Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 16, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	702	1,540	1,609
Feeder cattle	151	1,079	901
Slaughter cattle	551	461	708

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average for 1 Colorado auction included: Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows traded 2.50 to 3.50 lower, while feeding cows traded 0.50 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 8.00 lower on a light test. Dairy heifers traded steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle did had no comparisons on a very light test this week. No replacement cattle were offered this week. The next available report will be Monday, August 30, 2021.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
769	769	7	150.50	$150.50	$1,157	-4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
712–726	719	8	138.00–141.00	$139.51	$1,003	-13.76

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	80-85%	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,008	—
1235–1845	1447	80-85%	135	51.00–61.50	$56.52	$818	-12.34
1215–1690	1471	80-85%	94	62.00–72.50	$66.36	$976	—
1325–1590	1476	80-85%	16	37.50–49.00	$43.37	$640	—
1400–1543	1499	80-85%	16	67.00–74.00	$70.81	$1,061	—
1654	1654	80-85%	4	77.00	$77.00	$1,274	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1120	993	85-90%	9	74.00–83.00	$77.96	$774	—
890–1320	1162	85-90%	26	21.00–41.00	$34.23	$398	-21.74
1030–1385	1163	85-90%	14	63.00–69.50	$64.31	$748	+8.34
955–1487	1166	85-90%	68	42.00–56.50	$51.95	$606	-4.02
920–1455	1216	85-90%	70	57.00–65.00	$59.60	$725	-9.77

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1635–1645	1638	75-80%	4	78.00–79.50	$79.12	$1,296	—
1605–2100	1740	75-80%	32	67.50–77.00	$71.65	$1,247	—
1640–2120	1825	75-80%	10	51.50–65.50	$61.15	$1,116	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1955	1703	6	78.00–85.50	$81.88	$1,394	-7.10
1565–2255	1937	23	86.00–95.50	$89.13	$1,726	-8.35
1870–2300	2099	5	97.50–105.50	$102.59	$2,153	-2.41

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–883	882	4	90.00–91.50	$91.13	$804	—
915–940	924	5	92.00–93.50	$92.60	$856	-2.90
973–984	981	20	92.50–93.50	$93.20	$914	-0.30
1015–1030	1023	7	92.00–93.50	$92.71	$948	-2.98
1055–1068	1065	9	93.00–94.50	$94.17	$1,003	+0.18
1121–1138	1123	14	93.00–94.50	$93.78	$1,053	-1.49
1155–1188	1177	9	91.50–94.00	$92.72	$1,091	-2.78
1215–1240	1228	2	92.00–93.50	$92.74	$1,139	-1.76
1298	1298	2	90.00	$90.00	$1,168	—
1415	1415	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,259	—
1455	1455	1	81.00	$81.00	$1,179	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
691	691	9	34.00	$34.00	$235	—
838	838	4	48.00	$48.00	$402	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
597	597	3	61.00	$61.00	$364	-15.00

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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.