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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 9, 2023

32,159 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $193.98/cwt +2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,300/hd at 670 lb · 1,462 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $209.54/cwt +11.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,290/hd at 616 lb · 1,394 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $217.86/cwt +13.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,259/hd at 578 lb · 1,247 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 32,159 6,805 25,202
Feeder cattle 30,520 5,627 22,211
Slaughter cattle 1,516 1,100 1,744
Replacement cattle 123 78 1,247

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 5 Colorado auction markets included: Centennial Livestock Stock Show Special, Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Sterling Livestock Stock Show Special (2), and Livestock Exchange Stock Show Special. Trade active on moderate to very good demand. Feeder steers under 650 lbs sold sharply higher, with steers over 650 lbs mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold sharply higher, and heifers over 600 lbs were lightly tested selling mostly steady to 7.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower with slaughter bulls 7.00 lower. The next available report will be Monday, January 23, 2023.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291–294 293 14 286.00–291.00 $288.49 $845 —
320–345 332 40 238.00–287.50 $265.97 $883 +23.47
351–395 387 139 237.50–277.00 $256.49 $993 +21.49
410 value added 410 4 243.00 $243.00 $996 -2.00
400–421 fancy 417 24 253.50–257.00 $254.20 $1,060 —
406–446 423 194 230.00–263.00 $250.46 $1,059 +17.91
451–452 value added 452 18 240.00–244.00 $242.22 $1,095 -3.78
463 unweaned 463 21 214.00 $214.00 $991 —
455–498 479 428 223.00–240.00 $232.05 $1,112 +11.95
501 value added 501 8 232.50 $232.50 $1,165 -10.05
504–534 fancy 522 81 230.50–245.00 $237.07 $1,238 —
502–542 523 936 209.00–243.00 $230.26 $1,204 +21.36
562–572 fancy 565 20 216.00–232.50 $220.18 $1,244 +11.73
553–588 value added 577 57 216.00–219.00 $217.13 $1,253 —
550–598 578 1,170 200.00–233.00 $217.86 $1,259 +16.88
606 unweaned 606 76 194.00 $194.00 $1,176 —
601–646 616 1,207 181.00–223.00 $210.56 $1,297 +22.06
601–635 fancy 619 111 193.00–219.00 $209.08 $1,294 +11.08
661 fancy 661 30 200.00 $200.00 $1,322 -0.68
650–695 670 1,296 181.00–206.00 $195.12 $1,307 +5.00
653–692 unweaned 676 136 180.00–184.00 $181.82 $1,229 —
700–749 719 1,026 171.00–197.50 $185.55 $1,334 +0.01
734–748 unweaned 738 10 152.00–182.00 $161.12 $1,189 —
758–761 fancy 759 126 180.00–184.00 $181.94 $1,381 —
750–798 772 1,079 173.00–189.00 $179.35 $1,385 +0.19
801–846 812 419 168.00–183.00 $177.09 $1,438 -0.06
858–889 870 76 165.50–173.50 $168.84 $1,469 -1.28
891 891 41 159.00 $159.00 $1,417 -11.12
901–934 903 237 164.00–172.50 $171.22 $1,546 —
970–971 970 38 156.00–166.50 $164.29 $1,594 —
1000 1000 15 160.00 $160.00 $1,600 +5.00
1260 1260 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,777 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341–348 344 21 201.00–220.00 $210.14 $723 -22.36
354–378 366 28 222.50–242.00 $230.42 $843 +18.68
418 unweaned 418 4 195.00 $195.00 $815 —
418–445 428 78 220.00–241.00 $233.44 $999 +20.44
460–499 470 141 207.00–226.00 $217.24 $1,021 -0.26
466–480 unweaned 477 54 191.00 $191.00 $911 -6.50
505–547 530 458 200.00–221.00 $214.92 $1,139 +14.60
550 unweaned 550 17 185.00 $185.00 $1,018 —
553–597 577 935 173.00–220.75 $211.91 $1,223 +18.27
608–649 636 576 189.00–211.00 $202.32 $1,287 +7.82
654–695 683 372 173.00–193.00 $185.36 $1,266 +1.61
702 unweaned 702 12 162.00 $162.00 $1,137 -9.00
700–749 726 304 167.50–184.00 $175.56 $1,275 -0.44
756–799 775 208 158.00–178.00 $169.41 $1,313 -4.09
814–831 829 56 161.00–170.00 $166.18 $1,378 —
862–888 881 77 163.00–164.00 $163.46 $1,440 —
918 918 6 161.50 $161.50 $1,483 —
1005–1034 1029 22 140.00–154.00 $142.49 $1,466 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 52 265.00 $265.00 $1,018 —
526 526 24 227.00 $227.00 $1,194 —
592 592 20 193.00 $193.00 $1,143 —
616–622 617 191 193.00–217.00 $213.83 $1,319 —
686 686 29 176.00 $176.00 $1,207 —
704–747 721 30 173.00–174.00 $173.17 $1,249 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389–396 394 28 202.50–210.00 $207.35 $817 —
494 494 14 190.00 $190.00 $939 —
537–548 545 48 150.00–196.00 $184.51 $1,006 —
568–598 585 86 160.00–193.00 $182.74 $1,069 —
603–631 617 38 157.50–176.00 $168.50 $1,040 —
663–698 682 9 160.00–179.00 $170.80 $1,165 —
719–741 728 30 150.00–169.00 $157.74 $1,148 —
812 812 10 150.00 $150.00 $1,218 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 9 195.00 $195.00 $1,037 —
583 583 16 188.00 $188.00 $1,096 —
609–638 620 44 188.00–189.50 $188.67 $1,170 —
693 693 37 185.00 $185.00 $1,282 —
708–728 726 21 166.00–172.50 $171.90 $1,248 —
840 840 41 152.50 $152.50 $1,281 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 22 210.00 $210.00 $937 —
532 532 29 199.00 $199.00 $1,059 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
636 636 5 186.00 $186.00 $1,183 —
793 793 30 167.50 $167.50 $1,328 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 23 257.00 $257.00 $642 —
