Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 7, 2023

4,221 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $249.20/cwt ≈ $2,188/hd at 878 lb · 525 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $242.00/cwt ≈ $2,301/hd at 951 lb · 208 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $241.13/cwt ≈ $2,259/hd at 937 lb · 190 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,221	581	1,653
Feeder cattle	3,647	140	798
Slaughter cattle	560	429	813
Replacement cattle	14	12	42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 3 Colorado auction markets included: Centennial Livestock, Sterling Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate to very good. No trend available on feeder cattle due to limited offerings the prior week. Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to 6.00 lower; bulls 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
797	797	54	265.00	$265.00	$2,112	—
832	832	12	257.00	$257.00	$2,138	—
854–888	878	525	247.00–255.00	$249.20	$2,188	—
910–946	937	190	239.00–245.00	$241.13	$2,259	—
951	951	208	242.00	$242.00	$2,301	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408	408	18	330.00	$330.00	$1,346	—
515	515	5	285.00	$285.00	$1,468	—
556	556	5	290.00	$290.00	$1,612	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418–435	428	7	275.00	$275.00	$1,177	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	6	275.00	$275.00	$899	—
418–441	435	16	250.00–272.00	$266.72	$1,160	—
476	476	9	242.50	$242.50	$1,154	—
583	583	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,283	—
669	669	5	225.00	$225.00	$1,505	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
588	588	2	247.50	$247.50	$1,455	—
620	620	5	237.00	$237.00	$1,469	—
711	711	7	235.00	$235.00	$1,671	—
1088	1088	4	154.00	$154.00	$1,676	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
546	546	4	265.00	$265.00	$1,447	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1488	1305	80-85%	44	106.50–115.50	$109.77	$1,432	—
1210–1480	1331	80-85%	4	119.00–124.50	$121.63	$1,619	—
1210–1715	1432	80-85%	112	84.00–103.50	$94.59	$1,355	-18.68
1125–1713	1496	80-85%	86	104.00–117.50	$107.44	$1,607	+54.94
1300–1700	1500	80-85%	16	61.00–81.00	$76.96	$1,154	-44.38
1580	1580	80-85%	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,880	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680–1300	940	85-90%	26	51.00–77.50	$73.14	$688	—
915–1355	1135	85-90%	83	80.00–100.00	$94.32	$1,071	-14.26
991–1245	1146	85-90%	31	104.00–112.00	$107.35	$1,230	—
998–1296	1173	85-90%	38	100.00–112.00	$105.47	$1,237	-11.81
1140–1268	1208	85-90%	4	113.50–116.00	$115.17	$1,391	-4.53
1165–1275	1222	85-90%	3	113.00–114.00	$113.68	$1,389	-6.02

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1353–1865	1638	75-80%	30	112.50–120.00	$116.71	$1,912	—
1760	1760	75-80%	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,408	—
1650–2115	1764	75-80%	25	92.00–109.00	$102.42	$1,807	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1355	1293	2	127.50–131.00	$129.33	$1,672	—
1040–2110	1539	14	100.00–119.00	$112.89	$1,737	-8.39
1445–2305	1859	18	121.00–133.50	$126.82	$2,358	—
2155	2155	1	137.50	$137.50	$2,963	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1037	1037	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1270	1270	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00
1285–1365	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,350.00–1,425.00	$1,388.63

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1385	1385	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1382–1535	1420	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	1,925.00–1,975.00	$1,938.51	—
1528	1528	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–352	350	16	280.00–307.50	$285.18	$998	—
438–440	438	20	250.00–282.50	$280.87	$1,230	—
450–479	458	47	235.00–260.00	$251.88	$1,154	—
527–538	536	21	232.50–240.00	$233.55	$1,252	—
844	844	15	163.00	$163.00	$1,376	—
905–926	925	47	161.00–163.00	$162.96	$1,507	—
950–995	977	12	163.00–165.00	$164.17	$1,604	-0.33
1006–1045	1022	17	163.50–165.00	$164.24	$1,679	-0.16
1063–1084	1077	6	164.00–165.50	$164.49	$1,772	-0.31
1131–1148	1141	19	165.00–166.00	$165.58	$1,889	+1.08
1180	1180	1	164.50	$164.50	$1,941	-0.50
1397	1397	3	160.00	$160.00	$2,235	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
296	296	9	200.00	$200.00	$592	—
300–315	311	4	170.00–185.00	$181.39	$564	—
352–398	375	15	197.00–210.00	$202.55	$760	—
438	438	31	207.50	$207.50	$909	—
465	465	2	210.00	$210.00	$976	—
520	520	1	150.00	$150.00	$780	—
564–588	583	29	185.00–187.50	$187.00	$1,090	—
633–641	634	50	152.50–191.00	$189.33	$1,200	—
652	652	7	185.00	$185.00	$1,206	—
705	705	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,022	-14.00
795	795	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,192	-1.00
809–835	813	7	157.50–160.00	$157.87	$1,283	—
950–966	963	6	156.00–160.00	$159.34	$1,534	+3.34
1035	1035	3	159.50	$159.50	$1,651	—
1070	1070	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,685	—
1168	1168	4	158.00	$158.00	$1,845	—
1255–1275	1265	2	155.00–157.50	$156.24	$1,976	—
1305–1341	1335	15	157.00–159.00	$158.44	$2,115	—
1366	1366	5	155.50	$155.50	$2,124	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–292	282	16	260.00–275.00	$270.27	$762	—
304–345	323	25	250.00–275.00	$259.22	$837	—
368–398	391	47	250.00–267.50	$265.27	$1,037	—
820	820	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,312	—
893	893	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,429	—
991	991	8	161.00	$161.00	$1,596	—
1054–1060	1058	23	164.50	$164.50	$1,740	—
1107–1133	1127	12	162.50–164.00	$163.63	$1,844	—
1168	1168	14	163.50–164.00	$163.64	$1,911	—
1233	1233	10	162.50	$162.50	$2,004	—

