Colorado weekly livestock auction summary

The Colorado weekly cattle auction summary reported receipts of 18,355 head selling the week ending on Oct. 22, compared to 13,131 head trading the previous week and 15,757 head selling a year ago, according to USDA-Colorado Department of Agriculture Market News, Greeley, Colorado.

This report includes results from Livestock Exchange, Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Sterling Livestock and Centennial Livestock. Compared to a week ago, trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Feeder steers weighing under 500 pounds were trading mostly $3 to $4 higher, those 500 to 850 pounds were selling $5 to $8 lower with instances trading sharply lower, and those over 850 pounds selling steady to $1 higher on a light test. Feeder heifers under 450 pounds were trading $5 to $9 higher, those 450 to 700 pounds were selling $2 to $6 lower, and over 700 pounds were lightly tested with trade mixed from $3 lower to $4 higher. Supply included: 83% feeder cattle (58% steers, 42% heifers, 0% bulls); 8% slaughter cattle (93% cows, 7% bulls); 9% replacement cattle (44% stock cows, 47% bred cows, 6% bred heifers, 2% cow-calf pairs). Feeder cattle supply over 600 pounds was 33%.

Feeder steers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 8 head, 323 lbs., 184.00; 62 head, 353 to 399 lbs., 180.00 to 200.00 (187.44); 230 head, 407 to 448 lbs., 156.00 to 179.00 (170.46); 58 head, 405 to 432 lbs., 155.00 to 165.00 (162.11), full; 27 head, 431 to 443 lbs., 165.00 to 179.00 (174.25), thin fleshed; 336 head, 451 to 497 lbs., 143.00 to 171.00 (157.98); 29 head, 461 to 466 lbs., 169.00 to 172.00 (170.54), thin fleshed; 775 head, 500 to 546 lbs., 137.00 to 164.75 (145.48); 29 head, 502 to 506 lbs., 151.00 to 155.00 (151.82), thin fleshed; 1263 head, 550 to 596 lbs., 129.00 to 155.25 (136.28); 8 head, 551 to 553 lbs., 139.00 to 141.00 (140.25), full; 50 head, 552 to 560 lbs., 141.50 to 145.00 (142.98), thin fleshed; 554 head, 603 to 646 lbs., 130.00 to 145.50 (136.23); 553 head, 600 to 640 lbs., 125.50 to 135.00 (130.32), unweaned; 213 head, 650 to 694 lbs., 127.50 to 143.50 (137.26); 3 head, 665 lbs., 119.00, full; 318 head, 651 to 698 lbs., 120.00 to 130.50 (126.32), unweaned; 134 head, 700 to 739 lbs., 128.00 to 133.00 (131.26); 207 head, 702 to 746 lbs., 119.00 to 129.50 (125.53), unweaned; 70 head, 752 to 783 lbs., 129.00 to 139.50 (136.06); 14 head, 750 lbs., 130.00 (130.00), fleshy; 26 head, 762 lbs., 121.00, unweaned; 22 head, 834 to 848 lbs., 130.00 to 134.00 (131.44); 211 head, 855 to 872 lbs., 131.75 to 138.25 (138.16); 41 head, 878 to 887 lbs., 119.50 to 129.00 (127.83), full; 40 head, 977 to 988 lbs., 119.50 to 125.00 (124.18); 27 head, 1023 lbs., 116.00. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 8 head, 292 lbs., 197.50; 57 head, 385 to 395 lbs., 161.00 to 178.00 (171.05); 87 head, 403 to 448 lbs., 137.50 to 167.00 (159.42); 64 head, 460 to 480 lbs., 150.00 to 158.00 (152.21); 45 head, 499 lbs., 148.50, full; 140 head, 502 to 549 lbs., 130.00 to 148.50 (142.61); 113 head, 551 to 598 lbs., 125.00 to 144.50 (136.40); 52 head, 608 to 645 lbs., 125.00 to 138.00 (133.18); 13 head, 645 lbs., 127.50, fleshy; 52 head, 651 to 671 lbs., 122.00 to 135.00 (126.14); 6 head, 678 lbs., 123.50, fleshy; 12 head, 670 lbs., 122.00, unweaned; 30 head, 708 to 734 lbs., 120.00 to 131.00 (122.10); 5 head, 824 lbs., 120.00; 39 head, 874 to 888 lbs., 121.00 to 124.00 (123.38); 15 head, 912 lbs., 122.50; 12 head, 1005 lbs., 104.00. Medium and large frame 2, 7 head, 395 lbs., 148.00; 4 head, 429 lbs., 147.00; 19 head, 495 to 499 lbs., 140.00 to 141.00 (140.79); 7 head, 516 lbs., 134.00; 39 head, 569 to 598 lbs., 125.00 to 131.00 (129.69); 5 head, 572 lbs., 126.00, full; 34 head, 604 to 628 lbs., 122.00 to 127.00 (124.27). Large frame 1, 192 head, 480 to 496 lbs., 146.00 to 151.00 (147.54); 29 head, 531 lbs., 129.00; 3 head, 552 lbs., 136.00; 9 head, 788 lbs., 125.00. Large frame 1 to 2, 12 head, 365 lbs., 175.00. Medium frame 1, 12 head, 363 to 382 lbs., 153.00 to 154.00 (153.40); 7 head, 404 lbs., 153.00; 10 head, 516 to 541 lbs., 130.00 to 131.00 (130.49); 31 head, 553 to 598 lbs., 128.00 to 128.50 (128.12); 8 head, 788 lbs., 119.50. Medium frame 1 to 2, 7 head, 289 lbs., 159.00, full; 6 head, 573 lbs., 110.00. Medium frame 2, 5 head, 390 lbs., 124.00. Small and medium frame 1, 27 head, 583 lbs., 121.00.

