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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 30, 2023

9,848 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $189.19/cwt +4.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,280/hd at 677 lb · 533 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $190.37/cwt +6.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,003/hd at 527 lb · 436 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.93/cwt +12.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,142/hd at 621 lb · 420 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,848 4,681 7,317
Feeder cattle 8,837 3,117 6,292
Slaughter cattle 991 1,429 829
Replacement cattle 20 135 196

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 were moderate to good. In the feeder cattle supply, steers under 500 lbs sold mostly 1.00 to 5.00 lower, 500-700 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher and 700-850 lb steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers under 750 lbs sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of 11.00 higher. Trade was too limited to trend on heifers over 750 lbs. Feeder Dairy heifers sold unevenly steady. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher, bulls 3.00 higher. The next available report will be Monday, February 13, 2023.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
227 227 7 270.00 $270.00 $613 —
314 314 7 270.00 $270.00 $848 +39.00
368–377 373 31 244.00–272.00 $259.51 $968 +3.74
409–448 429 77 230.00–261.00 $245.30 $1,052 -1.21
435 fancy 435 53 260.00 $260.00 $1,131 +9.00
452–474 value added 460 43 231.00–235.00 $233.41 $1,074 -20.36
457–498 481 180 220.00–240.00 $226.97 $1,092 -6.03
501–548 519 298 201.00–223.00 $217.04 $1,126 +3.03
519 fancy 519 8 232.00 $232.00 $1,204 +8.00
511–545 value added 538 31 230.50–231.00 $230.59 $1,241 —
561–568 fancy 564 27 211.00–212.00 $211.45 $1,193 —
554–594 577 262 198.00–217.00 $210.75 $1,216 +3.35
601–614 value added 603 68 218.00–222.50 $221.96 $1,338 —
600–647 620 317 191.00–214.50 $204.20 $1,266 +5.53
653–657 value added 654 58 192.00–197.50 $195.60 $1,279 —
656 fancy 656 8 188.00 $188.00 $1,233 -6.00
650–699 680 467 177.00–201.00 $188.41 $1,281 +5.57
705–722 fancy 713 43 190.00–196.50 $193.59 $1,380 —
701–740 724 354 177.50–191.00 $184.04 $1,332 +8.72
752–796 768 369 175.00–187.00 $182.75 $1,404 +10.18
800–845 826 148 168.00–182.50 $176.05 $1,454 +7.18
857 fancy 857 16 182.75 $182.75 $1,566 —
852–891 873 154 167.50–173.00 $171.30 $1,495 —
906 906 13 175.00 $175.00 $1,586 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 25 237.00 $237.00 $749 —
397 unweaned 397 10 220.00 $220.00 $873 —
400–440 424 35 215.00–225.00 $223.10 $946 -9.90
453–496 478 47 210.00–225.00 $213.45 $1,020 —
506–529 unweaned 519 20 212.00–217.50 $215.09 $1,116 —
542–548 545 13 199.00–207.50 $202.38 $1,103 +6.38
555–595 589 104 200.50–207.00 $202.60 $1,193 +9.79
598 unweaned 598 3 172.00 $172.00 $1,029 —
613–649 628 187 190.00–200.00 $197.12 $1,238 +9.12
660–679 669 51 178.00–187.00 $181.13 $1,212 —
694 unweaned 694 6 152.50 $152.50 $1,058 —
706–732 713 19 176.00–177.00 $176.27 $1,257 —
760–770 767 6 172.00–175.00 $172.99 $1,327 —
818 818 8 162.50 $162.50 $1,329 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 22 248.00 $248.00 $920 —
609 609 7 182.00 $182.00 $1,108 -9.00
718–745 728 37 167.00–170.00 $167.91 $1,222 —
762 762 25 151.00 $151.00 $1,151 —
857–885 865 25 151.00–158.00 $153.42 $1,327 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 628 4 162.00 $162.00 $1,017 —
658 658 4 161.00 $161.00 $1,059 —
707–720 717 27 153.00–162.00 $159.70 $1,145 —
819 819 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,228 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 7 217.50 $217.50 $742 —
572–580 574 8 181.00–187.50 $182.64 $1,048 —
621 621 4 187.00 $187.00 $1,161 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
286 286 8 525.00 $525.00 +50.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
574 574 4 199.00 $199.00 $1,142 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
255 255 3 450.00 $450.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
221 221 11 245.00 $245.00 $541 —
274 274 15 234.00 $234.00 $641 —
321–339 328 51 220.00–230.00 $223.19 $732 +26.53
353–399 381 92 201.00–220.00 $212.74 $811 —
410–446 429 85 191.00–220.00 $198.97 $854 +4.39
409–441 fancy 433 38 201.00–210.00 $203.24 $880 —
450–496 468 293 189.00–212.00 $195.92 $917 +7.01
505–547 527 436 183.00–203.00 $190.37 $1,003 +6.60
561–598 583 348 170.00–193.25 $185.17 $1,080 +4.88
587 587 9 170.00 $170.00 $998 -10.29
606–645 621 374 171.00–189.00 $182.94 $1,136 +11.78
621 fancy 621 46 192.00 $192.00 $1,192 —
650–698 673 336 170.00–181.00 $175.13 $1,179 +5.46
701–736 719 204 169.00–175.75 $171.71 $1,235 +1.88
747 747 70 166.00 $166.00 $1,240 —
753–765 758 63 153.00–156.00 $154.65 $1,172 —
756–779 763 16 164.00–169.00 $167.41 $1,277 —
811 811 19 160.50 $160.50 $1,302 -2.32
833 833 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,208 -17.82
876 876 56 173.25 $173.25 $1,518 +28.87
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–394 379 11 195.00–200.00 $196.82 $746 +13.85
459–492 479 60 191.00–192.50 $191.77 $919 —
500–531 517 62 171.00–186.00 $174.05 $900 —
552–592 567 35 175.00–182.00 $178.07 $1,010 —
572 unweaned 572 55 172.50 $172.50 $987 —
607–643 631 31 167.00–168.00 $167.31 $1,056 —
672 672 9 159.00 $159.00 $1,068 —
658–693 675 70 161.00–169.00 $164.48 $1,110 —
695 unweaned 695 9 159.00 $159.00 $1,105 —
705–718 708 65 156.00–164.00 $157.77 $1,117 —
761–788 770 35 147.00–155.00 $150.69 $1,160 —
948 948 3 132.00 $132.00 $1,251 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
524 524 8 162.50 $162.50 $852 —
568 568 6 162.00 $162.00 $920 —
606 606 26 155.00 $155.00 $939 —
671–688 682 48 130.00–149.00 $142.86 $974 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 9 202.50 $202.50 $778 —
467 467 8 180.00 $180.00 $841 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
283 283 6 460.00 $460.00 -25.00
304 304 6 600.00 $600.00 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
666 666 7 152.00 $152.00 $1,012 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 815 3 144.00 $144.00 $1,174 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
255 255 3 425.00 $425.00 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 3 102.50 $102.50 $1,286 -12.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 9 215.00 $215.00 $948 —
486 486 16 202.00 $202.00 $982 —
511 511 13 190.00 $190.00 $971 —
574 574 36 188.00 $188.00 $1,079 —
600–634 622 29 170.50–175.00 $171.33 $1,066 —
691 691 8 167.00 $167.00 $1,154 —
700 700 8 172.50 $172.50 $1,208 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 187.50 $187.50 $746 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1260 1223 80-85% 2 94.00–94.50 $94.26 $1,153 —
1115–1475 1298 80-85% 20 87.00–94.00 $88.39 $1,147 —
1264–1575 1304 80-85% 107 80.00–88.50 $85.80 $1,119 —
1125–1624 1357 80-85% 61 60.00–76.00 $71.73 $973 -10.95
1142–1680 1416 80-85% 263 76.00–87.00 $80.73 $1,143 +0.87
1300–1660 1429 80-85% 11 36.00–57.50 $51.39 $734 -28.47
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1360 1033 85-90% 24 37.50–63.00 $55.05 $569 —
870–1315 1098 85-90% 73 58.00–72.50 $67.59 $742 +23.30
1040–1180 1133 85-90% 3 85.00–86.00 $85.48 $968 +3.24
1055–1215 1133 85-90% 4 90.50–96.00 $93.20 $1,056 +10.96
980–1315 1177 85-90% 185 72.00–84.50 $77.68 $914 +9.41
1245 1245 85-90% 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,008 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1398–1885 1587 75-80% 16 90.00–98.00 $92.44 $1,467 —
1428–1825 1620 75-80% 11 73.00–79.00 $76.27 $1,236 —
1260–2010 1676 75-80% 81 80.00–91.50 $84.49 $1,416 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 3 117.50 $117.50 $1,198 —
1270 1270 3 90.00 $90.00 $1,143 —
1155–1870 1617 8 96.00–102.50 $97.72 $1,580 —
1405–2205 1698 13 88.50–99.50 $95.92 $1,629 —
1475–1955 1811 17 97.00–111.50 $102.94 $1,864 —
1395–2505 1980 3 108.00–115.50 $113.40 $2,245 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–1085 1031 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 105.00–114.00 $105.74 $1,090
965–1215 1090 (<2 yrs)Open 2 120.00–121.00 $120.44 $1,313

