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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 26, 2022

6,709 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $191.36/cwt +1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,093/hd at 571 lb · 300 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $161.38/cwt -1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,506/hd at 933 lb · 292 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $168.62/cwt +4.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,402/hd at 832 lb · 277 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,709 3,258 5,337
Feeder cattle 5,567 2,210 4,219
Slaughter cattle 1,109 994 730
Replacement cattle 33 54 388

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 4 Colorado auction markets included: Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Sterling Livestock and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate to very good. Feeder steer trade mixed across all weight classes. Feeder heifers 400-600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower with instances of sharply lower, and heifers over 600 lbs were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder dairy heifers sold unevenly steady on a light test. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. The next available report will be Tuesday, October 11, 2022.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 8 204.00 $204.00 $639 -21.32
323–328 fancy 327 21 224.00–227.00 $226.15 $740 —
373–398 fancy 379 24 234.00–239.00 $235.31 $892 —
362–394 383 9 213.00–225.00 $216.78 $830 +3.11
423 fancy 423 24 203.00 $203.00 $859 —
409–440 428 53 191.00–216.00 $208.17 $891 +1.56
476 fancy 476 47 191.00 $191.00 $909 —
450–494 478 146 181.00–210.00 $197.64 $945 -5.78
500–543 522 156 184.00–209.00 $192.93 $1,007 +0.97
500–541 fancy 526 104 194.50–214.50 $200.93 $1,057 —
559–574 fancy 566 107 196.00–211.00 $204.03 $1,155 —
553–598 574 193 176.00–196.00 $184.34 $1,058 -5.20
603 fancy 603 54 183.50 $183.50 $1,107 —
603–646 unweaned 624 104 168.00–177.00 $173.88 $1,085 -8.06
630–633 632 27 182.00–186.00 $183.63 $1,161 -2.37
654–694 unweaned 667 69 166.00–177.50 $172.17 $1,148 -6.97
663–684 674 37 176.00–185.00 $180.31 $1,215 +0.68
705–737 724 116 167.00–176.00 $172.99 $1,252 -4.01
753 753 4 171.00 $171.00 $1,288 —
801 fancy 801 20 173.00 $173.00 $1,386 —
802–849 834 257 165.00–171.50 $168.28 $1,403 +4.35
851–897 886 148 161.10–168.50 $162.77 $1,442 -5.23
908–942 933 292 158.00–166.25 $161.38 $1,506 -1.41
966–972 970 94 155.10–157.75 $156.12 $1,514 —
976 976 16 154.50 $154.50 $1,508 —
1002–1040 1014 223 149.00–157.75 $156.39 $1,586 —
1050–1060 1057 25 149.25–151.75 $150.04 $1,586 —
1107 1107 20 140.00 $140.00 $1,550 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–386 379 11 200.00–202.50 $200.66 $761 —
443–447 445 14 192.50–193.00 $192.72 $858 —
487–491 489 17 189.00–200.00 $194.57 $951 +9.71
519–541 523 32 181.00–194.00 $186.56 $976 +3.39
563–585 578 19 178.00–184.00 $183.28 $1,059 +18.54
626 626 19 178.00 $178.00 $1,114 -5.50
660 660 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,155 -1.03
677 unweaned 677 7 165.00 $165.00 $1,117 —
766–797 780 75 165.00–169.50 $166.91 $1,302 —
883 883 11 161.00 $161.00 $1,422 +11.00
920 920 6 155.00 $155.00 $1,426 —
971 971 8 149.00 $149.00 $1,447 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 316 13 190.00–216.00 $199.75 $631 +1.99
337 fancy 337 7 228.00 $228.00 $768 —
365–380 375 21 180.50–194.00 $184.03 $690 -7.34
405–424 fancy 419 13 198.00–201.00 $198.67 $832 —
413–442 423 83 175.00–196.00 $179.49 $759 -1.70
455–486 fancy 461 62 196.00–199.00 $196.84 $907 —
450–497 473 178 161.00–194.00 $173.93 $823 -4.81
503–548 520 160 161.00–188.00 $173.47 $902 +0.37
501–530 fancy 524 80 186.00–194.00 $192.83 $1,010 —
559–595 575 213 154.00–176.00 $160.66 $924 -15.42
578–593 fancy 589 27 163.00–177.00 $166.37 $980 —
611 611 8 170.50 $170.50 $1,042 +2.36
640 unweaned 640 8 161.00 $161.00 $1,030 -8.04
651–692 671 77 167.00–171.50 $169.68 $1,139 +1.00
682–686 unweaned 684 7 161.00–162.00 $161.57 $1,105 -6.43
701–745 722 243 161.00–170.25 $167.05 $1,206 +3.05
764–785 779 32 159.50–166.00 $162.41 $1,265 -0.85
803–846 822 43 157.00–162.50 $160.40 $1,318 +12.54
850–889 869 46 145.50–157.00 $151.87 $1,320 —
927–946 936 19 138.50–155.50 $147.36 $1,379 +1.53
970–997 982 34 135.00–153.50 $141.56 $1,390 +1.62
1008 1008 5 137.00 $137.00 $1,381 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 5 180.00 $180.00 $565 —
394 394 7 172.00 $172.00 $678 ±0.00
424 424 15 169.00 $169.00 $717 —
470–478 475 6 182.00–185.00 $184.01 $874 +18.01
599 599 5 151.00 $151.00 $904 -10.71
602 unweaned 602 15 155.00 $155.00 $933 —
613 613 10 150.00 $150.00 $920 -7.00
787 787 10 158.00 $158.00 $1,243 —
800–801 800 18 151.00–152.00 $151.72 $1,214 —
896–897 896 39 146.00 $146.00 $1,308 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 37 157.00 $157.00 $780 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410 1410 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,340 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1420 1244 80-85% 4 85.00–100.00 $90.25 $1,123 —
1100–1358 1285 80-85% 45 64.00–76.00 $69.13 $888 —
1135–1460 1298 80-85% 2 98.50–100.00 $99.16 $1,287 —
1155–1667 1367 80-85% 101 72.00–89.50 $80.86 $1,105 -2.53
1013–1760 1377 80-85% 166 63.00–79.00 $70.82 $975 -12.57
1050–1733 1422 80-85% 91 75.00–85.00 $78.82 $1,121 +4.66
1385–1620 1492 80-85% 30 37.50–62.00 $54.09 $807 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1190 1038 85-90% 13 81.00–92.50 $85.74 $890 —
790–1550 1114 85-90% 94 31.00–66.00 $55.18 $615 -6.79
730–1430 1146 85-90% 77 51.00–75.00 $61.99 $710 +11.34
1158 1158 85-90% 4 66.00 $66.00 $764 +17.42
1095–1270 1183 85-90% 14 72.00–80.00 $75.86 $897 +27.28
780–1390 1202 85-90% 88 65.00–80.00 $69.75 $838 -14.72
1217 1217 85-90% 7 63.75 $63.75 $776 -20.72
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1930 1506 75-80% 63 70.00–83.50 $77.74 $1,171 -6.86
1360–1955 1653 75-80% 43 80.50–89.50 $84.63 $1,399 -9.11
1485–2030 1726 75-80% 5 89.00–97.00 $93.79 $1,619 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,082 —
1055–2150 1625 34 75.00–99.50 $91.52 $1,487 —
760–2535 1735 4 82.00–97.00 $85.62 $1,486 —
1103–2345 1777 30 99.00–109.00 $103.20 $1,834 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 825.00 $825.00
1138 1138 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 850.00 $850.00
1204 1204 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,075.00 $1,075.00
980–1257 1211 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 925.00–980.00 $932.42
1160–1285 1223 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 850.00–875.00 $861.86

