Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 17, 2024

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heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $259.42/cwt ≈ $1,723/hd at 664 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	795	559	695
Feeder cattle	228	176	236
Slaughter cattle	509	383	444
Replacement cattle	58	—	15

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 to good. Feeder steers and heifers too thinly traded for a trend. Feeder dairy heifers sold unevenly steady. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. The next available report will be Monday, July 1, 2024.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
669	669	6	277.00	$277.00	$1,853	—
783	783	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,958	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
299	299	5	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–670	664	10	257.00–261.00	$259.42	$1,723	—
781	781	6	237.00	$237.00	$1,851	—
875–890	883	2	182.50–186.00	$184.26	$1,627	—
985	985	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,699	-7.50
1160	1160	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,868	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
926	926	7	204.00	$204.00	$1,889	+16.00
1045	1045	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,959	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
292	292	3	950.00	$950.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1515	1278	80-85%	17	147.50–162.50	$149.88	$1,915	+6.67
1095–1510	1314	80-85%	26	140.00–150.00	$143.84	$1,890	-5.17
1080–1585	1320	80-85%	57	129.00–146.50	$142.29	$1,878	-6.72
1345	1345	80-85%	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,708	+47.00
975–1755	1389	80-85%	150	129.00–139.50	$133.71	$1,857	+12.48
1400	1400	80-85%	1	92.50	$92.50	$1,295	-41.20
1005–1755	1419	80-85%	19	116.00–128.00	$125.21	$1,777	-8.49

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1615	1461	75-80%	38	147.50–151.00	$148.91	$2,176	-2.59
1395–1645	1534	75-80%	5	151.00–155.50	$153.17	$2,350	+10.89
1445–1985	1622	75-80%	48	140.00–148.50	$145.15	$2,354	—
1415–1855	1645	75-80%	11	128.00–137.50	$134.44	$2,212	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1175	1055	85-90%	3	123.00–130.00	$125.36	$1,323	—
1050–1110	1080	85-90%	2	136.00	$136.00	$1,469	—
815–1510	1145	85-90%	14	80.00–101.00	$89.89	$1,029	—
860–1590	1214	85-90%	41	116.00–128.00	$123.76	$1,502	+0.30
920–1535	1256	85-90%	19	102.50–115.00	$109.97	$1,381	—
1260	1260	85-90%	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,613	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1730–1760	1745	65-75%	2	149.50–158.50	$153.96	$2,687	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1630	1443	7	150.50–166.00	$159.56	$2,302	—
1400–1755	1628	8	153.00–165.50	$160.29	$2,610	—
1775–1790	1783	2	137.00–149.00	$142.97	$2,549	+0.84
1750–2265	1987	8	169.00–179.00	$174.11	$3,460	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1138	1138	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,710.00	$1,710.00
1243	1243	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1278–1302	1293	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	1,775.00–1,900.00	$1,851.94
1421	1421	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,200.00	$2,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1261	1261	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	2,900.00	$2,900.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–891	884	25	181.00–182.50	$181.96	$1,609	-0.54
905–930	918	2	180.00–181.00	$180.49	$1,657	-1.50
960–995	978	2	180.50–182.50	$181.52	$1,775	-0.77
1005–1023	1019	29	181.50	$181.50	$1,849	-0.40
1077–1093	1081	16	180.50–182.00	$181.44	$1,961	-0.27
1105–1145	1120	4	181.50–182.50	$181.75	$2,036	+1.21
1150–1190	1168	10	181.00–182.50	$181.55	$2,121	—
1245–1246	1246	5	176.50–178.50	$176.90	$2,204	—
1310	1310	1	171.00	$171.00	$2,240	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	152.50	$152.50	$984	—
660	660	2	150.00	$150.00	$990	—
1055–1090	1073	2	146.00–150.00	$148.03	$1,588	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,012	—
1018	1018	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,782	—
1150	1150	1	174.00	$174.00	$2,001	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
918	918	4	137.50	$137.50	$1,262	—

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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.