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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Apr 7

● As filed240 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 240 priced lines covering 3,598 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,007 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 763 head. replacement cattle receipts at 962 head. Counted as USDA files them — 310 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Apr 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,007Last week 5,435Year ago 5,734

Slaughter CattleReceipts 763Last week 808Year ago 995

Replacement CattleReceipts 962Last week 139Year ago 706

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 4 Colorado auction markets included: Centennial Livestock, Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand were Moderate to Good. Feeder steers and heifers were too thinly traded compared to last week for trend, but sharply lower undertones were noted. Dairy feeder heifers over 950 lbs sold 1.00 to 10.00 higher on a light test. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. The next available report will be Monday, April 21, 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	281	440.00	440.00
25	300–350	312	417.50	417.50
51	350–400	380	395.00	395.00
12	400–450	409	355.00	355.00
49	450–500	477	335.00–365.00	352.21
4	500–550	513	325.00	325.00
9	550–600	573	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
48	200–250	239	395.00–400.00	396.34
22	250–300	265	395.00	395.00
52	300–350	329	387.50–392.50	390.29
74	350–400	356	365.00–375.00	370.81
162	400–450	443	310.00–320.00	314.54
31	450–500	465	300.00–320.00	312.57
26	500–550	516	290.00–300.00	296.25
40	600–650	608	260.00–267.50	264.08
14	650–700	656	252.50	252.50
1	700–750	720	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	276	335.00	335.00
2	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
32	350–400	375	320.00–350.00	342.47
5	400–450	438	295.00	295.00
7	450–500	461	285.00–295.00	292.04
10	500–550	534	285.00	285.00
4	550–600	554	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	366	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	219	480.00	480.00
20	300–350	321	430.00–455.00	444.85
91	350–400	376	405.00–435.00	425.14
13	400–450	435	395.00–405.00	401.99
32	450–500	452	405.00	405.00
9	600–650	616	282.50	282.50
5	650–700	697	270.00	270.00
7	1050–1100	1,074	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	260	250.00–375.00	345.06
3	300–350	330	247.50	247.50
10	350–400	369	237.50–370.00	342.81
12	400–450	448	340.00	340.00
4	500–550	525	317.50	317.50
6	550–600	562	285.00	285.00
8	650–700	686	212.50–245.00	236.77
11	850–900	899	197.50	197.50
4	900–950	905	209.00	209.00
11	1050–1100	1,071	190.00–201.50	198.11
3	1100–1150	1,110	199.00–199.50	199.33
2	1150–1200	1,173	197.50–198.50	198.00
4	1200–1250	1,227	190.00–194.50	192.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	343	225.00–340.00	294.40
1	350–400	350	225.00	225.00
7	400–450	409	210.00–275.00	250.04
1	450–500	465	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	590	190.00	190.00
8	600–650	601	217.50	217.50
1	650–700	695	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	720	185.00	185.00
10	750–800	779	195.00–212.50	208.28
6	800–850	821	197.50	197.50
2	1000–1050	1,045	200.50–201.00	200.75
1	1100–1150	1,105	180.00	180.00
1	1150–1200	1,195	176.00	176.00
21	1200–1250	1,212	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	433	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	580	185.00	185.00
4	650–700	668	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	210	230.00	230.00
6	250–300	278	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	350–400	362	260.00–420.00	408.52
55	400–450	432	380.00–385.00	383.04
30	450–500	482	342.50–350.00	343.26
5	500–550	504	227.50	227.50
10	950–1000	976	210.00–215.00	210.98
11	1000–1050	1,033	207.50–215.00	211.61
6	1050–1100	1,079	202.50–207.00	205.15
30	1100–1150	1,144	192.50–202.50	199.36
10	1150–1200	1,150	200.00	200.00
14	1200–1250	1,205	190.00–199.00	191.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1100–1150	1,110	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
4	50–100	70	550.00–700.00	607.59
1	100–150	105	650.00	650.00
2	150–200	165	600.00–850.00	728.79
2	200–250	237	1,225.00	1,225.00
4	550–600	568	347.50	347.50
5	800–850	829	248.00	248.00
1	900–950	900	227.50	227.50
1	1050–1100	1,080	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	788	243.00	243.00
5	800–850	829	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	387.50	387.50
20	400–450	444	376.00–386.00	383.08
9	450–500	474	362.50	362.50
9	550–600	591	301.00–330.00	310.57
6	600–650	605	285.00–297.50	291.47
2	650–700	670	272.50	272.50
21	700–750	721	271.50	271.50
2	850–900	895	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	553	372.50	372.50
6	650–700	663	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	430	402.50	402.50
11	550–600	555	356.00	356.00
6	650–700	672	298.00	298.00
5	850–900	895	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	416	386.00	386.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	299	450.00	450.00
4	300–350	346	415.00	415.00
12	350–400	371	430.00–445.00	433.55
10	400–450	425	400.00–401.00	400.61
20	450–500	486	379.00–395.00	383.55
8	500–550	508	370.00	370.00
32	550–600	582	338.00–357.50	343.40
11	650–700	664	308.00	308.00
61	700–750	740	271.00–284.50	274.89
3	750–800	755	286.00	286.00
7	800–850	804	260.00	260.00
55	850–900	879	246.00–249.00	247.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	385	367.50–379.00	370.79
6	400–450	412	340.00	340.00
12	450–500	481	345.00	345.00
18	500–550	530	320.00–332.50	327.79
2	550–600	558	307.50	307.50
4	600–650	641	287.00	287.00
2	800–850	808	242.50	242.50
1	850–900	850	217.50	217.50
1	950–1000	980	212.00	212.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	0–50	45	425.00	425.00
6	50–100	69	400.00–625.00	516.87
8	250–300	279	435.00	435.00
13	300–350	340	402.50–415.00	407.25
14	350–400	362	395.00–396.00	395.71
11	400–450	417	357.50–360.00	358.38
29	450–500	468	342.50–369.00	362.28
47	500–550	521	327.50–360.50	351.15
5	550–600	554	327.50	327.50
23	600–650	601	294.00–314.00	300.12
16	700–750	740	255.00–263.00	260.49
8	750–800	783	250.00–262.00	254.52
13	800–850	828	252.00–260.00	256.83
12	850–900	867	240.00–252.50	246.37
10	900–950	920	220.00–244.00	241.61
1	1000–1050	1,035	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	496	342.50	342.50
8	650–700	668	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	427	322.50–332.50	329.97
6	500–550	522	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	950–1000	951	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	342.50	342.50
7	450–500	474	322.50	322.50
1	950–1000	960	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,043	3,100.00–3,450.00	3,282.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	91	—	1,076	3,700.00–3,950.00	3,815.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,028	3,200.00	3,200.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	3,425.00	3,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	866	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,660.85

