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Colorado Direct Cattle Report

Colorado · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 26, 2023

1,892 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $219.18/cwt ≈ $1,877/hd at 856 lb · 616 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $227.72/cwt +18.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,879/hd at 825 lb · 268 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $225.00/cwt ≈ $1,305/hd at 580 lb · 160 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,892

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 70 272.00 $272.00 $1,741
700 700 55 229.28 $229.28 $1,605
825 825 210 234.00 $234.00 $1,930 +25.00
825 825 58 205.00 $205.00 $1,691 -4.00
850 850 504 220.00 $220.00 $1,870
885 885 112 215.50 $215.50 $1,907
900 900 55 197.94 $197.94 $1,781
950 950 52 230.00 $230.00 $2,185
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 160 225.00 $225.00 $1,305

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 73 255.00 $255.00 $1,581
700 700 70 225.00 $225.00 $1,575 +20.00
800 800 120 212.00 $212.00 $1,696
850 850 55 189.94 $189.94 $1,614
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 90 206.00 $206.00 $1,092 -9.40
570 570 93 210.00 $210.00 $1,197

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 115 210.00 $210.00 $840

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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.