300–322 313 41 219.00–248.00 $237.17 $742 —
352–399 376 163 217.00–251.00 $226.70 $852 +15.06
413–420 fancy 417 39 200.00–211.50 $204.43 $852 -14.57
404–449 433 423 187.00–234.00 $221.90 $961 +24.02
452–491 477 691 185.00–220.00 $207.90 $992 +32.16
487–497 fancy 494 75 211.00–217.50 $212.89 $1,052 -2.61
495 value added 495 51 198.00 $198.00 $980 —
500–548 522 1,063 185.00–217.00 $205.82 $1,074 +28.59
528 fancy 528 16 211.00 $211.00 $1,114 +9.00
551–598 570 1,037 174.00–203.00 $191.07 $1,089 +17.04
556–595 fancy 572 90 208.00–211.00 $209.05 $1,196 +33.55
587 587 37 177.50 $177.50 $1,042 +3.47
605 605 2 171.00 $171.00 $1,035 -7.16
600–648 620 1,048 170.00–195.00 $180.07 $1,116 +1.91
650–698 667 721 167.00–175.00 $170.85 $1,140 +1.22
667–675 668 58 161.00–164.00 $163.74 $1,094 -5.89
671 unweaned 671 7 141.00 $141.00 $946 —
673 value added 673 31 182.00 $182.00 $1,225 —
710 710 11 140.00 $140.00 $994 -17.00
700–745 717 714 163.50–176.00 $167.25 $1,199 -4.07
750–779 757 735 160.25–170.00 $165.90 $1,256 +0.46
782 782 10 157.00 $157.00 $1,228 -8.44
801 801 13 153.00 $153.00 $1,226 -2.00
806–814 811 200 161.00–164.75 $162.99 $1,322 +7.99
857 857 52 151.00 $151.00 $1,294 -16.50
861 861 152 162.25 $162.25 $1,397 -5.25
900–939 918 34 145.00–161.00 $152.47 $1,400 —
1065 1065 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,427 -5.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 10 212.50 $212.50 $663 —
328 unweaned 328 16 221.00 $221.00 $725 —
364–399 381 140 195.00–225.00 $218.54 $833 +22.92
432 unweaned 432 50 193.00 $193.00 $834 —
411–447 435 201 192.50–213.00 $210.60 $916 +13.31
455–496 482 141 182.50–213.00 $197.99 $954 +32.45
501–549 526 528 178.00–204.00 $190.83 $1,004 +11.69
581 unweaned 581 58 171.00 $171.00 $994 +14.61
553–598 582 276 166.00–193.00 $179.43 $1,044 +9.41
583 583 4 160.00 $160.00 $933 -10.02
623 unweaned 623 15 159.50 $159.50 $994 +8.50
601–649 630 584 159.00–180.00 $170.68 $1,075 +5.18
666 666 4 149.00 $149.00 $992 -14.36
653–698 671 140 157.00–166.00 $162.46 $1,090 -0.90
701–748 721 341 157.00–166.00 $161.03 $1,161 -5.02
724–746 739 12 149.00–154.00 $152.37 $1,126 -13.68
758 758 6 147.50 $147.50 $1,118 -7.00
776–796 784 42 158.00–161.50 $160.21 $1,256 +5.71
802–844 807 75 154.00–157.75 $157.34 $1,270 +17.34
855–894 873 50 156.00–158.00 $156.95 $1,370 +6.95
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401 401 138 230.00 $230.00 $922 —
476 476 28 205.00 $205.00 $976 —
534 534 18 176.50 $176.50 $943 —
566–575 574 136 190.00–200.50 $199.74 $1,147 —
661–695 668 52 160.00–169.00 $167.20 $1,117 —
764 764 14 162.50 $162.50 $1,242 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 187.50 $187.50 $634 —
361–374 366 12 177.50–187.50 $181.73 $665 —
429 429 7 181.00 $181.00 $776 —
452–493 463 68 165.00–190.00 $174.46 $808 —
506–542 528 29 171.00–188.00 $181.82 $960 —
565 565 4 168.00 $168.00 $949 —
633 633 30 158.00 $158.00 $1,000 —
687–692 689 32 152.50–156.00 $153.92 $1,061 —
700–710 705 29 151.00–153.00 $151.93 $1,071 —
755–776 772 11 141.00 $141.00 $1,089 —
900 900 1 122.50 $122.50 $1,102 —
905 905 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,267 —
985 985 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,330 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 43 209.00 $209.00 $736 —
480–485 483 35 180.50 $180.50 $872 —
501–544 532 68 178.00–187.00 $180.42 $960 —
567 567 25 172.00 $172.00 $975 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 23 164.00 $164.00 $1,009 —
675 675 38 164.00 $164.00 $1,107 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 12 185.00 $185.00 $827 —
618 618 19 158.00 $158.00 $976 —
738 738 28 155.50 $155.50 $1,148 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
672 672 18 164.00 $164.00 $1,102 —
760 760 4 142.00 $142.00 $1,079 —
852 852 6 134.00 $134.00 $1,142 —
961 961 4 134.00 $134.00 $1,288 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 15 60.00 $60.00 $540 —
910–1060 981 85-90% 5 82.50–95.00 $88.41 $867 —
907–1390 1004 85-90% 113 50.00–66.00 $61.54 $618 —
752–1520 1062 85-90% 71 37.50–62.00 $54.03 $574 -28.63
910–1410 1144 85-90% 54 66.00–77.50 $70.79 $810 +11.19
755–1680 1169 85-90% 112 51.00–66.00 $60.92 $712 -5.58
838–1787 1357 85-90% 236 60.00–74.00 $65.43 $888 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1375 1213 80-85% 2 87.50 $87.50 $1,061 —
1045–1580 1253 80-85% 143 67.00–83.50 $71.52 $896 -9.23
960–1750 1308 80-85% 114 67.00–83.50 $71.39 $934 -9.74
985–1810 1396 80-85% 177 61.00–70.50 $66.43 $927 —
1150–1535 1400 80-85% 15 61.00–71.00 $69.46 $972 -9.24
1585–1630 1608 80-85% 2 51.00–58.00 $54.55 $877 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1277–1975 1486 75-80% 17 65.00–70.00 $68.11 $1,012 —
1210–1940 1551 75-80% 91 70.00–81.00 $75.41 $1,170 -8.75
1643 1643 75-80% 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,331 —
1740 1740 75-80% 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,444 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–2010 1635 12 85.00–92.00 $88.82 $1,452 —
1260–2640 1769 15 77.50–91.00 $85.32 $1,509 —
1530–2260 1821 12 91.00–102.00 $97.20 $1,770 —
1615–2370 1984 23 91.00–102.50 $96.23 $1,909 -17.60
2000 2000 1 104.50 $104.50 $2,090 +0.78

