Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 200 priced lines covering 3,407 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,378 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 681 head. replacement cattle receipts at 144 head. Counted as USDA files them — 8 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,378Last week 1,491Year ago 4,607

Slaughter CattleReceipts 681Last week 464Year ago 789

Replacement CattleReceipts 144Last week 86Year ago 132

Combined weighted average report for 3 Colorado auction markets included: Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, and Livestock Exchange.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	224	1,025.00–1,675.00	1,478.71
13	250–300	280	607.50–685.00	630.93
17	300–350	327	570.00–615.00	578.89
29	350–400	359	575.00–595.00	581.06
35	400–450	402	512.00–522.50	520.51
38	450–500	473	451.00–480.00	459.27
115	500–550	516	422.50–435.00	430.66
191	550–600	582	401.00–419.00	410.34
77	600–650	625	400.00–427.50	411.51
46	650–700	673	370.00–388.00	382.64
44	700–750	727	360.00–372.50	367.72
20	750–800	766	370.00–372.50	371.64
62	800–850	830	349.00–360.00	358.76
46	850–900	871	327.50–349.50	336.39
2	900–950	905	317.50	317.50
71	950–1000	959	322.50–331.50	331.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	532	452.50–467.00	461.71
72	550–600	552	427.50–435.00	434.57
8	650–700	689	398.00	398.00
3	700–750	733	380.00	380.00
27	850–900	869	345.00–347.50	346.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	480	490.00–495.00	492.09
4	550–600	551	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	585.00	585.00
9	300–350	317	517.50–590.00	571.99
19	350–400	382	515.00–537.00	520.83
38	400–450	437	470.00–495.00	487.44
75	450–500	485	420.00–440.00	434.02
41	500–550	530	405.00–414.00	409.55
8	550–600	580	368.00–400.00	385.87
43	600–650	628	372.50–390.00	385.05
8	650–700	673	352.50	352.50
4	700–750	741	345.00	345.00
12	750–800	770	345.00	345.00
5	850–900	868	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	269	355.00	355.00
13	350–400	376	420.00–480.00	437.78
13	400–450	427	430.00	430.00
3	500–550	512	395.00	395.00
2	600–650	603	365.00	365.00
7	700–750	735	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	802	370.00	370.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	535.00	535.00
31	350–400	384	525.00–535.00	526.95
14	400–450	434	460.00–465.00	460.99
32	450–500	463	415.00	415.00
15	500–550	513	413.00–419.00	417.73
7	550–600	592	395.00–400.00	398.59
14	600–650	605	402.50–420.00	410.07
6	650–700	691	366.00	366.00
23	700–750	716	355.00–360.00	357.63
58	750–800	785	363.00–371.00	365.70
9	800–850	831	330.00–337.50	335.00
24	850–900	894	325.00	325.00
18	900–950	945	317.50–322.50	321.39
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	750–800	791	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	291	475.00–540.00	494.91
11	300–350	339	455.00–505.00	491.80
21	350–400	383	435.00–455.00	448.64
39	400–450	420	430.00–465.00	448.35
50	450–500	467	398.00–415.00	405.02
125	500–550	531	388.00–427.50	400.53
50	550–600	566	357.50–410.00	374.98
39	600–650	616	325.00–374.00	359.64
41	650–700	680	332.50–366.00	351.83
113	700–750	730	342.00–355.00	348.73
40	750–800	779	337.00–340.00	338.98
33	800–850	830	325.00–335.00	331.28
7	850–900	886	320.00	320.00
2	900–950	928	267.50	267.50
16	950–1000	985	242.50–252.50	250.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	612	372.50–397.50	391.12
31	650–700	660	350.00–363.00	360.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	495.00	495.00
7	350–400	371	415.00–431.00	421.98
11	400–450	425	417.00–425.00	422.16
20	450–500	488	385.00–395.00	389.83
16	500–550	535	347.50–390.00	361.19
9	550–600	561	370.00–390.00	382.07
6	600–650	621	327.50–332.00	330.47
7	700–750	729	320.00–325.00	323.60
2	750–800	795	295.00	295.00
9	800–850	839	295.00–300.00	296.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	278	505.00–585.00	522.80
4	300–350	349	540.00	540.00
6	350–400	361	470.00–485.00	476.69
10	400–450	410	480.00	480.00
80	500–550	507	428.00–450.00	429.45
11	550–600	570	378.50–435.00	394.11
5	950–1000	992	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	338	475.00–480.00	477.18
3	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
14	450–500	477	360.00–377.50	363.74
11	500–550	546	337.50	337.50
13	550–600	589	355.00–360.00	357.66
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	435.00	435.00
25	400–450	423	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	480.00	480.00
17	350–400	370	430.00–445.00	434.74
10	400–450	432	450.00	450.00
14	550–600	581	392.50	392.50
2	600–650	640	315.00	315.00
22	650–700	658	350.00–357.50	352.92
8	800–850	831	325.00–328.00	327.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	560.00–575.00	569.24
2	350–400	398	460.00	460.00
14	450–500	457	420.00–470.00	444.64
2	550–600	570	360.00	360.00
