Colorado feeder cattle prices

USDA auction weighted averages · $/cwt · week of Oct 26 – Nov 1 · Plains region
300–400 lb steers
$567.13
+46.78
USDA · 347 hd · 3 barns · vs prior weekWk Oct 26
400–500 lb steers
$494.62
+21.91
USDA · 1,143 hd · 4 barns · vs prior weekWk Oct 26
500–600 lb steers
$426.71
+5.68
USDA · 1,523 hd · 4 barns · vs prior weekWk Oct 26
600–700 lb steers
$378.96
+6.60
USDA · 943 hd · 4 barns · vs prior weekWk Oct 26

Summary

Week of Oct 26

Colorado steers sold higher in the classes that carried real volume. The busiest, 500–600 lb at 1,523 head, averaged $426.71/cwt, up $5.68 on the week and up $22.53 on the year.

Steers

4,681 head
Week of Oct 26 · change vs week of Oct 19 · year-ago vs week of Oct 27, 2025
Weight$/cwtvs prior weekvs year ago$/headHeadBarns
300–400 lb567.13+46.78+17.12—3473
400–500 lb494.62+21.91+34.102,2261,1434
500–600 lb426.71+5.68+22.532,3471,5234
600–700 lb378.96+6.60+21.172,4639434
700–800 lb342.96+11.70+14.642,5723214
800–900 lb325.37+13.33+7.752,7661214
900 lb +317.74+19.46+32.24—2834
$/cwt, head and barn counts are USDA as filed USDA. $/cwt is USDA's weighted average of every reported lot. $/head is that price applied to the midpoint of the weight range Derived, blank on 300–400 and 900 lb + because both are open-ended and USDA publishes no average weight to use instead.

Heifers

3,395 head
Week of Oct 26 · change vs week of Oct 19 · year-ago vs week of Oct 27, 2025
Weight$/cwtvs prior weekvs year ago$/headHeadBarns
300–400 lb451.84+14.53+17.33—5563
400–500 lb431.29+26.48+39.051,9411,0524
500–600 lb381.41+20.25+20.962,0981,1034
600–700 lb329.83−0.07−7.992,1442954
700–800 lb307.21+0.78+18.062,3041184
800–900 lb298.59+7.85+16.412,5381113
900 lb +277.73+15.02+2.20—1604
$/cwt, head and barn counts are USDA as filed USDA. $/cwt is USDA's weighted average of every reported lot. $/head is that price applied to the midpoint of the weight range Derived, blank on 300–400 and 900 lb + because both are open-ended and USDA publishes no average weight to use instead.

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