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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 24, 2022

11,568 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $181.15/cwt +7.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,123/hd at 620 lb · 596 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $178.51/cwt +6.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,189/hd at 666 lb · 540 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $203.01/cwt +13.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,073/hd at 528 lb · 440 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 11,568 12,320 14,199
Feeder cattle 9,337 10,481 10,516
Slaughter cattle 2,167 1,687 1,837
Replacement cattle 64 152 1,846

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 mostly moderate to good. Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold mostly 7.00-10.00 higher, 500-600 lbs mostly steady to 4.00 higher, 600-700 lbs mostly 3.00-5.00 higher, and over 700 lbs mostly steady to 2.00 higher with instances 8.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs sold mostly 2.00-8.00 higher, and over 550 lbs 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder dairy heifers mostly steady. Average dressing slaughter cows mostly 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. The next available report will be Monday, November 7, 2022.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–326 321 24 202.50–226.00 $213.40 $685 -6.95
367 value added 367 14 230.00 $230.00 $844 —
350–399 378 87 202.50–227.50 $206.96 $782 -4.93
393 fancy 393 5 215.00 $215.00 $845 —
403–448 418 86 196.00–242.50 $216.58 $905 +14.21
416–423 value added 421 9 220.00–222.00 $220.66 $929 —
417–442 fancy 427 36 231.00–238.00 $234.27 $1,000 +16.65
455 value added 455 70 230.00 $230.00 $1,046 —
451–469 fancy 458 27 217.00–225.00 $219.49 $1,005 +1.63
462 unweaned 462 3 187.50 $187.50 $866 -12.50
453–498 481 198 186.00–224.00 $204.76 $985 +7.94
495 495 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,015 +8.18
519 thin fleshed 519 10 191.00 $191.00 $991 —
503–544 fancy 528 204 199.50–220.50 $212.48 $1,122 +15.55
503–548 529 226 181.00–206.00 $195.00 $1,032 +7.20
554 fancy 554 10 204.00 $204.00 $1,130 +21.78
550–597 575 270 175.00–199.00 $185.78 $1,068 +7.93
552–590 thin fleshed 577 43 190.50–196.00 $192.34 $1,110 —
591 591 8 188.00 $188.00 $1,111 +10.15
604 fancy 604 28 197.00 $197.00 $1,190 +9.50
600–649 unweaned 617 218 167.00–185.00 $174.00 $1,074 +6.19
608–648 622 274 172.00–190.00 $183.20 $1,140 +4.59
613–630 value added 627 76 188.25–189.25 $188.44 $1,182 —
650–665 fancy 660 212 180.50–188.00 $184.54 $1,218 +7.00
653–687 666 43 177.50–183.50 $180.17 $1,200 +11.47
667 667 10 172.00 $172.00 $1,147 +3.30
651–691 unweaned 671 275 168.00–179.50 $173.84 $1,166 +4.93
700–747 unweaned 729 122 161.00–170.00 $165.87 $1,209 +1.91
711–741 730 121 171.00–181.50 $176.27 $1,287 +8.17
757–787 767 134 168.50–180.00 $174.77 $1,340 +9.58
801–845 820 116 168.00–177.25 $173.69 $1,424 +1.22
823 unweaned 823 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,325 -6.00
882 882 9 168.50 $168.50 $1,486 +6.33
910–928 920 82 165.00–171.00 $168.13 $1,547 -4.57
977 977 3 162.00 $162.00 $1,583 +12.37
1028 1028 9 132.00 $132.00 $1,357 -18.00
1110 1110 9 141.00 $141.00 $1,565 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 2 220.00 $220.00 $711 +6.69
367–389 376 23 192.00–216.00 $201.73 $759 -0.80
446 446 4 211.00 $211.00 $941 +12.44
460–479 476 17 197.50–205.00 $203.72 $970 +21.00
501–548 516 15 184.00–191.00 $186.26 $961 +18.95
