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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 4, 2022

8,848 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.25/cwt +7.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,062/hd at 620 lb · 383 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.85/cwt +4.23 vs last sale · ≈ $988/hd at 575 lb · 306 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.63/cwt +5.74 vs last sale · ≈ $934/hd at 523 lb · 257 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,848 8,323 11,660
Feeder cattle 7,815 7,152 10,611
Slaughter cattle 915 967 621
Replacement cattle 118 204 428

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 5 Colorado auction markets included: Centennial Livestock, Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Sterling Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower, 600-700 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 lower, and over 700 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower, 600-750 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher, and over 750 lbs lightly tested at 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Dairy feeder heifers were lightly tested with 950-1100 lb heifers selling 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower this week. The next available report will be Monday, April 18, 2022.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 7 230.00 $230.00 $593 —
358 358 5 225.00 $225.00 $806 +4.24
414–434 428 29 193.00–216.00 $209.67 $897 -5.57
458–497 479 83 206.00–213.00 $209.66 $1,004 -4.48
512 thin fleshed 512 9 219.00 $219.00 $1,121 -1.00
502–542 516 241 186.00–216.00 $208.10 $1,074 -3.84
552–594 569 127 180.00–210.00 $199.37 $1,134 -7.14
600–636 616 137 175.00–206.50 $189.16 $1,165 -2.44
653 thin fleshed 653 19 181.50 $181.50 $1,185 —
655–682 671 204 162.00–188.50 $174.06 $1,168 -1.90
700–748 714 109 163.00–168.00 $165.29 $1,180 +4.51
750–774 761 133 152.00–156.00 $154.81 $1,178 +2.18
770 770 18 149.50 $149.50 $1,151 -3.13
813–845 829 35 148.00–153.00 $149.78 $1,242 +2.55
854–878 870 71 143.50–144.00 $143.67 $1,250 -5.11
907 907 56 141.00 $141.00 $1,279 —
957–963 958 11 139.50–145.00 $140.51 $1,346 +20.51
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 13 219.00 $219.00 $710 —
352–396 391 25 190.00–207.00 $205.16 $802 —
402–441 428 72 190.00–207.50 $197.35 $845 -9.65
452–494 474 99 181.00–203.00 $195.87 $928 -1.09
511–546 532 159 187.50–199.00 $192.30 $1,023 -4.30
535 unweaned 535 10 172.00 $172.00 $920 —
550–589 578 138 177.00–189.00 $184.32 $1,065 -10.94
611–644 628 119 166.00–179.00 $176.26 $1,107 -1.25
682 682 5 156.00 $156.00 $1,064 -10.18
700–738 714 22 154.00–159.00 $156.06 $1,114 +5.56
835 835 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,219 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 31 189.75 $189.75 $964 —
