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Archived Report

5/7/2022

Total Run: 6,545

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 moderate to good. Feeder steers too thinly tested for an accurate trend. Feeder heifers across all weight classes sold mostly 1.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of 8.00 to 11.00 higher on a light test. Dairy feeder heifers over 900 lbs sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower. The next available report will be Monday, May 16, 2022.

Supply included: 73% Feeder Cattle (28% Steers, 21% Dairy Steers, 36% Heifers, 1% Bulls, 15% Dairy Heifers); 21% Slaughter Cattle (88% Cows, 12% Bulls); 6% Replacement Cattle (34% Bred Cows, 9% Bred Heifers, 53% CowCalf Pairs, 4% Heifer Pairs). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 48%.

LIVESTOCK SUMMARY Current Week Last Reported 4/25/2022 Last Year Total Receipts: 6,545 2,565 6,289 Feeder Cattle: 4,794(73.2%) 1,613(62.9%) 4,517(71.8%) Slaughter Cattle: 1,375(21.0%) 845(32.9%) 932(14.8%) Replacement Cattle: 376(5.7%) 107(4.2%) 840(13.4%)

Feeder Steers

Weight Min Avg Max Approx*
200-300 $--
300-400 196 203 205 $711
400-500 185 195 203 $880
500-600 194 197 201.5 $1,082
600-700 $--
700-800 $--

Feeder Heifers

Weight Min Avg Max Approx*
200-300 $--
300-400 $--
400-500 181 192 0.0000 $864
500-600 $--
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 $96 $103 $114

Total Run

2022-04-30
2022-05-14
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