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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 6, 2021

3,256 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $159.69/cwt ≈ $1,313/hd at 822 lb · 443 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $156.94/cwt ≈ $1,384/hd at 882 lb · 206 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.66/cwt ≈ $1,215/hd at 909 lb · 200 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,256 2,367 5,568
Feeder cattle 2,598 1,844 4,121
Slaughter cattle 596 517 1,063
Replacement cattle 62 6 384

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 2 Colorado auction markets included: Sterling Livestock and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate on feeder cattle, and moderate to good on slaughter cows and bulls. No trend available on feeder cattle from the prior week. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady while slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Some of the auction markets transitioned from their combined sale summer schedule. The next available report will be Monday, September 20, 2021.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
739 unweaned 739 8 129.50 $129.50 $957 —
810–840 822 438 152.00–162.00 $159.81 $1,314 —
828 828 5 149.00 $149.00 $1,234 —
876 876 5 141.00 $141.00 $1,235 —
862–894 882 201 148.50–159.00 $157.34 $1,388 —
904–929 911 148 147.00–154.75 $152.18 $1,386 —
959–961 961 60 140.00–142.00 $141.53 $1,360 —
1001–1011 1004 66 136.00–143.50 $138.63 $1,392 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–397 391 8 178.00–184.00 $179.43 $702 —
417 417 7 176.00 $176.00 $734 —
468 468 10 172.00 $172.00 $805 —
520 520 6 159.50 $159.50 $829 —
588 588 2 161.00 $161.00 $947 —
730–748 736 19 152.00 $152.00 $1,119 —
750–792 760 36 136.50–152.00 $147.35 $1,120 —
786 786 35 140.00 $140.00 $1,100 —
818–827 824 9 145.00–146.00 $145.33 $1,198 —
950–965 953 6 136.00 $136.00 $1,296 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 10 142.00 $142.00 $902 —
714–749 726 25 131.00–145.00 $134.63 $977 —
759 759 9 122.00 $122.00 $926 —
850–883 858 17 124.00–126.00 $125.52 $1,077 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
683 683 4 150.50 $150.50 $1,028 —
774 774 14 144.00 $144.00 $1,115 —
948 948 4 138.50 $138.50 $1,313 —
1001 1001 4 126.00 $126.00 $1,261 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 4 157.00 $157.00 $683 —
609 609 4 149.00 $149.00 $907 —
745 745 8 144.50 $144.50 $1,077 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
914 914 11 150.00 $150.00 $1,371 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
641 unweaned 641 6 122.00 $122.00 $782 —
729 729 52 147.00 $147.00 $1,072 —
741 unweaned 741 4 120.00 $120.00 $889 —
752 752 13 147.00 $147.00 $1,105 —
803–842 827 31 139.00–142.00 $140.87 $1,165 —
854–898 878 30 135.00–139.00 $138.10 $1,213 —
881 881 5 131.00 $131.00 $1,154 —
900 900 60 120.00 $120.00 $1,080 —
903–928 913 140 130.00–140.00 $139.52 $1,274 —
955 955 60 135.00 $135.00 $1,289 —
1005–1013 1005 65 127.00–131.00 $127.15 $1,278 +12.78
1110 1110 7 121.00 $121.00 $1,343 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 157.50 $157.50 $547 —
424 424 8 151.00 $151.00 $640 —
501–505 503 17 145.00–146.00 $145.41 $731 —
556–579 573 25 141.50–146.00 $144.78 $830 —
637 637 8 142.50 $142.50 $908 —
662–691 676 54 136.50–145.00 $141.30 $955 —
726 726 7 135.50 $135.50 $984 —
746 746 13 138.00 $138.00 $1,029 —
751–775 761 66 134.00–139.00 $137.14 $1,044 —
803 803 13 134.50 $134.50 $1,080 —
807–845 815 96 134.50–139.00 $137.62 $1,122 —
865 865 23 132.00 $132.00 $1,142 —
880 880 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,144 —
909 909 19 126.00 $126.00 $1,145 +9.00
1036 1036 8 117.50 $117.50 $1,217 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 5 146.00 $146.00 $580 —
525 525 2 141.00 $141.00 $740 —
589–594 593 26 138.00–139.50 $138.23 $820 —
608–610 609 11 136.00–138.00 $136.55 $832 —
667 667 13 136.50 $136.50 $910 —
738–745 743 27 131.00–135.00 $133.68 $993 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
767 767 10 126.00 $126.00 $966 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
689 689 8 142.00 $142.00 $978 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 3 152.00 $152.00 $588 —
838 838 3 131.00 $131.00 $1,098 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
254 254 4 325.00 $325.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309 309 5 177.50 $177.50 $548 —
445 445 3 150.00 $150.00 $668 —
563 563 6 123.00 $123.00 $692 —
625 625 4 125.00 $125.00 $781 —
744 744 6 120.00 $120.00 $893 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 4 174.00 $174.00 $670 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 3 138.00 $138.00 $694 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1622 1364 80-85% 54 67.00–76.50 $70.64 $964 —
1420–1433 1429 80-85% 3 42.00–48.50 $46.35 $662 -22.10
1365–1537 1444 80-85% 7 80.00–83.50 $81.93 $1,183 +15.52
1260–1665 1465 80-85% 102 52.00–64.50 $60.01 $879 +1.34
1215–1666 1488 80-85% 87 65.00–75.00 $68.06 $1,013 +9.39
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
908 908 85-90% 6 69.50 $69.50 $631 —
880–1480 1117 85-90% 82 44.00–57.50 $51.55 $576 —
904–1395 1173 85-90% 42 22.50–42.50 $32.21 $378 -8.08
965–1310 1204 85-90% 64 59.00–67.00 $61.70 $743 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1607–1680 1625 75-80% 4 87.00–89.00 $87.52 $1,422 —
1625–1845 1720 75-80% 5 62.00–70.00 $67.21 $1,156 —
1625–1952 1806 75-80% 25 72.00–80.00 $75.90 $1,371 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1023–1280 1087 4 82.00–85.00 $84.12 $914 —
1310–2070 1705 16 71.00–84.50 $78.41 $1,337 +0.62
1695–2030 1828 20 85.00–94.00 $86.56 $1,582 -1.96

