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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 11, 2024

4,635 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $276.32/cwt -3.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,710/hd at 619 lb · 138 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $268.94/cwt -10.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,587/hd at 590 lb · 134 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.99/cwt +4.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,447/hd at 579 lb · 123 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,635 12,504 17,788
Feeder cattle 2,705 10,058 11,688
Slaughter cattle 1,691 1,527 2,793
Replacement cattle 239 899 3,307

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 4 Colorado auction markets included: Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Livestock Exchange, and Sterling Livestock. Trade activity and demand Moderate to Good. Feeder steer and heifer offerings to light for an accurate trend. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. The next available report will be Monday, November 25, 2024.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 unweaned 307 7 417.50 $417.50 $1,282 —
425 unweaned 425 67 387.50 $387.50 $1,647 +15.13
464 unweaned 464 7 347.50 $347.50 $1,612 +2.50
467–487 471 62 322.00–355.00 $330.38 $1,556 -4.58
510–518 514 20 286.00–317.00 $312.73 $1,607 +4.10
515 unweaned 515 68 340.50 $340.50 $1,754 +18.50
552–569 558 36 276.00–290.00 $285.24 $1,592 -6.72
577–592 unweaned 581 23 293.00–300.00 $296.20 $1,721 +4.43
601–633 613 77 260.00–277.00 $267.90 $1,642 -16.46
613–645 unweaned 626 61 283.50–292.50 $286.95 $1,796 +17.14
651 unweaned 651 10 289.00 $289.00 $1,881 +27.00
669–699 688 84 238.00–274.00 $264.59 $1,820 +2.26
709 unweaned 709 6 268.50 $268.50 $1,904 +23.20
713–738 722 31 235.00–263.00 $241.09 $1,741 -14.66
771 771 13 236.00 $236.00 $1,820 -2.78
750–796 789 14 216.00–226.00 $217.36 $1,715 -21.42
858 858 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,810 -16.67
943 943 18 234.50 $234.50 $2,211 +33.50
1060–1068 1064 11 210.00–216.00 $212.72 $2,263 +10.72
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–338 314 9 331.00–345.00 $341.65 $1,073 +1.65
372–394 386 13 320.00–372.50 $339.48 $1,310 -35.87
402–432 409 31 308.00–360.00 $319.08 $1,305 -18.69
461–475 462 46 301.00 $301.00 $1,391 -16.68
482 482 7 335.00 $335.00 $1,615 +17.32
539 unweaned 539 39 322.00 $322.00 $1,736 +22.58
560–584 unweaned 577 7 260.00–274.00 $270.12 $1,559 -8.38
555–596 591 127 260.00–290.00 $268.87 $1,589 -10.24
610 unweaned 610 20 280.00 $280.00 $1,708 +18.75
635 635 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,594 -15.44
651–682 unweaned 665 31 264.00–271.00 $268.23 $1,784 +19.76
692–698 694 22 210.00–252.50 $242.93 $1,686 -9.11
702–725 unweaned 721 34 253.00–254.75 $253.82 $1,830 +12.32
741–748 745 8 222.50–236.00 $229.22 $1,708 -3.58
877 877 10 233.00 $233.00 $2,043 +30.00
1224 1224 15 163.00 $163.00 $1,995 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 4 332.50 $332.50 $848 +12.50
306 unweaned 306 7 241.00 $241.00 $737 -114.00
302–348 326 19 250.00–301.00 $283.82 $925 -31.18
355 355 2 301.00 $301.00 $1,069 -14.00
418–427 423 11 211.00–290.00 $246.49 $1,043 -50.33
451–494 473 14 236.00–270.00 $253.77 $1,200 -32.25
523 523 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,260 +1.80
600 unweaned 600 3 262.00 $262.00 $1,572 —
610 610 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,616 +10.43
848 848 3 161.00 $161.00 $1,365 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331–335 332 11 350.00–352.50 $350.69 $1,164 —
446 446 5 327.50 $327.50 $1,461 —
478 unweaned 478 7 320.00 $320.00 $1,530 —
507–542 515 23 290.00–297.50 $291.65 $1,502 —
