Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 2, 2024

17,511 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $308.33/cwt +10.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,760/hd at 571 lb · 874 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $270.57/cwt +24.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,559/hd at 576 lb · 587 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $293.42/cwt +16.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,831/hd at 624 lb · 586 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	17,511	1,820	15,587
Feeder cattle	14,683	1,091	13,219
Slaughter cattle	2,489	504	1,959
Replacement cattle	339	225	409

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 5 Colorado auction markets included: Centennial Livestock, Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Sterling Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand Moderate to Good. Volume picked up coming off the Holiday week as prices rallied. Feeder steers sold sharply higher across all weight classes with the exception of 500-600 lbs steers that sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers across all weights classes sold sharply higher. Average dressing slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower while average dressing slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher. The next available report will be Monday, December 16, 2024.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	274	10	425.00–435.00	$427.12	$1,170	—
313–329 fancy	320	16	455.00–462.50	$458.37	$1,467	—
305–345	330	32	401.00–435.00	$422.47	$1,394	+12.47
339 unweaned	339	4	415.00	$415.00	$1,407	—
355–399	370	259	405.00–465.00	$422.37	$1,563	+14.48
370 fancy	370	6	443.00	$443.00	$1,639	—
414 unweaned	414	10	392.50	$392.50	$1,625	—
402–436	419	98	389.00–412.50	$398.15	$1,668	+27.98
457–482 fancy	468	62	381.00–393.50	$387.69	$1,814	—
474 unweaned	474	19	371.00	$371.00	$1,759	—
453–498	475	380	327.50–393.00	$353.45	$1,679	+17.56
504–522 fancy	513	60	351.00–365.00	$357.65	$1,835	—
500–548	525	456	300.00–359.00	$329.03	$1,727	+6.36
568 unweaned	568	33	324.00	$324.00	$1,840	—
552–598	571	841	284.00–348.50	$307.72	$1,757	+9.48
601–649	624	567	274.00–309.00	$293.38	$1,831	+16.32
614–635 unweaned	626	19	292.50–296.00	$294.55	$1,844	—
650–697	668	559	261.00–290.00	$275.74	$1,842	—
700–749	719	398	246.00–281.00	$266.98	$1,920	+15.98
750–798	762	160	242.00–279.00	$265.73	$2,025	+35.95
788 thin fleshed	788	8	266.00	$266.00	$2,096	—
800–838	825	95	237.00–256.50	$254.00	$2,096	+18.08
892	892	3	236.00	$236.00	$2,105	—
905–907	905	55	236.00–242.00	$241.45	$2,185	+27.45
951–955	952	6	212.00–233.00	$225.98	$2,151	+15.98
1016	1016	7	204.00	$204.00	$2,073	—
1223	1223	5	192.00	$192.00	$2,348	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–282	281	46	392.50–427.50	$426.07	$1,197	+18.66
305–338	319	6	367.50–406.00	$384.20	$1,226	-18.98
377–397	391	11	380.00–390.00	$385.25	$1,506	+1.21
400–448	431	234	352.50–388.00	$378.06	$1,629	+17.07
468–499	481	70	304.00–373.00	$343.91	$1,654	+29.08
503–548	533	165	244.00–345.00	$330.31	$1,761	+34.23
500–548 unweaned	534	44	305.00–345.00	$320.14	$1,710	—
551–592	572	120	237.50–328.00	$310.64	$1,777	+37.90
606–625 unweaned	620	27	276.00–281.00	$277.27	$1,719	—
603–649	629	205	260.00–314.00	$288.86	$1,817	+25.13
661–694 unweaned	671	39	258.00–267.50	$261.06	$1,752	—
651–699	681	303	243.00–281.00	$261.59	$1,781	+16.69
705–746	728	11	221.00–241.00	$235.45	$1,714	-8.07
738	738	3	261.00	$261.00	$1,926	+17.48
769–780	775	14	224.00–262.50	$243.11	$1,884	+23.60
792–796 unweaned	795	10	242.00–245.50	$244.45	$1,943	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–410	407	25	375.00–396.00	$390.75	$1,590	+35.75
453–455	455	8	331.00–350.00	$335.73	$1,528	—
510–535	513	44	292.50–308.00	$306.16	$1,571	-1.34
562–596	583	62	283.00–305.00	$294.74	$1,718	+12.24
605–623	622	61	281.00–294.00	$293.59	$1,826	—
661–697	679	59	250.00–271.00	$266.74	$1,811	+12.82

