Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 17, 2025

4,575 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $259.77/cwt -10.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,995/hd at 768 lb · 229 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $252.24/cwt -8.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,804/hd at 715 lb · 204 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $268.00/cwt -6.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,943/hd at 725 lb · 178 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	4,575	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283–295	288	26	420.00–435.00	$426.82	$1,229	-23.18
350–397	372	22	412.50–432.50	$423.38	$1,575	-2.81
387 fancy	387	46	455.00	$455.00	$1,761	—
407–433	418	63	402.50–442.00	$428.86	$1,793	+13.58
459–492	476	168	376.00–401.00	$394.24	$1,877	+10.52
503–540	528	72	340.00–368.00	$361.38	$1,908	+3.08
552–599	566	142	320.00–348.00	$341.19	$1,931	-0.21
601–640	623	168	285.00–327.50	$313.74	$1,955	+8.11
653–698	677	30	266.00–296.00	$288.88	$1,956	-3.80
702–741	725	178	255.00–293.00	$268.00	$1,943	-6.55
759–790	768	229	251.00–264.00	$259.77	$1,995	-10.52
813–845	823	19	251.00–261.00	$257.76	$2,121	-6.06
934	934	14	238.00	$238.00	$2,223	-15.00
1018	1018	6	213.00	$213.00	$2,168	—
1238	1238	2	189.00	$189.00	$2,340	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
288–295	293	6	400.00–420.00	$413.44	$1,211	—
302	302	15	440.00	$440.00	$1,329	—
410	410	17	433.00	$433.00	$1,775	—
492	492	12	380.00	$380.00	$1,870	+17.50
527 thin fleshed	527	7	372.50	$372.50	$1,963	—
523–549	535	9	330.00–336.00	$333.26	$1,783	-0.55
602–648	614	38	281.00–287.50	$285.77	$1,755	-5.23
660–684	673	16	257.00–286.00	$270.34	$1,819	-15.03
721	721	20	264.00	$264.00	$1,903	-1.00
793	793	2	254.00	$254.00	$2,014	—
810–841	814	105	239.00–241.00	$240.72	$1,959	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	3	405.00	$405.00	$1,195	-10.00
304	304	4	447.50	$447.50	$1,360	+46.91
353–397	368	9	372.50–425.00	$406.10	$1,494	+14.44
401–444	421	16	372.50–422.50	$392.33	$1,652	+23.29
455	455	9	391.00	$391.00	$1,779	+17.05
514	514	4	347.50	$347.50	$1,786	+9.25
570–593	582	53	297.50–337.00	$323.57	$1,883	+4.87
630–648	632	25	270.00–286.00	$284.03	$1,795	-30.97
656–699	688	16	255.00–289.00	$280.90	$1,933	—
707–731	720	31	280.00–284.00	$282.25	$2,032	+32.41

