Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

3,240 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.67/cwt +7.76 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 530 lb · 70 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $158.99/cwt -0.99 vs last sale · ≈ $860/hd at 541 lb · 63 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.47/cwt +0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 614 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,240	6,289	3,328
Feeder cattle	1,274	4,517	1,301
Slaughter cattle	930	932	1,023
Replacement cattle	1,036	840	1,004

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 3 Colorado auction markets included: Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate on feeder cattle, moderate to good on slaughter cows and bulls. Feeder cattle offerings this week were only 20 percent of what was offered last week while replacement cattle offerings were up 20 percent. Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold mostly 3.00 higher, 600-800 lbs sold sharply lower, and no comparable trades on steers over 800 lbs. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs sold 9.00 lower on a light test, 450-750 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 7.00 higher, and over 750 lbs too thinly traded for an accurate trend. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher with the exception of average dressing Leans, selling 2.00 lower. The next available report will be Monday, May 24, 2021.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	13	173.00	$173.00	$545	+1.27
465–474	469	32	165.00–194.00	$169.58	$795	+2.97
525–548	541	63	158.00–164.00	$158.99	$860	-0.99
554–571	561	16	151.00–171.00	$159.43	$894	+2.56
634	634	10	143.00	$143.00	$907	-13.20
680	680	32	136.00	$136.00	$925	-13.11
706	706	5	132.00	$132.00	$932	-19.83
753–778	770	9	120.00–131.00	$123.12	$948	-17.88
803	803	5	120.00	$120.00	$964	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423	423	2	185.00	$185.00	$783	—
456	456	8	175.00	$175.00	$798	+15.00
528–538	534	14	151.00–177.00	$156.68	$837	+0.29
569	569	4	141.00	$141.00	$802	-8.87
660	660	5	140.00	$140.00	$924	+1.94
720	720	8	126.00	$126.00	$907	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	3	141.00	$141.00	$674	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
763	763	2	115.00	$115.00	$877	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
265	265	1	400.00	$400.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344	344	6	151.00	$151.00	$519	—
409–428	415	25	140.00–144.00	$142.02	$589	-8.99
456–493	477	9	139.00–150.00	$145.32	$693	+2.15
510–538	530	56	146.00–148.00	$147.79	$783	+6.88
532–533 thin fleshed	532	14	149.00–154.00	$152.21	$810	—
560–598	573	37	132.50–139.00	$137.47	$788	+6.52
609–620	614	49	130.00–135.00	$132.47	$813	+0.33
653–696	661	44	123.00–133.50	$129.37	$855	-4.08
709	709	7	126.00	$126.00	$893	+1.80
815–835	820	12	122.00–141.00	$126.84	$1,040	+9.49

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	7	145.00	$145.00	$454	-15.00
428	428	2	137.50	$137.50	$588	-11.61
466–475	470	28	132.00–140.50	$136.34	$641	-2.73
515–522	519	15	126.00–130.00	$128.15	$665	-10.58
569	569	5	126.00	$126.00	$717	-0.91
855–856	856	6	115.00	$115.00	$984	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–138	123	9	200.00–225.00	$214.92	-89.50
160–190	177	10	210.00–350.00	$307.19	-90.17
200–248	224	11	250.00–360.00	$315.36	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	2	225.00–275.00	$250.00	-86.83
155–195	182	18	285.00–400.00	$351.75	-65.40
205–240	218	5	360.00–410.00	$382.61	-91.88
257–260	258	4	385.00–450.00	$401.39	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553	553	6	141.00	$141.00	$780	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	1	100.00	$100.00	$995	—
1160–1163	1162	3	83.50–94.00	$90.51	$1,052	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275	1275	80-85%	1	82.50	$82.50	$1,052	+22.79
995–1550	1356	80-85%	104	63.00–81.00	$68.68	$931	+9.21
985–1697	1417	80-85%	106	63.00–73.00	$66.39	$941	—
875–1927	1450	80-85%	215	50.50–64.50	$59.08	$857	—
1655	1655	80-85%	1	47.00	$47.00	$778	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
704–1595	1042	85-90%	32	25.00–51.00	$43.71	$455	—
735–1445	1073	85-90%	77	45.00–57.00	$52.90	$568	-3.37
855–1290	1143	85-90%	33	60.00–70.00	$65.16	$745	+3.62
825–1445	1164	85-90%	94	56.00–66.00	$59.98	$698	-0.53

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1640	1640	75-80%	1	73.00	$73.00	$1,197	+4.27
1290–1943	1652	75-80%	36	65.50–74.50	$69.00	$1,140	—
1275–1972	1769	75-80%	57	55.00–65.00	$61.84	$1,094	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–2635	1702	24	69.50–82.00	$75.63	$1,287	—
1335–2570	1879	28	84.50–95.50	$88.70	$1,667	—
2000–2425	2125	6	95.50–104.00	$99.60	$2,116	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1005–1513	1212	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	29	53.00–64.00	$59.99	$727
930–1635	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	32	58.50–67.00	$62.56	$813

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
929	929	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	116.00	$116.00	$1,078
925–1195	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	88.00–97.50	$93.35	$990

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1038	1038	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	74.00	$74.00	$768

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1360	1360	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1359–1690	1393	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,100.00–1,160.00	$1,112.17
1555–1715	1594	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,050.00–1,100.00	$1,060.67
1488–1657	1597	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,111.75

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
954–1050	977	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	1,010.00–1,150.00	$1,114.58

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
988	988	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	900.00	$900.00
1115–1165	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	710.00–850.00	$781.54
1315	1315	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
816	816	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	925.00	$925.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110	1110	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–1457	1168	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	78	1,450.00–1,850.00	$1,720.81	—
1100–1525	1249	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	62	1,600.00–1,775.00	$1,678.03	—
1125–1610	1251	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	109	900.00–1,200.00	$1,123.97	-465.93
1352–1430	1372	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,175.00	$1,045.62	—
1040–1705	1381	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	153	1,250.00–1,560.00	$1,459.12	—
1375–1640	1508	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,250.00–1,400.00	$1,318.41	—
1825	1825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,360.00	$1,360.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1245	1143	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	69	900.00–1,025.00	$993.12	—
1208	1208	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125–1200	1166	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	1,335.00–1,375.00	$1,352.54	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359	359	7	62.50	$62.50	$224	—
405	405	19	62.50	$62.50	$253	—
456–482	476	35	65.00–77.00	$74.37	$354	-11.63
845	845	6	83.00	$83.00	$701	—
860	860	1	81.00	$81.00	$697	-2.00
933–948	938	18	82.00–84.50	$84.03	$788	—
1050–1090	1057	42	82.50–86.00	$85.43	$903	+4.43
1110	1110	3	83.00–85.00	$84.33	$936	-0.17
1155	1155	1	83.00	$83.00	$959	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085	1085	2	85.00	$85.00	$922	-1.82
1220–1248	1236	20	84.50–85.00	$84.77	$1,048	-1.68
1275–1282	1278	9	83.00–85.00	$84.00	$1,074	-2.00
1375	1375	3	82.00	$82.00	$1,128	-4.50

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
746	746	20	76.00	$76.00	$567	—
1115	1115	1	47.50	$47.50	$530	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
918	918	2	93.00	$93.00	$854	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
583	583	2	68.00	$68.00	$396	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935	935	1	91.00	$91.00	$851	—

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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.