Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 191 priced lines covering 5,670 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,415 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 121 head. replacement cattle receipts at 196 head. Counted as USDA files them — 20 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,415Last week 950Year ago 5,577

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 155Year ago 913

Replacement CattleReceipts 196Last week 378Year ago 253

Combined weighted average report for 2 Colorado auction markets included: Winter Livestock, and La Junta Livestock. Trade activity and demand were Good to Very Good. The next available report will be Monday, April 6, 2026.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	350–400	391	600.00–625.00	606.17
21	400–450	429	545.00–567.50	558.17
21	450–500	469	512.50–520.00	517.65
37	500–550	527	470.00–502.50	496.29
139	550–600	569	437.50–460.00	440.62
115	600–650	624	401.00–423.00	407.77
57	650–700	679	383.00–410.00	401.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	1,785.00	1,785.00
21	300–350	333	655.00	655.00
13	350–400	377	640.00–655.00	646.71
64	400–450	426	567.50–585.00	575.16
42	450–500	462	515.00–545.00	537.22
227	500–550	527	489.00–527.50	512.83
157	550–600	573	452.50–481.00	463.85
57	600–650	612	430.00–440.00	430.52
93	650–700	658	415.00–426.00	421.70
244	700–750	724	360.00–378.00	369.28
111	750–800	772	352.50–362.50	356.39
68	800–850	830	330.00–353.50	345.41
22	850–900	856	331.50–332.50	332.05
54	900–950	923	311.50–319.00	315.76
55	950–1000	976	305.00–311.00	308.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	312	670.00–675.00	671.52
5	350–400	364	667.50	667.50
34	400–450	406	615.00–621.00	619.08
8	450–500	453	555.00	555.00
25	550–600	566	485.00–487.50	485.89
25	650–700	651	437.50	437.50
28	700–750	722	394.50	394.50
24	800–850	803	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	398	545.00	545.00
12	400–450	427	505.00–527.50	519.45
9	450–500	474	467.50–485.00	475.46
37	500–550	524	445.00–465.00	456.28
23	550–600	584	396.00–400.00	398.75
15	600–650	647	382.50–385.00	384.50
19	650–700	678	375.00–385.00	377.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	369	585.00	585.00
12	450–500	470	505.00–510.00	507.94
53	500–550	518	470.00–487.50	479.32
22	550–600	581	417.50–427.50	423.58
31	650–700	668	391.00–394.00	392.39
21	700–750	732	352.75–359.00	354.77
4	750–800	783	342.50–345.00	343.77
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	427	520.00–525.00	520.99
5	450–500	456	510.00	510.00
3	500–550	517	480.00	480.00
8	550–600	571	420.00–435.00	428.43
30	600–650	635	402.50–410.00	409.02
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	642.50	642.50
9	400–450	416	555.00	555.00
7	450–500	466	525.00–542.50	532.41
117	500–550	511	495.00–507.50	506.10
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	419	441.00–480.00	459.85
12	450–500	494	485.00	485.00
18	550–600	589	400.00–410.00	404.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
57	500–550	528	401.00–457.50	405.63
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	631	392.50	392.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	472	480.00	480.00
10	550–600	567	425.00	425.00
3	600–650	635	372.50	372.50
3	700–750	742	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	257	1,800.00	1,800.00
9	400–450	404	554.00–602.50	564.80
14	550–600	564	450.00–465.00	452.09
7	600–650	620	415.00–417.50	416.00
8	700–750	722	340.00–377.50	363.18
2	750–800	753	310.00	310.00
2	800–850	813	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	427	595.00	595.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	532	367.50	367.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	346	532.50	532.50
8	350–400	381	505.00–537.50	529.12
50	400–450	436	476.00–525.00	508.63
13	450–500	469	430.00–478.00	453.32
103	500–550	522	430.00–449.00	439.57
34	550–600	579	393.00–417.50	397.67
71	600–650	626	375.00–391.00	382.75
55	650–700	679	344.00–352.00	347.12
27	700–750	735	342.50–347.50	343.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	1,725.00	1,725.00
4	300–350	335	557.50	557.50
21	350–400	363	520.00–567.50	545.12
72	400–450	430	509.00–545.00	528.47
39	450–500	493	450.00–470.00	464.60
74	500–550	519	450.00–466.00	461.33
305	550–600	580	400.00–446.00	419.47
88	600–650	615	390.00–407.50	397.24
129	650–700	670	360.00–393.00	376.58
65	700–750	715	350.00–361.00	352.99
74	750–800	767	329.00–332.50	329.93
101	800–850	832	324.00–332.50	324.42
24	850–900	866	322.50–335.00	327.66
3	1000–1050	1,023	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	324	577.50	577.50