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
264	264	7	401.00	$401.00	$1,059	—
328	328	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,279	—
379	379	13	381.00	$381.00	$1,444	+1.00
477	477	17	315.00	$315.00	$1,503	—
529	529	5	277.50	$277.50	$1,468	-39.50
627	627	27	266.00	$266.00	$1,668	—
661	661	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,652	—
701	701	3	244.00	$244.00	$1,710	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
282	282	9	432.50	$432.50	$1,220	—
319	319	4	422.50	$422.50	$1,348	—
370	370	5	420.00	$420.00	$1,554	—
415	415	15	385.00	$385.00	$1,598	+32.50
596	596	10	317.50	$317.50	$1,892	+15.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	17	315.00	$315.00	$1,370	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
496	496	8	320.00	$320.00	$1,587	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
213–230	224	8	1,000.00–1,060.00	$1,038.57	-24.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	6	395.00	$395.00	$928	—
261–283	270	7	385.00–402.50	$394.65	$1,066	+10.07
306 fancy	306	22	415.00	$415.00	$1,270	—
303–346	324	47	370.00–390.00	$379.62	$1,230	-5.75
370 fancy	370	79	411.00	$411.00	$1,521	—
365–374	372	21	389.00–402.50	$391.75	$1,457	+8.65
418–441	433	51	330.00–366.00	$349.64	$1,514	-7.74
452–467	463	41	342.50–365.00	$359.26	$1,663	+4.72
516–534	523	44	330.00–332.50	$331.29	$1,733	+1.28
553–595	581	60	290.00–311.00	$296.11	$1,720	-14.21
631	631	6	269.00	$269.00	$1,697	-27.78
655–691	666	23	252.00–275.00	$267.74	$1,783	-4.23
702–749	715	204	231.00–259.00	$252.24	$1,804	-8.72
753–763	761	30	237.00–246.00	$237.59	$1,808	-10.44
864	864	13	229.00	$229.00	$1,979	+8.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–336	317	9	356.00–367.50	$362.32	$1,149	+24.82
353–393	369	20	352.50–369.00	$361.17	$1,333	+4.76
455–495	482	19	319.00–332.50	$325.99	$1,571	+0.22
505–548	519	22	268.00–297.00	$277.98	$1,443	-28.46
553–590	579	36	247.00–288.00	$277.74	$1,608	-15.38
602–638	614	55	241.00–281.00	$267.14	$1,640	+9.09
660–697	681	36	224.00–262.00	$246.47	$1,678	-20.41
720–725	722	9	211.00–248.00	$230.53	$1,664	—
798	798	3	241.00	$241.00	$1,923	—
945	945	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,899	—
1125	1125	2	199.00	$199.00	$2,239	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
231	231	8	402.50	$402.50	$930	—
404–447	419	24	329.00–350.00	$334.78	$1,403	—
465	465	6	340.00	$340.00	$1,581	—
505	505	4	297.50	$297.50	$1,502	-30.37
555	555	3	267.50	$267.50	$1,485	-30.50
607–631	621	20	272.00–277.00	$273.95	$1,701	-13.05
655–691	683	42	236.00–260.00	$240.93	$1,646	-16.07
723	723	2	236.00	$236.00	$1,706	-13.00
776	776	73	233.75	$233.75	$1,814	—
805	805	3	223.00	$223.00	$1,795	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	7	332.50	$332.50	$1,563	—
502–543	514	59	249.00–287.00	$276.35	$1,420	+18.85
555	555	2	231.00	$231.00	$1,282	—
619–635	630	19	226.00–250.00	$242.55	$1,528	—
676	676	6	201.00	$201.00	$1,359	-30.00
763	763	2	201.00	$201.00	$1,534	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
277	277	15	425.00	$425.00	$1,177	—
347	347	4	302.50	$302.50	$1,050	—
363	363	3	382.50	$382.50	$1,388	—
481–491	486	10	325.00–330.00	$327.53	$1,592	+15.42
536	536	12	293.00	$293.00	$1,570	+25.50
567	567	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,616	—
648	648	6	263.00	$263.00	$1,704	+1.00
925	925	5	175.00	$175.00	$1,619	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	23	275.00	$275.00	$1,128	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382	382	16	377.50	$377.50	$1,442	—
565	565	3	276.00	$276.00	$1,559	—
642	642	3	259.00	$259.00	$1,663	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
200	200	3	800.00	$800.00	-53.40

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505	1505	1	168.00	$168.00	$2,528	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	4	390.00	$390.00	$1,599	—
478	478	4	390.00	$390.00	$1,864	+50.00
538–543	540	14	322.00–350.00	$337.94	$1,825	—
573	573	3	282.50	$282.50	$1,619	—
646	646	5	263.00	$263.00	$1,699	—
700–702	701	6	242.50–258.00	$252.82	$1,772	—
819	819	8	232.00	$232.00	$1,900	—
888	888	7	220.00	$220.00	$1,954	—
1100–1105	1103	3	199.00–200.00	$199.33	$2,199	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695	695	4	226.00	$226.00	$1,571	—
888	888	7	220.00	$220.00	$1,954	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,890	—
1010	1010	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,793	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
758–1465	946	85-90%	35	93.00–117.00	$101.87	$964	-31.87
950	950	85-90%	1	100.00	$100.00	$950	—
900–1194	1154	85-90%	27	116.00–138.00	$134.19	$1,549	-10.55
840–1297	1163	85-90%	122	125.00–149.00	$137.93	$1,604	-6.81
880–1470	1197	85-90%	39	111.00–130.00	$122.07	$1,461	—
710–1475	1247	85-90%	25	57.50–92.50	$82.86	$1,033	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1345	1200	80-85%	2	168.00–185.00	$175.47	$2,106	+26.11
1060–1440	1319	80-85%	19	138.00–146.50	$144.82	$1,910	+5.98
1195–1555	1380	80-85%	42	126.00–151.50	$142.64	$1,968	—
1095–1752	1493	80-85%	113	132.00–143.00	$137.83	$2,058	—
1240–1640	1504	80-85%	31	108.00–130.00	$127.00	$1,910	—
1475–1655	1562	80-85%	7	105.00–112.00	$107.08	$1,673	-12.92

