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Colorado Direct Cattle Report

Colorado · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 15, 2026

3,833 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $306.00/cwt ≈ $2,830/hd at 925 lb · 1,150 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $350.78/cwt +6.26 vs last sale · ≈ $3,007/hd at 857 lb · 1,010 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $346.02/cwt ≈ $2,625/hd at 759 lb · 855 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,833

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 120 349.00 $349.00 $2,966 +9.00
850 850 120 349.00 $349.00 $2,966 +9.00
850 850 480 349.00–356.50 $352.75 $2,998 +12.75
875 875 290 349.00 $349.00 $3,054 +3.12
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 129 348.00–351.00 $349.49 $2,796
880 880 60 341.00 $341.00 $3,001
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 67 359.00 $359.00 $2,692

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 75 372.00 $372.00 $2,232
925 925 1,150 306.00 $306.00 $2,830
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 225 347.00 $347.00 $2,602
750 750 330 347.00 $347.00 $2,602
775 775 300 344.20 $344.20 $2,668
800 800 300 336.00 $336.00 $2,688
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 67 325.00 $325.00 $2,438
850 850 120 301.94 $301.94 $2,566

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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.