Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 27, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	682	3,749
Feeder cattle	291	2,855
Slaughter cattle	382	870
Replacement cattle	9	24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 1 Colorado auction included: Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady. Feeding cows traded steady on a light test. Slaughter bulls were too thinly tested to accurately compare. Holstein heifers had the highest demand and traded 1.50 to 7.50 higher. All other classed of cattle were too thinly tested for any comparisons. During this month, most of the markets will host their Stock Show Specials. The next available report will be Monday, January 10, 2022.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1068	1068	3	102.00	$102.00	$1,089	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
764	764	6	120.00	$120.00	$917	—
866	866	4	110.00	$110.00	$953	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1415	1335	80-85%	2	59.00–60.00	$59.47	$794	—
1235–1465	1354	80-85%	9	62.00–71.00	$65.62	$888	—
1200–1647	1487	80-85%	46	60.00–70.00	$63.90	$950	—
1490	1490	80-85%	4	74.00	$74.00	$1,103	—
1332–1660	1499	80-85%	27	32.00–46.00	$39.35	$590	—
1285–1671	1519	80-85%	76	47.00–59.00	$52.70	$801	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110	1110	85-90%	1	62.00	$62.00	$688	—
815–1545	1177	85-90%	31	20.00–32.00	$28.06	$330	—
930–1415	1197	85-90%	50	35.00–49.50	$43.79	$524	—
1050–1295	1206	85-90%	36	51.00–60.00	$54.27	$654	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1606–2055	1651	75-80%	23	65.00–75.00	$68.43	$1,130	—
1649–1746	1700	75-80%	23	78.00–85.00	$80.93	$1,376	+5.51
1610–2015	1725	75-80%	24	51.00–63.00	$55.68	$960	-19.74

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1665–2370	2011	4	81.50–84.50	$83.02	$1,670	—
2105–2180	2143	2	86.00–86.50	$86.25	$1,848	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1225–1800	1513	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,029.75

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
2028	2028	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
703–740	715	3	95.00	$95.00	$679	—
780–794	792	14	96.00–98.00	$96.28	$763	—
817	817	14	98.50	$98.50	$805	—
893	893	4	103.50	$103.50	$924	—
900–948	919	34	103.50–106.00	$104.80	$963	—
956–999	973	46	98.00–107.00	$104.93	$1,021	—
1005–1044	1022	40	95.00–106.50	$104.58	$1,069	—
1072–1097	1076	23	100.50–108.00	$104.48	$1,124	—
1100–1140	1126	18	97.50–106.00	$103.15	$1,161	—
1152–1196	1173	10	103.50–106.50	$105.21	$1,234	—
1200–1248	1221	8	104.00–107.00	$105.52	$1,288	—
1273–1280	1275	3	96.00–98.00	$97.33	$1,241	—
1350	1350	1	92.50	$92.50	$1,249	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
678–688	683	8	70.00–73.00	$71.51	$488	—
738	738	3	70.00	$70.00	$517	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
521	521	9	62.50	$62.50	$326	—
640	640	1	62.50	$62.50	$400	—

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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.