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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, May 5

● As filed145 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 145 priced lines covering 1,837 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,952 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 553 head. replacement cattle receipts at 191 head. Counted as USDA files them — 94 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon May 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,952Last week 1,434Year ago 5,288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 553Last week 818Year ago 889

Replacement CattleReceipts 191Last week 847Year ago 462

Compared to last week: Combined weighted average report for 2 Colorado auction markets included: Centennial Livestock and Livestock Exchange. Trade activity and demand were Good. Feeder steers and heifers too thinly traded for an accurate trend. In the slaughter cow supply, Average Dressing Breakers and Premium White cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher on a light test while Average Dressing Boner and Lean cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Average Dressing slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. The next available report will be Monday, May 19, 2025.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	825	207.50	207.50
1	1000–1050	1,035	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	70	725.00	725.00
2	100–150	113	925.00–1,050.00	988.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	242.50	242.50
1	1050–1100	1,090	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–100	85	875.00	875.00
1	150–200	160	1,025.00	1,025.00
1	700–750	730	260.00	260.00
2	950–1000	953	227.00	227.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	214.00	214.00
3	1200–1250	1,210	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	883	230.00–231.00	230.51
2	900–950	910	230.00	230.00
3	950–1000	977	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,023	165.00	165.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	231.00	231.00
1	1150–1200	1,180	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	440.00	440.00
19	300–350	318	400.00–405.00	403.98
18	350–400	388	395.00	395.00
30	400–450	427	375.00–385.00	381.28
1	550–600	580	227.50	227.50
3	750–800	777	216.00–230.00	220.71
1	800–850	845	207.00	207.00
3	850–900	861	209.00	209.00
2	950–1000	983	208.50–209.50	209.01
4	1000–1050	1,015	206.50–209.50	208.60
5	1050–1100	1,083	208.50–209.50	209.30
2	1100–1150	1,118	206.00–210.00	208.00
1	1150–1200	1,175	201.00	201.00
3	1250–1300	1,274	200.00	200.00
1	1300–1350	1,300	185.00	185.00
3	1350–1400	1,373	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	190	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	283	370.00	370.00
4	300–350	316	265.00–350.00	327.49
19	350–400	375	235.00–335.00	310.38
41	400–450	418	215.00–355.00	328.33
6	550–600	573	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	645	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	795	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	830	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	995	191.00	191.00
2	1150–1200	1,173	186.00–187.50	186.75
2	1250–1300	1,255	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	300.00	300.00
12	300–350	301	345.00	345.00
1	900–950	945	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	270.00–485.00	409.58
21	350–400	391	270.00–460.00	450.19
43	400–450	421	260.00–430.00	419.01
8	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
19	550–600	580	330.00	330.00
2	750–800	775	220.00–221.00	220.49
3	800–850	838	217.00	217.00
1	850–900	850	212.00	212.00
3	900–950	924	210.50–212.50	211.18
5	950–1000	974	211.50–212.50	211.70
20	1000–1050	1,020	212.00–213.50	213.43
3	1050–1100	1,073	212.50–217.00	214.00
6	1150–1200	1,160	206.00–211.00	209.09
4	1200–1250	1,221	205.00	205.00
2	1250–1300	1,278	196.00–197.00	196.50
1	1300–1350	1,300	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	180	362.50	362.50
7	250–300	273	380.00	380.00
7	300–350	322	320.00–370.00	347.38
12	350–400	368	350.00–370.00	359.74
8	400–450	410	375.00	375.00
11	450–500	478	320.00–335.00	332.38
3	500–550	543	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	205	420.00	420.00
57	250–300	281	395.00–435.00	420.49
46	300–350	340	385.00–410.00	407.04
186	350–400	370	380.00–405.00	391.59
10	400–450	427	395.00	395.00
23	450–500	472	345.00–355.00	347.35
12	500–550	534	295.00–315.00	304.89
7	600–650	614	280.00	280.00
5	750–800	751	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	277	500.00–550.00	531.70
6	300–350	331	510.00	510.00
44	350–400	383	470.00–500.00	482.33
56	400–450	419	475.00–485.00	480.23
8	450–500	459	450.00	450.00
18	500–550	514	405.00	405.00
45	550–600	579	330.00–340.00	333.68
4	600–650	604	295.00–330.00	321.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	200–250	231	430.00	430.00
51	250–300	270	465.00–470.00	467.27
24	350–400	379	455.00	455.00
34	400–450	432	415.00–425.00	418.35
33	450–500	469	390.00–400.00	397.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1150–1200	1,195	217.00	217.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,461	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,761.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,072	3,050.00–3,335.00	3,252.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,596	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,328	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,490	3,550.00	3,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,542	4,000.00	4,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,819	3,800.00	3,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,634	3,225.00–3,725.00	3,415.64
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,508	3,060.00	3,060.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,542	3,125.00	3,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,469	3,610.00	3,610.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,425	3,060.00	3,060.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,341	2,625.00–2,760.00	2,715.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,564	3,075.00	3,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,433	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,430	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,390	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,303	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,385	2,350.00–2,625.00	2,508.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,849	173.50–183.00	178.83
3	—	1,653	162.00–169.50	165.27
5	—	2,088	187.00–194.50	189.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,631	158.00–175.00	167.63
1	—	1,170	202.00	202.00
29	—	1,556	175.00–182.00	180.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	1,498	135.00–146.00	139.87
44	—	1,467	122.50–134.00	128.16
12	—	1,363	147.00–160.00	152.95
3	—	1,695	98.00–110.00	103.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,393	134.00–143.00	140.79
92	—	1,351	144.00–158.00	150.85
18	—	1,176	160.00–195.00	171.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	156.00	156.00
31	—	1,713	147.00–155.00	149.40
1	—	1,795	113.00	113.00
9	—	1,819	135.50–145.50	143.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,151	110.00–120.00	115.63
6	—	1,113	134.00–140.00	137.13
42	—	1,182	121.00–132.50	125.91
13	—	1,194	80.00–106.00	93.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,121	135.00–150.00	143.76
9	—	973	160.00–190.00	170.24
1	—	1,040	82.50	82.50
5	—	1,152	128.00–138.00	132.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	158.00–160.00	158.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,725	145.00–154.50	149.34
3	—	1,622	156.00–159.50	157.90

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.