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1338 1338 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,060.00 $1,060.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165 1165 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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
1490 1490 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 -145.09
1770 1770 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,044 —
920–945 931 22 120.00–121.00 $120.14 $1,119 —
955–990 979 27 120.00–121.50 $121.03 $1,185 -0.47
1025–1038 1036 7 120.00–121.00 $120.86 $1,252 +0.39
1050–1082 1078 9 121.50–122.50 $122.34 $1,319 +1.50
1113–1147 1125 14 122.00–123.00 $122.35 $1,376 —
1170–1194 1182 19 120.50–123.00 $121.67 $1,438 -0.82
1219 1219 8 124.00 $124.00 $1,512 +2.28
1284 1284 2 123.00 $123.00 $1,579 +1.27
1340 1340 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,648 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 117.50 $117.50 $576 —
752 752 3 115.00 $115.00 $865 —
855–885 866 14 115.00–117.00 $116.22 $1,006 +0.89
924 924 10 117.00 $117.00 $1,081 —
1040 1040 6 114.00 $114.00 $1,186 -4.23
1050–1060 1053 3 119.00 $119.00 $1,253 +0.85
1100 1100 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,298 +0.66
1155 1155 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,374 -0.50
1230 1230 2 117.00 $117.00 $1,439 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 2 77.50 $77.50 $219 —
331 331 7 75.00 $75.00 $248 —
417 417 5 75.00 $75.00 $313 —
730 730 1 90.00 $90.00 $657 —
1020 1020 1 90.00 $90.00 $918 —
Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 12 107.50 $107.50 $425 —
1315 1315 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,381 —

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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.