Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 12, 2024

767 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.00/cwt +7.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,967/hd at 848 lb · 59 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 2 heifers $224.84/cwt ≈ $1,972/hd at 877 lb · 44 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $275.00/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,488/hd at 541 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	767	5,773	794
Feeder cattle	415	4,838	332
Slaughter cattle	352	782	462
Replacement cattle	—	153	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 1 Colorado auction report included: Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand moderate. Due to light receipts this week on feeders, no trend available. Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower; average dressing slaughter bulls 11.00 higher. The next available report will be Monday, August 26, 2024.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416	416	4	310.00	$310.00	$1,290	-12.50
458	458	3	295.00	$295.00	$1,351	-1.30
623	623	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,744	+8.03
781–785	782	12	231.00–236.00	$232.67	$1,819	-19.63
829	829	7	235.00	$235.00	$1,948	-11.93
1037	1037	3	194.00	$194.00	$2,012	-38.00
1108	1108	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,939	—
1263	1263	2	173.00	$173.00	$2,185	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885	885	5	201.00	$201.00	$1,779	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	4	322.50	$322.50	$1,255	+16.50
682–685	683	5	242.00	$242.00	$1,653	+3.51
848	848	59	232.00	$232.00	$1,967	+7.44
917	917	19	229.00	$229.00	$2,100	—
1183	1183	5	193.00	$193.00	$2,283	—
1200	1200	1	179.00	$179.00	$2,148	—
1355	1355	1	173.00	$173.00	$2,344	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359–380	365	7	297.50–312.50	$308.04	$1,124	—
428	428	4	305.00	$305.00	$1,305	—
718	718	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,651	+2.59
790	790	19	229.00	$229.00	$1,809	+26.50
875–886	877	44	224.50–227.00	$224.84	$1,972	—
904	904	7	220.00	$220.00	$1,989	—
1010–1045	1022	3	170.00–181.00	$177.25	$1,811	—
1121	1121	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,794	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
822	822	14	217.00	$217.00	$1,784	—
1040	1040	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,716	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	2	312.50	$312.50	$1,250	—
541	541	19	275.00	$275.00	$1,488	+4.00
735	735	14	231.00	$231.00	$1,698	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	550.00	$550.00	+241.84
145	145	1	700.00	$700.00	+335.82
250	250	4	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1430	1365	80-85%	6	151.00–161.50	$157.33	$2,148	+18.49
1200–1580	1377	80-85%	28	128.50–147.50	$137.98	$1,900	-0.86
1290–1495	1399	80-85%	5	115.00–123.50	$121.00	$1,693	—
1345–1515	1407	80-85%	5	140.00–148.00	$142.87	$2,010	+8.58
1310–1530	1428	80-85%	4	87.50–113.00	$103.03	$1,471	-31.26
1260–1640	1440	80-85%	48	115.00–125.50	$122.81	$1,768	-11.48
1315–1600	1489	80-85%	79	126.00–136.00	$130.40	$1,942	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1160	947	85-90%	3	137.50–141.00	$139.39	$1,320	+21.39
1060–1185	1107	85-90%	3	126.00–136.00	$132.48	$1,467	+3.31
933–1315	1111	85-90%	13	55.00–104.00	$78.29	$870	-50.88
1125	1125	85-90%	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,789	+29.83
920–1310	1161	85-90%	31	105.00–116.50	$110.15	$1,279	—
760–1300	1215	85-90%	39	118.00–125.00	$122.91	$1,493	—
1285	1285	85-90%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,542	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515–1785	1658	75-80%	22	136.50–147.50	$139.77	$2,317	+5.08
1625–2020	1704	75-80%	17	126.00–134.00	$132.23	$2,253	-7.21
1815	1815	75-80%	1	112.50	$112.50	$2,042	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165	1165	1	148.50	$148.50	$1,730	—
1335–1390	1363	2	153.00–155.50	$154.28	$2,103	—
945–1785	1370	11	139.00–151.00	$146.42	$2,006	—
1435–1880	1659	13	156.00–168.00	$162.01	$2,688	+10.97
1625–2445	2032	7	171.50–180.50	$176.06	$3,578	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135	1135	2	186.50	$186.50	$2,117	+0.50

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
843	843	4	180.00	$180.00	$1,517	—
860–875	868	2	180.00–180.50	$180.25	$1,565	-0.53
963–995	971	4	178.00–180.00	$178.51	$1,733	+3.23
1031–1035	1032	5	179.00–181.00	$179.40	$1,851	+3.03
1065–1085	1077	5	177.50–179.00	$178.09	$1,918	+4.66
1100–1128	1121	4	178.50–181.00	$179.11	$2,008	+3.14
1220	1220	1	177.00	$177.00	$2,159	+3.09
1250–1255	1251	5	174.50–175.00	$174.90	$2,188	—
1308–1349	1319	19	168.00–170.00	$168.74	$2,226	+1.13

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312 thin fleshed	312	3	125.00	$125.00	$390	—
436	436	4	177.50	$177.50	$774	-52.50
560	560	1	155.00	$155.00	$868	-45.00
577 thin fleshed	577	3	127.50	$127.50	$736	—
630	630	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,118	+0.35
745	745	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,248	-9.50
895 thin fleshed	895	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,342	—
1048	1048	3	172.00	$172.00	$1,803	-10.21
1135	1135	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,918	—
1295	1295	1	165.00	$165.00	$2,137	-9.50
1475	1475	1	149.50	$149.50	$2,205	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,234	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,058	—

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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.