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
180	180	4	210.00	$210.00	—
227	227	20	375.00	$375.00	—
252	252	19	400.00	$400.00	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
252	252	6	175.00	$175.00	$441	—
469	469	16	207.50	$207.50	$973	—
520	520	11	180.00	$180.00	$936	—
738	738	8	170.00	$170.00	$1,255	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
661	661	4	97.50	$97.50	$644	—
844	844	12	86.50	$86.50	$730	—
867	867	6	82.00	$82.00	$711	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408	408	7	170.00	$170.00	$694	—
485	485	3	180.00	$180.00	$873	—
520–540	535	4	160.00–165.00	$161.21	$862	—
713	713	3	104.00	$104.00	$742	—
1210–1243	1235	4	91.00–103.00	$93.94	$1,160	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
633–646	639	11	99.00–105.00	$101.76	$650	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1632	1484	9	117.50–120.00	$118.67	$1,761	—

Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
334	334	5	650.00	$650.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258–287	263	28	260.00–262.50	$260.49	$685	—
300–344	329	92	267.50–285.00	$275.12	$905	—
352–398	368	91	272.00–285.00	$277.18	$1,020	—
401–449	440	268	257.50–280.00	$265.73	$1,169	—
450–495	470	132	245.00–257.50	$253.55	$1,192	—
521–525	522	32	235.00–250.00	$247.17	$1,290	—
570–587	573	40	190.00–220.00	$214.62	$1,230	—
611–643	624	25	190.00–195.00	$193.38	$1,207	—
650	650	7	185.00	$185.00	$1,202	—
715–745	729	5	165.00–170.00	$168.98	$1,232	—
760	760	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,292	—
815	815	2	172.50	$172.50	$1,406	—
925	925	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,388	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
277	277	46	242.50	$242.50	$672	—
320–333	328	30	240.00–260.00	$248.16	$814	—
360–394	383	106	232.50–255.00	$250.21	$958	—
409–444	423	26	220.00–250.00	$232.41	$983	—
538–542	539	27	212.50–217.50	$213.99	$1,153	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
169	169	15	215.00	$215.00	$363	—
204–222	208	52	212.50–228.00	$221.23	$460	—
259–284	264	22	210.00–220.00	$211.96	$560	—
314–325	316	16	205.00	$205.00	$648	—
368–392	385	28	200.00–210.00	$201.05	$774	—
450–496	477	78	195.00–220.00	$206.96	$987	—
510–514	513	6	170.00–197.50	$192.95	$990	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–336	321	36	327.50–347.50	$335.74	$1,078	—
357–398	382	23	332.50–345.00	$334.48	$1,278	—
402–433	408	47	315.00–325.00	$320.86	$1,309	—
461–473	469	72	290.00–310.00	$299.16	$1,403	—
805–815	810	2	190.00–195.00	$192.48	$1,559	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–278	255	16	290.00–305.00	$292.70	$746	—
300–323	304	11	315.00–320.00	$315.97	$961	—
358	358	4	310.00	$310.00	$1,110	—
403–410	404	24	295.00–302.50	$295.63	$1,194	—
477–490	480	61	260.00–275.00	$269.70	$1,295	—
518–546	533	36	252.50–265.00	$259.26	$1,382	—
609–620	610	14	210.00–215.00	$211.08	$1,288	—
1100	1100	5	167.50	$167.50	$1,842	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	11	375.00	$375.00	$1,256	—
425	425	5	337.50	$337.50	$1,434	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	3	305.00	$305.00	$1,153	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	3	155.00	$155.00	$493	—

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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.