Colorado Direct Cattle Report

Colorado · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 10, 2024

7,673 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.75/cwt +7.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,831/hd at 767 lb · 1,260 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $252.75/cwt -7.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,390/hd at 550 lb · 770 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $231.00/cwt ≈ $1,502/hd at 650 lb · 770 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	7,673	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	120	312.00–332.00	$325.33	$1,171	—
480	480	510	304.00–306.00	$304.82	$1,463	+1.83
640	640	30	265.00	$265.00	$1,696	—
660	660	85	242.00	$242.00	$1,597	-25.00
750	750	65	242.00	$242.00	$1,815	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
702	702	58	255.00	$255.00	$1,790	—
800	800	62	252.00	$252.00	$2,016	+8.79
875	875	115	236.00	$236.00	$2,065	-2.46
950	950	315	229.00	$229.00	$2,176	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	420	255.00	$255.00	$1,148	-27.40
530	530	100	240.00	$240.00	$1,272	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–480	454	730	263.00–271.00	$268.84	$1,221	—
520	520	300	251.00	$251.00	$1,305	—
550	550	770	251.00–256.00	$252.75	$1,390	-7.25
640	640	260	255.00	$255.00	$1,632	—
650	650	770	231.00	$231.00	$1,502	—
707–742	729	412	232.00–238.00	$234.94	$1,713	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
722–725	724	152	232.00–240.00	$235.86	$1,708	+2.07
750–775	767	1,260	236.00–240.00	$238.75	$1,831	+7.64
800	800	420	231.00	$231.00	$1,848	+9.00
876	876	98	215.00	$215.00	$1,883	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	83	283.00	$283.00	$1,274	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	220	325.00	$325.00	$1,381	—
450	450	83	323.00	$323.00	$1,454	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	145	317.00	$317.00	$1,030	—
550	550	90	245.00	$245.00	$1,348	—

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Reading this report

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.