Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 185 priced lines covering 4,077 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,681 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 257 head. replacement cattle receipts at 129 head. Counted as USDA files them — 6 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,681Last week 2,498Year ago 5,755

Slaughter CattleReceipts 257Last week 253Year ago 703

Replacement CattleReceipts 129Last week 82Year ago 110

Combined weighted average report for 3 Colorado auction markets included: Centennial Livestock, Winter Livestock, and La Junta Livestock. Trade activity and demand Moderate to Good. The next available report will be Monday, March 16, 2026.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	640.00	640.00
8	300–350	308	635.00–642.50	637.00
62	400–450	419	590.00–617.50	610.36
42	450–500	482	520.00–535.00	530.13
51	550–600	577	455.00–476.00	462.98
46	600–650	606	437.50–457.50	443.68
2	650–700	683	421.00	421.00
152	700–750	730	365.00–380.50	378.00
20	750–800	778	358.50	358.50
100	800–850	829	343.00–349.50	346.45
15	850–900	877	332.50–345.00	339.00
4	900–950	934	308.00	308.00
5	950–1000	982	309.00	309.00
3	1000–1050	1,012	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	620.00	620.00
10	350–400	370	462.50–540.00	515.52
13	400–450	425	535.00–555.00	549.27
2	450–500	493	480.00	480.00
5	500–550	548	470.00	470.00
3	600–650	602	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	519	395.00	395.00
5	750–800	793	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	600.00	600.00
11	350–400	387	580.00–605.00	589.77
9	400–450	422	557.50–570.00	561.35
5	450–500	476	510.00	510.00
33	500–550	515	464.00–515.00	511.01
15	550–600	592	420.00–446.00	435.58
43	600–650	638	420.00–440.00	428.85
7	650–700	672	399.00–406.00	402.95
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	490	453.00	453.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	529	451.00–477.50	461.27
10	650–700	670	369.00	369.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	520	498.00	498.00
23	550–600	570	425.00–437.50	432.89
2	650–700	670	385.00	385.00
16	850–900	878	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	900–950	912	331.50	331.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,433.33
2	250–300	270	630.00	630.00
11	300–350	335	555.00–570.00	566.12
13	350–400	375	540.00–555.00	549.80
39	400–450	420	492.00–525.00	515.92
41	450–500	460	466.00–480.00	473.81
38	500–550	506	420.00–472.50	452.15
15	550–600	571	417.50–425.00	421.44
11	650–700	668	412.50	412.50
51	700–750	713	372.50–393.00	390.69
46	750–800	794	323.00–342.00	326.93
29	800–850	828	313.00–332.50	320.63
2	850–900	898	302.50	302.50
2	900–950	933	297.50	297.50
5	950–1000	993	293.00–295.00	293.79
5	1050–1100	1,086	265.00	265.00
2	1100–1150	1,135	267.50	267.50
7	1150–1200	1,165	278.00	278.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
77	500–550	536	429.00–458.00	444.87
19	550–600	572	424.00	424.00
25	600–650	609	430.00	430.00
128	650–700	659	403.00–425.00	420.92
75	700–750	720	404.00–417.00	410.55
104	750–800	760	367.00–384.00	379.62
36	800–850	835	344.00–360.00	348.78
14	850–900	856	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	478.00–505.00	494.75
16	400–450	428	442.50–505.00	484.25
9	450–500	485	405.00–460.00	425.43
11	500–550	526	405.00–445.00	432.92
23	550–600	570	380.00–414.00	397.00
40	600–650	612	377.00–407.50	399.59
95	650–700	683	362.00–391.00	382.29
30	700–750	727	346.00–348.00	347.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	491	440.00	440.00
14	600–650	641	377.50	377.50
38	650–700	665	361.00–393.00	384.53
46	700–750	710	384.00	384.00
7	750–800	781	341.00	341.00
3	800–850	842	314.00	314.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	440.00–452.50	446.52
4	400–450	441	485.00	485.00
7	450–500	476	405.00–410.00	408.60
10	500–550	509	386.00–422.50	400.65
9	550–600	599	337.50	337.50
22	600–650	637	345.00–372.50	366.41
12	650–700	692	345.00–347.50	346.46
13	700–750	732	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	600–650	617	355.00–365.00	363.97
53	650–700	680	360.00–363.00	362.75
11	750–800	776	305.00–322.50	315.04
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	419	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	475	435.00	435.00
18	500–550	530	392.50–400.00	398.07
14	550–600	559	375.00	375.00
24	650–700	681	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	462.50	462.50
