Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 14, 2025

2,629 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $333.46/cwt ≈ $2,248/hd at 674 lb · 112 head

light 6-weight L 1-2 steers $300.33/cwt ≈ $1,928/hd at 642 lb · 100 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $382.67/cwt +12.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,016/hd at 527 lb · 92 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,629	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
247	247	3	535.00	$535.00	$1,321	—
284	284	4	480.00	$480.00	$1,363	+30.00
313–333 value added	324	7	460.00–465.00	$462.07	$1,497	—
336–340	337	6	445.00–455.00	$451.64	$1,522	+36.64
354–368	360	7	425.00–435.00	$430.62	$1,550	-2.93
403–442	427	44	412.50–425.00	$417.82	$1,784	+17.21
420–443 fancy	431	32	430.00–435.00	$432.59	$1,864	—
458–480	469	64	382.50–410.00	$402.39	$1,887	+18.84
500–517 value added	514	23	390.00–395.00	$391.52	$2,012	—
500–548	531	69	372.50–385.00	$379.72	$2,016	+9.72
550 fancy	550	4	390.00	$390.00	$2,145	—
558–597	572	28	350.00–362.50	$355.82	$2,035	+12.42
613–620	615	62	325.50–357.00	$353.95	$2,177	—
660–673	665	26	325.50–359.00	$345.96	$2,301	+37.96
707–710 thin fleshed	708	13	282.50–289.00	$287.50	$2,036	—
723–745	740	47	267.50–276.00	$275.23	$2,037	+0.34
751	751	48	302.50	$302.50	$2,272	+16.50
802	802	32	279.50	$279.50	$2,242	+19.50
865–870	869	27	250.00–252.50	$250.46	$2,176	+3.43
909	909	6	235.00	$235.00	$2,136	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382	382	3	392.50	$392.50	$1,499	—
447	447	40	375.00	$375.00	$1,676	-11.00
495	495	16	360.00	$360.00	$1,782	—
500–545	529	66	322.50–346.00	$338.01	$1,788	—
589	589	4	342.50	$342.50	$2,017	—
635–642	642	100	287.50–301.00	$300.33	$1,928	—
662–681	672	13	282.50–290.00	$286.59	$1,926	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	12	437.50	$437.50	$1,684	—
455	455	4	420.00	$420.00	$1,911	—
555–579	575	28	352.50–365.00	$362.84	$2,086	+6.84
602–613	604	12	312.50–315.00	$312.92	$1,890	—
702–744	712	52	269.00–271.00	$270.80	$1,928	—
748 thin fleshed	748	18	286.00	$286.00	$2,139	—
860	860	3	262.50	$262.50	$2,258	+10.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–393	374	4	410.00–415.00	$412.37	$1,542	+24.87
431–438	433	6	395.00–405.00	$398.37	$1,725	+15.29
460	460	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,656	-2.50
523–548	544	34	340.00–367.50	$349.20	$1,900	—
556–573	560	13	326.00–336.00	$328.36	$1,839	+17.79
625–646	630	32	304.00–322.50	$316.84	$1,996	+25.37
704	704	5	254.00	$254.00	$1,788	-17.50
782	782	11	263.00	$263.00	$2,057	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
551	551	11	315.00	$315.00	$1,736	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
532	532	8	281.00	$281.00	$1,495	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
252	252	3	445.00	$445.00	$1,121	+10.00
258–273 value added	264	5	475.00	$475.00	$1,254	—
313–320 value added	315	9	445.00–455.00	$452.74	$1,426	—
329–337	332	12	430.00–440.00	$435.77	$1,447	+28.52
367 fancy	367	26	430.00	$430.00	$1,578	—
360–395	383	38	400.00–415.00	$404.86	$1,551	+9.15
401–440 value added	410	14	390.00–397.50	$394.90	$1,619	—
437–444	441	10	375.00–380.00	$377.48	$1,665	+19.10
453–463 value added	458	18	370.00–375.00	$371.11	$1,700	—
458–494	483	35	345.00–365.00	$355.65	$1,718	-6.63
503–549	538	27	337.50–343.00	$340.72	$1,833	-10.43
555 fancy	555	3	335.00	$335.00	$1,859	—
555–586	577	36	317.50–341.00	$329.16	$1,899	+1.66
608	608	14	305.00	$305.00	$1,854	+4.88
608–620	614	43	300.00–307.50	$303.69	$1,865	+3.57
671–698	674	18	264.00–298.00	$294.09	$1,982	—
674	674	94	341.00	$341.00	$2,298	—
715–745	728	12	260.00–272.50	$266.85	$1,943	+6.36
778	778	44	297.00	$297.00	$2,311	+42.48
765–793	782	12	252.50–267.00	$258.66	$2,023	+4.14
870	870	2	241.00	$241.00	$2,097	-5.37

