Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 20, 2023

3,286 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $236.23/cwt -1.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,358/hd at 575 lb · 52 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $203.53/cwt -15.47 vs last sale · ≈ $879/hd at 432 lb · 44 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $204.89/cwt -24.85 vs last sale · ≈ $981/hd at 479 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,286	10,425	2,372
Feeder cattle	1,475	9,510	1,303
Slaughter cattle	1,036	863	993
Replacement cattle	775	52	76

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 3 Colorado auction markets included Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Feeder steers and heifers were too thinly traded for an accurate trend. Dairy feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, bulls 2.00 lower. The next available report will be Monday, April 3, 2023.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–327	319	5	280.00–286.00	$282.46	$901	-12.14
382 fancy	382	5	297.50	$297.50	$1,136	—
386	386	8	284.00	$284.00	$1,096	-6.83
403–441	425	22	270.00–280.00	$278.40	$1,183	+7.18
456–495	475	32	222.50–286.00	$274.71	$1,305	+5.70
553–595	575	52	231.00–239.00	$236.23	$1,358	-0.78
600–617	610	9	216.00–225.00	$222.32	$1,356	-3.72
700–710	703	23	183.00–187.50	$184.33	$1,296	-7.79
765–780	779	26	184.50	$184.50	$1,437	-4.19
809	809	8	182.00	$182.00	$1,472	+2.14
866	866	5	175.00	$175.00	$1,516	-6.97
1025	1025	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,461	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382–391	388	8	257.00–265.00	$259.96	$1,009	—
452–469	458	29	249.00–250.00	$249.72	$1,144	-3.91
532	532	3	229.00	$229.00	$1,218	-2.17
558–578	574	14	221.00–226.00	$222.04	$1,275	+10.04

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
928	928	2	166.00	$166.00	$1,540	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110	110	1	400.00	$400.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–333 unweaned	313	5	202.50–212.50	$208.25	$652	—
316	316	7	226.00	$226.00	$714	-24.17
412	412	20	215.00	$215.00	$886	-18.12
467 unweaned	467	3	195.00	$195.00	$911	—
459–497	480	35	200.00–210.00	$205.74	$988	-24.00
510–546	539	34	193.00–203.00	$195.96	$1,056	-18.51
564	564	6	191.00	$191.00	$1,077	-18.24
604–630	621	24	175.00–187.50	$184.53	$1,146	-8.33
653–673	663	19	173.00–181.00	$177.43	$1,176	-1.82
710–728	725	7	175.50–177.50	$175.78	$1,274	-5.65
778	778	2	168.00	$168.00	$1,307	-10.89
873	873	2	156.00	$156.00	$1,362	-4.50
1010	1010	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,414	-5.04

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	6	220.00	$220.00	$689	-20.50
413–443	432	44	200.00–207.50	$203.53	$879	-15.47
468–472	469	9	186.00–187.00	$186.66	$875	-21.34
590	590	6	182.50	$182.50	$1,077	—
604–637	612	8	180.00–181.00	$180.74	$1,106	-11.75
826	826	22	163.50	$163.50	$1,351	+6.94
940	940	13	155.00	$155.00	$1,457	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	2	217.50	$217.50	$859	—
738	738	4	166.00	$166.00	$1,225	—
935	935	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,421	—
1050	1050	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,155	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70–85	78	2	350.00	$350.00	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915	915	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,441	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875	875	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,159	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730	730	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,278	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320 unweaned	320	1	205.00	$205.00	$656	—
390	390	2	230.00	$230.00	$897	—
487	487	5	217.50	$217.50	$1,059	—
543	543	6	192.50	$192.50	$1,045	—
580 unweaned	580	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,030	—
608	608	2	172.50	$172.50	$1,049	—
815	815	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,174	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1600	1184	80-85%	11	100.00–113.00	$104.48	$1,237	—
840–1810	1284	80-85%	54	72.50–89.00	$82.82	$1,063	—
1215–1675	1316	80-85%	29	96.00–104.00	$97.77	$1,287	+18.23
1365–1430	1394	80-85%	5	85.00–87.50	$86.30	$1,203	+26.52
1235–1545	1397	80-85%	24	88.00–98.50	$93.51	$1,306	+33.73
1010–1910	1465	80-85%	131	84.00–96.00	$89.58	$1,312	—
1540	1540	80-85%	1	52.00	$52.00	$801	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1175	1070	85-90%	2	105.00–107.00	$105.90	$1,133	+16.99
990–1350	1107	85-90%	9	35.00–61.00	$51.48	$570	—
740–1475	1135	85-90%	31	35.00–75.00	$58.43	$663	—
1015–1370	1161	85-90%	9	71.00–83.00	$78.30	$909	+1.11
785–1690	1166	85-90%	62	67.50–83.00	$75.36	$879	-1.83
940–1370	1173	85-90%	13	84.00–93.00	$87.90	$1,031	+10.71
935–1633	1276	85-90%	70	82.00–91.00	$86.93	$1,109	—
1050–1440	1300	85-90%	5	94.00–102.50	$96.59	$1,256	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360	1360	75-80%	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,197	—
1220–1905	1489	75-80%	6	85.00–87.00	$85.92	$1,279	—
1390–1845	1495	75-80%	23	98.00–107.00	$100.14	$1,497	—
1400–1890	1540	75-80%	18	94.00–105.00	$97.37	$1,499	—
1245–1955	1549	75-80%	73	89.50–99.00	$94.46	$1,463	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
888–1430	1117	8	127.50–137.00	$134.07	$1,498	+19.63
980–1355	1126	4	77.50–93.00	$84.74	$954	-29.70
1115–2050	1351	9	100.00–117.50	$106.22	$1,435	—
1045–2203	1814	34	99.00–116.50	$106.99	$1,941	—
1165–2305	1826	5	111.00–119.00	$115.06	$2,101	—
990–2680	1851	21	86.00–104.50	$96.91	$1,794	-11.97