14	600–650	640	357.50–370.00	359.27
2	650–700	655	335.00	335.00
3	750–800	757	312.50	312.50
3	950–1000	993	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	497	407.00	407.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	435.00	435.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	905	157.50	157.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	260.00	260.00
1	900–950	920	256.00	256.00
3	1000–1050	1,022	255.00–255.50	255.33
1	1100–1150	1,120	248.50	248.50
1	1150–1200	1,190	243.00	243.00
1	1200–1250	1,230	235.50	235.50
6	1250–1300	1,258	232.00	232.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	272.50	272.50
2	850–900	863	261.00–263.00	261.99
1	900–950	925	259.00	259.00
3	950–1000	993	257.50	257.50
4	1050–1100	1,074	253.50–256.00	254.12
7	1100–1150	1,132	249.00–250.00	249.64
11	1150–1200	1,171	245.00–249.50	247.63
4	1250–1300	1,277	233.50–237.50	234.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	260.00	260.00
2	900–950	920	254.50	254.50
1	1000–1050	1,015	240.00	240.00
1	1300–1350	1,325	205.00	205.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1150–1200	1,160	200.00	200.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	955	288.00	288.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,333	3,825.00–3,950.00	3,888.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,690	3,850.00	3,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,670	4,800.00	4,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,485	3,800.00	3,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,195	2,650.00–3,600.00	3,033.26
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,159	3,025.00–3,225.00	3,150.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,145	2,700.00–3,025.00	2,934.20
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,241	2,825.00–2,950.00	2,846.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	1,341	2,325.00–3,100.00	2,660.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,242	2,525.00–3,000.00	2,763.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,405	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,650.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,241	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,652.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,094	2,600.00–3,850.00	2,945.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	858	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	855	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	1,825.00–1,975.00	1,893.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,255	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,298.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,485	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,225.00	2,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,314	3,175.00	3,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,264	3,525.00	3,525.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	863	2,050.00–2,075.00	2,064.28
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	2,725.00	2,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	937	2,425.00–2,650.00	2,588.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	2,125.00	2,125.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	872	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,369.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	977	3,000.00–3,125.00	3,042.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	886	2,725.00–3,150.00	2,835.44
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,035	187.50–270.00	228.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	200.00–230.00	211.61
1	—	1,120	218.00	218.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,793	169.00–190.00	180.47
45	—	1,784	181.00–201.00	190.13
17	—	1,492	122.00–178.50	161.08
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,391	140.00	140.00
93	—	1,434	152.00–179.50	164.13
15	—	1,363	173.00–221.00	185.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,166	50.00–116.00	95.49
34	—	1,176	120.00–158.00	139.16
22	—	1,130	150.00–179.00	169.06
75	—	1,242	131.00–168.00	143.80
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,723	165.00–176.00	171.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,519	130.00–157.00	143.05
2	—	1,473	113.00–125.00	119.46
20	—	1,461	158.50–182.00	169.71
75	—	1,440	142.50–169.00	150.68
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,159	160.00–182.50	170.16
13	—	1,175	125.00–140.00	129.83
13	—	1,154	137.50–169.00	147.25
8	—	1,327	90.00–115.00	92.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,740	158.00	158.00
12	—	1,560	173.00–183.00	174.52
12	—	1,546	155.00–168.00	161.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,613	166.00–169.50	166.31

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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