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Colorado Direct Cattle Report

Colorado · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 25, 2024

1,868 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.83/cwt +1.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,851/hd at 802 lb · 360 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $241.52/cwt ≈ $2,179/hd at 902 lb · 300 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $238.00/cwt -7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,023/hd at 850 lb · 240 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,868

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 109 270.00 $270.00 $2,079 +19.00
841 841 65 246.00 $246.00 $2,069 -2.00
850 850 240 238.00 $238.00 $2,023 -7.00
900–935 902 300 239.00–242.00 $241.52 $2,179
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 140 252.42 $252.42 $1,868
775 775 70 253.00 $253.00 $1,961
800 800 30 239.00 $239.00 $1,912
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 56 320.37 $320.37 $1,480
567 567 89 282.30 $282.30 $1,601
618 618 18 252.12 $252.12 $1,558
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 57 305.50 $305.50 $1,421

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557 557 36 269.30 $269.30 $1,500
650 650 69 260.00 $260.00 $1,690
750–780 768 194 238.00–242.00 $239.99 $1,843 -1.49
800 800 330 231.00 $231.00 $1,848 +1.55
825 825 30 229.00 $229.00 $1,889 -0.45
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 35 229.00 $229.00 $1,718

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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.