Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 10, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	559	2,754	706
Feeder cattle	176	2,090	196
Slaughter cattle	383	610	510
Replacement cattle	—	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 light to moderate. Feeder dairy heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. The next available report will be Monday, June 24, 2024.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
792	792	6	250.00	$250.00	$1,980	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,882	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471	471	5	265.00	$265.00	$1,248	-50.00
500	500	4	270.00	$270.00	$1,350	—
975	975	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,755	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795	795	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,431	—
925	925	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,739	—
1060	1060	1	183.00	$183.00	$1,940	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1515	1266	80-85%	15	138.50–148.00	$143.21	$1,813	-0.10
925–1510	1303	80-85%	23	133.50–145.00	$142.36	$1,855	+19.95
1090–1448	1317	80-85%	15	145.50–155.00	$149.01	$1,962	+26.60
1260–1385	1323	80-85%	2	80.00	$80.00	$1,058	-59.48
1130–1580	1370	80-85%	10	115.00–126.00	$121.23	$1,661	—
990–1670	1410	80-85%	101	128.50–138.00	$133.70	$1,885	+0.18

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1545	1153	85-90%	9	70.00–100.00	$81.39	$938	-50.42
1109–1310	1164	85-90%	17	129.50–132.50	$131.32	$1,529	-0.49
1105–1199	1168	85-90%	7	119.00–134.00	$125.82	$1,470	-5.99
900–1530	1214	85-90%	58	117.00–128.00	$123.46	$1,499	+12.70
905–1629	1371	85-90%	11	110.00–116.00	$113.67	$1,558	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485	1485	75-80%	1	151.50	$151.50	$2,250	—
1405–1596	1528	75-80%	14	140.50–143.00	$142.28	$2,174	—
1445–1930	1674	75-80%	27	138.50–147.00	$142.52	$2,386	—
1725–2100	1754	75-80%	19	132.00–137.50	$137.22	$2,407	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1465	1403	4	150.00–157.50	$153.59	$2,155	—
1555–2015	1798	4	130.00–147.50	$142.13	$2,555	—
1375–2230	1895	18	155.00–165.50	$158.21	$2,998	—
2060–2150	2105	2	167.50	$167.50	$3,526	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860	860	10	182.50	$182.50	$1,570	+1.01
915–938	926	31	181.50–182.50	$181.99	$1,685	+1.12
975–984	982	5	181.50–185.50	$182.29	$1,790	+1.42
1010–1045	1037	5	181.50–182.50	$181.90	$1,886	+1.75
1055–1090	1074	14	180.50–182.50	$181.71	$1,952	+1.54
1100–1146	1129	11	175.00–181.50	$180.54	$2,038	+0.54
1204–1210	1205	6	179.50–180.50	$180.33	$2,173	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,136	-22.78
1055	1055	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,794	—
1138	1138	3	172.50	$172.50	$1,963	—
1290	1290	1	173.50	$173.50	$2,238	—
1310	1310	1	168.50	$168.50	$2,207	—

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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.