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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 5, 2022

3,204 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $210.62/cwt +14.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,117/hd at 530 lb · 141 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.51/cwt -9.32 vs last sale · ≈ $933/hd at 511 lb · 100 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $178.28/cwt +12.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,635/hd at 917 lb · 85 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,204 3,167 3,256
Feeder cattle 2,252 2,781 2,598
Slaughter cattle 874 380 596
Replacement cattle 78 6 62

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 3 Colorado auction markets included: La Junta Livestock, Sterling Livestock and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Feeder cattle too thinly traded from the prior week for an accurate trend, but buyers are indicating that premiums will be paid for long weaned, vaccinated calves. Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, bulls sold 7.00 lower. The next available report will be Monday, September 19, 2022.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 unweaned 313 8 252.50 $252.50 $790 -5.00
335 335 19 239.50 $239.50 $802 —
356–393 371 11 235.00–239.00 $237.27 $880 -10.23
418–423 unweaned 420 7 203.00–205.00 $204.14 $857 -2.68
414–447 fancy 422 12 214.00–239.00 $232.38 $981 —
434–447 441 27 205.00–228.00 $215.33 $950 —
452–483 unweaned 461 10 202.00–204.00 $203.37 $938 +2.86
453–468 461 43 206.00–219.00 $214.54 $989 -2.46
483 fancy 483 5 223.00 $223.00 $1,077 —
522 fancy 522 25 220.00 $220.00 $1,148 —
512–544 532 104 203.00–216.00 $209.89 $1,117 +8.89
513–549 unweaned 534 12 197.00–198.00 $197.40 $1,054 +6.98
550–596 577 66 181.00–204.50 $195.34 $1,127 +0.34
605–647 623 38 182.00–196.00 $191.10 $1,191 —
658–660 659 29 181.00–183.50 $182.14 $1,200 —
710–741 734 38 171.00–182.00 $176.63 $1,296 -8.37
758–778 fancy 768 29 189.00–189.50 $189.26 $1,454 —
758–793 777 10 163.00–168.50 $167.23 $1,299 —
840 840 41 179.50 $179.50 $1,508 —
853–870 868 36 180.00–182.00 $180.27 $1,565 +10.67
906–923 917 85 176.00–179.25 $178.28 $1,635 +12.28
958 958 50 176.50 $176.50 $1,691 +9.50
1000 1000 145 166.50 $166.50 $1,665 +10.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266–274 269 15 211.00–216.00 $212.70 $572 —
315–330 328 13 207.50–210.00 $207.87 $682 —
588 588 6 179.00 $179.00 $1,053 —
602–633 618 6 175.00–179.00 $177.05 $1,094 -3.95
730 730 11 175.00 $175.00 $1,278 —
767–797 779 25 168.00–178.00 $173.91 $1,355 +6.91
800–847 841 33 168.00–172.00 $168.46 $1,417 +0.44
862–894 882 50 164.00–171.00 $168.83 $1,489 +11.33
931–945 941 22 156.00–161.00 $159.43 $1,500 —
990 990 3 158.00 $158.00 $1,564 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 552 6 182.00 $182.00 $1,005 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1328–1450 1389 6 116.00–118.00 $116.96 $1,625 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 7 211.00 $211.00 $620 —
335 335 4 219.00 $219.00 $734 —
360–380 362 9 209.00–220.00 $218.44 $791 —
370 unweaned 370 11 212.50 $212.50 $786 —
401–440 414 48 195.00–207.00 $201.97 $836 —
437 unweaned 437 3 182.00 $182.00 $795 —
463 463 2 193.00 $193.00 $894 -1.75
452–499 unweaned 491 26 183.00–187.00 $186.08 $914 —
500–532 511 100 172.00–187.00 $182.51 $933 -14.00
550–592 575 41 176.00–182.50 $177.11 $1,018 —
645 645 2 174.50 $174.50 $1,126 -4.94
663–698 678 64 169.00–180.50 $175.12 $1,187 -1.38
764–768 765 13 161.00–168.00 $164.85 $1,261 +0.85
801–806 805 19 161.00–166.00 $164.95 $1,328 -2.05
851–859 856 21 159.00–163.50 $162.01 $1,387 -7.12
918 918 7 153.00 $153.00 $1,405 +6.63
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432–440 434 4 185.00–191.00 $189.48 $822 —
502–547 531 40 168.00–185.00 $175.53 $932 —
551–596 580 15 166.00–171.00 $168.37 $977 —
610–646 631 12 162.00–168.00 $164.56 $1,038 —
759–790 768 7 155.00–161.00 $159.24 $1,223 —
870 870 2 146.00 $146.00 $1,270 —
1087 1087 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,359 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
261 261 8 173.00 $173.00 $452 —
314–343 319 17 165.00–170.00 $165.95 $529 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
130 130 1 310.00 $310.00 —
168–197 188 8 310.00–360.00 $332.40 —
205–243 218 3 310.00–350.00 $335.11 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
95 95 1 400.00 $400.00 —
170–190 179 5 375.00–425.00 $402.13 +102.13

