Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 135 priced lines covering 1,296 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,491 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 464 head. replacement cattle receipts at 86 head. Counted as USDA files them — 7 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,491Last week 3,056Year ago 2,738

Slaughter CattleReceipts 464Last week 468Year ago 794

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 0Year ago 246

Combined weighted average report for 2 Colorado auction markets included: La Junta Livestock and Livestock Exchange. The next available report will be Monday, September 29, 2025.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	288	605.00	605.00
10	300–350	327	575.00–580.00	577.07
15	350–400	367	535.00–560.00	544.76
24	400–450	427	475.00–485.00	481.05
24	450–500	475	435.00–450.00	436.82
18	500–550	514	450.00–455.00	453.90
29	550–600	582	400.00–407.50	401.86
17	600–650	626	389.00–395.00	393.58
15	650–700	683	370.00–377.50	371.98
28	700–750	729	360.00–372.50	368.88
9	750–800	769	340.00–355.00	351.55
24	800–850	837	335.00–342.50	337.70
4	850–900	850	337.50	337.50
3	900–950	933	305.00	305.00
16	1000–1050	1,038	312.00–313.00	312.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	510.00	510.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	386	510.00–515.00	511.35
3	400–450	413	455.00	455.00
14	500–550	524	405.00–425.00	422.04
2	700–750	705	345.00	345.00
2	800–850	838	305.00	305.00
17	850–900	873	288.00–302.50	289.69
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	1,350.00	1,350.00
2	450–500	463	450.00	450.00
14	800–850	800	345.00	345.00
21	850–900	878	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	665.00	665.00
2	600–650	633	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	500	430.00	430.00
11	700–750	738	320.00	320.00
4	800–850	813	300.00	300.00
4	850–900	885	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	241	550.00–555.00	552.44
3	250–300	255	560.00	560.00
12	300–350	326	495.00–510.00	503.75
26	350–400	379	440.00–455.00	448.41
10	400–450	401	450.00	450.00
8	450–500	465	425.00–430.00	426.21
13	500–550	540	382.50	382.50
22	550–600	587	382.00–390.00	383.78
7	600–650	636	367.50	367.50
17	650–700	672	345.00–352.50	347.62
38	700–750	728	340.00–348.00	342.45
7	750–800	780	322.50–330.00	326.73
2	850–900	873	302.50	302.50
6	900–950	915	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	353	480.00	480.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	402.50	402.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	277	405.00–425.00	415.97
8	300–350	333	465.00–485.00	477.16
8	450–500	471	400.00–410.00	402.51
3	550–600	572	342.50	342.50
6	700–750	737	282.50–297.50	290.00
19	750–800	789	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	686	346.00	346.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	531	260.00	260.00
6	750–800	785	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	845	246.00	246.00
7	900–950	926	241.00	241.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	590	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	605	265.00	265.00
3	800–850	835	257.00	257.00
1	850–900	865	259.00	259.00
2	1000–1050	1,048	245.00	245.00
1	1200–1250	1,200	225.00	225.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	763	280.00	280.00
8	950–1000	971	257.00–261.00	260.51
10	1000–1050	1,028	257.00–260.00	258.36
16	1050–1100	1,051	251.00–258.00	251.44
5	1100–1150	1,110	249.50	249.50
5	1150–1200	1,171	247.00–249.00	247.49
8	1200–1250	1,213	236.00–239.00	237.11
4	1250–1300	1,273	234.50–235.00	234.62
1	1350–1400	1,360	218.00	218.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
16	300–350	323	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,006.16
2	550–600	573	270.00	270.00
4	600–650	623	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	777	260.00	260.00
22	900–950	920	255.00–259.00	258.82
2	950–1000	970	248.00–250.00	249.01
23	1050–1100	1,085	248.50–249.50	249.22
5	1100–1150	1,126	244.50–246.50	245.40
14	1250–1300	1,297	224.00–228.00	224.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,353	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,205	2,575.00–2,850.00	2,808.76
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,348	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	2,325.00	2,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,925.00	2,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,030	2,725.00–3,025.00	2,885.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,375	2,325.00	2,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,174	2,600.00–2,875.00	2,763.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,253	2,625.00	2,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,185	2,875.00–3,050.00	2,954.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	2,825.00–3,025.00	2,891.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,078	2,475.00	2,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	2,575.00–2,600.00	2,586.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,033	2,325.00–2,400.00	2,364.95
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	220.00	220.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,113	202.50–212.00	203.37
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	192.50–197.50	195.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,430	3,225.00–3,900.00	3,593.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,480	3,850.00	3,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,363	4,275.00	4,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,805	4,000.00	4,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	953	2,425.00–2,600.00	2,521.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,145	163.50	163.50
7	—	1,679	162.00–171.00	165.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	101.00–110.00	105.97
7	—	1,434	150.00–172.00	155.03
28	—	1,562	130.00–135.00	134.12
78	—	1,520	136.50–167.00	144.68
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,360	171.00–225.00	179.61
25	—	1,276	148.00–175.00	165.82
2	—	1,448	145.00–148.00	146.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,070	110.00–157.00	126.10
41	—	1,287	124.50–169.00	133.80
10	—	1,242	140.00–175.00	171.10
19	—	997	50.00–134.00	108.18
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,167	135.00–169.00	152.69
9	—	1,100	172.00–180.00	174.30
3	—	1,117	140.00–153.00	143.90
2	—	1,028	107.50–136.00	121.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	147.50	147.50
52	—	1,755	150.00–161.00	156.45
1	—	1,500	169.00	169.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,714	166.00–170.00	168.54
Cows — Premium White 65-75% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,612	165.00–206.00	184.64
3	—	1,155	243.00	243.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,804	177.50–191.00	181.60
19	—	1,469	134.00–188.00	173.75
9	—	1,747	189.00–196.00	193.17

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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