Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 1, 2024

1,807 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,807	869	200
Feeder cattle	1,807	304	200
Slaughter cattle	—	519	—
Replacement cattle	—	46	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 1 Colorado auction market included: Centennial Livestock's Monthly Dairy Cattle Auction. Trade activity and demand good. No comparable trades on steers and heifers from last week. Slaughter cows and bulls trend not available due to holiday week. The next available report will be Monday, July 15, 2024.

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
309–346	325	17	395.00–402.50	$397.93	$1,293	—
368–387	373	29	380.00–385.00	$383.57	$1,431	+151.07
403–425	415	68	347.50–370.00	$364.35	$1,512	—
463–464	463	10	320.00–355.00	$340.98	$1,579	—
501–521	508	23	290.00–301.00	$295.57	$1,501	+98.07
565–595	574	10	242.50–255.00	$250.38	$1,437	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
297	297	6	370.00	$370.00	$1,099	—
331	331	5	335.00	$335.00	$1,109	—
365	365	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,204	—
433	433	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,299	—
453–475	457	11	255.00–270.00	$267.17	$1,221	—
607–624	617	7	235.00–245.00	$240.78	$1,486	—
692	692	3	197.50	$197.50	$1,367	—
814	814	21	187.50	$187.50	$1,526	—
918	918	6	184.00	$184.00	$1,689	—
1114	1114	9	184.00	$184.00	$2,050	—
1155	1155	1	185.00	$185.00	$2,137	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–337	330	8	282.50–320.00	$293.15	$967	—
373	373	16	280.00	$280.00	$1,044	+80.00
426–446	434	12	255.00–260.00	$257.14	$1,116	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
212	212	9	285.00	$285.00	$604	—
253–288	281	23	232.50–297.50	$269.45	$757	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
226	226	4	207.50	$207.50	$469	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	276	48	335.00–365.00	$342.03	$944	—
321–346	334	214	322.50–355.00	$336.56	$1,124	—
350–397	381	67	307.50–325.00	$320.00	$1,219	—
402–437	415	164	311.00–335.00	$313.38	$1,301	—
484–494	492	51	252.50–266.00	$254.58	$1,253	—
509–520	517	99	255.00–260.00	$256.17	$1,324	—
562–583	572	82	244.00–262.50	$250.70	$1,434	—
637–642	641	34	220.00–225.00	$221.46	$1,420	—
709	709	5	185.00	$185.00	$1,312	—
757–791	780	9	175.00–182.50	$177.43	$1,384	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333–338	337	29	400.00–420.00	$404.62	$1,364	—
362–395	371	31	401.00–415.00	$409.90	$1,521	—
403–432	425	84	390.00–401.00	$399.63	$1,698	—
450–481	476	48	360.00–400.00	$367.81	$1,751	—
501–525	512	26	317.50–330.00	$323.27	$1,655	—
645	645	2	262.00	$262.00	$1,690	—
1125	1125	1	195.00	$195.00	$2,194	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–320	307	8	375.00–390.00	$386.09	$1,185	—
371–391	382	67	355.00–380.00	$369.42	$1,411	—
454–495	461	14	320.00–345.00	$327.79	$1,511	—
521–539	530	8	290.00	$290.00	$1,537	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
207	207	5	295.00	$295.00	$611	—
252	252	11	307.50	$307.50	$775	—
321–343	330	9	300.00–315.00	$306.20	$1,010	—
350–398	367	17	262.50–290.00	$279.47	$1,026	—
440–445	442	26	280.00–295.00	$282.32	$1,248	—
747	747	3	176.00	$176.00	$1,315	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
207	207	14	235.00	$235.00	$486	—
318	318	4	275.00	$275.00	$874	—

Large 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
145	145	3	290.00	$290.00	—

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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.