Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 1, 2023

6,122 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.22/cwt +20.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,333/hd at 557 lb · 225 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $212.65/cwt +3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,315/hd at 619 lb · 152 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $238.98/cwt -4.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,459/hd at 611 lb · 124 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,122	4,181	6,545
Feeder cattle	4,775	2,606	4,794
Slaughter cattle	936	1,083	1,375
Replacement cattle	411	492	376

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 4 Colorado auction markets included: Centennial Livestock, Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate to very good. Feeder cattle too thinly tested to trend. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	8	296.00	$296.00	$932	—
373–396	382	15	260.00–272.00	$267.47	$1,022	+7.47
423–424	424	8	260.00–265.00	$263.13	$1,116	+0.73
450–463	455	10	251.00–253.00	$252.19	$1,147	-10.81
462 thin fleshed	462	15	268.00	$268.00	$1,238	—
503–521 fancy	511	37	261.00–266.00	$264.26	$1,350	—
530–539	536	13	250.00–254.00	$251.07	$1,346	+16.07
572 fancy	572	23	264.00	$264.00	$1,510	—
555–595	577	57	222.00–259.00	$243.53	$1,405	+9.78
603–608 thin fleshed	607	101	241.75–243.00	$241.89	$1,468	—
613–633	626	23	218.00–238.00	$226.18	$1,416	-18.77
665 value added	665	25	240.00	$240.00	$1,596	—
665–684	678	40	221.00–227.50	$225.43	$1,528	+12.00
678 fancy	678	15	235.00	$235.00	$1,593	—
713–739	734	33	201.00–205.50	$204.71	$1,503	-4.50
805–845	819	25	190.00–195.00	$192.56	$1,577	-2.34

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–460	456	16	241.00–247.50	$243.40	$1,110	+12.40
521–546	533	22	245.00–252.50	$248.15	$1,323	+10.55
592	592	14	211.00	$211.00	$1,249	-33.99
692	692	3	198.00	$198.00	$1,370	-20.58

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–379	371	14	267.00–271.00	$269.25	$999	—
421	421	10	254.00	$254.00	$1,069	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	19	212.00	$212.00	$848	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
222	222	5	800.00	$800.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	8	299.00	$299.00	$762	—
359–385	366	7	243.00–245.00	$244.40	$895	—
419	419	6	218.00	$218.00	$913	—
444 fancy	444	32	266.00	$266.00	$1,181	—
458–488	462	32	209.00–244.00	$237.92	$1,099	+22.34
485 value added	485	50	260.00	$260.00	$1,261	—
502–525	520	72	208.00–243.00	$238.94	$1,242	+18.47
552–566 value added	556	185	241.00–244.00	$243.23	$1,352	—
553–588	564	40	206.00–232.00	$220.67	$1,245	+2.21
610–641	618	149	203.00–215.75	$212.64	$1,314	+3.44
647 fancy	647	3	213.00	$213.00	$1,378	—
655	655	22	207.00–209.00	$207.91	$1,362	+6.82
713–740	729	41	189.00–194.00	$190.48	$1,389	-8.52
750	750	7	193.50	$193.50	$1,451	+7.38
800–809	805	10	182.50–191.00	$186.73	$1,503	+24.73
911	911	7	177.00	$177.00	$1,612	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–437	431	17	201.00–204.00	$202.03	$871	-37.97
463–479	474	22	227.00–235.00	$230.41	$1,092	-8.02
637	637	6	198.00	$198.00	$1,261	-5.22

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	17	213.00	$213.00	$895	+17.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740	740	12	180.00	$180.00	$1,332	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	6	240.00	$240.00	$1,080	—
560	560	10	217.00	$217.00	$1,215	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1360	1283	80-85%	6	100.00–110.00	$104.95	$1,347	—
1245–1330	1290	80-85%	5	84.00–87.00	$85.00	$1,096	—
935–1645	1346	80-85%	59	88.00–99.00	$91.12	$1,226	-2.23
1190–1635	1364	80-85%	90	90.50–103.50	$97.81	$1,334	+12.76
1265–1565	1378	80-85%	3	71.00–72.00	$71.38	$984	-35.19
1365–1410	1388	80-85%	2	105.00	$105.00	$1,457	-1.57
870–1710	1408	80-85%	91	77.00–91.00	$83.75	$1,179	-15.10

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1090	1017	85-90%	3	92.00–99.00	$95.30	$969	+7.30
700–1298	1059	85-90%	48	71.00–84.50	$79.57	$843	-28.89
974–1155	1067	85-90%	25	76.00–83.00	$80.79	$862	-27.67
930–1310	1095	85-90%	14	41.00–74.00	$65.55	$718	—
810–1275	1131	85-90%	50	85.00–95.00	$88.36	$999	+1.35
900–1217	1138	85-90%	8	99.00–106.00	$102.56	$1,167	+15.55
880–1261	1151	85-90%	26	87.50–95.00	$91.45	$1,053	+1.39

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1635	1391	75-80%	10	101.00–105.00	$103.24	$1,436	—
1250–2075	1549	75-80%	64	92.00–108.50	$98.91	$1,532	—
1348–2115	1761	75-80%	34	81.00–92.00	$86.70	$1,527	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1155	1108	11	131.00–147.00	$136.37	$1,511	—
1330	1330	2	100.00	$100.00	$1,330	—
1375	1375	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,389	-6.00
1298–1845	1638	14	94.00–108.00	$101.88	$1,669	—
1020–2295	1796	42	105.00–118.50	$112.68	$2,024	—
1890–2420	2113	10	117.00–125.00	$121.73	$2,572	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
875–1130	1031	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	151.00–167.00	$158.55	$1,635
1056–1225	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	131.00–141.00	$135.90	$1,479

