Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 14, 2022

6,561 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.82/cwt +4.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,001/hd at 619 lb · 309 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $193.37/cwt -8.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,183/hd at 612 lb · 277 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $165.72/cwt -13.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,197/hd at 722 lb · 267 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,561	9,493	3,304
Feeder cattle	5,037	8,028	2,088
Slaughter cattle	1,108	858	373
Replacement cattle	416	607	843

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 were moderate to good. Feeder steers under 650 lbs sold mostly 4.00 to 8.00 lower, and over 650 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold mostly 6.00 to 8.00 with instances of sharply lower, and heifers over 600 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Dairy feeder heifers over 850 lbs sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with average dressing slaughter bulls selling steady. The bulk of feeder cattle offerings this week weighed between 500 and 850 lbs. The next available report will be Monday, March 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
344	344	7	227.00	$227.00	$781	—
363–393	381	5	218.00–226.00	$221.05	$842	-4.52
398 unweaned	398	4	196.00	$196.00	$780	—
409–447	432	71	212.00–224.00	$217.50	$940	-4.09
452–478 thin fleshed	466	53	225.00–227.00	$225.29	$1,050	-9.78
473 fancy	473	5	226.00	$226.00	$1,069	—
450–497	474	145	212.00–222.00	$218.67	$1,036	-6.42
504 unweaned	504	7	180.00	$180.00	$907	—
505–508 thin fleshed	506	36	221.00	$221.00	$1,118	+3.34
507–538	516	104	202.00–214.00	$208.21	$1,074	-0.82
517 fancy	517	12	220.00	$220.00	$1,137	—
550–593	570	221	193.00–209.00	$199.37	$1,136	-7.93
576 unweaned	576	7	180.00	$180.00	$1,037	—
604 thin fleshed	604	33	203.00	$203.00	$1,226	-7.00
601–649	613	244	178.00–199.00	$192.07	$1,177	-8.34
650 thin fleshed	650	20	185.00	$185.00	$1,202	-4.30
654–688	678	222	164.00–187.00	$170.21	$1,154	+3.77
701–726 fancy	714	88	172.50	$172.50	$1,232	-6.48
704–744	726	179	159.00–168.00	$162.38	$1,179	—
760–781	769	118	150.50–164.50	$155.70	$1,197	+2.22
773 fancy	773	31	166.00	$166.00	$1,283	—
795	795	3	146.00	$146.00	$1,161	-7.48
805–835	809	27	145.00–147.50	$147.12	$1,190	+0.22
871	871	10	135.00	$135.00	$1,176	-5.60
890	890	16	142.50	$142.50	$1,268	+1.90
917	917	26	140.25	$140.25	$1,286	+1.15
962	962	11	129.00–138.00	$132.27	$1,272	+0.03

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–362	358	10	216.00–217.00	$216.39	$775	—
368	368	2	205.00	$205.00	$754	—
466–492	483	69	195.00–206.00	$200.80	$970	-4.20
515–548	542	47	194.00–200.00	$198.90	$1,078	—
568–598	580	66	186.00–196.00	$191.60	$1,111	—
614–633	624	16	166.00–183.00	$176.86	$1,104	-2.56
655–699	675	62	158.50–174.00	$164.97	$1,114	—
728–732	731	15	161.00–163.00	$161.27	$1,179	—
775	775	3	147.00	$147.00	$1,139	+4.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	44	188.50	$188.50	$1,093	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	2	188.00	$188.00	$776	—
555	555	5	172.00	$172.00	$955	—
643	643	6	164.00	$164.00	$1,055	—
662	662	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,026	—
756	756	5	140.00	$140.00	$1,058	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	3	186.00	$186.00	$738	—
411–443	425	49	182.00–184.00	$182.81	$777	-5.89
438 unweaned	438	5	169.00	$169.00	$740	—
475–491	487	68	174.00–180.00	$177.01	$862	-6.59
500–539	510	65	162.00–184.00	$173.97	$887	-14.21
529 unweaned	529	7	164.00	$164.00	$868	—
552–590	570	240	154.00–178.50	$167.89	$957	-7.72
600–645	616	265	153.00–169.00	$160.80	$991	+5.50
630 unweaned	630	7	150.00	$150.00	$945	—
634	634	30	174.00	$174.00	$1,103	+18.70
637	637	7	160.00	$160.00	$1,019	+4.70
656–693	666	54	153.50–156.50	$155.34	$1,035	+2.69
715	715	24	147.50	$147.50	$1,055	+5.07
700–748	721	94	144.00–151.00	$148.39	$1,070	+5.96
758	758	55	152.00	$152.00	$1,152	+9.05
763	763	3	138.00	$138.00	$1,053	-4.95
761–787	776	83	138.50–150.50	$144.71	$1,123	+1.76
810	810	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,077	—
818–820	818	20	135.00–140.50	$136.10	$1,113	—
872–881	879	12	138.00	$138.00	$1,213	+7.50
1034 value added	1034	8	130.00	$130.00	$1,344	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359–373	365	9	176.00–180.00	$177.82	$649	+6.82
401	401	4	182.00	$182.00	$730	+16.00
465–487	474	19	173.00–178.00	$177.16	$840	+5.64
509–540	521	76	151.00–177.00	$169.26	$882	+13.76
565–590	585	58	158.00–161.00	$158.29	$926	-2.65
606–644	628	24	148.00–159.00	$156.19	$981	+5.87
653–695	671	52	144.00–150.00	$147.44	$989	—
705–728	713	50	142.00–148.00	$145.69	$1,039	—
763–797	791	21	140.00–140.50	$140.38	$1,110	—
828	828	6	131.50	$131.50	$1,089	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	18	155.00	$155.00	$760	-20.00
539	539	27	155.00	$155.00	$835	—
610	610	10	161.00	$161.00	$982	—
741	741	7	140.00	$140.00	$1,037	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427–438	431	5	172.50–179.00	$175.14	$755	—
560–586	576	14	147.50–159.00	$154.70	$891	-2.30

