Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 2, 2023

7,019 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $281.25/cwt +1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,635/hd at 581 lb · 314 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $258.19/cwt +1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,593/hd at 617 lb · 179 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $282.74/cwt +25.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,468/hd at 519 lb · 134 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,019	4,103	11,503
Feeder cattle	6,111	3,225	9,965
Slaughter cattle	860	756	1,484
Replacement cattle	48	122	54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 5 Colorado auction markets included: Centennial Livestock, Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Sterling Livestock and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand were moderate to very good. Feeder steers under 450 lbs sold 6.00 to 13.00 lower, 450-500 lbs 2.00 higher, and over 500 lbs sharply lower. Feeder heifers across all weights sold sharply lower. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 7.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–298	287	21	319.00–335.00	$331.74	$952	—
300–330	318	3	300.00–325.00	$309.54	$984	-16.11
355–375	362	26	305.00–323.00	$313.83	$1,136	+8.61
374 unweaned	374	16	367.50	$367.50	$1,374	—
409 unweaned	409	13	362.50	$362.50	$1,483	—
401–447	424	53	296.00–312.00	$308.81	$1,309	+13.02
461 unweaned	461	21	325.00	$325.00	$1,498	—
459–495	468	42	266.00–298.50	$292.36	$1,368	+1.43
528–536	532	26	260.00–266.00	$263.68	$1,403	-19.75
521–548 unweaned	535	23	272.50–301.00	$285.77	$1,529	—
551–588	581	228	251.00–283.50	$280.44	$1,629	+0.87
561–598 unweaned	582	86	271.00–290.50	$283.41	$1,649	—
603–648	622	37	247.00–267.00	$255.97	$1,592	+10.47
618–630 unweaned	622	27	260.00–276.00	$273.12	$1,699	+12.12
651–676 unweaned	658	50	241.00–265.00	$260.16	$1,712	—
650–682	673	23	240.00–258.00	$251.61	$1,693	-13.39
700–723	715	22	238.00–254.00	$251.82	$1,801	-2.80
731 unweaned	731	10	246.00	$246.00	$1,798	—
760–790	777	43	230.00–240.00	$236.79	$1,840	-17.36
805–845	832	49	207.00–243.00	$230.67	$1,919	-21.33
885–895	886	8	215.00–234.00	$231.60	$2,052	-8.40
900–944	915	120	230.50–244.00	$236.55	$2,164	-5.18
978	978	3	214.00	$214.00	$2,093	—
1000–1023	1017	4	212.00–214.00	$212.49	$2,161	+0.49
1065	1065	2	197.50	$197.50	$2,103	—
1103	1103	5	198.00	$198.00	$2,184	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	5	306.00	$306.00	$1,065	+1.69
353–398	380	25	292.00–303.00	$301.01	$1,144	+5.01
414–425	415	27	286.00–292.00	$286.46	$1,189	+3.43
444 unweaned	444	6	307.50	$307.50	$1,365	—
453–477	467	13	264.00–272.00	$269.37	$1,258	-8.88
469–490 unweaned	487	24	309.00–312.50	$309.56	$1,508	+43.56
500–547 unweaned	512	84	271.00–306.00	$295.23	$1,512	+55.23
500–547	531	50	255.00–270.00	$261.75	$1,390	-9.28
554–580 unweaned	573	78	258.00–288.00	$281.02	$1,610	+47.23
555–598	578	54	242.50–260.00	$254.71	$1,472	-8.22
601–635 unweaned	616	123	235.00–280.00	$264.40	$1,629	—
612–627	619	56	241.00–251.00	$244.56	$1,514	-12.19
656–694 unweaned	675	42	231.00–256.00	$243.74	$1,645	—
666–690	676	34	231.00–236.00	$233.28	$1,577	-13.04
723–740	729	21	220.00–242.50	$232.46	$1,695	-12.69
772–775	772	13	220.00–226.00	$225.54	$1,741	-17.87
875–895	883	10	191.00–236.00	$228.39	$2,017	—
910	910	10	229.50	$229.50	$2,088	+1.10