614–639 unweaned 627 21 262.00–266.00 $264.14 $1,656 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–437 427 7 310.00 $310.00 $1,324 —
493–498 unweaned 496 8 301.00–307.50 $305.08 $1,513 —
570 570 12 265.00 $265.00 $1,510 —
622–639 633 31 245.00–252.50 $249.63 $1,580 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 8 340.00 $340.00 $1,200 —
457–475 474 38 303.00–311.00 $303.61 $1,439 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,071 -38.00
490–492 491 8 291.00–296.00 $292.88 $1,438 -23.52
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
584 584 5 239.00 $239.00 $1,396 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,089 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–373 369 15 300.00–305.00 $300.96 $1,111 -28.97
371 unweaned 371 4 322.50 $322.50 $1,196 -6.08
406 406 8 289.00 $289.00 $1,173 -11.36
458–481 469 15 270.00–284.00 $277.30 $1,301 -1.81
486 unweaned 486 15 299.00 $299.00 $1,453 +4.00
504–516 unweaned 510 18 280.00–289.50 $284.69 $1,452 +14.10
506–548 537 95 243.00–291.50 $253.29 $1,360 -14.39
555–587 unweaned 569 38 252.00–261.00 $254.54 $1,448 -4.25
550–598 583 85 230.00–263.00 $247.96 $1,446 +3.71
612 612 7 233.00 $233.00 $1,426 -8.07
601–645 unweaned 623 66 240.00–244.00 $241.92 $1,507 +1.92
653–660 unweaned 657 45 245.00–249.00 $246.50 $1,620 +12.50
652–698 678 48 221.00–227.00 $222.77 $1,510 -13.25
700 700 3 244.00 $244.00 $1,708 +12.57
739 unweaned 739 7 228.00 $228.00 $1,685 —
786 786 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,682 -5.30
804–848 809 17 200.00–234.00 $229.81 $1,859 +7.77
891 891 8 233.00 $233.00 $2,076 +10.06
951 951 26 195.00 $195.00 $1,854 -4.57
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 3 301.00 $301.00 $752 -11.50
317–323 319 19 301.00–310.00 $307.00 $979 -17.49
364 364 7 275.00 $275.00 $1,001 -28.69
410–448 440 84 266.00–279.00 $276.36 $1,216 -5.90
468–487 473 20 257.50–268.00 $265.41 $1,255 -2.05
493 unweaned 493 5 282.00 $282.00 $1,390 +6.00
502–541 525 32 220.00–236.00 $228.11 $1,198 -21.26
534 unweaned 534 25 276.00 $276.00 $1,474 +16.65
558 unweaned 558 3 254.00 $254.00 $1,417 +6.99
628 628 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,193 -49.46
649 unweaned 649 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,525 -3.00
684 684 8 191.00 $191.00 $1,306 -39.40
687 unweaned 687 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,553 —
733–743 739 11 170.00–181.00 $177.03 $1,308 —
740 unweaned 740 7 226.00 $226.00 $1,672 —
788 788 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,631 -10.68
817 817 8 227.50 $227.50 $1,859 +27.50
1143 1143 3 180.00 $180.00 $2,057 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 unweaned 243 3 251.00 $251.00 $610 —
290 unweaned 290 14 251.00 $251.00 $728 —
298 298 6 180.00 $180.00 $536 —
331–348 339 13 191.00–285.00 $240.44 $815 -15.58
377–388 385 19 191.00–201.00 $197.90 $762 -32.84
400–446 429 18 220.00–261.00 $245.66 $1,054 +15.24
500–520 518 25 208.00–271.00 $266.14 $1,379 +39.14
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 15 297.50 $297.50 $1,333 —
680 680 29 239.50 $239.50 $1,629 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 7 283.00 $283.00 $1,194 —
579 579 24 241.00 $241.00 $1,395 -2.54
662 662 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,331 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 13 332.50 $332.50 $1,130 —
366 366 5 332.50 $332.50 $1,217 —
422 422 8 312.50 $312.50 $1,319 —
448 448 4 305.00 $305.00 $1,366 —
557 557 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,398 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 22 246.00 $246.00 $1,090 +15.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,009 —
604–610 607 10 217.50–229.00 $223.28 $1,355 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 7 291.00 $291.00 $978 —
