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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 12, 2025

584 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 584 — —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50–95 71 8 800.00–1,100.00 $929.65 +54.65
110–135 125 4 825.00–1,100.00 $978.25 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–940 930 2 217.50–225.00 $221.21 $2,057 -8.79
950–980 965 2 221.00–225.00 $222.97 $2,152 +10.47
1005 1005 1 205.00 $205.00 $2,060 —
1101 1101 5 200.00 $200.00 $2,202 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 4 240.00–242.50 $240.63 $2,274 —
965 965 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,220 +3.00
1105 1105 3 211.00–221.00 $217.67 $2,405 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 1 196.00 $196.00 $2,136 —
1100 1100 1 196.00 $196.00 $2,156 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50–90 76 10 925.00–1,125.00 $1,024.83 +299.83
120 120 1 900.00 $900.00 -88.89
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,919 —
855 855 1 242.50 $242.50 $2,073 —
958 958 3 234.00 $234.00 $2,242 —
1050 1050 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,362 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70 70 1 725.00 $725.00 —
165 165 1 850.00 $850.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,908 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1320 1168 80-85% 24 170.00–202.50 $181.19 $2,116 +9.60
1000–1585 1346 80-85% 76 143.00–165.00 $155.31 $2,090 —
1135–1605 1388 80-85% 25 148.00–168.00 $157.18 $2,182 +16.39
1225–1515 1392 80-85% 11 138.00–144.00 $141.09 $1,964 +0.30
1060–1855 1461 80-85% 63 137.50–147.00 $141.40 $2,066 +13.24
1275–1575 1466 80-85% 6 65.00–112.50 $90.55 $1,327 -37.61
1460–1755 1570 80-85% 15 121.00–133.00 $130.00 $2,041 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 85-90% 1 107.50 $107.50 $747 —
770–1055 987 85-90% 9 172.50–212.50 $195.17 $1,926 +24.93
775–1285 1075 85-90% 27 138.00–167.50 $146.39 $1,574 —
875–1335 1110 85-90% 8 50.00–100.00 $77.04 $855 -60.09
1110–1210 1151 85-90% 6 132.00–137.00 $134.68 $1,550 +19.05
1176 1176 85-90% 7 134.00 $134.00 $1,576 +8.09
865–1455 1235 85-90% 29 123.00–132.00 $127.71 $1,577 —
910–1410 1237 85-90% 14 110.00–121.00 $114.63 $1,418 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1485 1380 75-80% 11 160.00–160.50 $160.45 $2,214 —
1525 1525 75-80% 1 162.50 $162.50 $2,478 —
1396–2075 1636 75-80% 31 147.50–157.00 $150.70 $2,465 —
1565–1895 1730 75-80% 2 143.00–144.50 $143.68 $2,486 -5.72
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1775 1651 4 163.00–174.00 $167.19 $2,760 —
1793 1793 10 152.50 $152.50 $2,734 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1645 1214 10 194.00–212.50 $202.80 $2,462 —
1350 1350 1 181.00 $181.00 $2,444 —
1135–2050 1582 21 170.00–187.50 $182.31 $2,884 +1.38
1040–1940 1663 4 150.00–171.00 $163.67 $2,722 -1.60
1560–2555 1891 17 177.00–189.50 $183.76 $3,475 —
2005–2410 2213 6 191.00–203.00 $194.73 $4,309 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 1 215.50 $215.50 $2,004 +4.32
965 965 1 213.50 $213.50 $2,060 +1.80
1010–1045 1032 12 212.50–216.50 $213.66 $2,205 +0.23
1055–1093 1080 23 211.00–215.50 $213.67 $2,308 -0.33
1100–1140 1118 10 212.00–215.00 $213.45 $2,386 —
1155 1155 1 213.50 $213.50 $2,466 +4.41
1200–1229 1219 15 208.50–210.50 $209.67 $2,556 +4.67
1305 1305 3 205.00 $205.00 $2,675 +10.00
1415–1435 1425 2 184.00–185.00 $184.50 $2,629 —
1485 1485 1 171.00 $171.00 $2,539 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
674 674 9 216.00 $216.00 $1,456 —
745 745 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,583 —
873 873 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,833 +1.00
1015 1015 1 206.00 $206.00 $2,091 -2.60
1295 1295 1 203.00 $203.00 $2,629 +3.00
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,296 -14.00
875 875 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,728 —
1160 1160 2 196.00 $196.00 $2,274 +9.25
1225 1225 3 198.00 $198.00 $2,426 —
1290 1290 1 196.00 $196.00 $2,528 +16.00
Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
293 293 2 625.00 $625.00 —
305 305 1 500.00 $500.00 —

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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.