974	974	22	239.00	$239.00	$2,328	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	4	235.00	$235.00	$552	-60.00
300–343 unweaned	325	7	315.00	$315.00	$1,024	—
324–340	325	15	294.00	$294.00	$956	—
360–394	384	6	272.00–312.00	$301.12	$1,156	+30.77
422–442	436	39	254.00–299.00	$279.21	$1,217	+19.78
438 unweaned	438	7	310.00	$310.00	$1,358	—
453–495	475	39	241.00–261.00	$255.96	$1,216	-8.81
505–542	522	11	242.00–253.00	$246.53	$1,287	-14.26
540 unweaned	540	12	266.00	$266.00	$1,436	—
602–635	617	19	225.00–268.00	$250.51	$1,546	+9.03
653–680	662	3	221.00–225.00	$223.63	$1,480	-19.18
685 thin fleshed	685	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,593	—
700–746	737	16	205.00–227.50	$210.98	$1,555	-30.40
765	765	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,668	-7.79
810–843	841	23	197.50–232.00	$224.56	$1,889	+1.07
868	868	2	181.00	$181.00	$1,571	—
902–949	922	37	182.50–230.00	$203.63	$1,877	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
619 unweaned	619	8	242.00	$242.00	$1,498	—
718 unweaned	718	10	225.00	$225.00	$1,616	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785	785	3	212.50	$212.50	$1,668	—
970	970	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,940	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
513	513	4	269.00	$269.00	$1,380	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
612	612	4	247.00	$247.00	$1,512	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	245	20	245.00–323.00	$248.82	$610	—
255–283	274	3	307.50–320.00	$316.12	$866	—
319–338 unweaned	332	13	320.00–335.00	$330.57	$1,097	—
325–342	337	11	272.00–276.00	$273.05	$920	-23.77
358–380	365	17	269.00–290.00	$273.44	$998	-8.21
371–397 unweaned	392	22	296.00–311.00	$308.42	$1,209	—
402–418	411	68	258.00–272.50	$261.49	$1,075	-19.49
419–436 unweaned	431	31	310.00–318.00	$312.26	$1,346	—
455–490	474	31	246.00–261.00	$248.87	$1,180	-24.72
477 unweaned	477	9	280.00	$280.00	$1,336	—
506–526 unweaned	511	32	262.50–267.00	$264.89	$1,354	—
504–528	512	61	237.00–249.00	$243.26	$1,245	-15.45
568–575	570	3	233.00–243.00	$239.64	$1,366	-12.70
578–582 unweaned	581	32	265.00	$265.00	$1,540	—
609–635 unweaned	618	35	242.50–266.00	$256.06	$1,582	+22.66
603–630	620	26	230.00–240.50	$237.77	$1,474	-6.87
660–685	675	18	222.50–236.00	$233.28	$1,575	—
720–730	724	20	216.00–236.00	$233.00	$1,687	—
750–795	777	60	205.00–238.00	$223.42	$1,736	-9.58
800–840	832	27	190.00–232.50	$220.89	$1,838	-15.23
859–875	867	25	186.00–227.00	$205.87	$1,785	-27.30
959–970	965	19	181.00–218.00	$202.52	$1,954	-19.78
1042	1042	3	181.00	$181.00	$1,886	—
1059	1059	4	218.50	$218.50	$2,314	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
216	216	2	211.00	$211.00	$456	—
265–275	270	2	281.00–283.00	$282.02	$761	—
300–315	307	3	261.00–287.50	$276.98	$850	-0.45
355 unweaned	355	4	292.00	$292.00	$1,037	—
365–388	385	16	231.00–258.00	$255.88	$985	-10.74
402–439	415	45	237.50–257.00	$249.13	$1,034	-16.70
450–490	460	21	221.00–241.00	$234.94	$1,081	-26.82
478 unweaned	478	18	291.00	$291.00	$1,391	—
501–545 unweaned	520	76	252.50–278.00	$263.84	$1,372	—
536	536	11	236.00	$236.00	$1,265	-6.61
553–570 unweaned	557	31	260.50–263.00	$260.89	$1,453	—
553–598	576	19	222.50–235.00	$231.74	$1,335	-6.94
629–641 unweaned	633	15	235.00–237.50	$235.84	$1,493	—
618–645	634	49	221.00–239.00	$233.39	$1,480	-6.60
710–720	717	3	216.00–224.00	$218.64	$1,568	-2.36
768–791	782	10	201.00–218.00	$211.32	$1,653	—
845	845	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,880	-7.50
1015	1015	2	217.50	$217.50	$2,208	+53.76

