Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 175 priced lines covering 7,458 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,978 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 158 head. replacement cattle receipts at 121 head. Counted as USDA files them — 3 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,978Last week 4,681Year ago 9,715

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 257Year ago 1,054

Replacement CattleReceipts 121Last week 129Year ago 528

Combined weighted average report for 2 Colorado auction markets included: Winter Livestock and La Junta Livestock. Trade activity and demand were Moderate to Good. The next available report will be Monday, March 23, 2026.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	330	615.00–625.00	619.26
12	350–400	383	582.50–602.50	594.77
47	400–450	430	562.50–577.50	565.17
58	450–500	484	520.00–527.50	525.00
78	500–550	538	480.00–492.00	486.24
113	550–600	567	440.00–471.00	462.67
182	600–650	624	410.00–446.00	439.88
115	650–700	681	370.00–407.00	405.64
190	700–750	737	371.00–379.00	375.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
104	700–750	705	407.50–413.00	410.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	670.00	670.00
9	300–350	305	620.00–640.00	633.29
53	350–400	384	615.00–630.00	623.84
38	400–450	413	600.00–612.50	605.50
113	450–500	482	512.50–542.50	533.46
128	500–550	507	504.00–520.00	514.92
193	550–600	562	470.00–494.00	485.34
273	600–650	620	425.00–464.00	454.55
267	650–700	663	396.00–426.00	414.94
159	700–750	713	362.50–390.00	385.94
179	750–800	774	356.25–368.00	362.25
148	800–850	814	340.00–357.50	353.75
45	850–900	864	338.50–342.00	338.73
71	900–950	903	312.50–325.00	324.30
2	1000–1050	1,018	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	457	575.00	575.00
86	500–550	513	528.00	528.00
46	550–600	557	502.00–504.00	503.40
48	600–650	604	485.00	485.00
112	700–750	704	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	585.00	585.00
14	500–550	522	450.00–465.00	457.84
20	550–600	576	454.00–456.00	455.59
77	600–650	641	377.50–432.50	420.11
3	650–700	665	390.00	390.00
52	700–750	728	320.00–369.00	362.39
14	750–800	789	340.00–345.00	341.08
47	800–850	843	333.50–341.00	336.06
170	850–900	880	326.00–331.00	327.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	545.00	545.00
9	350–400	377	560.00–567.50	561.67
29	400–450	439	542.50–552.50	546.93
29	450–500	485	495.00–510.00	505.72
19	500–550	538	462.50–475.00	466.47
95	550–600	590	444.00–447.00	445.66
57	600–650	626	352.50–422.00	411.63
12	650–700	696	377.00	377.00
6	700–750	733	353.00	353.00
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	399	570.00	570.00
9	450–500	480	500.00	500.00
10	500–550	507	467.50	467.50
20	550–600	575	445.00–453.00	450.59
62	650–700	687	395.50–402.50	397.09
6	700–750	726	362.50	362.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	590.00	590.00
5	400–450	418	580.00	580.00
28	450–500	479	437.50–532.50	464.08
30	500–550	503	502.00	502.00
10	600–650	601	425.00	425.00
15	700–750	711	386.00	386.00
27	750–800	798	357.00	357.00
30	800–850	812	351.50	351.50
3	900–950	910	307.50	307.50
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	349	520.00	520.00
22	400–450	404	477.50	477.50
49	550–600	590	432.50–442.00	435.87
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	575	400.00–402.50	401.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	525.00	525.00
15	350–400	379	475.00–555.00	533.40
51	400–450	424	477.50–512.50	505.44
34	450–500	479	460.00–472.50	462.91
49	500–550	532	415.00–440.00	432.68
125	550–600	580	392.50–419.00	413.86
68	600–650	630	323.00–389.00	370.92
75	650–700	681	302.50–370.00	360.86
168	700–750	721	343.00–364.00	353.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	275	640.00–650.00	646.11
3	300–350	332	640.00	640.00
28	350–400	376	570.00–575.00	571.09
48	400–450	410	487.50–560.00	542.61
84	450–500	476	442.50–487.50	480.37
166	500–550	532	425.00–458.00	450.50
203	550–600	570	417.50–431.00	424.96
173	600–650	626	330.00–415.00	405.26