Feeder heifers: Medium and large frame 1, 34 head, 305 to 344 lbs., 157.00 to 167.50 (163.61); 6 head, 313 lbs., 155.00, full; 119 head, 366 to 395 lbs., 140.00 to 160.50 (152.02); 6 head, 397 lbs., 145.00, full; 6 head, 363 lbs., 149.00, natural; 259 head, 400 to 447 lbs., 135.00 to 151.50 (141.33); 8 head, 419 lbs., 151.00, thin fleshed; 772 head, 450 to 497 lbs., 122.00 to 150.00 (131.83); 46 head, 468 to 493 lbs., 134.00 to 142.50 (137.40), thin fleshed; 861 head, 500 to 548 lbs., 120.00 to 145.50 (126.52); 19 head, 509 lbs., 133.00, thin fleshed; 617 head, 550 to 595 lbs., 118.00 to 141.25 (125.27); 6 head, 572 lbs., 118.00, full; 206 head, 600 to 642 lbs., 120.50 to 133.00 (126.46); 371 head, 610 to 645 lbs., 115.50 to 124.00 (119.10), unweaned; 49 head, 650 to 688 lbs., 123.00 to 131.75 (124.92); 9 head, 658 lbs., 120.00, full; 138 head, 650 to 686 lbs., 115.50 to 126.00 (119.58), unweaned; 36 head, 706 to 711 lbs., 126.00 to 131.00 (128.87); 32 head, 712 to 743 lbs., 116.00 to 122.00 (120.26), unweaned; 11 head, 773 lbs., 126.00; 6 head, 799 lbs., 115.00, fleshy; 40 head, 812 lbs., 124.25; 8 head, 828 lbs., 119.00, unweaned; 29 head, 862 lbs., 121.00; 4 head, 939 lbs., 113.50; 4 head, 919 lbs., 97.50, fleshy; 9 head, 953 to 995 lbs., 112.00 to 118.00 (113.99). Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 4 head, 298 lbs., 152.00; 7 head, 315 to 326 lbs., 140.00; 46 head, 373 to 391 lbs., 139.00 to 151.00 (144.63); 23 head, 408 to 444 lbs., 128.00 to 141.00 (137.15); 186 head, 450 to 498 lbs., 117.50 to 141.50 (128.16); 4 head, 476 lbs., 130.00, full; 153 head, 502 to 546 lbs., 114.00 to 136.75 (129.45); 10 head, 538 to 539 lbs., 118.50 to 122.50 (120.10), full; 197 head, 551 to 593 lbs., 115.00 to 132.00 (125.08); 36 head, 613 to 616 lbs., 119.00 to 128.50 (124.05); 24 head, 665 to 696 lbs., 116.00 to 127.00 (121.23); 4 head, 681 lbs., 115.00, fleshy; 5 head, 720 lbs., 115.00. Medium and large frame 2, 7 head, 383 lbs., 136.00; 11 head, 427 to 443 lbs., 120.00 to 132.00 (127.66); 42 head, 464 to 482 lbs., 121.00 to 131.00 (128.17); 10 head, 532 lbs., 127.50; 11 head, 596 to 598 lbs., 110.00 to 117.50 (113.42); 8 head, 623 lbs., 113.00. Large frame 1, 38 head, 492 lbs., 118.00; 4 head, 539 lbs., 116.00; 8 head, 684 lbs., 117.00. Large frame 1 to 2, 17 head, 453 lbs., 119.00; 9 head, 859 lbs., 106.00; 5 head, 1027 lbs., 98.00. Large frame 2, 7 head, 573 to 592 lbs., 98.00 to 110.00 (104.76); 4 head, 625 lbs., 109.00; 13 head, 886 lbs., 95.00. Large frame 3, 7 head, 376 lbs., 103.00. Medium frame 1, 9 head, 401 lbs., 131.00; 11 head, 501 lbs., 113.00. Medium frame 1 to 2, 9 head, 327 lbs., 130.00, full; 23 head, 430 lbs., 121.00; 24 head, 570 lbs., 119.50. Small frame 1, 6 head, 544 lbs., 61.00.