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
467–494	470	154	335.00–341.00	$339.87	$1,597	—
497 unweaned	497	25	325.00	$325.00	$1,615	—
530–541	534	11	290.00–295.00	$291.84	$1,558	—
590–595	592	9	290.00–312.50	$304.96	$1,805	—
623–633	626	16	279.00	$279.00	$1,747	—
650–691	664	12	252.00–261.00	$255.12	$1,694	—
780	780	4	247.00	$247.00	$1,927	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	4	347.50	$347.50	$1,234	—
460–475	468	10	310.00–325.00	$317.38	$1,485	—
543	543	120	306.00	$306.00	$1,662	—
576	576	5	292.00	$292.00	$1,682	—
640	640	14	266.00	$266.00	$1,702	—
727	727	10	240.00	$240.00	$1,745	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409–449	427	43	317.50–352.50	$345.94	$1,477	+5.29
463	463	3	352.50	$352.50	$1,632	+86.77
531 unweaned	531	9	295.00	$295.00	$1,566	—
530–549	541	16	317.50–335.00	$326.60	$1,767	+95.01
572–583	575	16	289.00–290.00	$289.25	$1,663	—
597 unweaned	597	5	285.00	$285.00	$1,701	—
656	656	8	261.00	$261.00	$1,712	+30.00
714	714	7	252.00	$252.00	$1,799	+33.00
739 unweaned	739	15	244.00	$244.00	$1,803	—
882	882	3	227.00	$227.00	$2,002	—
1088	1088	4	155.00	$155.00	$1,686	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422	422	3	305.00	$305.00	$1,287	—
458	458	5	301.00	$301.00	$1,379	—
692	692	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,626	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
474	474	8	276.00	$276.00	$1,308	+8.22

