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Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Colorado · Weekly summary · Mon, Sep 29

● As filed184 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1907

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Colorado reported 184 priced lines covering 3,523 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement dairy cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,712 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 370 head. replacement dairy cattle receipts at 27 head.

Colorado Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Sep 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,712Last week 3,378Year ago 5,822

Slaughter CattleReceipts 370Last week 681Year ago 861

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 27Last week 0Year ago 29

Combined weighted average report for 4 Colorado auction markets included: Winter Livestock, La Junta Livestock, Sterling Livestock, and Livestock Exchange. The next available report will be Monday, October 13, 2025.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	668	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	517.50	517.50
2	300–350	313	515.00	515.00
33	350–400	382	445.00–467.50	456.52
37	400–450	434	412.00–425.00	417.67
50	450–500	493	412.50	412.50
101	500–550	530	350.00–392.50	369.82
14	550–600	593	355.00–371.00	366.05
11	600–650	623	322.50–350.00	332.90
43	650–700	681	334.00–345.00	339.67
8	700–750	718	322.50–359.00	345.05
2	900–950	920	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	523	385.00	385.00
26	550–600	578	372.50–375.00	374.43
8	600–650	645	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	333	480.00	480.00
5	350–400	390	445.00	445.00
16	400–450	437	355.00–410.00	396.37
40	450–500	489	345.00–390.00	363.21
37	550–600	591	335.00–340.00	337.65
10	700–750	738	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	247	527.50	527.50
3	250–300	293	504.00	504.00
15	300–350	326	505.00–550.00	521.18
85	350–400	371	462.50–490.00	477.30
70	400–450	424	430.00–447.50	438.74
63	450–500	468	401.00–440.00	411.38
63	500–550	526	375.00–405.00	391.09
99	550–600	573	377.50–395.00	387.86
49	600–650	618	355.00–380.00	367.15
21	650–700	664	354.00–361.00	357.99
34	700–750	716	340.00–366.00	354.17
51	750–800	784	325.00–365.50	349.45
18	800–850	800	340.00	340.00
21	900–950	902	321.00	321.00
10	1000–1050	1,023	320.00	320.00
3	1100–1150	1,105	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	448	440.00–450.00	445.55
22	450–500	475	423.00	423.00
6	500–550	504	397.50	397.50
30	550–600	552	386.00–390.00	386.94
4	600–650	618	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1000–1050	1,014	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	357.50	357.50
4	600–650	631	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	563	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
8	700–750	743	336.50	336.50
6	750–800	751	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
58	450–500	473	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	467.50	467.50
4	850–900	891	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	750–800	750	308.00	308.00
6	1100–1150	1,117	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	313	515.00	515.00
13	350–400	382	410.00	410.00
7	400–450	421	430.00–440.00	434.56
91	450–500	477	355.00–430.00	410.74
43	500–550	536	390.00–415.00	402.41
7	550–600	580	365.00–375.00	370.68
37	600–650	642	357.50–375.00	365.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
39	550–600	598	413.00	413.00
12	600–650	606	413.00	413.00
17	650–700	662	386.00–387.50	386.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	450–500	472	462.50–470.00	467.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	555.00	555.00
13	300–350	335	525.00–540.00	530.05
18	350–400	377	495.00–513.00	508.76
9	400–450	416	460.00–512.50	477.47
37	450–500	476	427.50–468.00	463.63
65	500–550	522	417.50–445.00	428.93
79	550–600	589	380.00–422.50	400.04
49	600–650	624	380.00–394.00	390.84
24	650–700	681	357.50–362.50	359.57
2	700–750	705	355.00	355.00
4	800–850	831	343.00	343.00
15	850–900	864	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	510.00	510.00
23	450–500	490	484.00	484.00
8	500–550	524	457.50	457.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	248	645.00	645.00
17	250–300	286	577.50–630.00	596.27
16	300–350	322	560.00–562.50	560.45
