Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 2, 2023

6,805 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $197.68/cwt +12.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,237/hd at 626 lb · 348 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $180.96/cwt +10.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,394/hd at 770 lb · 276 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $185.54/cwt +14.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,347/hd at 726 lb · 268 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,805	1,834	9,853
Feeder cattle	5,627	547	8,486
Slaughter cattle	1,100	854	996
Replacement cattle	78	433	371

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average for 5 Colorado auction markets included: Centennial Livestock, Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Livestock Exchange, and Sterling Livestock. Trade activity and demand moderate to good. No comparable trades on feeder cattle this week. Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher, bulls 10.00 higher. The next available report will be Monday, January 16, 2023.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	242.50	$242.50	$812	—
369–378	376	21	235.00	$235.00	$884	—
403–433	413	30	227.00–239.00	$232.55	$960	—
432 value added	432	13	245.00	$245.00	$1,058	—
451–495	468	107	211.00–235.00	$220.10	$1,030	—
479 value added	479	37	246.00	$246.00	$1,178	—
480 fancy	480	10	242.00	$242.00	$1,162	—
508–536	519	53	200.00–227.00	$208.90	$1,084	—
506–537 value added	530	116	235.00–244.00	$242.55	$1,286	—
553–573 fancy	564	74	200.00–222.50	$208.45	$1,176	—
551–591	576	75	187.50–212.00	$200.98	$1,158	—
616–635 value added	625	159	204.00–211.50	$206.75	$1,292	—
603–646	626	158	181.00–199.00	$188.50	$1,180	+3.50
629 fancy	629	31	198.00	$198.00	$1,245	—
658–663 fancy	659	19	198.00–201.00	$200.68	$1,322	—
663–693	676	183	180.00–195.50	$190.12	$1,285	+18.37
702–744	726	268	177.00–192.50	$185.54	$1,347	+14.54
753–782 value added	759	50	187.50–189.50	$189.09	$1,435	—
750–793	773	226	166.00–186.00	$179.16	$1,385	+9.16
803–841	817	61	170.00–179.00	$177.15	$1,447	—
874–880 fancy	878	35	182.00–188.50	$186.10	$1,634	—
881–893	889	44	166.00–174.00	$170.12	$1,512	—
935 fancy	935	19	183.25	$183.25	$1,713	—
1024	1024	18	155.00	$155.00	$1,587	+17.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295 unweaned	295	7	212.50	$212.50	$627	—
312 unweaned	312	3	215.00	$215.00	$671	—
334	334	18	232.50	$232.50	$777	—
350–398	382	3	210.00–212.50	$211.74	$809	—
438	438	12	213.00	$213.00	$933	—
486	486	4	217.50	$217.50	$1,057	—
495 unweaned	495	6	197.50	$197.50	$978	—
500–545	520	67	191.00–211.00	$200.32	$1,042	—
571–599	579	38	190.00–206.00	$193.64	$1,121	—
621–643 unweaned	635	29	183.00–192.00	$186.03	$1,181	—
649	649	7	194.50	$194.50	$1,262	—
665–684	679	25	181.00–187.00	$183.75	$1,248	+18.75
727 unweaned	727	3	171.00	$171.00	$1,243	—
746	746	5	176.00	$176.00	$1,313	—
752–753	753	12	172.00–175.00	$173.50	$1,306	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
636	636	22	166.00	$166.00	$1,056	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371 fancy	371	16	224.00	$224.00	$831	—
371–391	378	32	202.00–217.00	$211.64	$800	—
412–439	428	36	167.00–207.50	$197.88	$847	—
444 fancy	444	35	219.00	$219.00	$972	—
479 fancy	479	50	215.50	$215.50	$1,032	—
461–495	484	87	165.00–202.50	$175.74	$851	—
504–546	525	117	162.00–194.00	$177.23	$930	—
525 fancy	525	14	202.00	$202.00	$1,060	—
575 fancy	575	18	175.50	$175.50	$1,009	—
553–597	578	97	162.00–189.00	$174.03	$1,006	—
600–610 unweaned	604	13	163.00–166.00	$164.83	$996	—
604–648	625	118	164.00–183.00	$178.16	$1,114	—
661 thin fleshed	661	56	178.00	$178.00	$1,177	—
651–682	669	95	167.00–174.50	$169.63	$1,135	—
711	711	17	157.00	$157.00	$1,116	—
702–734	721	147	170.50–173.00	$171.32	$1,235	—
770–789	783	70	160.50–167.00	$165.44	$1,295	—
804	804	9	155.00	$155.00	$1,246	—
891	891	8	167.50	$167.50	$1,492	—
993	993	2	147.00	$147.00	$1,460	—
1058–1075	1062	4	136.00–150.00	$139.54	$1,482	—
1108–1130	1115	3	145.00–147.50	$146.66	$1,635	+17.69
1129	1129	15	145.00	$145.00	$1,637	+16.03
1168	1168	3	146.50	$146.50	$1,711	+21.98

