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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 16, 2025

551 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 551 — —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1380 1160 80-85% 11 175.00–221.00 $196.00 $2,274 —
1310 1310 80-85% 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,520 -45.79
1290–1365 1328 80-85% 2 136.00–146.00 $141.14 $1,874 -24.33
1110–1670 1330 80-85% 24 152.00–177.50 $162.85 $2,166 -2.62
1100–1525 1335 80-85% 77 149.00–173.00 $163.99 $2,189 -1.48
1040–1750 1462 80-85% 49 141.00–151.00 $145.34 $2,125 —
1225–1599 1514 80-85% 25 131.00–138.00 $136.08 $2,060 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1030 990 85-90% 2 132.00–135.00 $133.44 $1,321 —
950–1075 1013 85-90% 2 169.00–190.00 $178.85 $1,812 +11.77
760–1210 1037 85-90% 5 82.50–102.50 $91.98 $954 -8.65
875–1230 1081 85-90% 21 139.00–155.00 $145.53 $1,573 +2.76
900–1399 1177 85-90% 13 143.00–152.00 $148.25 $1,745 —
825–1420 1224 85-90% 34 130.00–140.00 $134.26 $1,643 +13.44
930–1461 1361 85-90% 16 118.00–128.00 $121.14 $1,649 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1590 1533 75-80% 5 165.00–169.50 $168.30 $2,580 +13.38
1380–1825 1555 75-80% 12 162.50–169.00 $167.62 $2,606 +2.79
1520–1975 1786 75-80% 15 154.00–161.00 $155.32 $2,774 —
1860–1900 1880 75-80% 2 135.00–142.50 $138.79 $2,609 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1730 1621 5 166.00–173.00 $168.90 $2,738 —
1635 1635 1 169.50 $169.50 $2,771 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1170 1088 8 225.00–228.00 $227.36 $2,474 —
1215–1440 1338 3 193.00–196.00 $194.62 $2,604 —
1335–1455 1393 4 165.00–185.00 $178.24 $2,483 —
1415–1895 1704 6 176.00–186.00 $183.08 $3,120 —
1540–2210 1853 10 187.50–199.50 $191.62 $3,551 —
2125–2205 2156 4 206.50–214.50 $211.14 $4,552 +0.67

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
764 764 6 252.50 $252.50 $1,929 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
603 603 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,628 —
655 655 2 242.50 $242.50 $1,588 —
900–920 907 7 218.50–220.50 $219.64 $1,992 +0.56
969–980 971 6 219.00–220.00 $219.83 $2,135 —
1030–1046 1042 12 218.00–219.00 $218.50 $2,277 —
1068–1093 1074 14 217.00–219.00 $218.57 $2,347 +0.07
1100 1100 1 218.00 $218.00 $2,398 -0.26
1163–1185 1170 37 215.00–217.00 $215.71 $2,524 -2.23
1275 1275 1 216.00 $216.00 $2,754 —
1315 1315 3 199.00–201.00 $200.33 $2,634 -1.92
1350–1375 1363 2 198.00 $198.00 $2,699 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
716 716 5 221.00 $221.00 $1,582 —
788 788 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,734 —
813 813 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,789 -5.00
875 875 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,925 +4.00
960 960 1 217.50 $217.50 $2,088 -2.50
1035 1035 1 216.00 $216.00 $2,236 -0.64
1075 1075 1 215.00 $215.00 $2,311 -1.50
1200–1242 1224 30 211.00–215.00 $212.63 $2,603 —
1250–1277 1275 12 208.00–211.00 $208.25 $2,655 —
Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
229–239 237 21 425.00–485.00 $471.17 —
285 285 1 500.00 $500.00 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,235 —
632 632 5 223.00 $223.00 $1,409 +5.50
745 745 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,583 —
763 thin fleshed 763 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,602 —
790 790 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,718 —
1170 1170 1 206.00 $206.00 $2,410 —
1250 1250 1 203.00 $203.00 $2,538 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,921 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,662 —

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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.