4	350–400	361	585.00	585.00
49	400–450	406	565.00–572.50	566.51
57	450–500	482	485.00–492.50	489.38
39	500–550	506	485.00	485.00
22	550–600	563	422.50	422.50
94	600–650	629	407.50–423.00	415.45
20	650–700	664	382.50–385.00	384.01
146	700–750	711	367.50–371.00	370.90
41	750–800	767	340.00–349.00	342.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	385	512.50–515.00	514.06
28	400–450	425	485.00–500.00	489.86
11	450–500	457	402.50–407.50	403.84
105	500–550	522	415.00–425.00	420.74
42	550–600	574	379.00–385.00	382.66
155	600–650	644	361.00–367.50	362.05
18	700–750	734	330.00–335.00	333.90
3	750–800	782	307.00	307.00
18	800–850	809	318.00	318.00
17	850–900	880	306.00–317.50	310.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	344	490.00	490.00
17	350–400	382	460.00–485.00	470.27
13	400–450	418	390.00	390.00
20	500–550	534	410.00–430.00	417.27
16	550–600	587	357.50–401.00	376.31
25	600–650	620	340.00–350.00	346.17
60	650–700	665	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	520.00	520.00
4	400–450	421	485.00–492.50	488.91
41	450–500	493	457.50–465.00	461.14
12	500–550	506	405.00–445.00	428.54
23	550–600	586	365.00–377.50	369.89
12	600–650	619	330.00	330.00
13	650–700	676	350.00–351.00	350.60
39	700–750	721	333.00	333.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	377	465.00	465.00
21	400–450	406	470.00–472.50	472.00
7	450–500	475	445.00	445.00
5	650–700	663	332.50–335.00	333.50
9	700–750	720	308.00–312.50	309.96
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	321	530.00–546.00	539.52
6	350–400	374	542.50	542.50
23	400–450	435	510.00–530.00	523.60
8	450–500	484	475.00	475.00
34	500–550	516	430.00–440.00	437.06
7	550–600	559	417.50	417.50
15	600–650	614	370.00–406.00	390.67
4	650–700	661	365.00	365.00
23	700–750	706	327.50–352.50	343.91
5	750–800	769	330.00	330.00
3	800–850	818	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	383	497.50–505.00	498.49
27	400–450	437	432.50–450.00	445.42
5	500–550	511	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
100	450–500	473	495.00	495.00
17	650–700	663	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	180.00–186.00	183.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,379	170.00–177.00	173.12
2	—	1,370	145.00–153.00	148.94
20	—	1,390	160.00–169.50	166.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,274	170.00–172.00	170.63
9	—	1,168	141.00–158.00	149.11
6	—	1,125	161.00–166.00	163.89
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,718	172.50	172.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	170.00–174.00	172.04
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,094	159.50	159.50
6	—	1,232	173.00–176.00	173.63
13	—	1,143	162.50–168.00	164.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,805	179.00–184.00	181.89
11	—	2,036	210.00–236.00	221.19
7	—	1,801	190.00–208.00	198.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	4,200.00	4,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,110	3,500.00–3,750.00	3,569.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,348	3,700.00–4,450.00	4,099.35
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,421	3,450.00	3,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,423.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,023	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	982	3,300.00–3,525.00	3,440.22
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,434	3,300.00–3,525.00	3,353.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,372	3,200.00–3,950.00	3,842.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,350	4,250.00	4,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,480	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,226	2,850.00–3,100.00	2,904.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,555	3,200.00	3,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,053	192.50–202.50	198.91
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	41	—	1,021	255.00–287.50	266.66
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	—	982	212.50–242.50	228.22
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,063	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,323.82
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	—	903	3,650.00–3,960.00	3,946.06
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	705	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	2,900.00	2,900.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	4,200.00–4,300.00	4,252.60
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	4,100.00–4,600.00	4,339.67

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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