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Colorado Direct Cattle Report

Colorado · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 27, 2022

4,723 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $159.90/cwt +4.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,319/hd at 825 lb · 1,251 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $183.00/cwt ≈ $824/hd at 450 lb · 600 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $167.75/cwt ≈ $1,531/hd at 912 lb · 430 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,723

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 325 181.50 $181.50 $817 -5.53
600 600 80 163.00 $163.00 $978
750 750 65 154.00 $154.00 $1,155 -13.12
825 825 1,220 160.00 $160.00 $1,320
825 825 31 156.00 $156.00 $1,287
850 850 60 156.00 $156.00 $1,326 -6.85
851 unweaned 851 118 144.00 $144.00 $1,225
860 860 115 160.00 $160.00 $1,376 -2.85
870 870 75 155.95 $155.95 $1,357 -6.90
900 900 215 167.00 $167.00 $1,503
925 925 215 168.50 $168.50 $1,559
970 970 11 145.44 $145.44 $1,411
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 600 183.00 $183.00 $824
525 525 400 171.50 $171.50 $900

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 280 154.00 $154.00 $1,078 -1.00
725 725 44 156.00 $156.00 $1,131 +1.00
750 750 300 150.49 $150.49 $1,129 -12.51
788 unweaned 788 127 136.00 $136.00 $1,072
800 800 150 152.00 $152.00 $1,216 +6.00
825 825 235 164.00 $164.00 $1,353 +18.00
870 870 57 145.44 $145.44 $1,265

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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.