Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 6, 2026

1,788 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,788	6,732	3,007
Feeder cattle	1,788	6,415	3,007
Slaughter cattle	—	121	—
Replacement cattle	—	196	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Combined weighted average report for 1 Colorado auction market included: Centennial Livestock. Demand mostly Moderate to Good. Trade mostly active. Due to lighter receipts, the next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage.

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
119	119	4	541.50	$541.50	$644	—
351–354	352	53	490.00–520.00	$510.89	$1,798	—
426–443	437	65	430.00–460.00	$444.26	$1,941	—
452–498	466	41	420.00–450.00	$438.08	$2,041	—
565	565	4	400.00	$400.00	$2,260	—
610–630	612	13	330.00–350.00	$348.42	$2,132	—
680	680	16	360.00	$360.00	$2,448	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273–288	282	16	665.00–725.00	$686.75	$1,937	—
375–389	387	18	600.00–640.00	$604.30	$2,339	—
428–436	431	19	535.00–565.00	$547.77	$2,361	—
454–465	462	13	490.00–525.00	$514.41	$2,377	—
606–610	608	26	397.50	$397.50	$2,417	—
718–743	735	19	340.00–350.00	$345.32	$2,538	—
809	809	16	270.00	$270.00	$2,184	—
861	861	45	262.50	$262.50	$2,260	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331	331	4	380.00	$380.00	$1,258	—
363	363	7	475.00	$475.00	$1,724	—
498	498	14	310.00	$310.00	$1,544	—
526	526	11	385.00	$385.00	$2,025	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
282	282	13	480.00	$480.00	$1,354	—
420	420	7	280.00	$280.00	$1,176	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
229	229	33	620.00	$620.00	$1,420	—
255–299	280	155	600.00–627.50	$618.14	$1,731	—
317–344	338	111	585.00–610.00	$605.09	$2,045	—
360–396	389	34	500.00–560.00	$510.86	$1,987	—
411–433	418	6	465.00–470.00	$468.27	$1,957	—
468–481	475	20	470.00–485.00	$476.65	$2,264	—
503	503	18	470.00	$470.00	$2,364	—
582	582	25	425.00	$425.00	$2,474	—
623–638	625	25	340.00–350.00	$348.77	$2,180	—
683	683	10	365.00	$365.00	$2,493	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	645.00	$645.00	$1,516	—
265	265	2	665.00	$665.00	$1,762	—
310	310	2	610.00	$610.00	$1,891	—
353–397	379	118	580.00–625.00	$598.30	$2,268	—
433–447	445	55	500.00–540.00	$532.09	$2,368	—
488	488	12	535.00	$535.00	$2,611	—
546	546	28	460.00	$460.00	$2,512	—
601–626	619	90	392.50–410.00	$399.06	$2,470	—
682	682	3	385.00	$385.00	$2,626	—
700–702	701	19	327.50–350.00	$339.36	$2,379	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	745.00	$745.00	$1,825	—
288	288	8	735.00	$735.00	$2,117	—
313	313	7	700.00	$700.00	$2,191	—
360–380	363	14	685.00–710.00	$706.26	$2,564	—
429–438	432	46	535.00–590.00	$569.41	$2,460	—
450	450	17	565.00	$565.00	$2,542	—
512	512	22	495.00	$495.00	$2,534	—
658	658	10	420.00	$420.00	$2,764	—
808	808	22	310.00	$310.00	$2,505	—
863	863	29	322.50	$322.50	$2,783	—

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
231	231	4	550.00	$550.00	$1,270	—
280	280	2	470.00	$470.00	$1,316	—
315	315	5	565.00	$565.00	$1,780	—
424	424	7	425.00	$425.00	$1,802	—
579	579	6	355.00	$355.00	$2,055	—

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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.