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Colorado Direct Cattle Report

Colorado · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

5,196 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $136.47/cwt +1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,172/hd at 859 lb · 1,051 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $134.15/cwt +2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,096/hd at 817 lb · 900 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $130.85/cwt ≈ $1,192/hd at 911 lb · 748 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,196 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
768–795 774 90 131.32–134.00 $133.40 $1,033 —
780 780 120 134.49 $134.49 $1,049 —
800 800 300 132.49–133.98 $132.87 $1,063 +5.05
825 825 600 134.79 $134.79 $1,112 +1.40
850–865 853 320 131.00–135.00 $133.94 $1,143 -1.50
850–875 861 731 130.00–140.00 $137.58 $1,185 +2.14
900 900 65 127.49 $127.49 $1,147 —
900–925 912 683 127.00–136.50 $131.17 $1,196 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 320 130.50 $130.50 $1,109 +0.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 85 141.00 $141.00 $825 —
600 600 140 143.25 $143.25 $860 —
650 650 150 135.50 $135.50 $881 —
785 785 135 130.50 $130.50 $1,024 +0.82
800 800 90 132.20 $132.20 $1,058 +2.90
800–810 808 264 127.00–128.00 $127.82 $1,033 +0.70
850 850 435 132.50 $132.50 $1,126 —
850 850 250 121.34 $121.34 $1,031 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 80 141.00 $141.00 $952 —
750 750 65 129.50 $129.50 $971 —
750–775 758 230 127.80–128.65 $128.22 $972 —
825 825 43 117.32 $117.32 $968 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.