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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 12, 2021

821 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 821 582 1,358
Feeder cattle 208 88 291
Slaughter cattle 607 475 768
Replacement cattle 6 19 299

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 1 Colorado auction market included: Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Feeder dairy heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle, bred cattle, and cow/calf pairs too thinly traded for an accurate market trend. The next available report will be Monday, July 26, 2021.

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Feeder Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 2 142.00 $142.00 $792 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 2 145.00 $145.00 $819 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 4 125.00 $125.00 $572 —
525 525 2 124.00 $124.00 $651 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
613 613 5 142.00 $142.00 $870 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,031 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 1 92.50 $92.50 $934 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1485 1122 85-90% 51 21.00–48.00 $38.51 $432 -33.16
1011–1480 1192 85-90% 55 50.00–66.00 $56.51 $674 -6.64
768–1431 1201 85-90% 14 27.50–66.00 $43.18 $519 —
860–1635 1270 85-90% 110 49.00–59.50 $54.52 $692 +22.91
1015–1397 1286 85-90% 8 67.50–75.00 $72.63 $934 +41.02
1045–1735 1335 85-90% 72 60.00–66.00 $62.04 $828 —
1358 1358 85-90% 2 68.00 $68.00 $923 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1103–1550 1258 80-85% 8 66.00–67.00 $66.28 $834 —
1077–1550 1288 80-85% 26 67.50–70.00 $68.67 $884 —
1255–1810 1572 80-85% 70 54.00–64.00 $60.07 $944 —
1295–1850 1574 80-85% 84 65.00–77.00 $67.51 $1,063 —
1670 1670 80-85% 1 49.00 $49.00 $818 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1964 1721 75-80% 38 69.00–80.00 $72.24 $1,243 —
1715–1990 1828 75-80% 6 61.00–68.50 $64.74 $1,183 —
1770–2140 1905 75-80% 4 42.50–56.00 $51.24 $976 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 1 76.00 $76.00 $977 —
1350–1735 1586 7 82.00–89.50 $87.62 $1,390 +1.50
1330–2245 1741 21 90.00–99.50 $94.95 $1,653 —
2275 2275 1 105.50 $105.50 $2,400 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1289 1289 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,260.00 $1,260.00 -33.33
1370 1370 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 137.50 $137.50 $639 —
830–845 833 6 92.50–95.00 $94.58 $788 —
885 885 1 92.50 $92.50 $819 —
938–943 941 8 91.00–92.00 $91.56 $862 —
963 963 2 91.50 $91.50 $881 -0.37
1002–1045 1025 10 90.00–93.00 $91.95 $942 +0.59
1050–1095 1061 8 91.00–93.00 $92.07 $977 -0.43
1110–1123 1119 6 89.50–92.00 $91.17 $1,020 -0.33
1155–1190 1181 18 89.50–94.00 $91.82 $1,084 —
1204 1204 4 89.50 $89.50 $1,078 —
1262–1293 1274 15 89.00–92.50 $91.49 $1,166 -2.01
1302–1337 1314 11 89.00–91.00 $90.35 $1,187 —
1370 1370 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,219 —
1423 1423 2 88.00 $88.00 $1,252 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 14 45.00 $45.00 $313 —
723 723 7 45.00 $45.00 $325 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
706 706 5 71.00 $71.00 $501 —
753 753 2 76.00 $76.00 $572 —
803–825 813 11 70.00–76.00 $71.08 $578 —
1300 1300 1 69.00 $69.00 $897 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
908–930 921 12 86.00–90.00 $89.24 $822 —
965–973 971 4 89.00–90.00 $89.75 $871 —
1400 1400 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,120 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 4 65.00 $65.00 $389 —

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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.