Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary
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Archived Report
9/25/2021
Total Run: 3,734
Market Notes
Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 4 Colorado auction markets included: winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Sterling Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Not enough comparable trades on beef type breeds of feeder cattle for a comparison. Dairy heifers this week sold steady to 2.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. The next available report will be Monday, October 4, 2021.
Supply included: 70% Feeder Cattle (55% Steers, 36% Heifers, 9% Dairy Heifers); 26% Slaughter Cattle (84% Cows, 14% Bulls, 2% Dairy Heifers); 5% Replacement Cattle (2% Stock Cows, 76% Bred Cows, 4% Bred Heifers, 18% Cow-Calf Pairs). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 72%.
LIVESTOCK SUMMARY Current Week Last Reported 9/13/2021 Last Year Total Receipts: 3,734 603 5,511 Feeder Cattle: 2,604(69.7%) 260(43.1%) 3,700(67.1%) Slaughter Cattle: 959(25.7%) 318(52.7%) 1,157(21.0%) Replacement Cattle: 171(4.6%) 25(4.1%) 654(11.9%)
Feeder Steers
Weight |
Min |
Avg |
Max |
Approx* |
200-300 |
|
|
|
$--
|
300-400 |
201 |
209 |
212 |
$731
|
400-500 |
176 |
184 |
197 |
$828
|
500-600 |
152 |
160 |
174 |
$878
|
600-700 |
136 |
151 |
160 |
$981
|
700-800 |
141.5 |
157 |
161 |
$1,180
|
Feeder Heifers
Weight |
Min |
Avg |
Max |
Approx* |
200-300 |
|
|
|
$--
|
300-400 |
157 |
161 |
173 |
$564
|
400-500 |
141 |
145 |
152 |
$651
|
500-600 |
136 |
143 |
148 |
$784
|
600-700 |
133 |
143 |
155.5 |
$931
|
700-800 |
142 |
145 |
139 |
$1,090
|
*Approx is the middle weight of the weight group multiplied by the mid point of the high and low for the group. It's meant as a quick method to see what cattle of that weight class are bringing per head.
Cows & Bulls
Type |
Min |
Avg |
Max |
Slaughter Bulls |
$69 |
$84 |
$98 |
Total Run