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290 unweaned	290	13	202.00	$202.00	$586	—
293	293	4	217.50	$217.50	$637	—
369–388	376	16	192.50–197.00	$195.62	$736	—
404–418	407	26	195.00–198.00	$197.29	$803	—
450–494	479	35	160.00–182.00	$165.54	$793	—
506 unweaned	506	11	162.00	$162.00	$820	—
535–544	541	15	176.00–181.00	$179.14	$969	+2.64
550–597 unweaned	567	26	142.00–165.00	$156.39	$887	—
560–599	575	38	162.00–174.00	$170.02	$978	+5.02
605	605	2	165.50	$165.50	$1,001	+10.50
633 unweaned	633	19	151.00	$151.00	$956	—
650–691	680	23	161.00–165.00	$163.36	$1,111	—
700–744	710	20	164.00–167.00	$166.05	$1,179	+18.55
763	763	21	154.50	$154.50	$1,179	—
802	802	6	140.00	$140.00	$1,123	—
881	881	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,322	—
1104–1115	1107	4	119.00–127.50	$121.14	$1,341	—
1265	1265	2	115.00	$115.00	$1,455	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
628	628	3	155.00	$155.00	$973	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1232–1380	1254	80-85%	19	79.00–90.00	$80.75	$1,013	-10.15
1255–1340	1316	80-85%	7	80.00–87.00	$81.13	$1,068	—
1220–1611	1420	80-85%	97	75.00–82.00	$78.70	$1,118	-11.53
1456	1456	80-85%	10	55.00	$55.00	$801	-10.79
1050–1695	1472	80-85%	190	71.00–83.50	$75.51	$1,112	+9.72
1055–1686	1501	80-85%	171	57.50–71.50	$67.00	$1,006	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945	945	85-90%	9	59.00	$59.00	$558	—
935–1200	1059	85-90%	8	78.00–87.00	$82.66	$875	+0.50
690–1340	1092	85-90%	31	35.00–63.00	$49.00	$535	-33.16
790–1420	1143	85-90%	35	51.00–68.00	$59.60	$681	-6.28
1153	1153	85-90%	6	84.00	$84.00	$969	+9.87
1158	1158	85-90%	14	66.50	$66.50	$770	-7.63
960–1360	1192	85-90%	111	64.00–74.00	$68.88	$821	+30.43
960–1285	1197	85-90%	16	66.00–77.50	$72.33	$866	+33.88

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445–1710	1561	75-80%	34	82.00–95.00	$84.16	$1,314	—
1310–1988	1664	75-80%	112	73.00–85.50	$79.18	$1,318	—
1440–1970	1702	75-80%	16	65.00–74.00	$70.32	$1,197	-8.87

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1144–1156	1153	64	100.00–103.00	$100.23	$1,156	—
1180–1815	1459	8	76.00–93.50	$88.01	$1,284	—
1475–2555	1887	21	70.00–95.00	$88.51	$1,670	—
1870–2040	1955	2	112.00–115.50	$113.83	$2,225	—
1580–2465	2022	12	97.00–108.50	$103.72	$2,097	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
940–1095	1024	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	87.00–95.00	$90.43	$926

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1088	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1140–1283	1252	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	925.00–950.00	$939.43
1360	1360	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1615	1615	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1630	1630	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,085.00	$1,085.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1013	957	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	1,525.00	$1,525.00
1235	1235	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,500.00	$1,500.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
797–875	852	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,000.00–1,060.00	$1,033.98