Feeder bulls: Medium and large frame 1, 3 head, 297 lbs., 164.00; 3 head, 403 lbs., 148.00; 4 head, 573 lbs., 112.50, fleshy; 7 head, 608 to 633 lbs., 121.00 to 123.00 (121.84); 8 head, 671 lbs., 92.00; 6 head, 715 lbs., 100.00. Medium frame 1 to 2, 4 head, 518 lbs., 118.00.

Slaughter cows: Breaker 75 to 80%, per hundredweight/actual weight, 28 head, 1248 to 1835 lbs., 59.00 to 69.50 (63.76), average dressing; 13 head, 1430 to 1705 lbs., 65.00 to 72.50 (70.80), high; 51 head, 1223 to 2180 lbs., 50.00 to 58.50 (54.18), low; 5 head, 1688 to 1930 lbs., 43.00 to 48.50 (47.28), very low. Boner 80 to 85%, 42 head, 1030 to 1725 lbs., 56.00 to 64.50 (59.07), average; 2 head, 990 to 1375 lbs., 61.00 to 64.00 (62.74), high; 235 head, 935 to 1750 lbs., 45.00 to 56.50 (50.57), low; 24 head, 1243 to 1690 lbs., 36.00 to 44.50 (42.69), very low. Lean 85 to 90%, 61 head, 845 to 1406 lbs., 48.00 to 57.00 (52.63), average; 2 head, 1030 to 1035 lbs., 61.00 to 64.50 (62.75), high; 248 head, 800 to 1585 lbs., 40.00 to 49.50 (45.15), low; 94 head, 635 to 1535 lbs., 20.00 to 41.00 (32.04), very low.

Slaughter bulls: 1 to 2, per hundredweight/actual weight, 32 head, 1215 to 2255 lbs., 77.00 to 85.50 (80.87), average; 31 head, 1420 to 2230 lbs., 61.00 to 77.00 (73.44), low; 11 head, 1090 to 1435 lbs., 71.00 to 77.00 (74.81), low return to feed.

Replacement cows: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, from 5 to 8 years, open, 284 head, 940 to 1601 lbs., 48.00 to 64.50 (55.15).

Stock cows: Medium and large frame 1 to 2, per hundredweight/actual weight, 8 years, open, 26 head, 1146 to 1435 lbs., 48.00 to 59.50 (54.78). Medium and large frame 2, 8 years, second trimester, 52 head, 1079 to 1270 lbs., 700.00 to 760.00 (732.53).