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1546–1555	1548	75-80%	5	143.00–144.00	$143.80	$2,226	—
1700–1745	1723	75-80%	2	137.00–139.00	$137.99	$2,378	—
1495–1880	1731	75-80%	30	141.00–148.00	$142.80	$2,472	—
1955	1955	75-80%	1	120.00	$120.00	$2,346	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1683–1710	1692	3	144.00–148.00	$145.35	$2,459	—
1520–2180	1886	10	149.50–152.00	$150.14	$2,832	+12.64
1795–2075	1935	2	142.00	$142.00	$2,748	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
968–2520	1519	58	132.00–187.00	$162.39	$2,467	+17.76
1490–2070	1814	6	129.00–172.50	$160.36	$2,909	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
715–1070 thin fleshed	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	214.00–229.00	$220.80	$1,855
710–1164	931	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	42	180.00–207.50	$191.98	$1,787

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785–1280	979	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	110.00–146.00	$134.67	$1,318

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
745–990	888	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	151.00–175.00	$159.56	$1,417

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1180	1011	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,950.00–2,125.00	$2,046.54
1025–1045	1028	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,950.00–2,725.00	$2,593.74
836–1229	1048	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	2,125.00–2,900.00	$2,731.23
1040–1248	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	57	3,100.00–3,400.00	$3,369.73
993–1745	1088	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	2,350.00–2,775.00	$2,696.44
820–1375	1178	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,625.00–1,775.00	$1,722.97
1197 fancy	1197	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	3,010.00	$3,010.00
1032–1399	1248	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	99	1,925.00–2,500.00	$2,290.84
1125–1483	1250	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	89	2,000.00–2,450.00	$2,248.36
1208–1350	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	1,755.00–1,975.00	$1,833.86
1260	1260	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00
1230–1345	1268	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	1,800.00–1,950.00	$1,853.02
985–1344	1283	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	52	2,075.00–2,650.00	$2,497.76
1010–1492	1294	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	86	1,975.00–2,725.00	$2,403.92
1220–1505	1353	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	2,325.00–2,800.00	$2,615.37
1253–1386 fancy	1357	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	3,000.00–3,275.00	$3,245.35
1261–1470	1375	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,975.00–2,125.00	$2,053.42
1235–1455	1377	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,985.00–2,075.00	$2,021.66
1258–1522	1396	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	54	2,000.00–2,550.00	$2,429.16
1405–1458 fancy	1445	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	2,900.00	$2,900.00
1483	1483	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,225.00	$2,225.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
684–997	736	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	1,210.00–1,975.00	$1,382.67
800–1060	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,525.00	$1,525.00
930	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
990	990	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00
997	997	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,950.00	$1,950.00
1035	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
980–1235	1143	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,350.00–1,850.00	$1,608.13
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00
1207–1250	1218	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,610.00–1,725.00	$1,639.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,150.00	$1,150.00
915	915	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,325.00	$1,325.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
873–1002	922	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	40	2,625.00–2,925.00	$2,764.53
820–1140	931	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,425.00–2,350.00	$2,184.56
905–995	956	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	1,775.00–2,025.00	$1,893.30
941–1119 fancy	964	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	43	3,000.00–3,385.00	$3,319.42
854–1195	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	2,350.00–2,900.00	$2,641.24
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00
1097 fancy	1097	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	3,050.00	$3,050.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–865	786	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,350.00–1,800.00	$1,549.65
735–875	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,375.00–1,525.00	$1,456.52
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680	680	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	975.00	$975.00

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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
772–794	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,025.00–2,400.00	$2,241.86	—
1240	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00	—
1295	1295	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,775.00	$2,775.00	—
1380	1380	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1008–1045	1030	8	196.50–199.00	$197.73	$2,037	+1.86
1070–1093	1077	7	195.50–197.50	$196.64	$2,118	+2.21
1100	1100	3	195.00	$195.00	$2,145	+3.00
1175–1195	1185	2	196.00–197.50	$196.74	$2,331	+4.32
1200–1240	1232	8	193.00–196.00	$194.12	$2,392	+3.72
1260	1260	1	193.00	$193.00	$2,432	+7.25
1365	1365	1	181.00	$181.00	$2,471	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1323	1322	7	177.00–179.00	$178.72	$2,363	+1.72

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280	1280	1	180.00	$180.00	$2,304	—
1385	1385	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,216	—
1400	1400	1	150.00	$150.00	$2,100	—

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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.