Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 14, 2022

6,106 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $172.31/cwt +0.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,158/hd at 672 lb · 313 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $197.63/cwt +4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,134/hd at 574 lb · 210 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $163.39/cwt -2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,179/hd at 721 lb · 210 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,106	9,705	2,786
Feeder cattle	4,840	7,167	1,216
Slaughter cattle	801	1,162	426
Replacement cattle	465	1,376	1,144

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 3 Colorado auction markets included: Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate to very good. Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold mostly 4.00 to 9.00 higher, and steers over 600 lbs sold uneven from 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs mostly 4.00 to 13.00 higher, and over 700 lbs 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. The next available report will be Monday, February 28, 2022.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	4	219.00	$219.00	$758	-8.17
361–373	366	31	209.00–227.00	$214.33	$784	-1.85
395	395	8	220.00	$220.00	$869	+3.82
413–446	427	38	212.00–225.00	$217.78	$930	+6.29
409–435 thin fleshed	429	18	223.00–228.00	$224.73	$964	+4.35
455–498	472	102	200.00–222.50	$207.57	$980	+7.20
503–511 thin fleshed	506	21	211.00–213.00	$212.23	$1,074	+10.06
505–543	523	76	195.00–226.00	$205.84	$1,077	+9.58
552–557 thin fleshed	553	11	197.00–199.00	$197.55	$1,092	—
550–598	575	199	187.00–218.00	$197.63	$1,136	+4.58
601–613 thin fleshed	605	26	192.00–193.00	$192.69	$1,166	—
600–637	615	176	177.00–197.50	$182.57	$1,123	-1.83
642	642	5	182.50	$182.50	$1,172	-1.90
650–690	663	6	168.00–173.00	$171.27	$1,136	+1.31
650–692	672	259	163.00–190.00	$172.68	$1,160	+2.72
658–678 thin fleshed	675	48	170.00–173.00	$170.47	$1,151	-3.53
701–745	721	205	160.50–170.50	$163.69	$1,180	-1.86
734	734	5	151.00	$151.00	$1,108	-14.55
750–782	761	193	159.00–168.25	$163.42	$1,244	-2.53
800–838	810	135	150.50–162.00	$157.64	$1,277	+3.49
854–856	855	50	151.00–158.50	$155.65	$1,331	+9.65
893	893	4	145.00	$145.00	$1,295	-1.00
926	926	13	145.00	$145.00	$1,343	+4.50
1053	1053	2	122.00	$122.00	$1,285	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373–376	375	10	201.00–220.00	$216.22	$811	—
400–442	416	38	200.00–216.00	$202.63	$843	—
452–498	484	22	202.50–213.00	$209.24	$1,013	+18.60
503–546	535	36	188.50–197.50	$191.88	$1,027	+3.52
557–590	574	33	180.00–197.50	$185.16	$1,063	+5.76
639–643	641	10	180.00–182.00	$180.80	$1,159	+11.38
689	689	12	161.00	$161.00	$1,109	+0.10
756	756	6	156.00	$156.00	$1,179	+0.14
810–811	811	10	148.00–150.00	$149.60	$1,213	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
521–543	522	50	184.25–210.00	$185.86	$970	+1.86
586	586	20	184.00	$184.00	$1,078	+4.33
613	613	2	178.00	$178.00	$1,091	—
673	673	19	178.00	$178.00	$1,198	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615–627	619	16	168.00–175.00	$170.22	$1,054	—
670–681	681	44	162.00–168.00	$162.27	$1,105	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	7	187.50	$187.50	$891	—
555	555	18	182.00	$182.00	$1,010	—
763	763	2	157.00	$157.00	$1,198	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	6	188.00	$188.00	$733	+5.52
414 fancy	414	16	195.50	$195.50	$809	+3.82
404–442	429	56	180.00–192.00	$187.47	$804	+6.03
456 fancy	456	18	186.50	$186.50	$850	—
452–498	477	53	175.00–192.50	$180.97	$863	+3.09
507 thin fleshed	507	13	180.00	$180.00	$913	—
516 fancy	516	14	207.00	$207.00	$1,068	—
524–542	533	69	171.00–188.00	$173.47	$925	-0.10
552 fancy	552	20	198.00	$198.00	$1,093	—
550–590	571	149	164.00–190.00	$177.81	$1,015	+12.83
600–643	617	184	161.00–171.00	$166.76	$1,029	+3.94
650–686	669	200	160.00–169.00	$163.16	$1,092	+6.95
705–737	724	92	150.00–159.50	$153.50	$1,111	+1.03
724	724	4	149.00	$149.00	$1,079	-3.47
753–764	761	63	151.50–153.00	$152.06	$1,157	+1.83
800–816	810	78	144.00–149.00	$147.40	$1,194	+5.80
859	859	37	138.00	$138.00	$1,185	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	429	37	181.00–188.00	$185.30	$795	—
433–438 thin fleshed	436	46	189.00–190.00	$189.30	$825	—
467–498	480	36	165.00–174.00	$170.49	$818	—
509–540	526	58	164.00–169.00	$166.49	$876	—
567–590	575	73	155.00–165.00	$160.20	$921	—
607–639	626	36	156.00–163.00	$161.27	$1,010	—
678	678	17	155.00–156.00	$155.47	$1,054	—
714–731	723	16	152.00–155.00	$153.48	$1,110	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–335	311	7	183.00–187.50	$184.39	$573	+9.39
358–365	363	27	175.00–189.00	$179.59	$652	+4.29
430–440	433	15	186.00–187.50	$186.99	$810	+19.54
472–497	494	52	170.00–183.00	$171.48	$847	+10.76
534–538	535	13	163.00–175.00	$164.86	$882	-1.50
599	599	6	166.00	$166.00	$994	+14.19
745	745	12	147.50	$147.50	$1,099	+4.49

