Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 24, 2022

5,462 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.09/cwt +3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,098/hd at 732 lb · 314 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.98/cwt -4.39 vs last sale · ≈ $896/hd at 582 lb · 211 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $194.24/cwt -8.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,011/hd at 520 lb · 167 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,462	14,396	6,077
Feeder cattle	3,045	12,318	3,567
Slaughter cattle	1,098	1,030	469
Replacement cattle	1,319	1,048	2,041

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 4 Colorado auction markets included: Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Sterling Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate to good on feeder cattle and good to very good on slaughter cows and bulls. Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower with instances of sharply lower, and steers over 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold uneven from 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher, and heifers over 500 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder dairy heifers sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher on a light test. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326	326	6	221.00	$221.00	$720	-7.19
363–371	368	53	218.00–221.00	$218.23	$803	-14.42
408–428 fancy	416	13	216.00–221.00	$219.02	$911	—
410–437	429	43	200.00–209.00	$201.86	$866	-16.12
453–481	468	42	192.00–204.00	$197.52	$924	-7.90
500–528	515	66	187.00–199.00	$191.92	$988	+0.01
509–525 thin fleshed	524	101	195.75–196.00	$195.76	$1,026	—
552–584	577	80	175.00–184.00	$182.34	$1,052	-2.91
601–627	610	67	163.00–177.00	$171.65	$1,047	-4.47
650–694	664	135	154.50–167.00	$162.35	$1,078	-0.46
700–748	719	133	152.00–156.00	$154.48	$1,111	-4.33
750–786	762	68	149.00–153.50	$151.08	$1,151	-3.86
800–845	813	119	146.50–152.75	$150.63	$1,225	-1.48
860	860	4	146.00	$146.00	$1,256	+12.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–594	591	87	169.50–173.50	$169.76	$1,003	—
645	645	11	159.00	$159.00	$1,026	-14.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
489	489	14	186.00	$186.00	$910	-6.06
524	524	4	183.00	$183.00	$959	+0.46

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
602	602	10	164.00	$164.00	$987	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–330	306	20	185.00–188.00	$185.32	$567	-2.55
353–374	371	36	184.00–188.00	$186.73	$693	+2.99
430–437	431	33	179.00–184.00	$179.77	$775	-1.75
452–457	454	31	173.00–180.00	$177.20	$804	+2.61
502–539	526	54	160.00–164.00	$161.71	$851	-4.45
550–596	582	211	150.00–164.00	$153.98	$896	-4.23
601–648	627	123	147.50–157.00	$151.42	$949	-3.11
650–696	667	104	146.00–151.00	$147.37	$983	-2.53
721–744	726	98	141.00–147.00	$145.66	$1,057	+16.66
734 fancy	734	216	152.10	$152.10	$1,116	—
755–796	779	24	140.50–144.00	$141.63	$1,103	+1.07

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357–395	387	21	172.50–175.00	$173.69	$672	-5.66
425	425	24	176.00	$176.00	$748	+4.22