561–598 575 52 171.00–186.00 $176.33 $1,014 +7.18
575 unweaned 575 2 167.00 $167.00 $960 —
620–644 642 16 172.00–174.00 $172.21 $1,106 +5.08
668 unweaned 668 61 159.50–162.50 $161.91 $1,082 —
670–687 680 5 169.00–171.00 $170.21 $1,157 +6.97
710 710 11 161.50 $161.50 $1,147 +1.53
759 759 6 170.50 $170.50 $1,294 +21.17
803 803 4 152.00 $152.00 $1,221 +6.75
898 898 7 155.00 $155.00 $1,392 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 11 195.00 $195.00 $786 —
524–546 531 45 184.50–189.50 $186.21 $989 +14.42
554–572 567 33 170.00–194.00 $176.39 $1,000 —
735 unweaned 735 15 176.00 $176.00 $1,294 +16.00
843 843 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,248 —
920 920 23 166.50 $166.50 $1,532 —
1013 1013 10 156.50 $156.50 $1,585 +13.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
556 556 16 166.00 $166.00 $923 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 4 167.50 $167.50 $963 +5.50
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
908 908 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,317 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1378 1378 3 112.50 $112.50 $1,550 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–344 335 37 176.00–207.50 $187.25 $627 -13.91
343–346 fancy 345 6 209.00–214.00 $211.49 $730 —
375 thin fleshed 375 4 194.00 $194.00 $728 —
364–391 376 82 176.00–212.50 $185.60 $698 +1.85
381–392 fancy 387 9 200.00–202.00 $200.87 $777 -17.13
401–442 fancy 407 29 191.00–196.00 $191.75 $780 +11.02
405–449 428 92 171.00–202.00 $190.09 $814 +6.51
478 fancy 478 67 187.00 $187.00 $894 —
453–495 479 316 160.00–196.00 $179.00 $857 +11.80
500–543 517 250 160.00–187.00 $175.43 $907 +6.77
516–545 fancy 526 59 172.00–174.50 $173.11 $911 —
542 unweaned 542 3 172.50 $172.50 $935 —
543 value added 543 58 180.00 $180.00 $977 —
550–597 571 272 156.00–183.50 $163.77 $935 -1.11
565–582 unweaned 571 8 160.00–161.00 $160.62 $917 +3.78
573–581 fancy 579 32 168.00–171.00 $170.07 $985 -9.93
608–635 615 36 160.50–165.00 $162.02 $996 -3.28
600–645 unweaned 618 180 156.00–164.00 $158.43 $979 +1.22
605–641 635 77 162.00–173.00 $168.26 $1,068 +2.96
650–693 661 63 160.00–165.50 $164.39 $1,087 +3.35
650–692 unweaned 665 161 151.00–156.00 $153.18 $1,019 +4.96
700–718 unweaned 706 6 140.00–147.00 $142.37 $1,005 —
703–745 714 77 164.00–169.00 $166.34 $1,188 +5.86
753–761 thin fleshed 757 120 166.75–167.00 $166.87 $1,263 —
770–785 774 38 163.00–169.50 $164.94 $1,277 +7.18
800–843 808 81 157.00–163.50 $159.12 $1,286 +0.93
879–885 881 25 153.00–160.00 $157.91 $1,391 -0.09
939 939 12 143.00 $143.00 $1,343 -1.81
999 999 10 142.00 $142.00 $1,419 —
1005–1015 1007 6 131.00–137.00 $135.33 $1,363 —
1080 1080 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,404 —
1105 1105 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,414 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–393 379 38 173.00–193.00 $181.94 $690 -9.31
412–441 425 42 165.00–191.00 $173.27 $736 -10.43
454–499 469 67 171.00–184.00 $174.26 $817 +6.75
509–540 525 28 151.00–179.00 $165.47 $869 +3.93
558–598 571 39 156.00–167.00 $161.27 $921 +6.25
608–645 624 11 152.00–164.00 $156.21 $975 -0.96
650 650 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,046 +6.25
781–793 786 40 156.00–157.00 $156.33 $1,229 —
965 965 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,264 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 12 170.00 $170.00 $694 —
473–485 481 24 166.00–168.00 $167.16 $804 —
703 unweaned 703 9 156.00 $156.00 $1,097 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–443 435 35 171.00–174.00 $171.56 $746 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 182.50 $182.50 $580 —
