Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 18, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	614	4,129	3,258
Feeder cattle	182	3,238	2,210
Slaughter cattle	415	792	994
Replacement cattle	17	99	54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 1 Colorado auction market included: Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand were moderate. Feeder cattle had no comparable trades. Slaughter cows average dress breakers and boners were 2.00 to 8.00 lower and lean cows were 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. Feeding cows had no comparison from last week. Feeder dairy heifers sold unevenly steady.

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1450	1258	80-85%	23	103.00–113.00	$107.74	$1,355	—
1125–1660	1386	80-85%	7	114.00–122.00	$117.51	$1,629	—
1010–1743	1398	80-85%	62	85.00–101.00	$95.41	$1,334	—
1401–1470	1444	80-85%	8	115.00–119.50	$117.86	$1,702	—
1460	1460	80-85%	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,402	+4.17
1145–1845	1540	80-85%	54	101.00–112.00	$104.08	$1,603	+33.08

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005	1005	85-90%	1	88.00	$88.00	$884	—
895–1265	1128	85-90%	16	55.00–73.00	$61.76	$697	-27.08
922–1505	1176	85-90%	76	75.00–94.50	$88.55	$1,041	-10.07
1004–1618	1183	85-90%	53	95.00–111.00	$99.17	$1,173	+0.55
1205	1205	85-90%	5	130.00	$130.00	$1,566	—
1435	1435	85-90%	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,636	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1480	1414	75-80%	11	116.00–117.50	$116.40	$1,646	—
1486	1486	75-80%	10	123.00	$123.00	$1,828	—
1555–1970	1760	75-80%	5	109.00–117.00	$111.39	$1,960	—
1698–1916	1819	75-80%	9	104.00	$104.00	$1,892	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1678–1767	1718	65-75%	22	125.00	$125.00	$2,148	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–2300	1779	10	83.00–111.00	$99.39	$1,768	—
1230–2210	1912	14	113.00–124.50	$119.90	$2,292	—
1810–2155	1963	7	125.50–131.00	$128.26	$2,518	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1011–1295	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	140.00–147.00	$141.88	$1,504

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–812	810	25	161.00–169.50	$168.48	$1,365	—
879–887	886	26	158.00–163.00	$162.24	$1,437	—
987	987	3	159.50	$159.50	$1,574	—
1008	1008	5	163.50	$163.50	$1,648	-1.50
1050–1092	1077	25	156.00–160.50	$159.59	$1,719	+0.09
1103–1115	1110	5	159.00	$159.00	$1,765	-0.25
1150	1150	2	158.00	$158.00	$1,817	±0.00
1355	1355	4	151.00	$151.00	$2,046	-7.00

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
649	649	7	72.50	$72.50	$471	—
708–735	720	21	71.00–72.50	$71.84	$517	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	2	157.50–162.50	$160.00	$856	—
642	642	8	160.00	$160.00	$1,027	—
1055	1055	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,635	—
1125	1125	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,699	-5.50
1165	1165	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,584	—
1215	1215	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,835	—
1270	1270	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,619	—
1345	1345	1	125.50	$125.50	$1,688	-32.50

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433	433	3	137.50	$137.50	$595	—
450	450	1	137.50	$137.50	$619	—
1303	1303	9	115.00	$115.00	$1,498	—
1460	1460	2	111.00	$111.00	$1,621	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1143	1143	8	153.00	$153.00	$1,749	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1510	1473	2	140.00	$140.00	$2,062	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905	905	1	100.00	$100.00	$905	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330	1330	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,829	—

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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.