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Colorado Direct Cattle Report

Colorado · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 8, 2021

3,310 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $159.49/cwt +4.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,230/hd at 772 lb · 518 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.63/cwt -0.70 vs last sale · ≈ $992/hd at 650 lb · 405 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $168.00/cwt ≈ $1,008/hd at 600 lb · 350 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,310

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 350 168.00 $168.00 $1,008
650–690 659 290 160.00–169.00 $162.69 $1,072 +9.06
725 725 255 163.00 $163.00 $1,182 +19.00
745 745 66 157.12 $157.12 $1,171 +13.12
750–798 771 453 159.00–160.00 $159.71 $1,231 +4.71
775 775 65 157.95 $157.95 $1,224 +2.95
825 825 240 156.00 $156.00 $1,287 -3.00
840 840 24 153.12 $153.12 $1,286
850–851 850 17 153.27–154.62 $154.14 $1,310 +5.14
850 850 305 155.00 $155.00 $1,318 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 80 150.00 $150.00 $900
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 55 149.65 $149.65 $1,197

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 150 152.00 $152.00 $988 -1.00
650 650 255 153.00 $153.00 $994 ±0.00
740 740 65 144.00 $144.00 $1,066 -0.26
790 790 65 152.00 $152.00 $1,201
790–795 792 34 145.27–151.12 $148.54 $1,176
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 300 150.00 $150.00 $975
700 700 70 148.00 $148.00 $1,036
750 750 50 145.65 $145.65 $1,092
787–788 787 121 142.12–142.25 $142.18 $1,119

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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.