Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 21, 2023

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $209.00/cwt ≈ $1,918/hd at 918 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	606	798	900
Feeder cattle	170	332	254
Slaughter cattle	423	462	627
Replacement cattle	13	4	19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 1 Colorado auction market included: Livestock Exchange. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. Feeding cows sold steady to 7.00 lower on a light test. Feeder dairy heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Colorado auction markets across the state will be starting the fall run of calves the first week of September, with most barns hosting a sale every other week through the month. They will move to a sale every week starting the 1st week of October.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
811	811	7	224.00	$224.00	$1,817	—
978	978	6	205.50	$205.50	$2,010	—
1090	1090	3	196.00	$196.00	$2,136	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
659	659	5	232.50	$232.50	$1,532	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1720	1523	2	150.00–159.00	$153.92	$2,344	—
1405–1660	1533	2	164.00–169.00	$166.29	$2,549	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
703	703	6	230.00	$230.00	$1,617	-5.00
917	917	9	201.00	$201.00	$1,843	—
918	918	9	217.00	$217.00	$1,992	—
1210	1210	2	170.00	$170.00	$2,057	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790	790	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,422	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775	775	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,395	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1394	1363	80-85%	10	110.50–114.00	$112.06	$1,527	—
1365	1365	80-85%	1	117.50	$117.50	$1,604	—
1320–1440	1376	80-85%	4	116.00–125.00	$119.96	$1,651	—
1310–1455	1384	80-85%	8	51.00–75.00	$67.10	$929	—
1290–1690	1453	80-85%	71	80.00–99.50	$91.53	$1,330	—
1200–1635	1504	80-85%	105	100.00–109.00	$103.39	$1,555	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1009–1135	1021	85-90%	11	92.00–95.00	$93.65	$956	—
875–1185	1033	85-90%	5	98.00–103.00	$100.17	$1,035	—
1025–1090	1058	85-90%	2	115.00–118.00	$116.45	$1,232	—
970–1395	1134	85-90%	42	78.00–96.00	$89.16	$1,011	-0.71
845–1335	1140	85-90%	24	46.00–72.50	$57.78	$659	-49.87
1045–1335	1232	85-90%	29	97.00–105.00	$99.66	$1,228	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1645–1810	1757	75-80%	6	96.00–103.00	$100.53	$1,766	—
1520–2095	1774	75-80%	25	105.00–115.00	$108.44	$1,924	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1625–1785	1705	65-75%	2	120.00–127.00	$123.66	$2,108	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080	1080	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,026	—
800–1305	1121	12	125.00–143.00	$128.59	$1,441	—
1330–2055	1641	19	86.00–123.50	$114.28	$1,875	—
1365–2205	1908	7	124.00–135.00	$129.80	$2,477	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1055	1055	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
1303	1303	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	2	172.50	$172.50	$966	—
850–875	861	5	161.00–163.00	$161.81	$1,393	-2.92
932	932	5	164.00	$164.00	$1,528	—
960–995	974	12	163.00–164.50	$163.83	$1,596	-0.17
1010–1045	1023	11	161.00–164.50	$162.50	$1,662	-1.16
1053–1095	1064	6	162.00–164.50	$162.68	$1,731	-2.63
1110–1139	1131	14	163.50–164.50	$164.32	$1,858	-0.29
1158–1175	1161	8	163.00–164.50	$163.69	$1,900	+0.39
1205	1205	1	163.50	$163.50	$1,970	±0.00
1250–1293	1273	4	160.50–164.00	$161.48	$2,056	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426	426	8	152.00	$152.00	$648	—
870	870	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,348	-1.00
990	990	1	159.50	$159.50	$1,579	—
1015	1015	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,614	—
1348	1348	2	156.00	$156.00	$2,103	—
1400	1400	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,974	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445	1445	1	141.00	$141.00	$2,037	—
1463–1659	1607	9	125.00–128.50	$128.02	$2,057	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	3	135.00	$135.00	$446	—
630–635	633	3	130.00–132.50	$131.67	$833	—
995	995	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,244	—
1210	1210	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,634	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
651	651	7	60.00	$60.00	$391	-20.00

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	3	145.00	$145.00	$544	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970	970	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,600	—

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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.