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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 30, 2021

2,367 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,367 613 1,287
Feeder cattle 1,844 187 331
Slaughter cattle 517 422 750
Replacement cattle 6 4 206

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to Monday: Combined weighted average report for 2 Colorado auction markets included: Centennial Livestock and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Dairy feeder steers traded mostly 10.00 to 15.00 higher across weight classes. Comparable trades of dairy feeder heifers sold unevenly steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 1.50 higher, while feeding cows traded steady. Slaughter bulls traded 3.00 higher. Starting next week, most of the Colorado auction markets will transition out of their summer schedule, moving their feeder cattle back to the regular sale days. The next available report will be Monday, September 13, 2021.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1008 1007 8 114.00–115.50 $114.37 $1,152 —
1053–1060 1057 9 103.00–109.00 $107.23 $1,133 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 3 117.00 $117.00 $1,082 —
962 962 3 110.00 $110.00 $1,058 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1545 1432 80-85% 27 66.00–74.00 $68.45 $980 +11.52
1259–1698 1439 80-85% 101 63.00–74.00 $66.41 $956 +9.48
1215–1698 1496 80-85% 97 51.00–62.00 $58.67 $878 —
1475–1705 1542 80-85% 15 35.00–47.00 $38.86 $599 —
1185–1625 1546 80-85% 12 75.00–82.00 $79.85 $1,234 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1001–1435 1152 85-90% 61 44.00–56.50 $51.29 $591 +1.09
855–1375 1183 85-90% 23 25.00–43.50 $40.29 $477 -20.67
1038–1365 1195 85-90% 101 57.00–63.50 $60.14 $719 -0.82
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635–1935 1758 75-80% 12 74.00–80.00 $77.09 $1,355 +17.98
1545–1870 1760 75-80% 8 81.00–86.00 $82.52 $1,452 +23.41
1690–2010 1764 75-80% 10 62.50–71.00 $66.38 $1,171 +7.27

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1340 1219 4 70.00–77.50 $73.44 $895 —
1450–2115 1728 16 61.00–85.00 $77.79 $1,344 —
1360–2105 1803 14 86.00–94.50 $88.52 $1,596 +4.90
2045–2135 2090 2 98.50–100.00 $99.23 $2,074 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920–1000 960 (<2 yrs)Open 2 102.50–112.50 $107.71 $1,034
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 82.50 $82.50 $792

