National and State Register

Salida Livestock Commission Company

Chaffee County

The Salida Livestock Commission is locally significant in the areas of agriculture and commerce for the role it played in the marketing of livestock in central Colorado, providing an important venue for buying and selling cattle, horses, and other animals.

Corrals at the Salida Livestock Commission Company.

Corrals at the Salida Livestock Commission Company.

Photo from National Register nomination.

Established in 1958, the sales barn complex is also a good example of a mid-twentieth century livestock facility including the sales barn, corrals, barns, loafing sheds, loading chutes, and scales.