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Colorado Direct Cattle Report

Colorado · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 19, 2021

17,094 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.66/cwt +3.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,304/hd at 854 lb · 2,900 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $154.75/cwt -1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,277/hd at 825 lb · 2,480 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.97/cwt ≈ $906/hd at 600 lb · 1,280 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 17,094 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 400 187.00 $187.00 $1,075 —
825 825 930 156.00 $156.00 $1,287 +0.04
825 825 620 151.00 $151.00 $1,246 -4.96
825 825 930 156.00 $156.00 $1,287 +0.04
1000 1000 100 143.00 $143.00 $1,430 —
1010 1010 5,550 152.00 $152.00 $1,535 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 1,000 153.00 $153.00 $1,148 —
825 825 244 149.00 $149.00 $1,229 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1,120 149.82 $149.82 $899 —
600 600 80 159.00 $159.00 $954 —
600 600 80 159.00 $159.00 $954 —
650 650 450 155.00 $155.00 $1,008 —
685 685 72 150.00 $150.00 $1,028 —
730 730 68 146.00 $146.00 $1,066 —
750 750 715 148.82 $148.82 $1,116 +0.82
765 765 130 146.00 $146.00 $1,117 -4.00
800 800 1,100 151.00 $151.00 $1,208 —
850 850 1,600 154.25 $154.25 $1,311 +13.25
860 860 1,300 150.70 $150.70 $1,296 +0.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–680 665 150 148.00–149.50 $148.75 $989 —
750 750 390 148.00 $148.00 $1,110 —
775 775 65 144.75 $144.75 $1,122 —

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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.