Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 21, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	558	733	1,216
Feeder cattle	121	187	471
Slaughter cattle	430	527	526
Replacement cattle	7	19	219

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 1 Colorado auction report included: Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Dairy feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Beef breed type steers and heifers too thinly traded to trend. Too few breds and cow/calf pairs to trend. Due to the upcoming holiday, the next report will be Friday, July 2, 2021.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
524	524	4	138.00	$138.00	$723	—
618	618	3	144.00	$144.00	$890	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
673	673	4	142.00	$142.00	$956	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1390	1016	85-90%	8	22.50–40.00	$28.89	$294	-41.81
880–1310	1164	85-90%	29	62.00–70.50	$65.99	$768	+13.71
860–1505	1200	85-90%	19	45.00–58.00	$53.58	$643	—
810–1545	1245	85-90%	8	68.00–72.50	$69.23	$862	—
980–1575	1256	85-90%	114	58.50–67.00	$62.60	$786	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1355	1130	80-85%	2	80.00–82.50	$81.00	$915	—
900–1660	1392	80-85%	51	71.00–79.00	$73.00	$1,016	+1.32
1310–1515	1394	80-85%	6	64.50–67.00	$65.31	$910	-6.37
1290–1760	1552	80-85%	43	60.00–65.50	$62.80	$975	—
1268–1780	1562	80-85%	35	66.00–74.50	$68.05	$1,063	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1575–1725	1650	75-80%	2	72.00–74.00	$72.95	$1,204	—
1540–1840	1663	75-80%	8	75.00–78.00	$76.32	$1,269	—
1605–2165	1761	75-80%	28	67.50–72.00	$69.36	$1,221	—
1725–1850	1773	75-80%	5	60.00–66.00	$63.61	$1,128	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805	805	1	102.50	$102.50	$825	—
1005	1005	1	87.50	$87.50	$879	+2.01
980–1370	1219	9	80.00–87.50	$83.80	$1,022	—
1200–2230	1694	18	80.00–92.50	$88.63	$1,501	—
1575–2205	1847	33	93.50–99.00	$95.63	$1,766	—
1930–2195	2057	3	101.50–105.50	$102.75	$2,114	—

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Bred Cows

Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1550	1550	Young (2-4 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 $
1135	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1190	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1375	1375	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1380	1380	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–885	883	4	89.00–92.50	$91.63	$809	—
960–978	966	6	91.00–91.50	$91.25	$881	—
1000–1034	1028	6	91.00–91.50	$91.08	$936	+1.79
1065–1095	1073	25	90.00–92.00	$91.14	$978	+2.61
1120	1120	1	91.50	$91.50	$1,025	+2.50
1160–1179	1176	8	90.00–92.00	$91.75	$1,079	+3.75
1275	1275	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,148	+3.73
1335	1335	3	89.00	$89.00	$1,188	+0.29

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
509	509	7	55.00	$55.00	$280	—
875	875	1	60.00	$60.00	$525	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
578	578	2	77.50	$77.50	$448	—
830	830	1	84.00	$84.00	$697	—
1230	1230	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,046	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
663	663	2	72.50	$72.50	$481	—
840	840	1	75.00	$75.00	$630	—
995	995	1	66.00	$66.00	$657	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830	830	1	51.00	$51.00	$423	—

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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.