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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
1385–1475 1443 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 3 1,175.00–1,275.00 $1,232.94 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
229–241 241 126 132.50 $132.50 $319 —
318 318 5 140.00 $140.00 $445 —
365 365 2 120.00 $120.00 $438 —
855–895 860 10 91.00–93.00 $92.50 $796 +1.24
904–945 921 25 93.00–94.50 $94.12 $867 +0.12
950–975 966 8 93.50–96.50 $95.38 $921 +5.38
1014–1018 1016 10 94.50–95.50 $94.90 $964 +1.54
1068–1082 1076 5 91.50–95.00 $93.61 $1,007 +1.60
1101 1101 5 95.00 $95.00 $1,046 +3.08
1160–1195 1184 6 90.00–94.00 $92.67 $1,097 -0.18
1200 1200 11 94.50 $94.50 $1,134 +0.50
1323 1323 2 90.50 $90.50 $1,197 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 2 92.50 $92.50 $290 —
385 385 28 79.00 $79.00 $304 —
443 fancy 443 17 119.00 $119.00 $527 —
668–680 670 6 77.00–82.50 $81.57 $547 —
729–740 729 42 78.50–85.00 $78.66 $573 —
795 795 1 82.00 $82.00 $652 —
838 838 2 87.50 $87.50 $733 +2.07
875–880 876 9 86.00–89.50 $86.39 $757 —
953–965 955 13 88.50–94.50 $92.65 $885 +4.31
1048 1048 6 93.00 $93.00 $975 —
1062 1062 9 90.00 $90.00 $956 —
1100–1142 1123 9 87.00–92.00 $89.57 $1,006 —
1153–1168 1164 8 89.00–93.50 $92.39 $1,075 —
1220 1220 4 92.00 $92.00 $1,122 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223–230 225 4 157.50–162.00 $158.65 $357 —
258–286 267 15 165.00–175.00 $168.57 $450 —
300–344 325 19 167.00–175.00 $171.90 $559 —
473 473 4 152.00 $152.00 $719 —
558 558 5 140.00 $140.00 $781 —
661 661 16 137.00 $137.00 $906 —
994 994 5 116.00 $116.00 $1,153 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–292 286 14 70.00–80.00 $78.70 $225 —
309–345 311 24 71.00–75.00 $71.19 $221 —
430 430 3 62.50 $62.50 $269 —
493 493 2 62.50 $62.50 $308 —
553 553 3 82.00 $82.00 $453 —
806 806 4 82.00 $82.00 $661 —
1173 1173 2 82.00 $82.00 $962 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
239 239 7 42.50 $42.50 $102 —
650–665 655 3 60.00–70.00 $66.62 $436 —
880 880 2 42.00 $42.00 $370 —
910 910 1 60.00 $60.00 $546 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 8 123.00 $123.00 $517 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
251–270 263 37 112.00–117.50 $115.66 $304 —
322–335 331 52 117.00–123.00 $120.04 $397 —
384–398 389 9 112.50–117.50 $114.19 $444 —
401–415 407 11 108.00–118.00 $111.47 $454 —
405–448 fancy 437 53 124.00–125.00 $124.23 $543 —
461 461 9 110.00 $110.00 $507 —
507–517 513 71 112.00–117.00 $113.74 $583 —
611–636 620 42 108.00–110.00 $108.86 $675 —
655 655 24 105.00 $105.00 $688 —
713–744 741 28 107.50–109.50 $109.29 $810 —
1088 1088 2 94.00 $94.00 $1,023 —
1275 1275 2 96.00–97.00 $96.50 $1,230 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
198 198 66 103.00 $103.00 $204 —
210–236 217 15 95.00–97.50 $96.77 $210 —
264–279 268 68 100.00–105.00 $103.20 $277 —
282 thin fleshed 282 21 135.00 $135.00 $381 —
350 350 7 97.50 $97.50 $341 —
560–593 575 37 101.00–105.00 $102.84 $591 —
635 635 2 100.00 $100.00 $635 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
239 fancy 239 10 196.00 $196.00 $468 —
244 244 111 170.00 $170.00 $415 —
254 254 8 170.00 $170.00 $432 —
278 fancy 278 5 197.50 $197.50 $549 —
396 396 31 170.00 $170.00 $673 —
403–425 412 5 172.50 $172.50 $711 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
201 201 6 127.50 $127.50 $256 —
302–334 309 57 127.00–135.00 $129.18 $399 —
310 thin fleshed 310 5 190.00 $190.00 $589 —
410–416 414 41 120.00–123.00 $122.20 $506 —
464 fancy 464 4 145.00 $145.00 $673 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 271 8 194.00 $194.00 $526 —
340 340 46 198.00 $198.00 $673 —
411–423 420 14 180.00–182.50 $180.70 $759 —
Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
256 256 4 85.00 $85.00 $218 —
387 387 5 82.50 $82.50 $319 —
494 494 10 88.00 $88.00 $435 —
636 636 4 59.00 $59.00 $375 —
1004 1004 5 59.00 $59.00 $592 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 135.00 $135.00 $490 —
430 430 4 100.00 $100.00 $430 —
518 518 3 95.00 $95.00 $492 —
709 709 7 76.00 $76.00 $539 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
261 261 7 82.50 $82.50 $215 —
608 608 2 74.00 $74.00 $450 —
688 688 2 84.00 $84.00 $578 —
716 716 5 77.50 $77.50 $555 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309–320 313 6 46.00–60.00 $55.22 $173 —
365 365 2 40.00 $40.00 $146 —

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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.