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	14	415.00	$415.00	$1,527	—
410–437	435	28	365.00–377.00	$376.19	$1,636	—
453–478	475	18	345.00–362.50	$346.85	$1,648	+4.35
537–548	542	51	320.00–325.00	$323.57	$1,754	—
581	581	5	297.50	$297.50	$1,728	—
637	637	13	291.00	$291.00	$1,854	—
670	670	41	287.00	$287.00	$1,923	+17.00
725–733	727	14	257.00–257.50	$257.11	$1,869	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378–393	384	5	382.50–395.00	$389.88	$1,497	+19.09
403–423	416	11	355.00–367.50	$363.09	$1,510	+23.09
479–498	486	49	330.00–345.00	$336.47	$1,635	-8.53
514–547	528	33	292.50–317.50	$307.37	$1,623	-20.42
568–598	595	39	275.00–307.50	$302.85	$1,802	—
643	643	3	272.50	$272.50	$1,752	-14.50
655	655	4	277.50	$277.50	$1,818	—
715	715	3	252.50	$252.50	$1,805	—
837	837	15	236.00	$236.00	$1,975	-6.50

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,513	—
593	593	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,720	—
653	653	10	270.00	$270.00	$1,763	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	4	315.00	$315.00	$1,537	-7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	2	427.50	$427.50	$1,787	—
543	543	2	355.00	$355.00	$1,928	—
550	550	2	355.00	$355.00	$1,952	+7.50
612	612	3	317.50	$317.50	$1,943	—
766	766	7	275.00	$275.00	$2,106	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553	553	2	301.00	$301.00	$1,665	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1285	1063	85-90%	25	82.50–124.00	$112.12	$1,192	-3.56
1095–1193	1139	85-90%	7	135.00–141.00	$137.84	$1,570	-5.57
840–1295	1151	85-90%	26	140.00–156.00	$146.61	$1,687	—
705–1755	1165	85-90%	41	140.00–155.00	$145.97	$1,701	+17.01
1095–1260	1178	85-90%	2	124.00–132.00	$128.28	$1,511	-0.68
934–1290	1180	85-90%	32	126.00–133.00	$129.30	$1,526	+0.34
920–1295	1209	85-90%	29	134.00–141.00	$137.69	$1,665	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1328	1324	80-85%	4	87.50–90.00	$89.38	$1,183	-60.32
1325–1480	1380	80-85%	33	140.00–151.00	$144.98	$2,001	+9.53
1305–1440	1385	80-85%	3	141.00–143.00	$142.32	$1,971	+6.87
1310–1485	1410	80-85%	27	119.00–134.00	$126.34	$1,781	—
1305–1491	1415	80-85%	27	135.00–142.00	$137.27	$1,942	+9.67
1315–1485	1419	80-85%	14	144.50–155.50	$149.53	$2,122	+21.93

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1550	1525	75-80%	2	143.50–144.50	$144.01	$2,196	+39.01
1515–1550	1533	75-80%	2	146.50–147.00	$146.75	$2,250	+41.75
1540	1540	75-80%	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,232	-25.00
1505–1653	1574	75-80%	26	102.50–138.00	$129.59	$2,040	—
1505–1695	1591	75-80%	27	145.00–151.00	$148.30	$2,359	—
1510–1680	1627	75-80%	30	140.00–144.00	$142.14	$2,313	-5.62

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1850	1616	4	121.00–139.00	$133.18	$2,152	—
1695–2065	1775	24	145.00–154.00	$148.31	$2,633	—
1785–1800	1793	2	141.00–144.00	$142.49	$2,555	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–2000	1492	20	121.00–164.50	$150.46	$2,245	+6.13
1030–2280	1711	8	171.00–190.00	$180.65	$3,091	—
1180–2405	1828	32	156.00–177.50	$170.76	$3,121	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735–975 thin fleshed	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	215.00–231.00	$226.38	$2,049
705–1340	1091	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	144	190.00–220.00	$204.57	$2,232

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740–1290	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	177.50–195.00	$185.31	$2,038

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930–1505	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	151.00–169.00	$158.84	$1,866

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,925.00	$1,925.00
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1230	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
1210–1290	1270	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,625.00–2,700.00	$2,682.14
1365	1365	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1384	1384	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1405	1405	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	2,025.00	$2,025.00
1460	1460	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1273	1273	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,650.00	$1,650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1100	1013	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,500.00–2,525.00	$2,513.58
1235	1235	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00

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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
910	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,575.00	$2,575.00	—
985–1470	1237	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,525.00–2,825.00	$2,669.24	—
1305–1397	1342	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	2,350.00–2,450.00	$2,408.35	-366.36
1355	1355	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,350.00	$3,350.00	-175.45
1360	1360	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,200.00	$3,200.00	-325.45
1414–1541	1455	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	2,600.00–3,000.00	$2,860.64	-839.36
1745	1745	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	3,725.00	$3,725.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925–965	963	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	3,450.00–3,500.00	$3,452.83	—
1015–1075	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,450.00–3,550.00	$3,498.56	+216.21

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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.