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
940–1385	1179	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	126.00–131.00	$128.96	$1,520
1225	1225	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,642

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1430	1430	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	129.00	$129.00	$1,845

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790–1095	943	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	137.50–142.50	$140.40	$1,324

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1055	1055	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,414

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
760	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	130.00	$130.00	$988

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1114–1415	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	25	1,200.00–1,350.00	$1,294.65
1238	1238	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1110–1453	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	110	1,850.00–1,960.00	$1,914.73
1228–1353	1277	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,650.00–1,700.00	$1,661.35
1140–1455 fancy	1289	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	48	2,000.00–2,050.00	$2,013.98
1340–1547	1430	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	37	1,775.00–1,950.00	$1,870.75
1345–1485	1437	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	39	1,400.00–1,650.00	$1,516.46
1409–1586	1485	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	14	1,550.00–1,650.00	$1,595.78
1358–1589	1513	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	1,675.00–1,750.00	$1,687.62
1440–1595	1518	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,475.00–1,510.00	$1,493.39

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1407–1658	1528	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	41	1,550.00–1,700.00	$1,634.69

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00
1227	1227	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	1,275.00	$1,275.00
1273	1273	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	1,335.00	$1,335.00
1395–1490	1443	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,350.00–1,425.00	$1,388.73
1470	1470	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1053–1145	1096	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	2,000.00–2,100.00	$2,048.52

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1230	1230	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	14	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
1200–1590	1242	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	24	1,525.00–1,700.00	$1,583.43	—
1150–1350	1261	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	1,925.00–2,025.00	$1,996.22	—
1175–1325	1270	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	57	2,200.00–2,300.00	$2,257.60	—
1275 fancy	1275	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—
1280	1280	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
1361 fancy	1361	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	2,525.00	$2,525.00	—
1640–1760	1670	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,810.00–1,875.00	$1,827.13	—
1700–1790	1745	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,660.00–1,675.00	$1,667.31	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1240	1240	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1373–1396	1388	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,700.00–1,710.00	$1,706.70	—
1395	1395	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
1450	1450	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1175	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
1665	1665	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1215	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
903	903	3	134.50	$134.50	$1,215	+0.83
1050–1087	1059	13	134.00–135.00	$134.24	$1,422	-2.01
1127	1127	3	134.50	$134.50	$1,516	-0.13
1194	1194	11	135.00	$135.00	$1,612	-1.13
1220	1220	10	136.00	$136.00	$1,659	-0.50
1258–1276	1269	8	134.00	$134.00	$1,700	-0.99

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–530	528	2	62.50–82.50	$72.55	$383	—
720–723	723	7	85.00–87.50	$85.36	$617	—
820	820	1	85.00	$85.00	$697	—
1320	1320	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,241	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	110.00	$110.00	$710	—
667–675	669	4	95.00	$95.00	$636	—
740	740	1	110.00	$110.00	$814	-10.00
755	755	1	120.00	$120.00	$906	-5.08
875	875	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,032	+5.50

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1005	1003	3	133.00–133.50	$133.33	$1,337	—
1150–1155	1152	3	133.50–136.00	$135.00	$1,555	—
1415	1415	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,825	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920	920	1	88.00	$88.00	$810	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250	1250	3	133.00	$133.00	$1,662	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
858	858	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

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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.