Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary
Archived Report
12/17/2020
Total Run: 10,536
Market Notes
Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 4 Colorado auction markets included: Livestock Exchange, Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, and Sterling Livestock. Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Across all auctions, a lighter supply of Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady. In the slaughter cows and bulls supply, average dressing Breakers traded 1.00 higher, average dressing Boners 2.00 higher, average dressing Leans steady, and average dressing Bulls steady. Middle Aged stock cows traded mostly steady. No comparable trades on bred cows and cow calf pairs to trend. The next available report will be Monday, January 11, 2021.Supply included: 65% Feeder Cattle (60% Steers, 40% Heifers, 1% Bulls); 10% Slaughter Cattle (96% Cows, 4% Bulls); 25% Replacement Cattle (44% Stock Cows, 41% Bred Cows, 15% Bred Heifers, 0% Cow-Calf Pairs). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 49%.
LIVESTOCK SUMMARY Current Week Last Reported 12/7/2020 Last Year Total Receipts: 10,536 21,123 9,971 Feeder Cattle: 6,881(65.3%) 17,735(84.0%) 4,838(48.5%) Slaughter Cattle: 1,066(10.1%) 1,291(6.1%) 250(2.5%) Replacement Cattle: 2,589(24.6%) 2,097(9.9%) 4,883(49.0%)
Feeder Steers
| Weight | Min | Avg | Max | Approx* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200-300 | 226 | 226 | 0.0000 | $565 |
| 300-400 | 186 | 207 | 215 | $725 |
| 400-500 | 180 | 186 | 192 | $835 |
| 500-600 | $-- | |||
| 600-700 | $-- | |||
| 700-800 | $-- |
Feeder Heifers
| Weight | Min | Avg | Max | Approx* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200-300 | $-- | |||
| 300-400 | 161 | 167 | 172 | $584 |
| 400-500 | 141 | 151 | 158 | $680 |
| 500-600 | 130 | 141 | 153 | $773 |
| 600-700 | 123 | 131 | 135.5 | $849 |
| 700-800 | 120 | 124 | 126.5 | $929 |
*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 | $68 | $80 | $88 |