unweaned; 15 head, 684 lbs., 121.00, unweaned; 8 head, 743 lbs., 132.50; 44 head, 756 to 763 lbs., 121.00 to 130.25 (124.97); 17 head, 806 to 833 lbs., 130.00 to 131.50 (131.32); 17 head, 900 lbs., 111.00; 14 head, 979 lbs., 109.00. Medium and large frame 2, 7 head, 368 to 381 lbs., 141.00 to 147.00 (144.48); 9 head, 453 lbs., 132.00; 6 head, 576 lbs., 125.00; 15 head, 807 to 814 lbs., 113.00 to 121.50 (116.38). Medium frame 1 to 2, 3 head, 702 lbs., 125.00.

Feeder bulls: Medium and large frame 1, 15 head, 706 lbs., 119.00. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 10 head, 635 to 639 lbs., 110.00 to 117.00 (114.91); 4 head, 800 lbs., 113.00.

Slaughter cows: Breaker 75 to 80%, per hundredweight/actual weight, 20 head, 1360 to 1805 lbs., 58.00 to 69.00 (64.42), average; 21 head, 1270 to 1943 lbs., 51.00 to 63.50 (57.25), low. Boner 80 to 85%, 43 head, 1055 to 1714 lbs., 58.00 to 72.00 (62.83), average; 140 head, 890 to 1820 lbs., 50.00 to 60.00 (56.56), low; 17 head, 1115 to 1585 lbs., 46.00 to 53.00 (49.89), very low. Lean 85 to 90%, 90 head, 564 to 1680 lbs., 52.00 to 65.00 (58.84), average; 1 head, 1100 lbs., 68.00, high; 246 head, 580 to 1754 lbs., 43.00 to 55.50 (51.04), low; 86 head, 475 to 1443 lbs., 33.00 to 47.50 (42.92), very low.

Slaughter bulls: 1 to 2, per hundredweight/actual weight, 37 head, 705 to 2385 lbs., 76.00 to 89.00 (81.46), average; 2 head, 935 to 1080 lbs., 90.00 to 91.00 (90.54), high; 36 head, 1275 to 2460 lbs., 51.00 to 79.50 (71.98), low.

Replacement cows: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, from 5 to 8 years, open, 121 head, 1094 to 1474 lbs., 55.00 to 65.50 (59.63). Medium and large frame 2, more than 2 years, open, 5 head, 805 to 1027 lbs., 88.00 to 96.00 (90.75); from 2 to 4 years, open, 2 head, 1180 to 1440 lbs., 65.50 to 69.00 (67.42); from 5 to 8 years, open, 27 head, 1235 to 1720 lbs., 59.00 to 70.00 (65.79); less than 8 years, open, 5 head, 1210 to 1525 lbs., 53.50 to 60.50 (55.95). Medium and large frame 2 to 3, more than 2 years, open, 14 head, 955 to 1050 lbs., 80.00 to 86.00 (83.17). Medium and large frame 3, more than 2 years, open, 5 head, 1015 to 1290 lbs., 70.00 to 78.50 (71.40). Large frame 2, from 2 to 4 years, open, 1 head, 1130 lbs., 69.00. Large frame 2 to 3, more than 2 years, open, 23 head, 905 to 1356 lbs., 80.00 to 87.00 (84.56); from 2 to 4 years, open, 2 head, 1710 lbs., 69.00. Large frame 3, more than 2 years, open, 32 head, 664 to 1340 lbs., 69.50 to 82.00 (72.24). Large frame 4, more than 2 year, open, 3 head, 1115 to 1285 lbs., 65.00 to 68.00 (66.91).

Bred cows: Medium and large frame 1 to 2, per hundredweight/actual weight, from 2 to 4 years, first trimester, 3 head, 1208 lbs., 1000.00; from 2 to 8 years, first trimester, 6 head, 1263 to 1443 lbs., 800.00 to 1025.00 (868.49); from 5 to 8 years, first trimester, 4 head, 1203 to 1338 lbs., 850.00 to 925.00 (885.51); from 5 to 8 years, second trimester, 5 head, 1135 to 1420 lbs., 910.00 to 1050.00 (974.05); from 5 to 8 years, third trimester, 1 head, 1300 lbs., 935.00; more than 5 years, second trimester, 4 head, 1065 to 1200 lbs., 750.00 to 860.00 (775.11). Medium and large frame 2, from 2 to 4 years, first trimester, 4 head, 1040 to 1055 lbs., 785.00 to 950.00 (877.45); from 2 to 4 years, second trimester, 2 head, 950 lbs., 900.00; from 5 to 8 years, first trimester, 4 head, 1120 to 1390 lbs., 650.00 to 810.00 (744.54); less than 8 years, first trimester, 1 head, 1330 lbs., 800.00. Medium and large frame 3, per head/actual weight, from 2 to 8 years, first to second trimester, 2 head, 1148 lbs., 910.00; less than 8 years, first trimester, 7 head, 1282 lbs., 700.00. Large frame 2, per head/actual weight, from 2 to 8 years, first trimester, 3 head, 1377 lbs., 950.00.

Bred heifers: Medium and large frame 1 to 2, per head/actual weight, more than 2 years, first trimester, 1 head, 780 lbs., 875.00; more than 2 years, third trimester, 1 head, 1290 lbs., 1100.00. Medium and large frame 2, per head/actual weight, more than 2 years, third trimester, 1 head, 1000 lbs., 925.00. Large frame 1 to 2, per head/actual weight, more than 2 years, first trimester, 2 head, 1005 lbs., 975.00. Small and medium frame 2 to 3, per head/actual weight, more than 2 years, first trimester, 2 head, 698 lbs., 325.00.

Cow-calf pairs: Medium and large frame 1 to 2 with 150 to 300 pounds calf, per family/actual weight, from 2 to 8 years, first trimester, 1 head, 1530 lbs., 1075.00; from 5 to 8 years, open, 1 head, 1395 lbs., 1150.00. Medium and large frame 2 with less than 300 pounds calf, per family/actual weight, less than 5 years, open, 2 head, 1505 lbs., 1285.00. Medium and large frame 3 with more than 150 pounds calf, per family/actual weight, from 5 to 8 years, open, 1 head, 1160 lbs., 925.00.