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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 18, 2022

1,098 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,098 2,664 607
Feeder cattle 240 1,480 242
Slaughter cattle 835 1,067 359
Replacement cattle 23 117 6

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 5.00 while slaughter bulls traded 10.00 lower. Feeding cows and dairy heifers traded unevenly steady. Trade activity and demand were moderate. The next available report will be Monday, August 1, 2022.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 187.50 $187.50 $834 —
453 453 4 195.00 $195.00 $883 —
630 630 3 172.00 $172.00 $1,084 —
803 803 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,204 —
888 888 3 147.50 $147.50 $1,310 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 2 237.00 $237.00 $671 -25.00
315–331 329 8 234.00–236.00 $235.76 $776 —
355 355 3 220.00 $220.00 $781 -20.95
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
190 190 1 500.00 $500.00 —
212 212 3 560.00 $560.00 +83.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
956 956 4 139.00 $139.00 $1,329 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630 1630 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,891 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 211.50 $211.50 $550 -25.66
303–317 310 5 203.00–216.00 $209.28 $649 -21.81
385 385 3 189.00–198.00 $192.00 $739 -40.50
408–437 421 9 179.00–189.00 $182.63 $769 —
565 565 5 167.00 $167.00 $944 —
640 640 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,024 —
916 916 6 138.50 $138.50 $1,269 —
1055 1055 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,287 -5.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 262 7 201.00 $201.00 $527 —
899 899 8 136.00 $136.00 $1,223 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
203–210 205 3 475.00 $475.00 -3.22

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 6 227.00 $227.00 $597 —
320–323 322 3 215.00–217.50 $215.83 $695 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
195 195 1 425.00 $425.00 —
248 248 2 460.00 $460.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1428 1392 80-85% 13 73.00–75.00 $74.62 $1,039 -2.91
1375–1495 1452 80-85% 3 89.50–97.00 $92.22 $1,339 +29.83
1315–1625 1464 80-85% 14 40.00–61.00 $50.03 $732 -12.36
1250–1686 1465 80-85% 193 62.00–75.50 $68.98 $1,011 +6.59
1220–1779 1504 80-85% 172 76.00–87.50 $81.43 $1,225 —
1405–1602 1546 80-85% 9 84.00–88.00 $87.31 $1,350 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1409 1149 85-90% 43 37.00–52.50 $45.69 $525 -45.03
855–1405 1153 85-90% 119 55.00–69.50 $63.89 $737 -3.00
825–1260 1154 85-90% 61 70.00–77.00 $72.24 $834 +5.35
980–1282 1185 85-90% 38 72.50–85.00 $74.29 $880 +3.27
1200–1238 1222 85-90% 12 70.50–71.50 $71.09 $869 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–1833 1727 75-80% 34 84.50–93.00 $88.02 $1,520 —
1715–1885 1791 75-80% 37 71.00–80.50 $74.69 $1,338 -2.03
2015–2125 2070 75-80% 2 63.00–67.00 $65.05 $1,347 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,352 —
1165–2160 1536 12 86.00–99.00 $93.67 $1,439 —
1480–2575 2022 16 100.00–108.00 $103.52 $2,093 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
965–1050 1005 (<2 yrs)Open 3 110.00–115.00 $112.93 $1,135
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1310 1310 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,506

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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
1323–1622 1441 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 1,550.00–1,575.00 $1,561.39 —
1283–1641 1539 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 1,500.00–1,550.00 $1,511.91 -113.09

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
846 846 8 112.00 $112.00 $948 +8.12
883 883 4 109.00 $109.00 $962 +1.00
932 932 3 109.00 $109.00 $1,016 -6.25
950–985 959 4 115.00–119.00 $116.03 $1,113 +1.12
1020–1045 1025 8 107.00–116.00 $113.35 $1,162 -3.08
1055–1090 1083 5 112.00–116.00 $115.22 $1,248 +0.78
1100–1135 1112 30 105.00–116.00 $112.96 $1,256 -2.76
1255–1290 1273 2 101.00–106.00 $103.47 $1,317 -14.03
1304–1335 1320 8 105.00–109.00 $107.02 $1,413 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 90.00 $90.00 $590 —
734 734 11 90.00 $90.00 $661 —
850 850 1 100.00 $100.00 $850 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 3 80.00 $80.00 $326 —
758 758 8 80.00 $80.00 $606 -1.84
805 805 1 80.00 $80.00 $644 -1.00
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 3 67.50 $67.50 $331 —
568–595 573 5 46.00–70.00 $50.98 $292 -11.52
655 655 1 60.00 $60.00 $393 -12.34
703 703 2 51.00 $51.00 $359 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1454–1515 1461 9 95.00–107.00 $96.38 $1,408 —
Large 3-4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
280 280 3 235.00 $235.00 —
Large 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
317 317 3 225.00 $225.00 —

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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.