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297–299	298	50	150.00–165.00	$155.12	$462	—
330–336	335	10	170.00–177.50	$170.74	$572	—
379–395	388	24	160.00–165.00	$163.57	$635	—
483	483	5	152.00	$152.00	$734	—
543	543	6	140.00	$140.00	$760	—
631	631	17	135.00	$135.00	$852	—
760–780	768	3	104.00–115.00	$109.66	$842	—
885	885	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,035	-3.00
900–938	928	6	106.00–110.00	$107.99	$1,002	-13.83
974–995	979	4	122.50–123.00	$122.87	$1,203	+0.59
1000–1040	1010	17	109.00–125.00	$120.20	$1,214	-2.97
1053–1085	1068	27	106.00–123.50	$122.56	$1,309	-1.23
1115–1145	1135	6	106.00–108.00	$106.65	$1,210	-16.67
1153–1195	1166	33	103.00–124.00	$117.62	$1,371	-6.27
1200–1249	1229	31	104.00–124.00	$114.81	$1,411	—
1260–1295	1276	25	108.00–123.50	$122.85	$1,568	—
1300–1323	1320	10	104.00–121.00	$114.31	$1,509	-8.69
1392	1392	10	119.00	$119.00	$1,656	+2.00
1440	1440	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,714	—
1465–1498	1479	6	110.00–116.00	$113.81	$1,683	—
1502	1502	3	110.00	$110.00	$1,652	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	423	47	178.50–180.00	$179.56	$760	—
800–835	801	47	132.50–137.00	$136.90	$1,097	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	90.00	$90.00	$266	—
322	322	3	100.00	$100.00	$322	—
380	380	2	77.50	$77.50	$294	—
428–438	430	9	77.50–99.00	$82.36	$354	—
480	480	2	80.00	$80.00	$384	—
503	503	3	95.00	$95.00	$478	—
605–635	625	3	91.00–100.00	$93.90	$587	—
654–668	659	6	97.00–98.00	$97.34	$641	+14.84
828	828	4	107.50	$107.50	$890	—
908–940	919	3	51.00–75.00	$66.81	$614	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	145.00	$145.00	$616	—
465	465	1	120.00	$120.00	$558	—
541	541	8	102.50	$102.50	$555	—
553–560	558	6	100.00–105.00	$103.35	$577	—
635	635	1	102.50	$102.50	$651	—
670	670	1	103.00	$103.00	$690	—
718	718	2	102.00	$102.00	$732	-7.00
785	785	3	113.00	$113.00	$887	—
805–840	817	3	115.00–116.00	$115.66	$945	-2.79
875–897	892	4	112.50–118.00	$116.65	$1,041	-0.51
925	925	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,101	—
950	950	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,054	—
1545	1545	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,390	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
279	279	5	55.00	$55.00	$153	—
325	325	6	35.00	$35.00	$114	—
625	625	1	57.50	$57.50	$359	—
660	660	1	72.50	$72.50	$478	—
733	733	2	71.00	$71.00	$520	—
765–785	775	2	60.00–77.50	$68.64	$532	—
1125	1125	1	62.50	$62.50	$703	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1543	1543	3	86.00	$86.00	$1,327	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–339	329	83	150.00–164.00	$156.90	$516	—
372–390	383	75	152.50–165.00	$159.93	$613	—
430	430	11	157.00	$157.00	$675	—
471	471	25	160.00	$160.00	$754	—
503–533	521	50	154.00–162.50	$156.46	$815	—
565–580	569	4	157.50–165.00	$163.09	$928	—
682	682	6	130.00	$130.00	$887	—
908	908	2	111.00	$111.00	$1,008	—
1015	1015	1	94.00	$94.00	$954	—
1120	1120	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,154	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–291	291	12	142.50–148.00	$147.54	$429	—
375–390	378	34	140.00–148.00	$144.89	$548	—
404–433	416	95	132.50–150.00	$143.63	$598	—
461–470	462	10	137.50–150.00	$138.77	$641	—
528	528	15	145.00	$145.00	$766	—
560–570	562	23	122.50–137.00	$128.96	$725	—
630–645	631	27	110.00–136.00	$135.01	$852	—
662–683	670	8	110.00–115.00	$111.91	$750	—
769	769	9	114.00	$114.00	$877	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–346	330	43	200.00–211.00	$206.91	$683	—
350–398	367	76	195.00–218.00	$212.86	$781	—
411–427	418	77	215.00–216.00	$215.32	$900	—
466	466	16	204.00	$204.00	$951	—
704	704	5	140.00	$140.00	$986	—
868	868	5	135.00	$135.00	$1,172	—
1135	1135	2	125.00	$125.00	$1,419	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
188	188	11	120.00	$120.00	$226	—
213	213	9	138.00	$138.00	$294	—
297	297	3	132.00	$132.00	$392	—
313–339	322	41	115.00–138.00	$134.65	$434	—
390	390	2	110.00	$110.00	$429	—
415	415	3	117.50	$117.50	$488	—
533	533	5	100.00	$100.00	$533	—
555–573	563	11	112.50–116.00	$114.12	$642	—
688	688	3	102.00	$102.00	$702	—
800–815	808	2	92.00	$92.00	$743	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865	865	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—

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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.