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	320	3	250.00–257.50	$253.54	$811	-13.96
358–385	367	14	240.00–260.00	$244.53	$897	-1.35
405–448	426	20	231.00–246.00	$240.99	$1,027	+9.89
450–482	464	15	200.00–272.50	$232.90	$1,081	-6.10
464 unweaned	464	4	270.00	$270.00	$1,253	+49.00
515–549	536	50	212.50–231.00	$228.22	$1,223	+7.22
557–596	585	14	216.00–223.00	$221.60	$1,296	-16.28
605–647	621	30	201.00–231.00	$228.14	$1,417	-2.06
675–695	682	5	200.00–211.00	$204.58	$1,395	-23.10
705–735	722	12	200.00–207.50	$201.27	$1,453	-28.73
767–790	772	9	186.00–189.00	$186.68	$1,441	-38.32
880	880	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,549	-31.04

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
571 unweaned	571	10	255.00	$255.00	$1,456	—
608 unweaned	608	12	256.00	$256.00	$1,556	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
236	236	21	735.00	$735.00	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
489 unweaned	489	5	246.00	$246.00	$1,203	—
534 unweaned	534	4	247.00	$247.00	$1,319	—
613 unweaned	613	4	220.00	$220.00	$1,349	—
846	846	6	198.00	$198.00	$1,675	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
521	521	8	241.00	$241.00	$1,256	—
850	850	6	228.00	$228.00	$1,938	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	2	260.00	$260.00	$863	—
620	620	2	224.00	$224.00	$1,389	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025	1025	12	179.50	$179.50	$1,840	—
1229	1229	8	161.00	$161.00	$1,979	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
984	984	5	175.00	$175.00	$1,722	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1079	1048	85-90%	39	91.00–96.00	$94.36	$989	+30.76
845–1360	1058	85-90%	9	103.00–146.00	$122.52	$1,296	+0.27
1018–1270	1086	85-90%	5	95.00–102.50	$96.53	$1,048	-25.72
750–1670	1107	85-90%	150	61.00–88.50	$79.45	$880	—
700–1675	1234	85-90%	29	50.00–76.00	$63.05	$778	—
953–1940	1242	85-90%	174	71.00–99.00	$88.43	$1,098	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1310	1225	80-85%	3	114.00–120.00	$116.51	$1,427	—
1285–1358	1340	80-85%	4	92.00–96.50	$93.08	$1,247	+1.66
1033–1835	1355	80-85%	98	92.00–124.00	$102.29	$1,386	-14.32
1140–1585	1404	80-85%	43	103.00–110.00	$107.16	$1,505	-2.96
1170–1650	1459	80-85%	31	86.00–97.50	$94.84	$1,384	—
1830	1830	80-85%	1	117.00	$117.00	$2,141	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1895	1556	75-80%	18	86.00–116.00	$107.93	$1,679	-4.30
1670–1790	1754	75-80%	6	94.00–100.50	$99.30	$1,742	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470–1890	1659	65-75%	5	108.00–127.00	$117.17	$1,944	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–945	935	2	110.00–120.00	$115.05	$1,076	-8.59
880–1130	1005	2	130.00–140.00	$134.38	$1,351	-14.56
1105–2055	1476	32	90.00–111.00	$105.11	$1,551	—
1315–2270	1693	38	96.00–119.00	$110.51	$1,871	—
1165–2155	1796	7	118.50–128.00	$122.30	$2,197	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1910	1552	12	95.00–122.00	$111.97	$1,738	—
1379–2370	1598	8	116.00–128.00	$119.60	$1,911	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1085	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,375.00–1,475.00	$1,424.02
805–1092	1051	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,225.00–2,125.00	$2,026.52
1015–1580	1298	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,675.00–2,000.00	$1,802.12
1333	1333	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,460.00	$1,460.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00
1175	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1445	1445	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1475	1475	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00
1488	1488	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,750.00	$1,750.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–813	775	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	860.00–925.00	$879.56
938–945	940	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,300.00–1,325.00	$1,316.63
1050	1050	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00

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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
1048	1048	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,825.00	$1,825.00	—
1005–1360	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,725.00–1,825.00	$1,787.95	—
1215	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
695	695	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
286–293	289	15	280.00–295.00	$286.09	$827	—
346–348	347	21	255.00–262.50	$259.28	$900	—
353–395	364	4	265.00–270.00	$268.64	$978	—
416–433	422	16	220.00–260.00	$244.62	$1,032	—
455–478	464	13	210.00–230.00	$222.23	$1,031	—
661–672	670	40	180.00–185.00	$180.86	$1,212	—
710	710	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,207	—
798	798	3	167.50	$167.50	$1,337	—
840	840	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,369	—
905	905	6	161.00	$161.00	$1,457	—
953–987	967	22	160.00–161.00	$160.28	$1,550	—
1000–1035	1029	18	160.00–161.50	$160.75	$1,654	—
1050–1098	1083	12	155.00–160.50	$157.59	$1,707	—
1100–1147	1114	38	157.00–161.00	$159.25	$1,774	—
1188–1199	1195	27	158.50–161.50	$160.50	$1,918	—
1203–1212	1208	20	160.50	$160.50	$1,939	—
1490	1490	1	150.00	$150.00	$2,235	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
507–537	521	29	180.00–205.00	$192.57	$1,003	—
630	630	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,166	—
690	690	5	150.00	$150.00	$1,035	—
755–785	770	2	156.00	$156.00	$1,201	—
825	825	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,287	—
855–880	868	3	155.00–160.00	$157.35	$1,366	—
900–945	931	11	152.50–159.50	$158.72	$1,478	—
950–990	978	4	120.00–159.50	$148.80	$1,455	—
1008–1023	1016	16	155.00–159.50	$157.55	$1,601	—
1070–1085	1074	9	154.00–159.50	$156.66	$1,683	—
1107	1107	6	156.00	$156.00	$1,727	—
1151–1185	1156	7	154.00–159.50	$154.81	$1,790	—
1204–1229	1222	25	157.00–170.00	$160.78	$1,965	—
1269–1287	1278	10	156.50–157.00	$156.75	$2,003	—
1308–1335	1319	9	135.00–158.00	$150.20	$1,981	—
1370–1393	1380	7	151.00–168.00	$160.64	$2,217	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
264	264	12	335.00	$335.00	$884	—
305–333	326	37	325.00–345.00	$337.80	$1,101	—
354–378	371	16	335.00–355.00	$340.97	$1,265	—
411	411	5	280.00	$280.00	$1,151	—
456–488	471	13	255.00	$255.00	$1,201	—
526–530	527	10	235.00	$235.00	$1,238	—
644	644	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,352	+46.00
903	903	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,445	+0.78
1020–1035	1030	3	160.00–168.50	$165.69	$1,707	+6.86