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530–546	544	39	179.00–190.00	$180.37	$981	—
576	576	9	180.00	$180.00	$1,037	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471	471	14	158.00	$158.00	$744	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
459	459	7	168.00	$168.00	$771	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503–510	504	10	195.50–198.00	$196.01	$988	+36.20
803	803	4	123.00	$123.00	$988	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1205	1135	85-90%	2	63.00–64.00	$63.53	$721	-11.88
795–1480	1136	85-90%	51	50.00–67.00	$60.14	$683	-15.27
765–1625	1139	85-90%	30	20.00–72.00	$46.50	$530	-30.98
885–1373	1147	85-90%	53	68.00–79.00	$74.99	$860	-2.49
1175	1175	85-90%	1	84.00	$84.00	$987	-0.50
1260–1310	1285	85-90%	2	80.00–80.50	$80.25	$1,031	—
935–1720	1343	85-90%	190	67.00–80.00	$73.17	$983	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–2060	1236	80-85%	22	70.00–76.00	$73.29	$906	—
895–1640	1338	80-85%	51	77.00–87.50	$80.55	$1,078	—
1080–1899	1453	80-85%	182	72.00–85.50	$78.12	$1,135	-5.28
1535	1535	80-85%	1	74.00	$74.00	$1,136	+32.14
1290–1720	1536	80-85%	7	85.00–90.00	$87.56	$1,345	+45.70

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1767	1561	75-80%	50	80.00–92.00	$83.66	$1,306	+1.45
1205–2150	1630	75-80%	14	75.00–79.50	$77.29	$1,260	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115	1115	1	82.50	$82.50	$920	—
950–2275	1568	21	86.00–101.00	$91.30	$1,432	—
1398–2330	1772	43	97.00–110.00	$104.36	$1,849	—
2030–2295	2163	2	111.00–114.35	$112.78	$2,439	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
975–1345	1113	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	85.00–95.00	$88.45	$984

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
985–1160	1081	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	100.00–117.00	$107.54	$1,163
1240	1240	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,054

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1456–1495	1470	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	105.00–112.00	$109.30	$1,607

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1117 thin fleshed	1117	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	34	810.00	$810.00
1252	1252	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	1,650.00	$1,650.00
1238–1337	1288	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	925.00–1,025.00	$976.92
1040–1705	1304	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	1,210.00–1,350.00	$1,259.37
1312	1312	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,375.00	$1,375.00
1140–1530	1333	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	58	900.00–1,225.00	$1,056.31
1297–1435	1338	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	104	1,250.00–1,350.00	$1,303.87

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1261–1431	1318	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,410.00–1,485.01	$1,457.86
1325	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1365	1365	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1440	1440	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1288–1534	1480	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,125.00–1,275.00	$1,242.23

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1069	1069	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,025.00	$1,025.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1315	1315	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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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
1265	1265	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,185.00	$1,185.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
888	888	1	107.50	$107.50	$955	—
992	992	11	111.00	$111.00	$1,101	+4.13
1003–1044	1034	12	110.00–111.50	$110.41	$1,142	+0.41
1061–1090	1070	20	110.00–112.00	$111.37	$1,192	+1.77
1122–1145	1138	10	110.50–112.00	$110.94	$1,262	+0.01
1183	1183	2	110.50	$110.50	$1,307	-0.18
1213	1213	3	111.50	$111.50	$1,352	+1.89
1253–1260	1255	6	109.50–110.50	$109.83	$1,378	—
1365–1385	1375	2	106.50–109.00	$107.74	$1,481	—

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
257	257	7	300.00	$300.00	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725	725	6	81.00	$81.00	$587	—
1305	1305	1	81.00	$81.00	$1,057	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975	975	1	98.50	$98.50	$960	+4.50
1255	1255	4	101.50	$101.50	$1,274	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
703	703	2	65.00	$65.00	$457	—
790	790	2	67.50	$67.50	$533	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
267	267	18	400.00	$400.00	—
337	337	11	410.00	$410.00	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412	412	8	140.00	$140.00	$577	+13.35

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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.