Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, May 5
● As filed145 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Colorado reported 145 priced lines covering 1,837 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,952 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 553 head. replacement cattle receipts at 191 head. Counted as USDA files them — 94 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon May 5, 2025
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 1,952Last week 1,434Year ago 5,288
Slaughter CattleReceipts 553Last week 818Year ago 889
Replacement CattleReceipts 191Last week 847Year ago 462

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 2 Colorado auction markets included: Centennial Livestock and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand were Good. Feeder steers and heifers too thinly traded for an accurate trend. In the slaughter cow supply, Average Dressing Breakers and Premium White cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher on a light test while Average Dressing Boner and Lean cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Average Dressing slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. The next available report will be Monday, May 19, 2025.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1800–850825207.50207.50
11000–10501,035150.00150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
150–10070725.00725.00
2100–150113925.00–1,050.00988.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1750–800750242.50242.50
11050–11001,090167.50167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
150–10085875.00875.00
1150–2001601,025.001,025.00
1700–750730260.00260.00
2950–1000953227.00227.00
11000–10501,025214.00214.00
31200–12501,210190.00190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2850–900883230.00–231.00230.51
2900–950910230.00230.00
3950–1000977212.50212.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41000–10501,023165.00165.00
11100–11501,100164.00164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1800–850815232.50232.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1800–850840231.00231.00
11150–12001,180186.00186.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4250–300275440.00440.00
19300–350318400.00–405.00403.98
18350–400388395.00395.00
30400–450427375.00–385.00381.28
1550–600580227.50227.50
3750–800777216.00–230.00220.71
1800–850845207.00207.00
3850–900861209.00209.00
2950–1000983208.50–209.50209.01
41000–10501,015206.50–209.50208.60
51050–11001,083208.50–209.50209.30
21100–11501,118206.00–210.00208.00
11150–12001,175201.00201.00
31250–13001,274200.00200.00
11300–13501,300185.00185.00
31350–14001,373180.00180.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4150–200190290.00290.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5250–300283370.00370.00
4300–350316265.00–350.00327.49
19350–400375235.00–335.00310.38
41400–450418215.00–355.00328.33
6550–600573260.00260.00
1600–650645215.00215.00
1750–800795200.00200.00
1800–850830195.00195.00
1950–1000995191.00191.00
21150–12001,173186.00–187.50186.75
21250–13001,255180.00180.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2200–250200300.00300.00
12300–350301345.00345.00
1900–950945185.00185.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3250–300280270.00–485.00409.58
21350–400391270.00–460.00450.19
43400–450421260.00–430.00419.01
8500–550500350.00350.00
19550–600580330.00330.00
2750–800775220.00–221.00220.49
3800–850838217.00217.00
1850–900850212.00212.00
3900–950924210.50–212.50211.18
5950–1000974211.50–212.50211.70
201000–10501,020212.00–213.50213.43
31050–11001,073212.50–217.00214.00
61150–12001,160206.00–211.00209.09
41200–12501,221205.00205.00
21250–13001,278196.00–197.00196.50
11300–13501,300195.00195.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4150–200180362.50362.50
7250–300273380.00380.00
7300–350322320.00–370.00347.38
12350–400368350.00–370.00359.74
8400–450410375.00375.00
11450–500478320.00–335.00332.38
3500–550543255.00255.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6200–250205420.00420.00
57250–300281395.00–435.00420.49
46300–350340385.00–410.00407.04
186350–400370380.00–405.00391.59
10400–450427395.00395.00
23450–500472345.00–355.00347.35
12500–550534295.00–315.00304.89
7600–650614280.00280.00
5750–800751255.00255.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2400–450428265.00265.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15250–300277500.00–550.00531.70
6300–350331510.00510.00
44350–400383470.00–500.00482.33
56400–450419475.00–485.00480.23
8450–500459450.00450.00
18500–550514405.00405.00
45550–600579330.00–340.00333.68
4600–650604295.00–330.00321.30
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
24200–250231430.00430.00
51250–300270465.00–470.00467.27
24350–400379455.00455.00
34400–450432415.00–425.00418.35
33450–500469390.00–400.00397.48
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
61150–12001,195217.00217.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open101,4613,700.00–4,000.003,761.48
Young (2-4 yrs)Open91,0723,050.00–3,335.003,252.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open51,5963,400.003,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open121,3282,900.002,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open31,4903,550.003,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open31,5424,000.004,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open101,8193,800.003,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)Open251,6343,225.00–3,725.003,415.64
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open31,5083,060.003,060.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open41,5423,125.003,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open41,4693,610.003,610.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open61,4253,060.003,060.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)301,3412,625.00–2,760.002,715.31
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)61,5643,075.003,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)21,4332,500.002,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)41,4302,950.002,950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)21,3902,850.002,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)51,3032,200.002,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)111,3852,350.00–2,625.002,508.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
361,849173.50–183.00178.83
31,653162.00–169.50165.27
52,088187.00–194.50189.49
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
41,631158.00–175.00167.63
11,170202.00202.00
291,556175.00–182.00180.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1071,498135.00–146.00139.87
441,467122.50–134.00128.16
121,363147.00–160.00152.95
31,69598.00–110.00103.17
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
101,393134.00–143.00140.79
921,351144.00–158.00150.85
181,176160.00–195.00171.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11,465156.00156.00
311,713147.00–155.00149.40
11,795113.00113.00
91,819135.50–145.50143.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
211,151110.00–120.00115.63
61,113134.00–140.00137.13
421,182121.00–132.50125.91
131,19480.00–106.0093.58
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
221,121135.00–150.00143.76
9973160.00–190.00170.24
11,04082.5082.50
51,152128.00–138.00132.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21,478158.00–160.00158.90
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
21,725145.00–154.50149.34
31,622156.00–159.50157.90
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.