4	500–550	533	430.00	430.00
3	550–600	597	372.50	372.50
24	600–650	617	392.50–395.00	394.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	321	590.00	590.00
55	550–600	586	445.00	445.00
4	750–800	751	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	625.00–630.00	627.54
3	350–400	388	625.00	625.00
6	500–550	548	500.00	500.00
2	600–650	622	395.00	395.00
3	850–900	885	307.50	307.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	415.00	415.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	190	615.00	615.00
17	250–300	260	640.00–670.00	664.44
5	300–350	309	625.00	625.00
19	400–450	447	565.00	565.00
30	450–500	471	520.00	520.00
16	550–600	560	400.00–445.00	431.02
4	850–900	896	280.00	280.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	300–350	335	645.00–680.00	659.38
30	350–400	373	600.00–635.00	618.47
54	400–450	409	605.00–625.00	614.08
23	450–500	471	550.00–560.00	555.07
28	500–550	511	495.00–510.00	508.93
12	550–600	585	480.00	480.00
27	600–650	634	405.00–440.00	433.66
6	700–750	727	387.50	387.50
5	850–900	883	347.50	347.50
2	1450–1500	1,493	235.00	235.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
26	150–200	190	570.00	570.00
8	250–300	255	430.00	430.00
33	300–350	329	515.00–525.00	520.18
102	350–400	386	480.00–525.00	495.50
10	500–550	522	330.00	330.00
7	600–650	609	270.00	270.00
9	650–700	696	220.00	220.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
93	200–250	221	670.00	670.00
73	250–300	262	597.50–605.00	598.82
218	300–350	315	545.00–577.50	570.79
44	350–400	368	535.00–560.00	552.52
146	400–450	408	462.50–497.50	493.09
50	450–500	465	450.00–495.00	468.07
67	500–550	502	400.00–435.00	415.18
35	600–650	620	340.00	340.00
6	650–700	658	295.00	295.00
15	700–750	729	292.50	292.50
5	850–900	871	220.00	220.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	825	232.50	232.50
1	850–900	890	232.50	232.50
1	1150–1200	1,165	230.00	230.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	297	665.00	665.00
28	300–350	327	605.00–620.00	614.64
50	400–450	416	550.00–560.00	551.73
29	500–550	514	500.00	500.00
20	550–600	598	425.00–445.00	440.04
5	700–750	700	350.00	350.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	280	420.00	420.00
12	400–450	401	380.00	380.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	504	382.50	382.50
4	700–750	715	225.00	225.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	4,400.00	4,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,355	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,460	4,250.00	4,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,328	4,000.00–4,100.00	4,035.06
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,408	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,232.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,348	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,394	3,650.00–3,700.00	3,690.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	42	—	1,287	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,269.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,104	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,737.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,491	2,525.00–2,900.00	2,557.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	3,425.00	3,425.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	853	2,450.00	2,450.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	2,450.00	2,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,234	197.50	197.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,077	237.00–255.00	247.21
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,071	205.00–227.50	212.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	141.00	141.00
11	—	1,790	191.00–207.00	197.37
17	—	1,759	174.00–188.00	180.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,158	170.00–177.50	172.69
20	—	1,086	138.00–158.00	149.01
69	—	1,118	157.00–169.00	165.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,357	146.00–158.00	151.00
12	—	1,410	163.00–169.00	167.38
45	—	1,399	170.00–175.00	173.35
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	156.00	156.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,620	173.00	173.00
2	—	1,630	137.00–159.00	147.80

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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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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