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1113–1494 1360 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 18 800.00–1,050.00 $971.31

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1082 1082 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1311–1585 1388 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,250.00–1,325.00 $1,304.67 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
794 794 9 91.50 $91.50 $727 —
850–898 873 14 91.00–94.00 $92.69 $809 +0.19
928–948 936 5 92.50–93.00 $92.70 $868 -1.42
955–997 992 23 93.50–96.50 $96.03 $953 +0.65
1010 1010 6 93.00–95.50 $95.08 $960 +0.18
1050–1098 1074 15 91.00–94.50 $93.57 $1,005 -0.04
1125–1132 1130 4 93.00–93.50 $93.12 $1,052 -1.88
1170–1180 1174 4 92.50–95.00 $93.62 $1,099 +0.95
1228–1245 1232 4 93.00–94.00 $93.75 $1,155 -0.75
1275–1295 1282 3 93.00–97.00 $95.65 $1,226 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 1 86.50 $86.50 $636 +7.84
772–795 782 25 84.00–88.50 $86.37 $675 +4.37
842–843 842 5 88.00–88.50 $88.30 $743 +0.80
900 900 4 88.00 $88.00 $792 —
970 970 1 93.00 $93.00 $902 +0.35
1153 1153 2 84.00 $84.00 $969 -8.39
1250 1250 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,088 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
646 646 4 60.00 $60.00 $388 —
818 818 2 63.00 $63.00 $515 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
687 687 3 71.00 $71.00 $488 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375 1375 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,375 —

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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.