411 411 4 262.00 $262.00 $1,077 -24.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1364 1364 4 179.00 $179.00 $2,442 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–985 979 85-90% 7 164.00–167.50 $165.65 $1,622 +1.61
1050–1285 1131 85-90% 5 112.00–131.00 $118.34 $1,338 +5.70
955–1275 1135 85-90% 38 120.00–150.00 $127.93 $1,452 +15.29
900–1280 1136 85-90% 18 49.00–89.00 $74.67 $848 -37.97
825–1458 1153 85-90% 414 71.00–109.50 $100.82 $1,162 -11.59
925–1465 1178 85-90% 117 102.00–118.00 $112.13 $1,321 -0.28
1000–1285 1182 85-90% 27 100.00–109.00 $105.02 $1,241 -7.39
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1135 1087 80-85% 6 147.50–167.50 $157.58 $1,713 —
1315 1315 80-85% 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,091 -28.04
1325–1335 1330 80-85% 2 103.00 $103.00 $1,370 -8.04
1080–1565 1363 80-85% 138 110.00–120.00 $114.60 $1,562 -12.65
1305–1495 1400 80-85% 23 120.00–140.00 $123.13 $1,724 +9.92
1145–1662 1405 80-85% 83 110.00–137.50 $125.06 $1,757 +11.85
1300–1689 1471 80-85% 256 94.00–110.00 $105.29 $1,549 +17.85
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1524 1524 75-80% 10 121.50 $121.50 $1,852 —
1500–1560 1530 75-80% 2 72.50–85.00 $78.63 $1,203 —
1505–1640 1562 75-80% 92 96.00–123.00 $111.57 $1,743 -16.70
1420–1665 1584 75-80% 29 113.00–126.50 $120.49 $1,909 -7.78
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670–1705 1688 65-75% 2 102.50–103.50 $102.99 $1,738 —
1665–1980 1805 65-75% 6 110.00–116.00 $113.50 $2,049 —
1680–1965 1810 65-75% 13 120.00–127.00 $124.35 $2,251 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1215 1135 2 125.00–129.00 $127.14 $1,443 —
1250–1290 1270 2 134.00–136.00 $135.02 $1,715 —
970–2005 1376 18 89.00–135.00 $116.38 $1,601 —
1040–2150 1503 35 117.00–149.00 $131.70 $1,979 —
1175–2155 1779 28 132.00–163.00 $141.07 $2,510 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
760–775 772 (<2 yrs)Open 5 204.00–205.00 $204.20 $1,576
780–1064 927 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 121 159.00–199.00 $176.06 $1,632
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
795–1070 1002 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 47 140.00–162.50 $152.82 $1,531
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845–1113 1061 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 120.00–136.00 $124.51 $1,321

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1305–1410 1358 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,750.00–1,850.00 $1,801.93
1218–1483 1369 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,975.00–2,200.00 $2,063.63
1175–1458 1387 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,750.00–1,950.00 $1,792.35
1406 1406 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1422 1422 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1450 1450 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1155–1220 1188 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,250.00–1,400.00 $1,322.95
1265 1265 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
1278 1278 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 1,625.00 $1,625.00
1295 1295 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1360 1360 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 1,550.00 $1,550.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860–890 875 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,550.00–1,775.00 $1,664.43

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1395 1395 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —
1515 1515 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,325.00 $2,325.00 —
1500–1612 1584 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,900.00–2,400.00 $2,018.37 —

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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.