Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 215 priced lines covering 5,888 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,286 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 191 head. replacement cattle receipts at 29 head. Counted as USDA files them — 2 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,286Last week 1,545Year ago 14,683

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 545Year ago 2,489

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 170Year ago 339

Combined weighted average report for 5 Colorado auction markets included: Centennial Livestock, Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Sterling Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. The next available report will be Monday, December 15, 2025.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
26	250–300	289	600.00–610.00	602.15
23	300–350	330	560.00	560.00
20	350–400	381	525.00	525.00
23	400–450	409	505.00	505.00
26	450–500	474	430.00–485.00	435.35
2	1100–1150	1,145	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	250–300	269	495.00–500.00	497.85
43	300–350	325	500.00–530.00	508.15
25	350–400	357	490.00–500.00	494.75
39	400–450	417	405.00	405.00
20	550–600	571	317.50–325.00	319.37
28	600–650	604	300.00–307.50	306.12
14	650–700	655	295.00–312.50	301.20
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	250–300	277	680.00	680.00
4	400–450	445	470.00	470.00
6	500–550	513	385.00	385.00
5	650–700	661	345.00	345.00
23	700–750	701	269.00	269.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
28	200–250	206	415.00	415.00
9	250–300	277	465.00	465.00
185	300–350	331	415.00–477.50	451.95
39	350–400	377	415.00–445.00	420.40
3	400–450	442	350.00	350.00
24	450–500	465	360.00–365.00	361.83
10	550–600	582	180.00	180.00
7	650–700	660	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	271	445.00–515.00	467.99
41	300–350	346	425.00	425.00
12	350–400	375	405.00–420.00	411.40
80	400–450	415	420.00–441.00	422.38
74	450–500	470	355.00–410.00	369.40
37	500–550	529	362.50–380.00	370.86
61	550–600	592	331.00–387.50	340.04
63	600–650	628	290.00–348.00	327.34
38	650–700	655	307.00–311.00	310.09
26	700–750	721	232.50–303.00	257.54
23	750–800	767	232.50–302.50	288.06
3	850–900	880	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	245	975.00	975.00
15	250–300	284	475.00–540.00	495.70
18	300–350	330	462.50–520.00	484.01
50	350–400	372	450.00–486.00	464.05
73	400–450	425	430.00–465.00	447.66
98	450–500	479	385.00–412.50	403.97
209	500–550	512	383.00–400.00	395.53
209	550–600	579	352.50–371.00	363.84
177	600–650	630	322.00–352.50	344.94
69	650–700	673	328.00–347.00	335.02
89	700–750	724	282.50–312.50	300.89
22	750–800	778	278.00–295.00	292.65
3	800–850	807	265.00	265.00
18	850–900	886	250.00–279.00	275.86
19	900–950	907	237.50–270.00	261.58
15	950–1000	971	237.50–265.00	258.68
15	1000–1050	1,040	275.00–284.00	282.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	348	437.50	437.50
14	350–400	379	365.00–432.50	399.28
6	400–450	434	375.00	375.00
5	450–500	486	380.00	380.00
30	500–550	540	362.50–369.00	367.68
29	550–600	581	318.00–353.00	338.12
4	600–650	620	337.50	337.50
5	650–700	651	305.00	305.00
2	700–750	745	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	529	342.50	342.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	494	372.50	372.50
13	500–550	518	350.00–360.00	356.18
24	550–600	576	345.00–348.00	346.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	371	432.50	432.50
11	400–450	422	405.00–407.50	405.90
40	450–500	480	380.00–390.00	382.50
6	500–550	520	285.00–382.50	349.17
11	550–600	568	345.00–364.00	356.83
18	600–650	637	310.00–335.00	326.78
8	650–700	676	327.50	327.50
5	700–750	741	290.00–311.00	298.42
2	750–800	770	285.00	285.00
10	900–950	913	247.50	247.50
2	1000–1050	1,000	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	410.00	410.00
7	400–450	432	405.00	405.00
22	450–500	463	390.00	390.00
5	500–550	518	332.50–377.50	359.96
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	725.00	725.00
30	450–500	493	400.00	400.00
3	600–650	642	330.00	330.00
3	700–750	727	299.00	299.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	700–750	706	341.00	341.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	543	340.00	340.00
3	600–650	622	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	455	335.00	335.00
9	550–600	594	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	550.00	550.00
17	350–400	384	495.00–537.50	520.04
108	400–450	438	477.50–505.00	480.03
37	450–500	482	425.00–455.00	440.23
28	500–550	535	406.00–467.50	425.18
55	550–600	582	371.00–437.50	391.92
162	600–650	638	355.00–391.00	364.18
64	650–700	682	325.00–345.00	338.22
51	700–750	715	310.00–317.50	313.95
19	750–800	760	292.50–327.00	315.83
16	800–850	830	275.00–303.00	299.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	563	440.00	440.00
29	650–700	654	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	224	885.00	885.00