572–581 577 56 180.50–185.00 $182.41 $1,053 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 unweaned 479 4 158.00 $158.00 $757 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 25 203.00 $203.00 $678 +18.00
360–396 370 21 188.00–193.00 $191.47 $708 +18.24
403–446 423 85 178.50–190.00 $182.58 $772 +8.86
450–494 476 175 171.00–181.00 $176.28 $839 +3.48
485–495 fancy 488 44 184.50–188.00 $185.39 $905 —
500–544 510 159 170.00–180.50 $174.71 $891 +1.82
544 fancy 544 98 185.00 $185.00 $1,006 —
550–599 573 244 163.00–172.00 $168.26 $964 +1.49
582 582 62 186.00 $186.00 $1,083 +19.23
611 fancy 611 32 178.00 $178.00 $1,088 —
600–649 621 351 160.00–176.00 $170.63 $1,060 +8.52
650–683 668 88 155.00–165.00 $161.47 $1,079 +20.47
700–738 715 89 144.00–151.00 $149.18 $1,067 +2.76
750 750 5 143.50 $143.50 $1,076 -1.09
802–833 814 53 132.00–136.00 $133.89 $1,090 -4.11
850–854 852 28 130.50–131.00 $130.80 $1,114 -2.20
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–343 337 12 184.00–188.00 $185.62 $626 —
365–390 378 6 173.00–176.00 $174.45 $659 -12.55
405–440 418 8 164.00–179.00 $171.60 $717 -8.50
450–486 467 49 165.00–178.00 $172.49 $806 +0.14
503–547 524 100 162.00–174.00 $170.36 $893 +11.40
550–595 578 38 153.00–167.00 $160.17 $926 +4.01
608–626 619 15 154.00–157.00 $155.18 $961 +3.32
654–692 678 22 142.00–153.00 $146.52 $993 +5.26
718–745 732 41 132.00–141.50 $139.28 $1,020 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 unweaned 366 5 170.00 $170.00 $622 —
444 unweaned 444 6 169.00 $169.00 $750 —
699 699 7 132.00 $132.00 $923 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1124–1590 1285 80-85% 63 81.00–92.00 $84.73 $1,089 -2.43
1075–1625 1320 80-85% 162 79.00–89.50 $84.18 $1,111 —
1010–1661 1422 80-85% 98 60.00–84.00 $76.26 $1,084 —
1245–1580 1422 80-85% 27 89.00–105.00 $95.31 $1,355 —
1285–1540 1425 80-85% 4 47.50–54.00 $51.12 $728 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1305 978 85-90% 43 22.50–70.00 $59.59 $583 —
858–1260 1054 85-90% 29 50.00–77.00 $69.14 $729 +1.50
860–1330 1103 85-90% 70 70.00–82.00 $75.76 $836 -6.80
970–1263 1135 85-90% 18 75.00–84.00 $81.42 $924 -1.14
1000–1190 1154 85-90% 7 86.00–89.00 $87.01 $1,004 +0.01
1160–1185 1173 85-90% 2 83.00–84.00 $83.51 $980 -3.49
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1308–1880 1590 75-80% 20 71.00–84.00 $79.06 $1,257 —
1270–2070 1608 75-80% 60 83.00–95.00 $87.10 $1,401 —
1630–1765 1688 75-80% 3 86.00–88.00 $87.34 $1,474 —
1525–1900 1699 75-80% 8 89.00–110.00 $100.77 $1,712 —
1790 1790 75-80% 1 66.00 $66.00 $1,181 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,192 —
1450–1975 1728 8 91.00–98.00 $95.21 $1,645 —
1440–2140 1765 36 88.00–103.50 $96.42 $1,702 -1.92
1500–2320 1849 28 100.00–112.00 $106.06 $1,961 —
1275–2380 1966 9 112.00–120.00 $115.64 $2,273 +8.13