122	650–700	670	322.50–391.00	372.48
100	700–750	710	374.00–390.00	380.47
88	750–800	769	300.00–357.00	350.04
51	800–850	805	327.50–338.00	337.38
60	850–900	887	297.50–310.00	305.22
8	900–950	931	272.50	272.50
11	950–1000	985	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
44	550–600	570	442.00–445.00	443.88
37	650–700	652	406.00	406.00
51	700–750	705	395.00	395.00
6	850–900	883	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	500.00	500.00
39	400–450	441	430.00–495.00	486.93
25	450–500	492	415.00–450.00	434.73
12	500–550	522	360.00–391.00	377.85
15	550–600	579	355.00–397.50	384.92
12	600–650	606	352.50	352.50
31	650–700	672	350.00–352.50	351.11
62	700–750	712	327.00–337.00	332.95
43	750–800	756	333.00–337.00	335.71
29	800–850	827	297.50–313.00	304.17
4	950–1000	951	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	387	477.50	477.50
30	400–450	435	415.00–480.00	462.37
15	500–550	511	421.00–425.00	422.12
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	200–250	216	545.00	545.00
12	300–350	345	507.50	507.50
38	350–400	377	465.00	465.00
3	450–500	465	425.00	425.00
24	500–550	538	427.50–437.50	432.97
57	550–600	576	391.00–407.00	395.34
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	543	386.00	386.00
2	650–700	683	328.00	328.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	560.00	560.00
35	400–450	440	472.50–477.50	475.85
22	450–500	478	440.00–452.50	448.50
15	550–600	554	419.00	419.00
59	600–650	607	335.00–409.00	396.05
94	650–700	683	350.00–361.00	352.29
56	700–750	724	324.00–335.25	331.36
104	750–800	780	305.00–333.00	326.83
8	850–900	871	310.50	310.50
61	900–950	901	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	495.00	495.00
15	500–550	522	419.00	419.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	610.00	610.00
13	600–650	625	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	320	670.00	670.00
16	350–400	392	595.00	595.00
40	450–500	475	495.00	495.00
64	500–550	532	464.00–467.50	464.73
81	550–600	567	453.00–454.00	453.60
17	600–650	640	422.50	422.50
56	650–700	655	422.50	422.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	615.00	615.00
3	500–550	533	475.00	475.00
23	550–600	577	440.00	440.00
3	600–650	608	437.50	437.50
19	650–700	681	385.00	385.00
59	700–750	733	365.00	365.00
9	750–800	763	360.00	360.00
17	850–900	857	316.00	316.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	384	560.00–580.00	567.56
2	400–450	430	580.00	580.00
2	550–600	568	445.00	445.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,754	199.00–216.00	205.64
3	—	1,382	178.00–181.00	179.23
10	—	1,624	182.50–196.00	188.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	138.00	138.00
11	—	1,542	164.50–169.00	165.38
1	—	1,565	172.00	172.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,438	160.00–168.00	165.09
8	—	1,382	171.00–179.00	175.06
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,945	152.00	152.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,167	170.00–181.50	176.59
10	—	1,087	157.00–168.00	164.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,176	173.00–180.00	176.44
6	—	1,093	158.00–169.00	164.55
11	—	1,060	141.00–159.00	147.01
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,310	174.00–178.00	176.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	998	192.50–202.50	197.44
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	—	996	230.00–277.50	256.02
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,094	212.50–245.00	223.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	52	—	1,263	3,050.00–3,300.00	3,208.42
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	915	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	669	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,975.00	2,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	907	3,025.00–3,125.00	3,059.93
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	4,200.00	4,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,468	3,700.00	3,700.00

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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