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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 29, 2022

3,167 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.79/cwt ≈ $1,450/hd at 875 lb · 154 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.39/cwt ≈ $1,342/hd at 911 lb · 142 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.77/cwt ≈ $1,385/hd at 797 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,167 900 2,367
Feeder cattle 2,781 254 1,844
Slaughter cattle 380 627 517
Replacement cattle 6 19 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 2 Colorado auction markets included: Centennial Livestock and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand good on slaughter cows and bulls. Trade activity and demand on feeder cattle good on long weaned steers and heifers, moderate on unweaned calves. Crossbred dairy heifers weighing over 1000 lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. The next available report will be Monday, September 12, 2022.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 unweaned 337 3 257.50 $257.50 $868 —
365 365 1 247.50 $247.50 $903 —
398 unweaned 398 2 227.50 $227.50 $905 —
410–421 unweaned 419 10 203.00–222.50 $206.82 $867 —
468–472 unweaned 471 19 198.00–210.00 $200.51 $944 —
490 490 6 217.00 $217.00 $1,063 —
513–537 unweaned 527 10 187.50–195.00 $190.42 $1,004 —
533 533 13 201.00 $201.00 $1,071 —
574 574 14 195.00 $195.00 $1,119 —
619 unweaned 619 5 179.00 $179.00 $1,108 —
654 unweaned 654 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,144 —
707 707 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,308 —
859–878 873 56 168.50–170.00 $169.60 $1,481 —
926 926 4 166.00 $166.00 $1,537 —
988 988 6 167.00 $167.00 $1,650 —
1010 1010 3 156.00 $156.00 $1,576 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
726 726 4 151.00 $151.00 $1,096 —
759 759 22 156.00 $156.00 $1,184 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
632 632 8 181.00 $181.00 $1,144 —
791 791 6 167.00 $167.00 $1,321 —
800–815 808 4 166.00–170.00 $168.02 $1,358 —
895 895 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,410 —
1000 1000 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,520 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
828 828 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,035 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
263 263 3 600.00 $600.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,138 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–465 unweaned 455 13 185.00–189.00 $187.74 $854 —
454–498 486 15 194.00–195.00 $194.75 $946 —
515–520 518 10 195.00–198.00 $196.51 $1,018 +15.51
530 530 1 145.00 $145.00 $768 -36.00
554 unweaned 554 7 171.00 $171.00 $947 —
610–645 614 18 179.00–179.50 $179.44 $1,102 —
672 672 10 176.50 $176.50 $1,186 —
685 unweaned 685 2 159.00 $159.00 $1,089 —
719 719 8 168.50 $168.50 $1,212 —
733–735 733 9 155.00–161.00 $159.66 $1,170 —
777 777 6 164.00 $164.00 $1,274 —
799 799 60 174.75 $174.75 $1,396 —
830 830 31 167.00 $167.00 $1,386 +7.00
866–879 872 113 169.00–169.25 $169.13 $1,475 —
875–897 882 41 154.00–158.00 $156.58 $1,381 —
909 909 15 156.00 $156.00 $1,418 —
901–924 911 127 144.50–148.00 $146.37 $1,333 —
983 983 43 141.25 $141.25 $1,388 —
1004 1004 48 139.00 $139.00 $1,396 +1.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–428 unweaned 416 15 185.00–190.00 $187.82 $781 —
515 unweaned 515 3 170.00 $170.00 $876 —
698 698 21 166.00 $166.00 $1,159 —
745 745 33 158.00 $158.00 $1,177 —
815 815 28 155.00 $155.00 $1,263 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
859 859 56 120.00 $120.00 $1,031 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 unweaned 358 4 160.00 $160.00 $573 —
446 446 5 185.00 $185.00 $825 —
730–741 739 6 142.00–145.00 $144.51 $1,068 —
755 755 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,110 —
1195 1195 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,279 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
313 313 5 560.00 $560.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
253 253 4 500.00 $500.00 —
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
240 240 1 400.00 $400.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 unweaned 367 6 202.50 $202.50 $743 —
496 496 4 196.00 $196.00 $972 —
526 526 4 197.00 $197.00 $1,036 —
560–577 570 5 189.00–190.00 $189.61 $1,081 —
658 658 3 163.00 $163.00 $1,073 —
676 676 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,149 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
155 155 1 300.00 $300.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 170.00 $170.00 $978 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $952 —
780–1750 1189 85-90% 34 30.00–57.50 $41.85 $498 -43.96
930–1610 1246 85-90% 44 60.00–74.00 $69.84 $870 —