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750–1190 1023 (<2 yrs)Open 10 103.00–110.00 $106.72 $1,092
865–1235 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 95.00–98.00 $96.17 $1,019
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1100–1275 1188 (<2 yrs)Open 2 112.00–112.50 $112.27 $1,334
900–1315 1194 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 101.00–111.00 $104.37 $1,246

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1160–1243 1215 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,335.00–1,400.00 $1,355.68
1162–1282 1241 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 875.00–1,075.00 $926.52
1357 1357 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1240–1686 1540 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 1,175.00–1,475.00 $1,351.61
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1565–1785 1675 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,500.00–1,550.00 $1,526.64
1795 1795 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,510.00 $1,510.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1291–1535 1332 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 12 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
1638 1638 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–298 294 41 112.00–116.00 $114.87 $338 —
369 369 16 91.00 $91.00 $336 —
419–442 432 18 93.00–101.00 $97.55 $421 —
484 484 11 88.00–97.00 $92.09 $446 —
721 721 5 92.00 $92.00 $663 +4.00
766 766 13 87.00 $87.00 $666 +0.57
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 12 119.00 $119.00 $377 —
373 373 3 117.00 $117.00 $436 —
410–415 414 39 114.00–115.00 $114.23 $473 —
530–543 538 5 88.00–97.00 $93.45 $503 —
577 577 16 90.00 $90.00 $519 —
619 619 5 87.00 $87.00 $539 —
700 700 10 86.00 $86.00 $602 —
930 930 6 93.00 $93.00 $865 —
1039 1039 7 98.50 $98.50 $1,023 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 11 175.00 $175.00 $620 —
412–441 425 41 175.00–177.50 $176.30 $749 —
573 573 13 147.50 $147.50 $845 —
653–690 670 27 127.00–139.00 $133.62 $895 —
1250 1250 3 116.00 $116.00 $1,450 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 9 187.50 $187.50 $551 —
340 340 2 177.50 $177.50 $604 —
423–427 426 23 162.50 $162.50 $692 —
532 532 3 145.00 $145.00 $771 —
606 606 4 137.50 $137.50 $833 —
841 841 6 119.00 $119.00 $1,001 —
958–975 961 7 103.00–108.50 $105.56 $1,014 -1.11
1000–1044 1022 10 101.00–109.50 $108.17 $1,105 -2.84
1073–1081 1077 19 100.00–109.50 $105.90 $1,141 -3.31
1125 1125 1 109.50 $109.50 $1,232 —
1199 1199 4 95.00 $95.00 $1,139 —
1225 1225 1 112.50 $112.50 $1,378 +0.25
1280–1295 1288 2 105.00–110.00 $107.49 $1,384 -3.86
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490–494 494 33 150.00–162.00 $159.64 $789 —
516 516 5 149.00 $149.00 $769 —
566–590 579 11 127.50–140.00 $135.86 $787 —
653–686 679 9 121.00–123.00 $122.57 $832 —
Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–525 525 13 79.00–80.00 $79.92 $420 —
653–670 654 13 64.00–73.00 $64.71 $423 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
733 733 4 75.00 $75.00 $550 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1505 1480 2 98.00–101.00 $99.47 $1,472 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 9 148.00 $148.00 $318 —
261–289 280 148 144.00–151.00 $149.56 $419 —
305–318 311 85 134.00–148.00 $138.23 $430 —
352–384 369 78 129.00–143.00 $136.40 $503 —
417–435 423 52 123.00–131.00 $127.18 $538 —
492 492 38 109.00–125.00 $117.84 $580 —
581–598 584 81 93.00–95.00 $94.95 $555 —
642 642 32 92.50 $92.50 $594 —
688–690 690 24 92.00 $92.00 $635 —
740 740 24 94.50 $94.50 $699 —
778 778 15 96.00 $96.00 $747 —
926 926 18 96.00 $96.00 $889 —
1154 1154 9 98.00 $98.00 $1,131 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–386 378 41 200.00–210.00 $206.23 $780 —
425–434 433 49 200.00–211.00 $210.34 $911 —
450–461 455 22 195.00–200.00 $197.70 $900 —
603–619 612 19 169.00–171.00 $170.17 $1,041 —
653 653 12 165.00 $165.00 $1,077 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
259 259 18 115.00 $115.00 $298 —
401–438 427 45 109.00–118.00 $111.01 $474 —
498 498 11 93.50 $93.50 $466 —
509–539 527 54 92.00–101.00 $95.89 $505 —
696 696 4 85.00 $85.00 $592 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 10 195.00 $195.00 $575 —
315–333 326 15 193.00–197.50 $194.74 $635 —
419 419 16 192.00 $192.00 $804 —
Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 3 110.00 $110.00 $258 —
394 394 7 76.00 $76.00 $299 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 5 195.00 $195.00 $448 —
576 576 4 164.00 $164.00 $945 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950–1000 fancy 976 (<2 yrs)Open 39 2,100.00–2,500.00 $2,333.90 —

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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.