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1030 1030 (<2 yrs)Open 1 102.50 $102.50 $1,056
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 97.50 $97.50 $1,014
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1375 1375 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,430

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
957 957 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00 $800.00
1174 1174 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 910.00 $910.00
1175 1175 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1336–1368 1353 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 13 910.00–925.00 $916.83
1292–1474 1435 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 17 800.00–1,200.00 $1,091.73
1369–1565 1470 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 15 1,075.00–1,400.00 $1,230.01
1510–1786 1599 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 15 1,075.00–1,350.00 $1,231.20
1410–1835 1623 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 935.00–1,250.00 $1,113.13
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1421 1421 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 1,700.00 $1,700.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1193 1193 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1168–1325 1220 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 800.00–910.00 $870.19
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1251 1251 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,850.00 $1,850.00

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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
1155 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 10 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1298 1298 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,037 —
955–991 974 27 122.00–123.50 $122.54 $1,194 -0.33
1003–1033 1018 4 121.00–123.50 $122.23 $1,244 +2.03
1050–1066 1060 27 123.00–124.00 $123.68 $1,311 +1.12
1114–1143 1129 10 122.00–124.50 $123.59 $1,395 +16.94
1193 1193 3 123.00 $123.00 $1,467 +5.38
1229 1229 5 124.50 $124.50 $1,530 +9.69
1329–1345 1335 14 122.50–123.00 $122.68 $1,638 +8.37
1420 1420 4 129.25 $129.25 $1,835 +10.25
1517 1517 5 110.00 $110.00 $1,669 ±0.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 9 157.50 $157.50 $715 —
658 658 21 137.00 $137.00 $901 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 1 112.50 $112.50 $838 +10.50
865 865 7 115.00 $115.00 $995 -1.65
915–925 919 4 114.00–121.00 $118.37 $1,088 -0.63
1008 1008 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,210 —
1090 1090 3 119.00 $119.00 $1,297 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 5 138.00 $138.00 $748 —
550 550 11 121.00 $121.00 $666 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 15 90.00 $90.00 $477 —
595 595 1 85.00 $85.00 $506 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 47.50 $47.50 $276 —
633 633 7 47.50 $47.50 $301 —
758 758 2 42.50 $42.50 $322 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
641 641 8 93.00 $93.00 $596 -0.90
860 860 1 110.00 $110.00 $946 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
756 756 31 142.00 $142.00 $1,074 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
621 621 9 142.00 $142.00 $882 —

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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.