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
313	313	6	1,160.00	$1,160.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
285	285	4	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
256–289	279	107	375.00–400.00	$381.70	$1,065	—
314–347	334	63	350.00–382.50	$362.56	$1,211	+30.36
350–377 fancy	359	21	395.00–405.00	$398.58	$1,431	—
351–397	370	250	340.00–389.00	$361.68	$1,338	+32.14
411 unweaned	411	8	344.00	$344.00	$1,414	—
406–424 fancy	416	38	357.50–365.00	$361.89	$1,505	-18.11
403–447	423	229	300.00–354.00	$331.57	$1,403	+24.28
456–457 fancy	457	34	310.00–311.00	$310.79	$1,420	—
450–499	478	370	289.00–338.00	$316.60	$1,513	+25.53
485 unweaned	485	20	323.50	$323.50	$1,569	—
500–549	522	523	267.00–318.00	$294.32	$1,536	+28.40
523 fancy	523	16	325.00	$325.00	$1,700	—
553–582 fancy	573	101	275.00–289.00	$279.38	$1,601	—
550–599	577	486	241.00–295.00	$268.74	$1,551	+24.66
620 fancy	620	19	277.50	$277.50	$1,720	—
600–646	622	418	241.00–274.00	$255.24	$1,588	+9.90
656 unweaned	656	28	245.00	$245.00	$1,607	—
651–699	672	226	228.00–262.00	$245.52	$1,650	+14.52
700 fancy	700	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,715	—
700–748	732	47	226.00–248.00	$238.93	$1,749	+3.93
757 unweaned	757	6	240.00	$240.00	$1,817	—
761–796	786	83	225.50–238.75	$235.20	$1,849	—
866	866	7	226.00	$226.00	$1,957	+7.00
881	881	31	216.00	$216.00	$1,903	-3.00
946	946	4	205.00	$205.00	$1,939	—
991	991	5	223.00	$223.00	$2,210	—
1059–1065	1061	43	207.00–213.00	$209.10	$2,219	—
1134	1134	6	197.50	$197.50	$2,240	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258–280	267	5	342.50–351.00	$347.43	$928	+17.43
301–344	331	40	342.50–365.00	$351.32	$1,163	+27.83
360–387	379	27	325.00–340.00	$329.00	$1,247	+18.09
425 unweaned	425	4	320.00	$320.00	$1,360	—
407–445	434	46	285.00–337.50	$317.52	$1,378	+28.09
460–498	477	175	251.00–320.00	$305.54	$1,457	+33.40
498 unweaned	498	4	302.50	$302.50	$1,506	—
507–548	528	129	256.00–297.00	$283.32	$1,496	+36.28
558 unweaned	558	6	255.00	$255.00	$1,423	—
560–593	579	88	261.00–279.00	$270.11	$1,564	+37.70
600–649	625	88	231.00–264.00	$249.47	$1,559	+14.15
652–688	666	28	215.00–245.00	$235.56	$1,569	—
738	738	3	232.00	$232.00	$1,712	+19.50
766	766	4	231.00	$231.00	$1,769	—
875	875	4	206.00	$206.00	$1,802	—
1085	1085	10	186.00	$186.00	$2,018	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	11	313.00	$313.00	$1,365	—
450–486	476	34	276.00–294.00	$288.64	$1,374	—
539–543	541	20	259.00–276.00	$266.62	$1,442	-17.38
563–597	591	165	231.00–280.00	$261.86	$1,548	+16.86
622–645	629	18	237.50–251.00	$247.81	$1,559	+9.81
657	657	5	237.00	$237.00	$1,557	—
1195	1195	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,091	—
1201	1201	4	166.00	$166.00	$1,994	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–398	384	88	332.50–337.50	$332.66	$1,277	—
469 unweaned	469	8	287.50	$287.50	$1,348	—
575	575	10	262.00–263.00	$262.70	$1,511	—
602	602	8	248.00	$248.00	$1,493	—
699	699	12	231.00	$231.00	$1,615	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	9	330.00	$330.00	$940	—
359	359	4	325.00	$325.00	$1,167	—
467–479	473	13	277.50	$277.50	$1,313	—
499 unweaned	499	6	262.50	$262.50	$1,310	—
546	546	20	270.00	$270.00	$1,474	—
573	573	9	254.00	$254.00	$1,455	—
775	775	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,550	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396 unweaned	396	7	325.00	$325.00	$1,287	—
547–549	548	7	221.00–280.00	$254.77	$1,396	—
606	606	12	246.00	$246.00	$1,491	—
817–833	821	22	163.00–210.00	$199.16	$1,635	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308	308	3	315.00	$315.00	$970	—
424	424	4	272.50	$272.50	$1,155	—
492–495	494	7	236.00–255.00	$249.59	$1,233	—
523–539	534	28	261.00–272.50	$264.22	$1,411	+17.22

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	37	252.00	$252.00	$900	+7.95

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
528 unweaned	528	6	255.00	$255.00	$1,346	—
599	599	11	251.00	$251.00	$1,503	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1518	1518	4	180.00	$180.00	$2,732	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
185	185	1	825.00	$825.00	—
260	260	1	825.00	$825.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
548	548	2	257.50	$257.50	$1,411	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268–297	281	20	400.00–445.00	$423.27	$1,189	—
348 fancy	348	10	455.00	$455.00	$1,583	—
367–398	370	41	400.00–430.00	$418.98	$1,550	—
428	428	5	370.00	$370.00	$1,584	—
452–480	463	16	337.50–365.00	$352.84	$1,634	+20.04
508–540	527	7	284.00–292.50	$288.14	$1,518	—
553–573	563	4	281.00–282.50	$281.76	$1,586	-7.24
655	655	2	242.00	$242.00	$1,585	—
705–728	714	8	221.00–232.50	$228.10	$1,629	+8.10
768	768	2	231.00	$231.00	$1,774	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426	426	6	365.00	$365.00	$1,555	—
483–498	491	4	283.00–300.00	$291.63	$1,432	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
205–230	218	2	975.00	$975.00	—
250	250	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
662–1430	881	85-90%	117	42.50–89.00	$73.88	$651	—
750–1105	944	85-90%	69	140.00–185.00	$164.76	$1,555	—
730–1200	967	85-90%	9	71.00–94.00	$86.57	$837	+7.94
730–1463	1039	85-90%	275	83.00–109.00	$101.07	$1,050	—
885–1280	1065	85-90%	40	109.50–132.50	$121.93	$1,299	+18.63
895–1215	1098	85-90%	36	95.00–113.00	$103.12	$1,132	+1.77
760–1335	1121	85-90%	362	97.00–147.50	$115.54	$1,295	+1.01
745–1360	1144	85-90%	430	95.50–119.00	$111.94	$1,281	-3.36