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	5	160.00	$160.00	$627	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	3	185.00	$185.00	$894	—
862–895	879	6	120.00–126.00	$122.94	$1,081	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1575	1299	80-85%	44	60.00–80.00	$70.24	$912	+10.60
1015–1580	1335	80-85%	111	68.00–95.00	$77.06	$1,029	—
920–1659	1393	80-85%	210	60.00–76.00	$67.78	$944	+2.49
950–1630	1437	80-85%	50	50.00–68.00	$61.65	$886	-7.74
1265–1535	1444	80-85%	4	81.00–91.00	$85.91	$1,241	—
1605	1605	80-85%	1	42.50	$42.50	$682	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1840	1545	75-80%	12	64.00–69.00	$66.23	$1,023	+0.60
1340–1909	1648	75-80%	85	69.00–97.00	$82.32	$1,357	—
1250–2037	1650	75-80%	141	65.00–82.00	$75.92	$1,253	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1370	1014	85-90%	27	22.50–50.00	$42.34	$429	—
960–1220	1083	85-90%	5	72.00–77.50	$75.14	$814	+15.00
848–1200	1091	85-90%	29	61.00–74.00	$70.41	$768	+10.27
790–1290	1118	85-90%	26	55.00–70.00	$65.85	$736	—
870–1650	1141	85-90%	9	41.00–55.00	$49.06	$560	—
790–1455	1144	85-90%	78	54.00–66.00	$61.24	$701	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835	835	1	85.00	$85.00	$710	—
1130–1350	1240	2	89.50–93.00	$91.09	$1,130	—
1220–2350	1713	27	91.00–104.00	$98.48	$1,687	+15.58
1655–2320	2019	23	100.00–116.00	$107.13	$2,163	—
1700–2770	2218	4	73.00–93.00	$86.46	$1,918	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
702–761	726	(<2 yrs)	Open	20	1,050.00–1,075.00	$1,056.55

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780–1135	933	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	71.00–82.50	$80.36	$750

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
868–988	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	87.50–95.50	$92.18	$843

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1018–1248	1079	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	54	1,275.00–1,450.00	$1,360.81
1106–1196	1132	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	1,400.00–1,550.00	$1,478.80
1264 fancy	1264	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	1,525.00	$1,525.00
1037–1329 fancy	1276	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	109	1,650.00–2,550.00	$1,866.89
1184–1591	1309	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	41	1,100.00–1,500.00	$1,245.36
1197–1751	1357	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	192	1,100.00–1,750.00	$1,408.88
1294–1415	1359	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	975.00–1,060.00	$1,032.90
1308–1556	1398	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	1,025.00–1,275.00	$1,185.22
1218–1564	1430	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	95	950.00–1,175.00	$1,043.66
1171–1662 fancy	1446	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	102	1,500.00–1,600.00	$1,551.85
1367–1653	1446	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	37	1,060.00–1,225.00	$1,111.66
1325–1655	1527	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	950.00–1,060.00	$1,022.87

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120–1215	1152	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,550.00–1,600.00	$1,582.42
1211–1433	1287	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	850.00–1,025.00	$940.32
1293	1293	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	925.00	$925.00
1301	1301	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	925.00	$925.00
1232–1498	1322	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	100	785.00–925.00	$856.51
1313–1367	1343	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	875.00–1,125.00	$929.58
1285–1467	1361	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	860.00–925.00	$889.82
1403–1628	1488	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	1,000.00–1,575.00	$1,319.23

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1332	1332	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1109–1302	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	90	1,450.00–1,750.00	$1,554.41
1146	1146	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1146–1348 fancy	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	37	1,800.00–2,500.00	$2,245.89
1286	1286	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	1,450.00	$1,450.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–1100	1032	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,275.00–1,350.00	$1,322.97
1105	1105	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1152	1152	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,300.00	$1,300.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
898	898	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,150.00	$1,150.00

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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
985–1130	1058	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	1,125.00–1,150.00	$1,136.64	—
1205	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—
1279–1410	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,350.00–1,425.00	$1,366.20	—
1527	1527	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
919–925	922	13	106.50–109.50	$107.97	$995	+0.97
953–998	982	9	106.00–109.00	$107.69	$1,058	+3.37
1024–1045	1031	12	106.50–107.50	$107.16	$1,105	-0.15
1085–1095	1091	24	104.50–111.00	$108.37	$1,182	+1.61
1135	1135	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,237	+4.50
1158–1170	1165	8	105.50–110.50	$107.75	$1,255	—
1208–1230	1221	5	108.00–110.00	$109.21	$1,333	—
1258–1285	1265	4	107.00–109.00	$108.49	$1,372	—
1403	1403	3	108.50	$108.50	$1,522	—
1465	1465	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,465	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870	870	2	97.50	$97.50	$848	-2.50

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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.