Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 30, 2022

1,001 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,001	2,913	713
Feeder cattle	293	1,473	227
Slaughter cattle	660	1,172	454
Replacement cattle	48	268	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 1 Colorado auction market included: Livestock Exchange. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 6.00 higher. Dairy heifers traded unevenly steady. Trade activity and demand were moderate. Baby calves that weighed from 60 to 300 lbs sold for 175.00 to 560.00 per head. The next available report will be Monday, June 13, 2022.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
608	608	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,034	-1.00
658	658	5	171.00	$171.00	$1,125	+10.98
727	727	3	162.00	$162.00	$1,178	—
807	807	3	148.00	$148.00	$1,194	-9.35
883	883	4	138.00	$138.00	$1,219	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1091	1091	9	112.50	$112.50	$1,227	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	2	146.50	$146.50	$1,077	+1.48
793	793	5	144.50	$144.50	$1,146	+4.50
961	961	5	122.50	$122.50	$1,177	—
1076	1076	8	118.00	$118.00	$1,270	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	5	160.00	$160.00	$789	—
685	685	3	139.50	$139.50	$956	-4.74

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	5	156.00	$156.00	$640	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1323	1323	80-85%	2	95.00	$95.00	$1,257	—
1295–1560	1373	80-85%	34	74.00–79.50	$77.22	$1,060	+5.21
1215–1648	1385	80-85%	118	80.00–86.50	$83.05	$1,150	+11.04
1255–1685	1435	80-85%	92	68.00–79.00	$74.31	$1,066	-9.17
1305–1560	1438	80-85%	5	90.00–96.00	$91.83	$1,321	+8.35
1205–1745	1475	80-85%	102	79.00–88.50	$82.60	$1,218	—
1405–1600	1503	80-85%	3	56.00–61.00	$58.06	$873	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1165	1004	85-90%	11	47.50–56.00	$51.99	$522	—
885–1194	1087	85-90%	10	86.00–92.50	$88.11	$958	+33.43
760–1334	1102	85-90%	84	57.00–69.00	$64.88	$715	-12.37
925–1300	1180	85-90%	68	70.00–80.00	$73.79	$871	—
870–1280	1186	85-90%	33	75.00–83.00	$79.60	$944	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1630–1935	1731	75-80%	13	71.50–81.00	$76.55	$1,325	—
1645–1950	1790	75-80%	16	82.00–90.00	$84.08	$1,505	—
1855–1980	1903	75-80%	3	61.00–65.00	$62.72	$1,194	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1390	1196	4	81.00–98.00	$92.78	$1,110	—
1255–1385	1298	3	100.00–103.00	$101.86	$1,322	—
1320–2495	1682	14	80.00–102.50	$97.28	$1,636	—
1660–2275	1875	11	105.50–112.00	$109.12	$2,046	—
2040–2325	2183	2	116.50–120.00	$118.36	$2,584	+1.27

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
875–1150	976	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	105.00–116.00	$109.41	$1,068
1015–1280	1131	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	90.00–98.00	$95.43	$1,079

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1035–1215	1103	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	100.00–106.00	$103.80	$1,145

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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
1286	1286	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,150.00	$1,150.00	-525.00
1448–1498	1473	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	1,250.00–1,335.00	$1,291.78	—
1598	1598	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,375.00	$1,375.00	-175.00
1612	1612	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
1810	1810	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–882	882	4	97.00	$97.00	$856	—
903–948	939	5	101.00–103.50	$101.48	$953	+3.48
998	998	3	97.50	$97.50	$973	-0.70
1005–1045	1025	13	97.50–103.50	$102.28	$1,048	+3.23
1050–1085	1060	14	102.00–103.00	$102.68	$1,088	+4.03
1109–1140	1117	29	97.50–103.50	$99.35	$1,110	-0.38
1156–1190	1161	10	97.00–101.00	$97.81	$1,136	-3.19
1230	1230	12	104.00	$104.00	$1,279	+4.55
1250–1255	1253	3	102.00–102.50	$102.17	$1,280	+2.17
1325	1325	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,352	+9.00
1370	1370	1	97.50	$97.50	$1,336	-2.20

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–940	920	2	95.00	$95.00	$874	—
965–985	975	2	91.00–92.50	$91.74	$894	—
1024	1024	4	93.00	$93.00	$952	—
1065–1083	1080	6	95.00–96.00	$95.84	$1,035	—
1115	1115	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,026	—
1220	1220	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,135	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790	790	14	80.00	$80.00	$632	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	1	71.00	$71.00	$522	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335	1335	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,415	—

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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
945	945	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	1,385.00	$1,385.00	—

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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.