3	250–300	252	1,050.00	1,050.00
16	300–350	323	570.00–600.00	587.61
70	350–400	370	530.00–600.00	572.34
18	400–450	419	515.00–530.00	524.77
85	450–500	469	440.00–490.00	465.56
284	500–550	533	417.50–472.00	429.43
147	550–600	576	381.00–437.00	402.77
209	600–650	627	357.00–410.00	385.91
241	650–700	674	339.00–386.00	361.45
210	700–750	726	325.00–374.00	347.40
118	750–800	778	305.00–349.00	337.69
75	800–850	836	292.50–328.00	317.65
29	850–900	857	297.50–334.00	317.79
16	900–950	917	297.50–319.00	309.61
6	950–1000	973	285.00	285.00
8	1000–1050	1,031	230.00–279.00	242.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	436	470.00	470.00
4	450–500	480	425.00	425.00
7	600–650	620	347.00–362.50	351.50
5	750–800	764	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	490	427.50	427.50
43	500–550	527	435.00–440.00	435.56
7	550–600	577	370.00–390.00	381.31
22	600–650	637	356.00–360.00	358.95
3	700–750	707	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	361	465.00	465.00
34	450–500	476	412.50–427.50	420.68
22	500–550	510	440.00–450.00	443.73
23	550–600	556	395.00–418.00	408.20
13	600–650	643	383.00	383.00
12	650–700	670	360.00–362.50	360.83
8	700–750	712	341.00	341.00
14	750–800	770	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	344	535.00	535.00
5	350–400	353	460.00	460.00
9	400–450	435	507.50	507.50
38	500–550	526	430.00–456.00	446.01
12	550–600	552	402.50	402.50
55	600–650	623	367.50–399.00	392.47
7	650–700	656	360.00–365.00	362.12
27	700–750	742	335.00–357.00	351.48
7	800–850	836	302.50	302.50
7	1050–1100	1,053	256.00	256.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	450–500	480	395.00–410.00	405.94
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	302	545.00	545.00
3	350–400	350	565.00	565.00
11	450–500	453	455.00	455.00
17	550–600	586	352.50–357.50	353.94
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	518	408.00	408.00
17	600–650	625	345.00–375.00	351.88
2	750–800	755	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	453	480.00	480.00
88	600–650	612	384.00	384.00
55	650–700	665	386.00–387.50	386.19
11	750–800	752	356.00	356.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	618	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	645	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	446	450.00	450.00
5	450–500	454	445.00	445.00
9	500–550	547	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	680	346.00	346.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	548	377.00	377.00
16	550–600	565	420.00	420.00
7	750–800	755	264.00	264.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	255	465.00	465.00
27	350–400	360	400.00–505.00	465.71
19	500–550	537	220.00	220.00
6	600–650	619	232.50	232.50
1	900–950	935	200.00	200.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	530.00	530.00
9	300–350	318	535.00	535.00
12	400–450	403	455.00	455.00
12	850–900	850	225.00	225.00
8	900–950	929	181.00	181.00
12	1100–1150	1,143	184.00	184.00
2	1200–1250	1,215	190.00	190.00
8	1250–1300	1,254	162.50	162.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	608	302.50	302.50
7	700–750	711	277.50	277.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per head · actual wt
9	100–150	132	220.00	220.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,653	171.00–189.00	179.44
6	—	1,783	153.00–169.00	163.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	171.00	171.00
6	—	1,380	132.00–145.00	138.00
26	—	1,365	154.00–161.00	158.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	112.50	112.50
46	—	1,219	160.00–162.50	160.97
43	—	1,199	150.00–159.00	156.90
39	—	1,085	120.00–149.00	135.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	162.00	162.00
8	—	1,573	154.00–155.00	154.63
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,885	133.00	133.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	152.50	152.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	185.00	185.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	190.00	190.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	207.50	207.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	850	227.50	227.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,320	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,758.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,922.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,183	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,974.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,083	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,419	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,714.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,025.00	2,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,480	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	845	2,025.00–2,325.00	2,186.54

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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