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Colorado Direct Cattle Report

Colorado · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 10, 2025

6,043 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $272.96/cwt +19.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,320/hd at 850 lb · 1,855 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $255.00/cwt ≈ $1,658/hd at 650 lb · 1,500 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.34/cwt +10.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,075/hd at 800 lb · 1,082 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 6,043

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 29 331.12 $331.12 $1,954 +37.92
789 789 27 268.00 $268.00 $2,115
800 800 500 271.00 $271.00 $2,168 +11.00
850 850 10 265.57 $265.57 $2,257 +7.57
850 850 1,845 273.00 $273.00 $2,320 +15.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 75 267.00 $267.00 $1,736
650 650 500 274.00 $274.00 $1,781
750 750 70 245.00 $245.00 $1,838
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 75 267.00 $267.00 $1,736

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1,500 255.00 $255.00 $1,658
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 70 260.00 $260.00 $1,924 +20.47
750 750 250 250.92 $250.92 $1,882 +1.70
750 750 10 253.57 $253.57 $1,902 +4.35
800 800 225 253.00 $253.00 $2,024 +4.00
800 800 857 261.00 $261.00 $2,088 +12.00

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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.