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1630 1343 80-85% 38 81.50–91.50 $87.30 $1,172 —
1165–1580 1373 80-85% 2 90.00–98.00 $94.60 $1,299 +3.93
1300–1745 1487 80-85% 16 39.00–67.00 $57.01 $848 -42.93
1187–1745 1490 80-85% 160 70.00–83.50 $77.50 $1,155 -22.44
1055–1775 1528 80-85% 151 76.00–96.50 $86.89 $1,328 +6.47
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1160 1051 85-90% 6 89.00–96.00 $91.42 $961 —
810–1395 1104 85-90% 54 61.00–76.00 $70.05 $773 —
1040–1230 1130 85-90% 15 78.00–86.50 $81.34 $919 —
1130–1195 1163 85-90% 2 87.00–89.00 $87.97 $1,023 +46.12
705–1525 1177 85-90% 29 25.00–58.00 $42.18 $496 +0.33
770–1438 1194 85-90% 118 73.00–84.00 $78.00 $931 +36.15
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 75-80% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,344 —
1342–1970 1690 75-80% 35 84.50–99.00 $90.22 $1,525 —
1320–2135 1859 75-80% 13 77.00–86.00 $83.20 $1,547 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1368 1304 6 90.00–98.00 $94.63 $1,234 —
1260–2280 1741 34 70.00–103.00 $89.82 $1,564 —
1335–2245 1840 24 100.00–111.00 $104.79 $1,928 -6.57

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095–1123 1103 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,325.00–1,375.00 $1,360.46
1166–1245 1222 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 24 1,185.00–1,250.00 $1,231.91
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1038 1038 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,275.00 $1,275.00
1256 1256 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,375.00 $1,375.00
1425 1425 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 1 122.50 $122.50 $1,029 —
907–949 920 20 121.50–122.00 $121.55 $1,118 +1.55
970–991 982 10 123.00–124.00 $123.60 $1,214 +3.27
1009–1048 1025 14 123.50–124.50 $124.14 $1,272 +2.53
1065–1099 1090 42 123.50–125.00 $124.08 $1,352 +5.09
1105–1133 1125 8 124.00–124.50 $124.38 $1,399 +0.88
1152–1190 1172 14 120.00–124.50 $123.99 $1,453 +1.49
1223–1247 1233 14 122.50–124.50 $123.71 $1,525 +1.96
1252–1292 1274 15 121.50–124.00 $122.40 $1,559 +1.90
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 531 6 70.00 $70.00 $372 —
790 790 2 70.00 $70.00 $553 —
1050 1050 2 72.50 $72.50 $761 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 1 114.50 $114.50 $1,718 —
1798 1798 8 101.00 $101.00 $1,816 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
831–845 834 5 106.00–115.00 $107.82 $899 -0.72
855–860 858 2 107.50–118.00 $112.73 $967 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 1 100.00 $100.00 $865 —
950 950 1 95.00 $95.00 $902 —
1085 1085 1 87.50 $87.50 $949 —
1280 1280 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,178 —

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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.