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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Archived Report

4/9/2022

Total Run: 8,848

Market Notes

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 5 Colorado auction markets included: Centennial Livestock, Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Sterling Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower, 600-700 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 lower, and over 700 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower, 600-750 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher, and over 750 lbs lightly tested at 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Dairy feeder heifers were lightly tested with 950-1100 lb heifers selling 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower this week. The next available report will be Monday, April 18, 2022.

Supply included: 88% Feeder Cattle (38% Steers, 18% Dairy Steers, 35% Heifers, 9% Dairy Heifers); 10% Slaughter Cattle (88% Cows, 12% Bulls, 0% Dairy Heifers); 1% Replacement Cattle (22% Stock Cows, 29% Bred Cows, 13% CowCalf Pairs, 36% Heifer Pairs). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 37%.

LIVESTOCK SUMMARY Current Week Last Reported 3/28/2022 Last Year Total Receipts: 8,848 8,323 11,660 Feeder Cattle: 7,815(88.3%) 7,152(85.9%) 10,611(91.0%) Slaughter Cattle: 915(10.3%) 967(11.6%) 621(5.3%) Replacement Cattle: 118(1.3%) 204(2.5%) 428(3.7%)

Feeder Steers

Weight Min Avg Max Approx*
200-300 230 230 0.0000 $575
300-400 225 225 0.0000 $788
400-500 193 210 216 $943
500-600 186 208 216 $1,147
600-700 $--
700-800 $--

Feeder Heifers

Weight Min Avg Max Approx*
200-300 $--
300-400 188 197 193 $691
400-500 171 179 190 $807
500-600 163 175 180.5 $962
600-700 $--
700-800 $--

*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 $100 $106 $112

Total Run

2022-04-02
2022-04-16
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