23	350–400	374	512.50–542.50	525.98
136	400–450	426	472.50–545.00	510.69
65	450–500	468	442.50–485.00	470.29
148	500–550	514	452.00–482.50	464.01
55	550–600	562	397.50–440.00	410.81
69	600–650	613	390.00–416.00	408.95
68	650–700	663	362.00–417.50	374.78
141	700–750	727	361.00–397.50	375.47
7	750–800	769	358.00	358.00
61	800–850	806	349.50–362.00	351.98
57	900–950	944	330.00–339.00	337.27
31	1000–1050	1,033	320.00–330.00	323.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	495.00	495.00
2	550–600	598	422.50	422.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	560	422.50	422.50
25	600–650	633	400.00	400.00
10	700–750	724	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	523	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	597	390.00–402.50	395.34
10	600–650	630	370.00	370.00
7	700–750	743	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	550–600	560	405.00	405.00
14	600–650	648	390.50	390.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	843	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37	600–650	648	374.00	374.00
4	650–700	679	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	529	385.00–392.50	387.42
7	550–600	558	370.00	370.00
11	650–700	657	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	365.00	365.00
6	650–700	698	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	482.50	482.50
3	450–500	488	399.00	399.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	955	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	785	277.50	277.50
1	800–850	810	272.50	272.50
5	850–900	881	254.00	254.00
15	1000–1050	1,026	250.00–258.50	254.76
3	1050–1100	1,083	243.00–245.00	244.34
9	1100–1150	1,110	244.50	244.50
8	1150–1200	1,158	238.50–243.50	240.00
18	1200–1250	1,234	232.00–237.00	234.09
4	1250–1300	1,289	230.00–232.00	231.50
2	1350–1400	1,363	225.00–227.50	226.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	660	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	700	222.50	222.50
1	900–950	930	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	585	265.00–270.00	266.64
1	650–700	665	260.00	260.00
2	850–900	873	241.00–246.00	243.46
1	900–950	935	249.00	249.00
4	1000–1050	1,033	235.00–236.00	235.75
1	1100–1150	1,140	230.00	230.00
2	1150–1200	1,173	210.00	210.00
1	1200–1250	1,230	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	615	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	695	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	735	265.00	265.00
3	950–1000	960	250.00–251.50	250.49
8	1000–1050	1,035	242.50–249.50	247.67
4	1050–1100	1,074	239.50–240.00	239.63
15	1100–1150	1,111	235.50–240.00	239.30
4	1150–1200	1,190	234.50–236.50	235.13
2	1250–1300	1,258	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1500–1550	1,500	200.00	200.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Common$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Medium$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,228	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,516.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Springer Heifers — Approved$ per head · actual wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,171	2,725.00–3,085.00	2,976.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,227	175.00–200.00	182.79
2	—	1,440	175.50–177.00	176.18
1	—	960	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,618	176.50–179.00	178.04
9	—	1,911	182.50–188.50	185.76
3	—	2,048	191.00–195.00	193.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,534	169.50–189.00	179.73
2	—	1,700	152.00–160.00	155.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,301	133.00–144.00	140.92
30	—	1,185	120.00–131.00	125.61
7	—	1,030	70.00–111.00	92.03
3	—	1,033	145.00–146.00	145.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,320	155.00–175.00	165.40
9	—	1,291	147.50–151.00	149.25
3	—	1,305	190.00–230.00	202.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,506	132.00–143.50	141.04
8	—	1,358	157.00–171.00	162.59
88	—	1,495	145.00–156.50	150.44
4	—	1,303	110.00–122.50	118.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	121.00–141.00	131.51
2	—	928	180.00–185.00	182.33
22	—	1,146	144.00–170.00	159.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,000	165.00	165.00
3	—	1,795	174.00–174.50	174.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,767	150.00–156.50	153.61
19	—	1,673	157.50–165.00	158.23

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.