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	4	165.00	$165.00	$644	—
495	495	4	140.00	$140.00	$693	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	4	155.50	$155.50	$980	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
613	613	4	132.50	$132.50	$812	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452	452	3	122.50	$122.50	$554	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	3	85.00	$85.00	$391	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409	409	10	190.00	$190.00	$777	—
474	474	13	189.00	$189.00	$896	—
635	635	6	171.00	$171.00	$1,086	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427	427	3	192.50	$192.50	$822	—
858	858	6	129.00	$129.00	$1,107	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	4	75.00	$75.00	$424	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
568	568	3	141.00	$141.00	$801	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
806–1518	988	80-85%	26	52.50–71.00	$66.44	$656	—
978–1765	1335	80-85%	100	67.00–80.50	$76.50	$1,021	—
985–1565	1347	80-85%	13	83.00–95.00	$91.19	$1,228	—
1210–1690	1390	80-85%	58	84.00–94.00	$87.63	$1,218	—
990–1698	1407	80-85%	224	80.00–91.00	$84.67	$1,191	+0.86

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
973–1055	994	85-90%	4	57.50–58.00	$57.87	$575	—
720–1250	1049	85-90%	108	52.00–76.00	$70.27	$737	—
915–1340	1130	85-90%	37	76.00–86.00	$82.10	$928	—
867–1485	1132	85-90%	130	70.00–84.00	$79.16	$896	—
975–1230	1148	85-90%	20	87.00–99.00	$91.15	$1,046	—
1055–1202	1158	85-90%	13	85.00–87.50	$85.77	$993	+3.77

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1870	1647	75-80%	24	77.50–86.00	$81.99	$1,350	+0.77
1285–1835	1662	75-80%	85	84.00–94.00	$88.77	$1,475	—
1825	1825	75-80%	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,880	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–910	850	2	117.50–119.00	$118.30	$1,006	—
875–1395	1206	5	95.00–107.00	$102.03	$1,230	—
1365–2530	1690	15	82.00–101.00	$94.88	$1,603	-1.76
1180–2695	1911	58	101.00–113.00	$105.88	$2,023	—
1690–2510	2134	17	110.00–124.00	$116.18	$2,479	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
954–1345	1091	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	35	100.00–110.00	$105.47	$1,151

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785–1033	937	(<2 yrs)	Open	17	113.00–125.00	$116.90	$1,095
813–1105	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	87.00–99.00	$93.29	$910

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890–960	925	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	106.00–110.00	$108.08	$1,000

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
932–1415	1198	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,475.00–1,550.00	$1,524.35
1186–1335	1211	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,275.00–1,375.00	$1,356.62
1037–1370	1229	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	1,100.00–1,175.00	$1,145.10
1132–1292	1256	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,550.00–1,600.00	$1,560.01
1221–1685	1323	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	47	1,250.00–1,700.00	$1,643.56

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
977	977	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1014	1014	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1021	1021	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1036–1570	1291	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,300.00–1,400.00	$1,336.79

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
896–1393	1045	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	100	1,475.00–1,700.00	$1,607.47
1248 fancy	1248	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,785.00	$1,785.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
826–899	870	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	55	1,200.00–1,385.00	$1,259.63

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1045–1055	1047	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	1,050.00–1,100.00	$1,059.16	—
1000–1240	1098	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,300.00–1,625.00	$1,418.00	—
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
1200–1250	1240	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
1210–1610	1310	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,600.00–1,650.00	$1,615.36	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
861–898	871	9	105.50–107.50	$106.93	$931	-0.34
911–930	915	22	102.00–106.50	$105.39	$964	-2.11
978	978	4	108.50	$108.50	$1,061	+5.05
1005–1049	1040	19	107.50–109.50	$108.08	$1,124	-1.49
1062–1095	1069	7	107.50–108.50	$107.93	$1,154	-4.32
1100–1148	1137	12	105.00–109.50	$108.47	$1,233	+0.28
1153–1178	1164	7	102.50–108.50	$105.90	$1,233	-7.37
1218–1230	1224	4	108.50–109.00	$108.75	$1,331	-2.75
1350	1350	3	112.50	$112.50	$1,519	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
855	855	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—

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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.