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
960–1245	1093	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	117.00–122.50	$119.47	$1,306
1105–1145	1127	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	137.50–148.00	$142.90	$1,610

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
898–1125	994	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	1,310.00–1,425.00	$1,379.04
1158–1315	1189	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,400.00–1,435.00	$1,427.26
1200	1200	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,350.00	$1,350.00
1223	1223	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,975.00	$1,975.00
1144–1339	1256	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	44	1,635.00–1,735.00	$1,708.40
1231–1478	1343	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	1,435.00–1,550.00	$1,478.43
1381	1381	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,385.00	$1,385.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1250–1288	1273	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,335.00–1,525.00	$1,450.36
1295–1660	1405	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,650.00–1,675.00	$1,662.61

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1062	1062	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	127.00	$127.00	$1,349

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
909–965	930	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	1,475.00–1,585.00	$1,521.71

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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
1125–1220	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	1,350.00–1,400.00	$1,361.05	—
1160–1200	1179	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	1,825.00–1,925.00	$1,865.61	—
1108–1350	1269	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	29	1,710.00–1,810.00	$1,765.77	—
1300 fancy	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,025.00	$2,025.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1110	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00	-1,150.00
1078–1220	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,975.00–2,000.00	$1,984.03	-965.97
1165–1368	1314	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	13	1,425.00–1,600.00	$1,519.68	-580.32
1320	1320	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	-675.00
1458	1458	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1470–1633	1600	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	1,700.00–1,750.00	$1,740.81	—
1795	1795	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
248	248	3	235.00	$235.00	$583	—
304–340	316	25	215.00–242.50	$235.59	$744	—
356–374	368	39	220.00–235.00	$231.61	$852	—
402–441	420	39	215.00–240.00	$223.90	$940	—
471–498	490	21	210.00–220.00	$216.99	$1,063	—
530	530	21	190.00	$190.00	$1,007	—
576	576	18	172.50	$172.50	$994	—
604	604	7	185.00	$185.00	$1,117	—
656	656	5	172.50	$172.50	$1,132	—
706–730	708	14	157.50–167.00	$165.73	$1,173	—
754	754	9	162.00	$162.00	$1,221	—
988	988	3	156.00	$156.00	$1,541	—
1085	1085	5	133.00	$133.00	$1,443	—
1168	1168	2	152.00	$152.00	$1,775	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	4	205.00	$205.00	$830	—
918	918	2	141.00	$141.00	$1,294	-2.00
955–993	979	12	143.00–144.50	$143.84	$1,408	+0.25
1013–1049	1035	23	144.50–145.50	$144.87	$1,499	-0.57
1087–1095	1089	4	145.50	$145.50	$1,584	-1.00
1105–1135	1121	8	144.50–146.00	$145.62	$1,632	-0.77
1158–1194	1180	10	142.00–145.50	$145.16	$1,713	+0.01
1240	1240	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,798	+3.23
1295	1295	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,826	-3.16

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
239	239	6	197.50	$197.50	$472	—
306	306	6	192.50	$192.50	$589	—
353–390	359	23	155.00–205.00	$194.06	$697	—
505	505	1	120.00	$120.00	$606	—
550	550	1	115.00	$115.00	$632	—
760–798	785	3	125.00–132.50	$130.08	$1,021	—
1000	1000	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,380	+3.00
1485	1485	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,975	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503	503	2	117.50	$117.50	$591	—
654	654	6	117.50	$117.50	$768	—
732	732	9	122.50	$122.50	$897	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	338	3	77.50–87.50	$80.70	$273	—
780	780	1	82.50	$82.50	$644	—
1035	1035	1	88.50	$88.50	$916	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
244	244	4	270.00	$270.00	$659	—
276–289	278	82	237.50–254.00	$248.02	$689	—
306–347	321	121	232.50–255.00	$239.91	$770	—
352–398	359	143	237.50–250.00	$241.00	$865	—
408–425	411	18	212.50–235.00	$231.12	$950	—
487	487	13	205.00	$205.00	$998	—
596	596	7	182.50	$182.50	$1,088	—
855	855	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,176	—
905	905	1	110.00	$110.00	$996	—
950	950	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,282	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
203–227	215	10	190.00–237.50	$212.42	$457	—
289–299	297	41	200.00–210.00	$201.66	$599	—
303–348	325	64	175.00–217.50	$206.49	$671	—
353–398	379	14	182.50–205.00	$196.01	$743	—
403–433	424	27	165.00–194.00	$181.77	$771	—
456–499	482	80	175.00–199.00	$181.72	$876	—
509–517	513	19	152.50–170.00	$161.22	$827	—
561–579	571	47	167.00–172.50	$168.86	$964	—
686	686	8	155.00	$155.00	$1,063	—
745	745	4	142.50	$142.50	$1,062	—
767–769	769	12	127.50–130.00	$128.12	$985	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287–295	288	17	260.00–265.00	$260.60	$751	—
321	321	6	277.50	$277.50	$891	—
357–386	373	105	250.00–270.00	$262.38	$979	—
414–435	425	62	240.00–260.00	$244.68	$1,040	—
532	532	6	205.00	$205.00	$1,091	—
561	561	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,178	—
616	616	11	190.00	$190.00	$1,170	—
690–692	692	6	172.00–185.00	$174.16	$1,205	—
708	708	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,168	—
750–763	759	22	174.00	$174.00	$1,321	—
823	823	2	169.00	$169.00	$1,391	—
855	855	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,282	—
940	940	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,434	—
1209	1209	4	112.50	$112.50	$1,360	—

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	1	200.00	$200.00	—
163	163	2	230.00	$230.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925–1050	988	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	1,850.00–1,860.00	$1,855.32	—

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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.