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Colorado Direct Cattle Report

Colorado · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 7, 2021

3,225 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.59/cwt +11.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,069/hd at 750 lb · 2,280 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $135.80/cwt ≈ $1,100/hd at 810 lb · 300 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $153.07/cwt ≈ $1,019/hd at 666 lb · 218 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,225

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–675 666 218 152.00–155.00 $153.07 $1,019
700 700 72 146.00 $146.00 $1,022
800 800 180 137.00 $137.00 $1,096
825 825 120 134.00 $134.00 $1,106
850 850 62 136.00 $136.00 $1,156

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 700 143.50 $143.50 $1,076 +12.83
750 750 700 143.50 $143.50 $1,076 +12.83
750 750 700 143.50 $143.50 $1,076 +12.83
750 750 180 132.00 $132.00 $990 +1.33
860 860 190 126.00 $126.00 $1,084

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 103 110.06 $110.06 $517

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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.