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1024–1305	1072	80-85%	47	145.00–185.00	$167.95	$1,800	—
1256–1550	1305	80-85%	6	84.00–90.00	$88.81	$1,159	-29.19
1080–1666	1318	80-85%	304	113.00–143.50	$121.47	$1,601	+3.47
1125–1705	1366	80-85%	62	98.00–119.50	$112.40	$1,535	-9.60
1030–1790	1419	80-85%	212	108.00–121.00	$113.16	$1,606	+9.54
1445–1450	1448	80-85%	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,738	+16.38
1265–1755	1458	80-85%	15	42.50–92.00	$82.09	$1,197	—
1155–1810	1479	80-85%	104	94.00–109.00	$103.55	$1,532	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1560–1565	1563	75-80%	2	120.00–122.00	$121.00	$1,891	+8.71
1530–1630	1578	75-80%	4	121.50–128.50	$125.66	$1,983	+13.37
1510–1875	1599	75-80%	27	115.00–128.00	$120.26	$1,923	+7.97
1500–2065	1798	75-80%	14	106.00–121.00	$117.42	$2,111	—
1750–2120	1881	75-80%	4	105.00–110.00	$107.42	$2,021	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1570	1407	3	125.50–131.00	$129.06	$1,816	—
1230–1780	1579	7	133.50–149.00	$143.03	$2,258	—
1005–2155	1665	22	106.00–144.00	$128.18	$2,134	—
1090–2215	1669	40	120.00–155.00	$136.34	$2,276	—
925–2345	1783	51	135.00–172.00	$145.85	$2,601	—
1745–1915	1830	2	147.00–148.00	$147.48	$2,699	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
645–685 thin fleshed	665	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	212.50–217.00	$214.82	$1,429
680	680	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,275
703–1088 thin fleshed	857	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	40	205.00–225.00	$213.01	$1,825
773–1060	897	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	81	150.00–192.50	$173.55	$1,557

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785–1045	931	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	30	142.50–163.00	$152.61	$1,421

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785–1210	936	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	121.00–147.50	$132.45	$1,240