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	16	—	1,081	151.00–168.00	157.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	892	211.00–235.00	222.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	43	—	1,038	190.00–212.50	203.64

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	24	—	1,085	170.00–187.50	183.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	710	1,525.00	1,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	897	2,075.00–2,275.00	2,186.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	871	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,377.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	104	—	907	2,475.00–2,950.00	2,840.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	690	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,158	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,821.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,052	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,008.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,161	1,650.00–1,975.00	1,916.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,128	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,085	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,043	1,325.00–2,350.00	1,678.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	923	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,949.52
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,260	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,082	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,035.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	882	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,156	1,675.00–2,025.00	1,938.35

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,328	2,000.00–2,425.00	2,334.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,163	2,010.00–2,500.00	2,370.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,187	2,000.00–2,475.00	2,269.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,155	2,425.00–3,000.00	2,741.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	1,178	2,375.00–2,550.00	2,510.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,070	2,510.00–2,935.00	2,806.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,247	2,025.00–2,300.00	2,167.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	34	—	1,119	2,275.00–2,575.00	2,523.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	1,360	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,623.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,307	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	28	—	1,284	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,335	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,323	2,300.00–2,525.00	2,407.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,128	3,025.00	3,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,423	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,475	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	963	2,725.00–3,500.00	3,080.70
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,348	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,892.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,321	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,234.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,411	2,750.00–3,300.00	3,170.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,340	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,774.71
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	960	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,340.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,840	3,125.00	3,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,358	3,125.00–3,750.00	3,525.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,673	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,580	2,650.00–3,975.00	3,756.69
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	2,075.00	2,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,509	2,050.00–3,100.00	2,835.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,045	1,625.00–3,600.00	2,406.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,250	2,500.00–3,700.00	3,174.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,398	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,356	3,950.00	3,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,067	3,100.00	3,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,058	100.00–126.00	115.68
10	—	1,034	50.00–107.50	87.04
31	—	1,140	136.00–151.00	143.41
69	—	1,188	121.00–139.00	128.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	110.00	110.00
154	—	1,469	133.00–145.00	140.66
7	—	1,447	122.50–132.00	127.60
62	—	1,369	140.00–165.00	147.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,717	153.00–162.00	155.58
1	—	2,040	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,125	110.00–132.00	125.30
41	—	1,077	141.00–197.50	160.14
64	—	1,122	126.00–162.50	141.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,686	145.50–151.00	147.86
1	—	1,525	105.00	105.00
11	—	1,618	142.00–154.50	147.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,236	155.00–190.00	172.75
103	—	1,343	136.00–164.00	149.70
5	—	1,373	124.00–143.00	135.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,487	147.00–150.00	148.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	151.00	151.00
2	—	1,205	167.50–173.00	170.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,462	116.00–160.00	144.33
32	—	1,861	170.00–195.00	178.16
32	—	1,669	149.00–176.00	165.96

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.