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–325	316	13	175.00–200.00	$188.13	$594	—
398	398	5	165.00	$165.00	$657	—
488–493	492	15	175.00–185.00	$176.32	$867	—
504	504	16	140.00	$140.00	$706	—
553–555	555	13	140.00–155.00	$142.30	$790	—
1018	1018	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,527	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273	273	4	205.00	$205.00	$560	—
340	340	3	130.00	$130.00	$442	—
395	395	4	92.50	$92.50	$365	—
600	600	1	142.50	$142.50	$855	—
680	680	1	137.50	$137.50	$935	—
848	848	2	122.50	$122.50	$1,039	—
1050	1050	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,470	-9.00
1345	1345	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,748	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
799	799	6	189.00	$189.00	$1,510	—
1071	1071	7	169.00	$169.00	$1,810	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
767	767	6	73.00	$73.00	$560	—
817–820	818	7	57.50–85.00	$77.12	$631	—

Large 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
384	384	12	270.00	$270.00	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
758	758	11	61.00	$61.00	$462	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
744	744	6	214.50	$214.50	$1,596	—
910	910	3	162.00	$162.00	$1,474	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865	865	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,393	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287–289	287	29	295.00–310.00	$298.64	$857	—
343–345	344	114	300.00–301.00	$300.55	$1,034	—
364–397	389	140	280.00–290.00	$282.86	$1,100	—
412–442	427	61	260.00–277.50	$270.17	$1,154	—
457–496	460	55	240.00–250.00	$249.22	$1,146	—
530–549	533	52	220.00–235.00	$231.62	$1,235	—
573	573	10	210.00	$210.00	$1,203	—
667	667	12	192.50	$192.50	$1,284	—
840	840	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,365	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	263	3	335.00–350.00	$344.49	$906	—
307–322	312	21	325.00–350.00	$337.06	$1,052	—
350–388	361	47	300.00–342.50	$335.95	$1,213	—
403–448	432	30	280.00–315.00	$307.81	$1,330	—
454–479	469	73	250.00–275.00	$266.65	$1,251	—
513–535	520	81	247.50–265.00	$249.87	$1,299	—
564–593	574	35	230.00–235.00	$233.23	$1,339	—
610–615	613	2	215.00–230.00	$222.53	$1,364	—
670	670	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,407	—
770–795	778	3	170.00–190.00	$183.19	$1,425	—
802	802	26	174.00	$174.00	$1,395	—
883	883	23	163.00	$163.00	$1,439	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263–293	267	51	257.50–270.00	$267.92	$715	—
307–339	318	62	255.00–277.50	$268.67	$854	—
365–396	382	34	235.00–267.50	$258.06	$986	—
428	428	29	220.00	$220.00	$942	—
460–495	470	17	205.00–220.00	$215.36	$1,012	—
548	548	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,096	—
698	698	8	160.00	$160.00	$1,117	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
289	289	23	370.00	$370.00	$1,069	—
301–331	320	27	360.00–395.00	$377.05	$1,207	—
362–385	377	22	360.00–375.00	$369.95	$1,395	—
405–435	424	35	320.00–340.00	$330.60	$1,402	—
462–481	474	14	285.00–305.00	$291.96	$1,384	—
500	500	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,500	—
555	555	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,388	—
657–685	671	6	227.50–235.00	$231.33	$1,552	—
725–736	730	11	215.00–227.50	$220.73	$1,611	—
880	880	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,716	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
197	197	33	120.00	$120.00	$236	—
290–292	291	8	225.00–230.00	$228.12	$664	—
329–345	331	13	115.00–210.00	$130.21	$431	—
351–368	360	10	210.00–215.00	$212.56	$765	—
503	503	4	150.00	$150.00	$754	—

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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.