Bred cows: Medium and large frame 1 to 2, per head/actual weight, from 2 to 4 years, 1st trimester, 6 head, 1455 lbs., 830.00, legible bangs; from 2 to 4 years, 1st trimester, 1 head, 1475 lbs., 890.00, non-legible bangs; from 2 to 4 years, 1st to 2nd trimester, 11 head, 1182 to 1479 lbs., 1210.00 to 1225.00 (1219.00); from 2 to 4 years, 2nd trimester, 1 head, 1555 lbs., 930.00; from 2 to 4 years, 2nd trimester, 6 head, 1388 lbs., 835.00, legible bangs; from 2 to 4 years, 2nd trimester, 2 head, 855 to 1230 lbs., 700.00 to 940.00 (841.58), non-legible bangs; from 5 to 8 years, 1st trimester, 1 head, 1405 lbs., 870.00, non-legible bangs; from 5 to 8 years, 1st to 2nd trimester, 145 head, 1195 to 1779 lbs., 810.00 to 1185.00 (1070.51); from 5 to 8 years, 2nd trimester, 3 head, 1400 to 1500 lbs., 860.00 to 870.00 (863.18), legible bangs; from 5 to 8 years, 2nd trimester, 1 head, 1660 lbs., 980.00, non-legible bangs; from 5 to 8 years, 3rd trimester, 1 head, 1120 lbs., 700.00, non-legible bangs; less than 5 years, 1st to 2nd trimester, 121 head, 155 to 1458 lbs., 800.00 to 975.00 (885.60); less than 5 years, 2nd trimester, 4 head, 1431 lbs., 835.00; less than 5 years, 3rd trimester, 2 head, 1330 lbs., 825.00, non-legible bangs; less than 8 years, 1st trimester, 3 head, 1388 lbs., 750.00, legible bangs; less than 8 years, 1st to 2nd trimester, 167 head, 1073 to 1460 lbs., 575.00 to 785.00 (705.15); less than 8 years, 2nd trimester, 1 head, 1515 lbs., 880.00; less than 8 years, 2nd trimester, 1 head, 1510 lbs., 900.00, legible bangs; less than 8 years, 3rd trimester, 1 head, 1450 lbs., 750.00, non-legible bangs.

Bred cows: Medium and large frame 2, per head/actual weight, from 2 to 4 years, 1st trimester, 11 head, 1116 to 1213 lbs., 850.00 to 1025.00 (949.06); from 2 to 4 years, 1st trimester, 1 head, 760 lbs., 525.00, legible bangs; from 2 to 8 years, 1st trimester, 3 head, 1148 lbs., 580.00, legible bangs; from 5 to 8 years, 1st trimester, 4 head, 1266 lbs., 680.00, legible bangs; less than 5 years, first trimester, 1 head, 1130 lbs., 625.00, non-legible bangs; less than 8 years, 1st trimester, 1 head, 1180 lbs., 640.00, legible bangs; less than 8 years, 1st to 2nd trimester, 8 head, 1304 lbs., 720.00, legible bangs. Medium frame 2, per head/actual weight, less than 5 years, 2nd trimester, 2 head, 1150 lbs., 535.00, non-legible bangs.

Bred heifers: Medium and large frame 1 to 2, per head/actual weight, more than 2 years, 1st trimester, 1 head, 1035 lbs., 900.00, non-legible bangs; less than 2 years, 1st to 2nd trimester, 64 head, 968 to 1091 lbs., 1085.00 to 1350.00 (1175.33); less than 2 years, 3rd trimester, 1 head, 1020 lbs., 875.00, non-legible bangs. Medium and large frame 2, per head/actual weight, less than 2 years, 1st trimester, 9 head, 987 to 995 lbs., 960.00 to 1075.00 (998.31).

Cow-calf pairs: Medium and large frame 1 to 2 with 150 to 300 pound calf, per family/actual weight, from 2 to 4 years, open, 6 head, 1190 to 1755 lbs., 1325.00 to 1425.00 (1377.93); from 2 to 4 years, open, 3 head, 1036 lbs., 1200.00, legible bangs; from 5 to 8 years, open, 5 head, 1513 to 1723 lbs., 1200.00 to 1300.00 (1263.08); from 5 to 8 years, open, 3 head, 990 lbs., 725.00, non-legible bangs. Medium and large frame 1 to 2 with less than 300 pound calf, per family/actual weight, from 5 to 8 years, 1st trimester, 1 head, 1280 lbs., 1425.00. Medium and large frame 2 w/ more than 150 pound calf, per family/actual weight, 5 years, open, 3 head, 1315 lbs., 860.00, non to legible bangs. Medium frame 1 to 2 with 150 to 300 pound calf, per family/actual weight, less than 5 years, open, 2 head, 1265 lbs.,725.00. Small frame 1 to 2 with 150 to 300 pound calf, per family/actual weight, less than 5 years, open, 4 head, 774 lbs., 525.00, non-legible bangs.