Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 218 priced lines covering 5,968 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,577 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 913 head. replacement cattle receipts at 253 head. Counted as USDA files them — 61 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 24, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,577Last week 1,437Year ago 4,025

Slaughter CattleReceipts 913Last week 495Year ago 804

Replacement CattleReceipts 253Last week 1,175Year ago 188

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher on limited comparisons with last week's light receipts of feeder cattle. Trade activity and demand was good to very good. Average dressing slaughter cows were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Combined weighted average report for 2 Colorado auction markets included: Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. The next available report will be Monday, April 07, 2025.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	363	425.00–435.00	427.48
71	400–450	417	395.00–407.50	402.42
26	450–500	459	375.00–385.00	378.83
126	500–550	518	340.00–350.00	343.80
78	550–600	560	342.00–346.00	343.29
83	600–650	624	298.00–305.00	300.62
11	650–700	664	312.50–315.00	314.53
57	700–750	709	291.00–300.00	293.52
Heifers — Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	750–800	795	250.00	250.00
10	850–900	869	245.00	245.00
22	900–950	919	237.00–240.00	238.40
10	1000–1050	1,035	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
12	750–800	775	305.00	305.00
12	800–850	837	287.00	287.00
12	850–900	882	278.00	278.00
12	900–950	919	264.50	264.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	445.00	445.00
8	350–400	394	422.50	422.50
22	400–450	420	402.50–407.50	405.12
150	450–500	480	365.00–390.00	381.33
17	500–550	508	340.00	340.00
80	550–600	579	315.00–334.00	322.50
112	600–650	634	280.00–307.00	289.22
193	650–700	663	280.50–281.50	281.04
127	700–750	739	260.00–275.00	260.56
12	800–850	819	262.50	262.50
4	850–900	880	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	50–100	78	300.00–500.00	422.58
3	150–200	188	1,250.00	1,250.00
2	200–250	208	1,275.00	1,275.00
11	250–300	277	445.00	445.00
12	300–350	316	425.00–440.00	436.44
10	350–400	390	410.00–420.00	413.88
112	400–450	437	370.00–390.00	382.50
59	450–500	482	350.00–370.00	364.09
51	500–550	527	327.50–377.50	338.49
49	550–600	562	317.00–335.00	329.34
102	600–650	625	280.00–294.00	289.03
111	650–700	669	271.00–294.00	288.71
85	700–750	728	266.00–274.50	272.52
61	750–800	762	264.00–272.00	270.02
28	800–850	809	250.00–265.00	256.62
Heifers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
77	600–650	611	300.00–310.00	302.97
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	900	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	344	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	365	382.50	382.50
11	450–500	489	332.50–340.00	337.94
45	500–550	527	277.00–315.00	294.84
6	550–600	598	284.00	284.00
3	650–700	678	269.00	269.00
18	750–800	789	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	300–350	336	385.00–422.50	408.63
39	350–400	371	380.00–405.00	397.06
6	400–450	413	310.00	310.00
11	450–500	490	347.50	347.50
107	500–550	523	289.00–325.00	314.57
31	550–600	573	292.50–312.50	307.32
5	1250–1300	1,274	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00
21	800–850	811	220.00–226.00	224.56
12	850–900	893	200.00–216.00	214.71
1	950–1000	955	200.00	200.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	220.00	220.00
2	1050–1100	1,068	187.50–192.50	190.02
1	1100–1150	1,120	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	400–450	403	420.00–440.00	428.06
43	450–500	457	395.00–400.00	396.07
84	600–650	625	310.00–320.00	318.10
Heifers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	600–650	613	322.00–325.00	324.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	697	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	342	540.00	540.00
81	350–400	383	485.00–495.00	489.13
43	400–450	409	490.00–500.00	494.96
4	450–500	451	480.00	480.00
18	500–550	504	415.00	415.00
4	650–700	679	342.50	342.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	348	500.00	500.00
13	400–450	434	435.00	435.00
82	450–500	484	410.00	410.00
48	500–550	530	370.00	370.00
38	550–600	589	335.00–348.00	338.76
65	600–650	624	317.50–330.00	322.76
68	650–700	654	307.50–327.50	323.02
138	700–750	722	277.50–295.00	292.04
111	750–800	767	286.00–287.00	286.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	455	387.50	387.50
10	550–600	572	332.50	332.50
55	600–650	631	290.00–317.50	302.45
3	650–700	692	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	713	261.00	261.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	525.00	525.00
9	450–500	488	465.00	465.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	233	1,400.00	1,400.00
11	250–300	277	505.00–520.00	511.77
13	300–350	337	460.00–475.00	465.72
14	350–400	387	435.00–475.00	458.55
33	400–450	434	435.00–450.00	447.47
71	450–500	485	392.50–417.50	399.06
73	500–550	536	360.00–387.50	379.04
128	550–600	581	342.00–368.00	354.23
72	600–650	642	310.00–332.50	327.33
21	650–700	657	292.50–320.00	300.30
35	700–750	731	277.50–299.00	293.58
43	750–800	768	281.00–285.00	284.00
8	800–850	818	268.00	268.00
2	900–950	903	242.50	242.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	392.50	392.50