985–1598 1257 85-90% 112 74.50–86.00 $78.43 $986 —
1285 1285 85-90% 1 76.50 $76.50 $983 —
1035–1464 1384 85-90% 16 89.00–94.00 $90.63 $1,254 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1219–1464 1354 80-85% 13 84.00–93.50 $90.67 $1,228 —
1468 1468 80-85% 2 65.00 $65.00 $954 -22.10
1345–1665 1489 80-85% 6 98.00–103.50 $99.94 $1,488 +22.08
1170–1662 1517 80-85% 23 76.00–81.00 $80.42 $1,220 +22.79
1220–1960 1572 80-85% 53 83.00–94.00 $86.93 $1,367 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1900 1587 75-80% 12 87.00–99.50 $92.36 $1,466 —
1460–1690 1593 75-80% 3 103.50–105.50 $104.36 $1,662 —
1290–1730 1620 75-80% 4 79.50–83.50 $82.70 $1,340 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1550 1215 13 57.50–84.00 $74.21 $902 —
1210–1970 1675 9 86.00–102.50 $94.59 $1,584 —
1070–2290 1832 22 105.00–116.50 $111.36 $2,040 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
997 997 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,400.00 $1,400.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257 257 10 160.00 $160.00 $411 —
336 336 10 163.00 $163.00 $548 —
383 383 34 168.00 $168.00 $643 —
465 465 20 164.00 $164.00 $763 —
527 527 12 144.00 $144.00 $759 —
616 616 29 145.50 $145.50 $896 —
697 697 10 132.00 $132.00 $920 —
711 711 8 133.00 $133.00 $946 —
793 793 2 127.50 $127.50 $1,011 —
847 847 6 127.00 $127.00 $1,076 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 6 77.50 $77.50 $294 —
460–488 486 12 85.00–114.00 $111.71 $543 —
505–543 535 5 115.00–120.00 $115.94 $620 —
668 668 5 115.00 $115.00 $768 —
672 fancy 672 26 141.50 $141.50 $951 —
700 700 5 116.00 $116.00 $812 —
788 788 12 113.00 $113.00 $890 —
805–849 840 6 95.00–112.00 $108.54 $912 —
1072–1094 1077 29 106.00–115.00 $112.79 $1,215 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
239 239 6 142.50 $142.50 $341 —
328 328 3 145.00 $145.00 $476 —
358–385 366 14 92.50–140.00 $136.43 $499 —
404–413 406 11 140.00–145.00 $143.17 $581 —
534 534 5 120.00 $120.00 $641 —
943 943 4 120.00 $120.00 $1,132 —
995 995 6 120.00–120.50 $120.33 $1,197 -0.92
1010–1040 1025 8 120.00–123.00 $121.61 $1,247 +1.11
1068–1073 1070 6 114.00–121.50 $118.99 $1,273 -1.15
1133 1133 14 123.50 $123.50 $1,399 +3.60
1156 1156 4 122.50 $122.50 $1,416 +2.42
1230–1235 1233 2 121.00–122.50 $121.75 $1,501 -0.35
1255 1255 3 120.50 $120.50 $1,512 -2.00
1315 1315 4 117.50 $117.50 $1,545 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 97.00 $97.00 $272 —
305–348 322 5 82.50–90.00 $86.76 $279 —
445 445 1 72.50 $72.50 $323 —
477 477 3 70.00 $70.00 $334 —
548 548 2 75.00 $75.00 $411 —
578–584 581 7 75.00–92.50 $85.04 $494 —
760 760 1 80.00 $80.00 $608 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 5 73.00 $73.00 $239 —
580–585 583 5 77.00–92.50 $83.17 $485 +10.67
645 645 1 72.50 $72.50 $468 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 1 72.00 $72.00 $666 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
208 208 48 144.00 $144.00 $300 —
275–298 285 58 136.00–157.50 $144.91 $413 —
311–337 325 103 134.00–141.00 $138.68 $451 —
356–390 363 87 129.00–157.50 $136.26 $495 —
420 420 17 134.00 $134.00 $563 —
425–445 value added 430 8 130.00–150.00 $135.17 $581 —
432 fancy 432 71 140.00 $140.00 $605 —
461–470 462 20 118.00–136.00 $133.26 $616 —
510–534 518 79 127.00–138.00 $134.45 $696 —
557–568 567 69 121.00–136.00 $134.72 $764 —
600–625 602 20 126.00–132.50 $131.71 $793 —
755–795 761 19 121.00–131.00 $129.35 $984 —
820–828 825 3 111.00–130.00 $117.29 $968 —
1171 1171 10 102.00 $102.00 $1,194 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341–343 341 24 205.00 $205.00 $699 —
380–399 393 95 182.50–197.50 $193.68 $761 —
482 482 20 182.00 $182.00 $877 —
521–543 523 20 179.00–180.00 $179.10 $937 —
587–595 587 28 165.00–176.00 $165.40 $971 —
613 613 8 170.00 $170.00 $1,042 —
742 742 6 136.00 $136.00 $1,009 —
790 790 9 141.00 $141.00 $1,114 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 375 5 167.50–170.00 $168.54 $632 —
526 526 7 150.00 $150.00 $789 —
680 680 2 140.00 $140.00 $952 —
765 765 2 132.50 $132.50 $1,014 —
974 974 7 122.00 $122.00 $1,188 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 5 127.50 $127.50 $351 —
437 437 11 129.00 $129.00 $564 —
555 555 2 120.00 $120.00 $666 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
246 246 6 127.50 $127.50 $314 —
510–530 520 4 110.00–117.50 $113.82 $592 —
Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433–435 434 4 107.50–111.00 $109.25 $474 —
481 fancy 481 6 157.50 $157.50 $758 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 4 97.50 $97.50 $390 —
777–790 782 5 55.00–70.00 $63.94 $500 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 2 112.50 $112.50 $572 —

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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.