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120	1120	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,945.00	$1,945.00
995–1440	1176	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,775.00–2,275.00	$2,092.18
1180	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
1183	1183	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,750.00	$1,750.00
1235	1235	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
1252–1515	1260	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	1,725.00–1,800.00	$1,797.18
1140–1590	1279	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,750.00–2,150.00	$2,028.03
1100–1515	1364	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	1,625.00–2,100.00	$1,923.59
1460	1460	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	2,125.00	$2,125.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00
1165	1165	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00
895–1492	1184	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,325.00–1,785.00	$1,599.73
1020–1405	1186	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	43	1,300.00–1,675.00	$1,592.20
1207	1207	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,685.00	$1,685.00
1250	1250	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,425.00	$1,425.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
936	936	4	188.50	$188.50	$1,764	—
1004	1004	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,908	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1306	1306	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	2,825.00	$2,825.00	—
1340	1340	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304	304	7	370.00	$370.00	$1,125	—
360–373	372	36	310.00–335.00	$332.31	$1,236	—
425	425	40	305.00	$305.00	$1,296	—
523–545	524	16	215.00–265.00	$261.75	$1,372	—
588	588	4	195.00	$195.00	$1,147	—
615–640	628	2	190.00–192.50	$191.27	$1,201	—
655–673	671	9	194.00–197.50	$194.38	$1,304	—
707–740	712	15	188.00–197.00	$189.00	$1,346	—
760–765	763	2	187.50–188.00	$187.75	$1,433	—
805–808	807	4	189.00–190.00	$189.25	$1,527	—
860	860	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,612	—
905–930	915	7	178.50–186.00	$181.25	$1,658	—
960–990	973	3	183.00–187.00	$185.31	$1,803	—
1015–1023	1022	16	179.50–182.00	$180.06	$1,840	—
1050–1095	1079	61	170.00–187.00	$181.30	$1,956	—
1111–1149	1133	24	178.00–181.50	$180.10	$2,041	—
1153–1183	1167	20	170.00–184.00	$178.40	$2,082	—
1202–1246	1220	20	175.00–179.50	$178.39	$2,176	—
1250–1265	1258	3	173.00–175.00	$174.33	$2,193	—
1334	1334	9	178.00	$178.00	$2,375	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
299	299	9	290.00	$290.00	$867	—
300–335	307	10	190.00–265.00	$224.75	$690	—
360–385	373	23	185.00–230.00	$226.30	$844	—
402–449	431	73	185.00–245.00	$236.61	$1,020	—
450–495	476	23	180.00–240.00	$220.20	$1,048	—
500–545	517	8	185.00–210.00	$203.68	$1,053	—
555–567	566	10	180.00–192.50	$190.61	$1,079	—
615	615	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,113	—
675	675	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,249	—
710–720	715	2	175.00–180.00	$177.48	$1,269	—
805	805	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,328	—
920	920	1	164.00	$164.00	$1,509	—
973	973	3	171.00	$171.00	$1,664	—
1008	1008	3	166.00	$166.00	$1,673	—
1053	1053	2	161.00	$161.00	$1,695	—
1130	1130	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,921	—
1270	1270	1	165.00	$165.00	$2,096	—
1310	1310	1	155.00	$155.00	$2,030	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	10	345.00	$345.00	$897	—
348	348	4	315.00	$315.00	$1,096	—
356–378	374	20	280.00	$280.00	$1,047	—
515	515	18	235.00	$235.00	$1,210	—
651	651	5	200.00	$200.00	$1,302	—
991	991	4	184.00	$184.00	$1,823	—
1047	1047	9	182.00	$182.00	$1,906	—
1127	1127	11	178.00	$178.00	$2,006	—
1173	1173	3	176.00	$176.00	$2,064	—
1261–1285	1272	20	169.00–172.00	$170.60	$2,170	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–419	414	6	125.00–190.00	$146.18	$605	—
665	665	1	150.00	$150.00	$998	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025	1025	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,384	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
222–237	231	42	340.00–365.00	$349.14	$807	—
300–348	327	251	287.50–330.00	$307.49	$1,005	—
371–399	392	195	272.50–302.50	$281.90	$1,105	—
414–423	416	14	280.00–290.00	$285.73	$1,189	—
468–496	481	89	250.00–275.00	$257.28	$1,238	—
503–530	517	70	225.00–230.00	$228.22	$1,180	—
550–597	564	52	217.50–220.00	$219.09	$1,236	—
657	657	6	197.50	$197.50	$1,298	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–309	305	28	395.00–435.00	$424.85	$1,296	—
362–395	386	94	390.00–417.50	$404.20	$1,560	—
420–438	433	28	370.00–385.00	$374.16	$1,620	—
505–510	507	51	310.00–313.00	$311.64	$1,580	—
753	753	2	217.50	$217.50	$1,638	—
1048	1048	8	174.00	$174.00	$1,824	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	6	295.00	$295.00	$605	—
255–257	256	8	275.00–285.00	$281.23	$720	—
335	335	1	250.00	$250.00	$838	—
355–393	378	13	250.00–265.00	$259.04	$979	—
409–449	439	119	237.50–260.00	$241.86	$1,062	—
551–587	573	23	200.00–205.00	$200.67	$1,150	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
227	227	9	395.00	$395.00	$897	—
288	288	15	385.00	$385.00	$1,109	—
369–380	374	27	315.00–335.00	$330.14	$1,235	—
409–438	412	23	305.00–320.00	$311.56	$1,284	—
452–471	457	16	290.00–310.00	$295.16	$1,349	—
600–633	610	8	210.00–215.00	$212.90	$1,299	—
734	734	21	187.00	$187.00	$1,373	—
968	968	6	168.00	$168.00	$1,626	—

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	160.00	$160.00	$528	—
369	369	24	220.00	$220.00	$812	—
428	428	29	215.00	$215.00	$920	—
822	822	12	130.00	$130.00	$1,069	—

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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.