15	450–500	485	370.00–385.00	374.87
28	500–550	536	307.50–355.00	338.07
6	650–700	655	261.00	261.00
13	700–750	730	246.00–261.00	255.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	327	485.00–495.00	493.15
28	400–450	422	470.00–485.00	478.01
105	450–500	478	420.00–445.00	434.42
128	500–550	517	390.00–400.00	397.77
69	550–600	567	372.50–390.00	375.38
89	600–650	617	345.00–350.00	347.23
61	650–700	673	312.00–330.00	317.32
116	700–750	713	305.00–313.00	308.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	577	352.50	352.50
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	922	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	130	525.00	525.00
2	150–200	150	850.00	850.00
5	400–450	430	440.00	440.00
6	450–500	485	375.00–390.00	385.08
11	500–550	521	380.00–385.00	381.35
6	550–600	591	327.50–347.50	334.05
16	650–700	662	306.00–318.00	310.61
3	700–750	715	287.50	287.50
2	900–950	915	221.00	221.00
3	1100–1150	1,140	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	718	275.00–280.00	277.56
5	1000–1050	1,018	205.00	205.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	220.00	220.00
8	950–1000	972	197.50	197.50
4	1000–1050	1,011	198.00–200.00	199.00
18	1050–1100	1,075	190.00–197.00	195.95
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	490	245.00	245.00
3	750–800	772	210.00–222.50	218.37
1	800–850	830	204.00	204.00
6	850–900	860	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	935	199.50	199.50
8	950–1000	975	201.00–206.00	203.36
1	1050–1100	1,085	201.00	201.00
2	1100–1150	1,113	193.00–200.00	196.52
18	1150–1200	1,165	193.50–195.50	194.00
3	1200–1250	1,218	194.00	194.00
2	1250–1300	1,262	184.50–186.00	185.26
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	251	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	335	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	598	207.50	207.50
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	770	197.50	197.50
2	850–900	865	195.00–196.00	195.51
3	900–950	929	196.50–200.50	197.84
1	950–1000	950	180.00	180.00
3	1050–1100	1,087	188.00	188.00
1	1150–1200	1,155	185.00	185.00
1	1200–1250	1,225	186.00	186.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1350–1400	1,353	158.00	158.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1150–1200	1,185	143.00	143.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,115	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,411.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,925.00	1,925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,301	3,300.00–3,650.00	3,476.08
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,304	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,893.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,324	3,850.00	3,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,227	3,800.00	3,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	990	2,575.00	2,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	845	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,144	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,872.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,467	1,925.00–2,100.00	2,039.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,950.00–2,475.00	2,226.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,285	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,784.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,005	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,246	2,675.00	2,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	939	2,725.00–2,800.00	2,755.98
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	907	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,077	3,025.00	3,025.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,047	165.00–192.50	175.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,025	158.00–175.00	170.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	52	—	962	180.00–222.00	205.78
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	816	217.50–237.50	232.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,377	157.50–167.50	161.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,753	137.50–169.00	160.33
7	—	1,579	124.00–144.00	135.47
49	—	1,963	155.00–196.00	175.83
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,338	150.50–166.00	155.14
4	—	1,319	127.00–131.00	129.19
44	—	1,437	134.00–150.00	140.92
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	142.50	142.50
1	—	1,965	138.00	138.00
36	—	1,736	142.50–148.50	144.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,649	138.50–142.00	140.27
4	—	1,641	128.50–137.00	134.02
12	—	1,556	141.00–151.00	146.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,129	114.50–140.00	126.87
17	—	1,189	75.00–92.50	86.56
35	—	1,060	100.00–129.00	110.59
149	—	1,123	129.00–159.00	144.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	1,498	126.00–138.00	132.96
1	—	1,645	87.50	87.50
75	—	1,410	135.00–155.00	144.25
4	—	1,473	121.00–124.00	122.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	149.00	149.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	971	123.00–126.00	123.88
65	—	1,103	137.00–192.50	153.06
37	—	1,123	123.00–147.50	134.74

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Colorado barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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