377 377 8 140.00 $140.00 $528 —
377–380 379 7 177.50 $177.50 $673 —
427 427 7 170.00 $170.00 $726 —
600 600 4 142.50 $142.50 $855 —
694 694 7 152.50 $152.50 $1,058 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 3 151.00 $151.00 $604 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1297 1297 3 122.00 $122.00 $1,582 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
757 757 3 147.50 $147.50 $1,117 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 3 208.00 $208.00 $836 -1.00
478 478 2 189.00 $189.00 $903 +15.00
565–592 583 17 159.00–177.00 $165.91 $967 -4.09
625 625 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,000 —
701 701 16 145.00 $145.00 $1,016 —
753 753 6 144.00 $144.00 $1,084 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 3 170.00 $170.00 $921 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1355 1202 80-85% 124 61.00–67.00 $64.67 $777 —
1180–1515 1320 80-85% 4 82.00–93.00 $88.77 $1,172 —
1120–1625 1354 80-85% 361 65.00–87.00 $77.75 $1,053 +14.45
1033–1710 1412 80-85% 167 57.00–69.50 $64.95 $917 -8.10
1115–1735 1506 80-85% 256 65.00–83.50 $75.43 $1,136 —
1275–1760 1519 80-85% 31 38.00–55.50 $49.69 $755 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
956–1150 1059 85-90% 48 53.00–62.00 $59.10 $626 —
775–1380 1092 85-90% 60 31.00–57.00 $48.28 $527 —
720–1365 1142 85-90% 147 46.00–62.50 $56.57 $646 —
830–1345 1168 85-90% 99 62.00–73.50 $67.43 $788 +14.12
770–1284 1173 85-90% 18 79.00–87.50 $81.36 $954 +16.32
995–1330 1187 85-90% 39 63.00–77.00 $71.61 $850 +6.57
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1236–2065 1531 75-80% 168 68.00–89.00 $76.84 $1,176 —
1515–1580 1548 75-80% 2 85.00–86.00 $85.49 $1,323 —
1294–1920 1649 75-80% 75 60.00–79.50 $72.59 $1,197 -12.21
1840–1880 1867 75-80% 3 61.00–64.50 $62.15 $1,160 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,076 -15.98
1110–2100 1586 42 65.00–91.00 $83.37 $1,322 —
1180–2235 1736 37 90.00–99.00 $95.13 $1,651 +8.67
1790–2245 2034 8 100.00–119.00 $105.55 $2,147 +5.49

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910–1000 955 (<2 yrs)Open 2 121.00–123.00 $122.05 $1,166
853–1210 985 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 25 91.00–108.00 $98.10 $966
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1016 1016 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 111.00 $111.00 $1,128

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
898 898 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1418–1515 1453 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 1,150.00–1,235.00 $1,181.66
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
912–1108 990 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 925.00–1,000.00 $958.56

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
868–893 877 22 115.00–116.00 $115.50 $1,013 -1.00
925–930 930 11 114.50–116.50 $116.32 $1,082 +3.82
973–993 982 7 116.50 $116.50 $1,144 -1.50
1002–1047 1014 14 116.00–117.50 $117.06 $1,187 +1.43
1053–1086 1072 21 116.00–117.50 $116.74 $1,251 +1.24
1145 1145 3 116.00 $116.00 $1,328 -0.67
1333 1333 6 113.50 $113.50 $1,513 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
806–838 819 10 102.00–113.00 $108.14 $886 +0.14
866–897 874 16 110.00–114.50 $111.61 $975 —
958 958 2 114.50 $114.50 $1,097 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–745 740 3 92.50–97.50 $94.14 $697 —
800 800 1 98.00 $98.00 $784 —

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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.