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
979 979 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,235.00 $1,235.00

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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
1568–1680 1605 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,500.00–1,525.00 $1,516.28 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
936–940 936 10 118.00–120.00 $118.20 $1,106 —
995 995 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,194 —
1004–1046 1032 21 119.00–124.50 $120.77 $1,246 -0.73
1053–1088 1076 9 118.00–124.00 $121.67 $1,309 +2.50
1108–1143 1125 15 123.00–124.00 $123.54 $1,390 +3.79
1150–1195 1175 36 120.00–124.00 $122.49 $1,439 —
1215–1218 1217 3 121.00–122.00 $121.33 $1,477 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 107.50 $107.50 $392 +17.50
825 825 1 111.00 $111.00 $916 +4.01
905 905 1 112.50 $112.50 $1,018 -7.15
980 980 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,078 —
1005 1005 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,166 +0.01
1056–1090 1063 5 107.50–116.00 $114.26 $1,215 -0.74
1208–1238 1231 8 110.00–115.00 $113.77 $1,401 —
1330 1330 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,530 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
571 571 7 75.00 $75.00 $428 —
610 610 3 70.00 $70.00 $427 —
765 765 1 71.00 $71.00 $543 —
945 945 1 72.50 $72.50 $685 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
779 779 5 40.00 $40.00 $312 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 2 80.00 $80.00 $568 —
850 850 1 85.00 $85.00 $722 —
1160 1160 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,044 —

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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.