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Colorado Direct Cattle Report

Colorado · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 6, 2022

3,469 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $166.87/cwt +15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,377/hd at 825 lb · 1,030 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $188.00/cwt ≈ $846/hd at 450 lb · 660 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $172.50/cwt ≈ $906/hd at 525 lb · 570 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,469

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 850 169.00 $169.00 $1,394 +17.13
825 825 180 156.82 $156.82 $1,294 +4.95
850 850 60 165.00 $165.00 $1,402 +18.00
865 865 60 150.95 $150.95 $1,306 +3.95
875 875 110 153.00 $153.00 $1,339 +6.00
900 900 58 148.00 $148.00 $1,332
900 900 58 156.00 $156.00 $1,404
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 660 188.00 $188.00 $846
525 525 570 172.50 $172.50 $906

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 78 155.00 $155.00 $1,008
725 725 150 148.00 $148.00 $1,073
725 725 170 151.00 $151.00 $1,095
750 750 60 145.62 $145.62 $1,092 +6.62
750–775 766 184 148.00–151.00 $150.02 $1,149 +6.02
775 775 14 150.13 $150.13 $1,164 +6.13
925 925 141 141.00 $141.00 $1,304
950 950 66 141.52 $141.52 $1,344

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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.